I Fought the Law Chords by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Tempo:
77.3 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Dm

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I Fought the Law chords
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[G] [C] [D] [G]
Well breakin' [C] rocks in [G] the hot sun I fought [C] the law and [G] the law won
I fought the law and the law [C] won [D] [G] I miss my baby [G] Anna, good and fun
I fought the law [C] and [G] the law won I fought the law and the law [C] won
[D] My [G] [C]
baby Anna feels so [G] bad I guess my race is [Dm] wrong
[C]
She's the best girl that I've ever [G] met I fought the law [C] [G] and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[G] Well robbin' people [C] with a [G] zip gun I fought the [C] law and the [G] law won
I fought the [C] law and [G] the law won
[C] [D] I [G]
needed money [C] cause I [G] had none I fought the [C] law and the [G] law won
I fought the [D] law and [G] the law won
[C] [D] I [G]
[C] [Em] guess my race [B] is wrong [C] She's the best girl I've ever [G] met
I fought the [C] law and [G] the law won I fought the law and the law won
[D] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Dm
2311
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Buddy Holly & The Crickets - I Fought The Law chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - D, G, C, G, C and D in sequence. Start with a comfortable 38 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 77. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[G] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
Well breakin' [C] rocks in [G] the hot sun I fought [C] the law and [G] the law won
I fought the law and the law [C] won [D] [G] I _ _ _ miss my baby [G] Anna, good and fun
I fought the law [C] and [G] the law won I fought the law and the law [C] won
[D] My [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
baby Anna feels so [G] bad I guess my race is [Dm] wrong
[C]
She's the best girl that I've ever [G] met I fought the law [C] [G] and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
[C] _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [G] _ _ Well _ _ robbin' people [C] with a [G] zip gun I fought the [C] law and the [G] law won
I fought the [C] law and [G] the law won
[C] [D] I [G] _
_ _ _ needed money [C] cause I [G] had none I fought the [C] law and the [G] law won
I fought the [D] law and [G] the law won
[C] [D] I [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] guess my race [B] is wrong [C] She's the best girl I've ever [G] met
I fought the [C] law and [G] the law won I fought the law and the law won
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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