In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town by Somethin' Smith & the Redheads Chords

Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

C

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town by Somethin' Smith & the Redheads chords
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[N] [Bb]
[Eb] Home sweet home, let the doorbell [Ab] ring.
[Bb] Going home makes a [F] fellow wanna [Bb] sing.
[Eb]
[Cm] [Gm]
Spanish!
[Bb]
[Eb] It's so [G] spanish, in [C] old Spanish town.
The [F] road is so [Gb]
spanish, it [F] touches the ground.
Put [Bb] my tumble down shack, by [Eb] an old railroad track.
Like a [C] millionaire, [F] he's calling [Bb] me back.
I'd give up [Eb] a [G] palace, [C] if [Gm] I were a [C] king.
It's [F] more than [Gb] a palace, [Cm] it's my [F] everything.
There's [Ab] a queen, waiting there, with a [Cm] [Gm] silvery [C] crown.
In a [Fm] shanty, [Bb] in old [Eb] shanty town.
[C]
[Fm] [Bb] There's [Eb] a shanty in a track, [G] and although it's just a shack.
There's [C] a G.I. loan, gotta pay it [Gm] back.
The [F] paint's brand new, but [Gb] the loan is overdue.
And I'm gone, [F] blow my stack.
[Bb] It's a knock out pad, but the neighbors are mad.
[Eb] Cause the cab next door is a swinging lad.
[F] Out of my mind, rollin' all the time.
This [Bb] square's ill settled, and it's driving me mad.
[Eb] I'd be just a sassy, [G] a trigger, a lassie.
I [C] wouldn't even pay my dues.
A toast [F] to all, [Gb] let's have a ball.
Hi-fi [F] records, low rhythm and blues.
Got a [Ab] queen, waiting there, in [Abm] a contour chair.
[Bb]
Give up rockin', cause [C] she's North Square.
But [Fm] I'm jumping up and down, and [Bb] I'm acting like a clown.
Cause [Cm] I gotta get [Bb] back to my shanty [Eb] town.
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] I'd give up a [G] [C]
ballerina.
[F] It's more than a [Gb] palace, [F] it's my everything.
There's a [Ab]
queen waiting there, with a [Bb] [Gm] silvery [C] crown.
She's [Ab] a sassy, [Bb] she's North Square.
[Eb] [Ab]
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Bb
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F
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Eb
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C
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Ab
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Bb
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F
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Eb
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To learn Somethin Smith & The Redheads - In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Bb, Eb, F, Bb, Eb, G and C. The tempo control on ChordU helps you begin at a comfortable speed and increase as you learn. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Bb Major.

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[N] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Home sweet home, let the doorbell [Ab] ring.
[Bb] Going home makes a [F] fellow wanna [Bb] sing. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
Spanish!
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] It's so _ _ [G] _ spanish, in [C] old _ Spanish town.
_ The [F] road is so [Gb]
spanish, it [F] _ touches the ground.
_ Put [Bb] my _ tumble down shack, _ by [Eb] an old railroad track.
_ _ Like a _ [C] millionaire, _ [F] _ _ he's _ calling [Bb] me back.
_ I'd give up [Eb] a [G] palace, _ [C] if [Gm] I were a [C] king.
_ It's [F] more than [Gb] a palace, [Cm] it's my [F] _ everything. _
There's [Ab] a queen, _ waiting there, _ with a [Cm] _ _ [Gm] silvery [C] crown.
_ In a [Fm] shanty, _ [Bb] in old _ [Eb] shanty town.
[C] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] There's [Eb] a shanty in a track, [G] and although it's just a shack.
There's [C] a G.I. loan, gotta pay it [Gm] back.
The [F] paint's brand new, but [Gb] the loan is overdue.
And I'm gone, [F] blow my stack.
_ [Bb] It's a knock out pad, but the neighbors are mad.
[Eb] Cause the cab next door is a swinging lad.
_ [F] Out of my mind, rollin' all the time.
This [Bb] square's ill settled, and it's driving me mad.
[Eb] I'd be just a sassy, [G] a trigger, a lassie.
I [C] wouldn't even pay my dues.
_ _ A toast [F] to all, [Gb] let's have a ball.
Hi-fi [F] records, low rhythm and blues.
Got a [Ab] queen, waiting there, in [Abm] a contour chair.
[Bb]
Give up rockin', cause [C] she's North Square.
But [Fm] I'm jumping up and down, and [Bb] I'm acting like a clown.
Cause [Cm] I gotta get [Bb] back to my shanty [Eb] town.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] I'd give up a [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ ballerina.
_ [F] It's more than a [Gb] palace, _ [F] it's my everything.
_ _ There's a [Ab] _
queen waiting _ there, with a [Bb] _ _ [Gm] silvery [C] _ crown.
She's [Ab] a sassy, _ [Bb] she's North Square.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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