Floyd Chords by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Tempo:
67.475 bpm
Chords used:

C#

E

G

F#

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lynyrd Skynyrd - Floyd chords
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[C#]
Oh, [E] yeah.
[C#]
[C#m] [C#] Oh, oh, oh.
Floyd was a traveler [G#m] way back in the [C#] holler.
Made [C#m] moonshine [G#m] so he could make a dollar.
[C#] Six [B] feet [E] tall, dressed [F#] in [G] overalls.
Arms [E] of a [C#] long gray beard.
People say Floyd [G#m] came to town one day
[C#] with two long [G#] dogs guiding his [C#] way.
Floyd [B] never hurt [E] no one [F#] in his life,
[G] but they never [E] came back [C#] this way.
[G] No, they never [E] came back [C#] this way.
And the people [G] say, aye, [F#]
[E] [C#] aye, [Gm] aye.
[C#] [E] The [C#] boy's long gone.
And the [B] creeper was a [E] creeper in the soul.
[F#] They were [Gm] hollering, singing, aye, [C#m] aye, aye.
[G] [G#m]
[E] The [G] [C#] [E] [C#] G-men came [G#m] out to track him down,
[C#] but the swamp was too deep.
[G#m] Even one of them drowned.
[C#] They're [B] sitting in the hell [E] house,
but they [F#] turned around [G] singing, [E] howl, [C#] howl.
[G] [E]
[C#] And the people [G] say, aye, [C#] aye, aye.
[E] The [C#] [G] [B] boy's [C#] long gone.
And the creeper [B] was a [E] creeper in the soul.
[F#] They were [Gm] hollering, singing, aye, [E] aye, aye.
[C#] [A] Yeah, [C#m]
the souls, they were [A] crying.
[C#m]
Yeah, the creeper, he was creeping.
[A] [C#m]
[A] [G#]
Oh.
[C#m] Chef [C#] Boutreau [G#m] came to talk to his neighbors.
[C#] All they could say is [G#m] he was eaten by a gator.
[C#] The legend [B] lives on, [E] but Floyd, [F#] he's at home [G] singing,
[E] howl, howl, [C#] howl.
[G] [E] [C#]
[Gm] [C#] [E] [C#] [G] [E]
[C#] And the [B] creeper was a [E] creeper in the soul.
[F#] They were crying, [Gm] aye, [F#] aye, aye, [C#] aye.
[G] The [C#] [E] [C#] boy's long [Gm] gone.
Aye, [E] aye, aye.
The boy's [C#] long [Gm] gone.
[E] [C#] [G] [C#m] The boy's [C#] long gone.
And the moon [B] [E] was [F#] shining bright, [C#] singing, [F#] aye, aye, [E] aye, [C#] aye.
Key:  
C#
12341114
E
2311
G
2131
F#
134211112
B
12341112
C#
12341114
E
2311
G
2131
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To learn Lynyrd Skynyrd - Floyd chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: B, E, C#, G, E, C#, B, E, F# and C#. Kick off your practice at a gentle 33 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 67 BPM. With an eye on the song's key C# Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Oh, [E] yeah.
[C#] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [C#] _ Oh, oh, oh.
_ _ Floyd was a traveler [G#m] way back in the [C#] holler.
Made [C#m] moonshine [G#m] so he could make a dollar.
[C#] Six [B] feet [E] tall, dressed [F#] in [G] overalls.
Arms [E] of a [C#] long gray beard.
People say Floyd [G#m] came to town one day
[C#] with two long [G#] dogs guiding his [C#] way.
Floyd [B] never hurt [E] no one [F#] in his life,
[G] but they never [E] came back [C#] this way.
[G] No, they never [E] came back [C#] this way.
And the people [G] say, aye, [F#] _
[E] [C#] aye, [Gm] aye.
[C#] [E] The [C#] boy's long gone.
And the [B] creeper was a [E] creeper in the soul.
[F#] They were [Gm] hollering, singing, aye, [C#m] aye, aye.
[G] _ [G#m]
[E] The _ [G] _ [C#] _ [E] _ [C#] G-men came [G#m] out to track him down,
[C#] but the swamp was too deep.
[G#m] Even one of them drowned.
[C#] They're [B] sitting in the hell [E] house,
but they [F#] turned around [G] singing, [E] howl, [C#] howl.
[G] _ [E] _
[C#] And the people [G] say, aye, [C#] aye, aye.
[E] The [C#] _ [G] [B] boy's [C#] long gone.
And the creeper [B] was a [E] creeper in the soul.
[F#] They were [Gm] hollering, singing, aye, [E] aye, aye.
[C#] _ _ [A] Yeah, _ _ [C#m] _
the souls, they were [A] crying.
_ _ _ [C#m] _
Yeah, the creeper, he was creeping.
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
Oh.
_ [C#m] Chef [C#] Boutreau [G#m] came to talk to his neighbors.
[C#] All they could say is [G#m] he was eaten by a gator.
[C#] The legend [B] lives on, [E] but Floyd, [F#] he's at home [G] singing,
[E] howl, howl, [C#] howl.
[G] _ [E] _ [C#] _ _
_ [Gm] _ [C#] _ [E] _ [C#] _ [G] _ [E] _ _
[C#] And the [B] creeper was a [E] creeper in the soul.
[F#] They were crying, [Gm] aye, [F#] aye, aye, [C#] aye.
[G] The [C#] _ [E] [C#] boy's long [Gm] gone.
Aye, [E] aye, aye.
The boy's [C#] long [Gm] gone.
[E] _ _ [C#] _ [G] _ [C#m] The boy's [C#] long gone.
And the moon [B] [E] was [F#] shining bright, [C#] singing, [F#] aye, aye, [E] aye, [C#] aye. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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