Old Town Chords by Phil Lynott

Tempo:
129.8 bpm
Chords used:

F#

C#

D#m

A#m

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Old Town chords
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[C#] The old Covent Garden.
I remember only too well.
The girl's a fool, she broke the rules, [F#] she heard them all.
[D#m] [F#] This time we [C#] will break down.
She's lost his trust and so she [F#] busts all his laws.
[D#m] [G#] The system [C#] has [F#] broke down.
[C] [F] Romance [A#m] has broke down.
[D#m] [F#] This boy [C#] is cracking [F#] up.
[Cm] [F] This boy [A#m] has broke down.
[C#] She plays it hard, she plays it tough.
[F#] [D#m] But [G#] that's enough, the [C#] love is over.
She's broke, it's hard, her plan is rough.
[F#] [D#m]
[G#] But in the end [C#] it's a roof [F#] over.
[C]
[F] Her [A#m] romance is over.
[D#m]
This [C#] boy is cracking [F#] up.
[C]
[D#] This [A#m] boy has broke down.
[F#]
This boy [C#] is cracking [F#] up.
[Cm]
[F] This boy [A#m] has broke down.
[F#] [D#m] [C#]
[A#m]
[F#] [D#m] [C#]
[F#] [C] [A#m]
[D#m] [C#]
[F#] [C] [F] [A#m]
I feel the smell of my body [G#] in the [F#] old town.
[D#m] It's [G#] not the same honey, [C#] when you're not around.
I feel the smell of my town in the old [F#] town.
[D#m] I [G#] sure miss you honey, [C#] now [F#] you're not around.
[D#] Now you're not around.
This [Fm] old [A#m] town.
[C#]
Oh la,
[A#m]
[C#] [F#] [D#m]
[C#] oh la.
[A#m]
[C#] [F#] [D#m]
[F#] [C#] [F#] [C] [F]
[A#m] [Fm] [D#m]
[F#] This boy [C#] is cracking [F#] up.
[C]
[F] This boy [A#m] has broken down.
[D#m]
[F#] This boy [C#] is cracking [F#] up.
[C]
[F] This boy [A#m] has broke down.
[D#m]
This boy [C#] is cracking [F#] up.
[C]
[F] This boy [A#m] has broken down.
[D#m]
This boy [C#] is [F#] cracking up.
[C]
[F] This boy [A#m] has broken down.
[D#m]
This [C#] boy is cracking [F#] up.
[C] [F]
This boy [A#m] has broken down.
[D#m] [F#]
This boy [C#] is cracking [F#] up.
[Cm] [F]
This boy [A#m] has broke down.
[D#m]
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F#
134211112
C#
12341114
D#m
13421116
A#m
13421111
F
134211111
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
D#m
13421116
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To learn Phil Lynott - Old Town chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: G#, C#, F#, D#m, C#, F# and C#. For best results, commence at 64 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 130. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of C# Major.

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[C#] The old Covent Garden.
I remember only too well. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The girl's a fool, she broke the rules, [F#] she heard them all.
[D#m] [F#] This time we [C#] will break down.
_ She's lost his trust and so she [F#] busts all his laws.
_ [D#m] [G#] The system [C#] has [F#] broke down.
_ [C] _ [F] _ Romance [A#m] has broke down.
_ [D#m] _ [F#] This boy [C#] is cracking [F#] up.
_ _ [Cm] _ [F] This boy [A#m] has broke down.
_ _ _ _ [C#] She plays it hard, she plays it tough.
[F#] _ _ [D#m] But [G#] that's enough, the [C#] love is over.
_ She's broke, it's hard, her plan is rough.
[F#] _ _ [D#m] _
[G#] But in the end [C#] it's a roof [F#] over.
_ [C] _
[F] Her [A#m] romance is over.
_ [D#m] _
This [C#] boy is cracking [F#] up.
_ [C] _
[D#] This [A#m] boy has broke down.
_ [F#] _
This boy [C#] is cracking [F#] up.
_ [Cm] _
[F] This boy [A#m] has broke down. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [C] _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [A#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I feel the smell of my body [G#] in the [F#] old town. _
[D#m] It's [G#] not the same honey, [C#] when you're not around.
_ I feel the smell of my town in the old [F#] town.
_ [D#m] I [G#] sure miss you honey, [C#] now [F#] you're not around. _
[D#] Now you're not around.
_ This [Fm] old [A#m] _ town. _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh la, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _
_ _ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ oh la.
[A#m] _
_ _ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ [A#m] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [D#m] _
[F#] This boy [C#] is cracking [F#] up.
_ _ [C] _
[F] This boy [A#m] has broken down.
_ [D#m] _
[F#] This boy [C#] is cracking [F#] up.
_ [C] _
[F] This boy [A#m] has broke down.
[D#m] _
This boy [C#] is cracking [F#] up.
_ [C] _
[F] This boy [A#m] has broken down.
_ [D#m] _
This boy [C#] is [F#] cracking up.
_ [C] _
[F] This boy [A#m] has broken down.
[D#m] _
This [C#] boy is cracking [F#] up.
_ _ [C] _ [F]
This boy [A#m] has broken down.
_ [D#m] _ [F#]
This boy [C#] is cracking [F#] up.
_ _ [Cm] _ [F]
This boy [A#m] has broke down.
_ [D#m] _ _

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This song finds its place within the The Philip Lynott Album album.

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