Chords for Paul Kossoff - Long Way Down to the Top

Tempo:
130.7 bpm
Chords used:

Ebm

Eb

Ab

Gb

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Paul Kossoff - Long Way Down to the Top chords
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Ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome Terry Wilson on bass guitar.
[Eb]
Thank you.
[Ebm]
[Ab] [Ebm]
I'm Ivan Smith.
I'm Mike.
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Eb] I'm Ian.
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Ebm] Tony Brannigan.
I'm Drought.
[Ab] Tony Brannigan.
[Ebm]
Thank you very much.
[Bb] Yeah!
[Ebm]
[Eb] Mr.
Knotter on guitar.
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Ebm]
I'm on the top of the storm.
[Eb]
[Ebm]
I've been [B] playing [Ebm] rock and roll about half a million years.
On [Ab] the road [Eb] to success.
I've [Gb] been caught in the trail of tears.
[Ebm] I don't mean to sound bitter.
I've surely had some [Eb] fun.
But [Ab] if I could have looked ahead.
[Gb] I'd never have begun.
[Ebm] It's a long way down.
[Gb] You turn your head around.
[Ab] It's a long way down [Eb] to the top.
[Ebm] It's a long way down.
[Gb] You turn your head around.
[Db]
[Ab] It's a long way down [Ebm]
to the [Eb] top.
[Ebm]
[Eb]
[Ebm]
[Abm]
[Ebm]
Well I knew that fame [Ab] and fortune.
[Ebm]
Surely come my way.
[Ab] But the thing [Eb] I did not realize.
[Ebm] Was the price I'd have to pay.
[Eb] I'm gonna be the devil.
No, no, no.
[Ebm] I had to guess again.
Cause the man [Eb] who owns my contract.
[Gb] Sure looks a lot like him.
[Ebm] It's a long way [Eb] down.
[Gb] You turn your head around.
[Ab] It's a long way down to the [Ebm] top.
[Eb] [Gb]
[Eb] It's a long way down.
[Gb] You turn your [Db] head around.
[Ab] It's a long way [Eb] down.
[Db]
[Eb]
[Ebm]
[Gb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[B]
[Db] [Abm]
[Ebm]
[Db] [Eb]
[Ebm] [Bb] [Abm] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Ebm] [Db] [Eb]
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Db]
[Gb] It's a long way [Eb] down.
[Ebm]
[Gb]
[Ebm] It's a long
[Gb] way down.
You turn your head around.
[Ab] It's a long way.
[Ebm] [Db]
[Eb] It's a long [Ebm] way down.
[Gb] You turn your head around.
[Ab]
[Gb] It's a long way.
[Eb]
It's a long.
[Gb] It's a long.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ebm]
[Gb]
It's [Ab] a long way.
[Bbm]
To [Ebm] the top.
[Bb] It's a long [Ebm] way [Eb] down.
[Gb] You turn your head around.
[Ab] It's a long way down.
To the top.
[Eb] [Bbm] [Eb]
[E]
[D]
[N]
Key:  
Ebm
13421116
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Gb
134211112
Db
12341114
Ebm
13421116
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
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To learn Back Street Crawler - (Live, Fairfield Hall, Croydon, 15 June 1975) Its A Long Way Down To The Top chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Eb, Gb, Ebm, Ab, Gb, Ab and Ebm. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 65 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 130 BPM. Given the song's key of Eb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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Ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome Terry Wilson on bass guitar.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Thank you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm Ivan Smith.
I'm Mike.
[Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] I'm Ian. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] Tony Brannigan.
I'm Drought.
[Ab] Tony Brannigan.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Thank you very much.
[Bb] Yeah! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ Mr.
Knotter on guitar.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm]
I'm on the top of the storm.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I've been [B] playing [Ebm] rock and _ roll about half a million years.
On [Ab] the road [Eb] to _ success.
I've [Gb] been caught in the trail of tears. _
[Ebm] I don't mean to sound bitter. _ _
_ I've surely had some [Eb] fun.
But [Ab] if I could have looked ahead. _
_ [Gb] _ I'd never have begun. _ _
[Ebm] It's a long way down. _ _
[Gb] You turn your head around. _
[Ab] It's a long way down [Eb] to the top. _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] It's a long way down. _
[Gb] You turn your head around.
[Db] _
[Ab] It's a long way down _ [Ebm]
to the [Eb] top. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well I knew that fame [Ab] and fortune.
[Ebm] _
_ _ Surely come my way. _
[Ab] But the thing [Eb] I did not realize.
_ _ [Ebm] Was the price I'd have to pay. _
_ _ [Eb] I'm gonna be the devil.
No, no, no.
[Ebm] I had to guess again. _
Cause the man [Eb] who owns my contract.
_ [Gb] _ Sure looks a lot like him. _
[Ebm] It's a long way [Eb] down. _
[Gb] You turn your head around. _
[Ab] It's a long way down to the [Ebm] top.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gb] _
[Eb] It's a long way down. _
[Gb] You turn your [Db] head around. _
[Ab] It's a long way _ [Eb] down. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] It's a long way [Eb] down. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] It's a long _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] way down.
You turn your head around.
_ _ [Ab] _ It's a long way.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Eb] _ _ It's a long [Ebm] way down.
_ _ [Gb] _ You turn your head around.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] It's a long way.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ It's a long. _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ It's a long. _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
It's [Ab] a long way.
_ _ [Bbm]
To [Ebm] the top. _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] It's a long [Ebm] way [Eb] down. _
[Gb] You turn your head around. _
[Ab] It's a long way _ down.
_ To the top.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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