Chords for Richard Clapton - Lucky Country (1978)
Tempo:
148.8 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[F#] [G]
[Em] [C]
[Em]
[C]
[Am]
[C] [Cm]
[D]
[C] I'm
[G] standing on the corner [C] with sunlight in my eyes.
[G] Streets are full of brown skinned girls [D] and yellow peach [C] front signs.
[Am] The radio plays the horses, [Em] the announcer calls them out.
They [C] got fancy sway [Am] on a losing streak [D] and the boys are leaving [C] town.
[G] We're doing fine in the Lucky Country.
Doing alright cause we're making money.
[C] [D] [C] [D] Down in the Lucky [G] Country.
[C] [D] Down in the [G] Lucky Country.
[C] [D] [G]
Alright.
[C] [D] [G] Mona sits on the doorstep.
[C]
Between her knees.
[G] It's a lousy life if a girl can [D] only live for the roaring [C] twenties.
[Am] Those were the days I heard her [Em] say when the twins ran down to the sea.
[C] You could go [G] to the dance [Am] every [Em] Saturday night [D] and never have [C] to leave.
[G] We're doing fine in the Lucky [C]
Country.
[G] Doing alright cause we're making money.
[D]
[C] [D] Down in the Lucky [G] Country.
[C] [D] Down in the Lucky [G] Country.
[D]
[G] [C] [D]
[Am] People building up impossible [Bm] walls and they call it home sweet home.
[Am] They buy up all security [Em] and force it on [D] their sons that they'll [G] get by.
[Am]
[Em]
[Am] [Em]
[Bm]
[Am]
[Em] [G]
[Am]
[D]
[C]
[G] We're doing [C] fine in the Lucky Country.
[G] Doing alright cause [C] we're making money.
[G] [C] [D]
[C] [G] Down in the Lucky Country.
[C] Down in [G] the Lucky Country.
[C] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] We're going [D] down to the Lucky [G] Country.
[C] We're going down to [D] the [G] Lucky Country.
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[F#] [G]
[Em] [C]
[Em]
[C]
[Am]
[C] [Cm]
[D]
[C] I'm
[G] standing on the corner [C] with sunlight in my eyes.
[G] Streets are full of brown skinned girls [D] and yellow peach [C] front signs.
[Am] The radio plays the horses, [Em] the announcer calls them out.
They [C] got fancy sway [Am] on a losing streak [D] and the boys are leaving [C] town.
[G] We're doing fine in the Lucky Country.
Doing alright cause we're making money.
[C] [D] [C] [D] Down in the Lucky [G] Country.
[C] [D] Down in the [G] Lucky Country.
[C] [D] [G]
Alright.
[C] [D] [G] Mona sits on the doorstep.
[C]
Between her knees.
[G] It's a lousy life if a girl can [D] only live for the roaring [C] twenties.
[Am] Those were the days I heard her [Em] say when the twins ran down to the sea.
[C] You could go [G] to the dance [Am] every [Em] Saturday night [D] and never have [C] to leave.
[G] We're doing fine in the Lucky [C]
Country.
[G] Doing alright cause we're making money.
[D]
[C] [D] Down in the Lucky [G] Country.
[C] [D] Down in the Lucky [G] Country.
[D]
[G] [C] [D]
[Am] People building up impossible [Bm] walls and they call it home sweet home.
[Am] They buy up all security [Em] and force it on [D] their sons that they'll [G] get by.
[Am]
[Em]
[Am] [Em]
[Bm]
[Am]
[Em] [G]
[Am]
[D]
[C]
[G] We're doing [C] fine in the Lucky Country.
[G] Doing alright cause [C] we're making money.
[G] [C] [D]
[C] [G] Down in the Lucky Country.
[C] Down in [G] the Lucky Country.
[C] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] We're going [D] down to the Lucky [G] Country.
[C] We're going down to [D] the [G] Lucky Country.
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
Key:
C
G
D
Am
Em
C
G
D
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] I'm _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ standing on the corner [C] with sunlight in my _ eyes.
[G] _ Streets are full of brown skinned girls [D] and yellow peach [C] front signs.
_ [Am] The radio plays the horses, _ [Em] the announcer calls them out.
They [C] got fancy sway [Am] on a losing streak [D] and the boys are leaving [C] _ town.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] We're doing fine in the Lucky Country.
Doing alright cause we're making money. _ _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] Down in the Lucky [G] Country.
_ _ [C] _ [D] Down in the [G] Lucky Country. _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
Alright.
[C] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ Mona sits on the doorstep.
_ [C] _ _
Between her knees.
[G] It's a lousy life if a girl can [D] only live for the roaring [C] _ twenties.
_ [Am] Those were the days I heard her [Em] say when the twins ran down to the sea.
_ [C] You could go [G] to the dance [Am] every [Em] Saturday night [D] and never have [C] to leave. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] We're doing fine in the Lucky [C]
Country.
[G] Doing alright cause we're making money.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ [D] Down in the Lucky [G] Country. _
_ [C] _ [D] Down in the Lucky [G] Country. _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ [Am] _ People building up impossible [Bm] walls and they call it home sweet home. _
_ [Am] They buy up all _ security _ [Em] and force it on [D] their sons that they'll [G] get by. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ We're doing [C] fine in the Lucky Country.
[G] _ Doing alright cause [C] we're making money.
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ [G] Down in the Lucky Country. _
_ [C] _ Down in [G] the Lucky Country.
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] We're going [D] down to the Lucky [G] Country. _
[C] We're going down to [D] the [G] Lucky Country. _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] I'm _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ standing on the corner [C] with sunlight in my _ eyes.
[G] _ Streets are full of brown skinned girls [D] and yellow peach [C] front signs.
_ [Am] The radio plays the horses, _ [Em] the announcer calls them out.
They [C] got fancy sway [Am] on a losing streak [D] and the boys are leaving [C] _ town.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] We're doing fine in the Lucky Country.
Doing alright cause we're making money. _ _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] Down in the Lucky [G] Country.
_ _ [C] _ [D] Down in the [G] Lucky Country. _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
Alright.
[C] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ Mona sits on the doorstep.
_ [C] _ _
Between her knees.
[G] It's a lousy life if a girl can [D] only live for the roaring [C] _ twenties.
_ [Am] Those were the days I heard her [Em] say when the twins ran down to the sea.
_ [C] You could go [G] to the dance [Am] every [Em] Saturday night [D] and never have [C] to leave. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] We're doing fine in the Lucky [C]
Country.
[G] Doing alright cause we're making money.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ [D] Down in the Lucky [G] Country. _
_ [C] _ [D] Down in the Lucky [G] Country. _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ [Am] _ People building up impossible [Bm] walls and they call it home sweet home. _
_ [Am] They buy up all _ security _ [Em] and force it on [D] their sons that they'll [G] get by. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ We're doing [C] fine in the Lucky Country.
[G] _ Doing alright cause [C] we're making money.
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ [G] Down in the Lucky Country. _
_ [C] _ Down in [G] the Lucky Country.
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] We're going [D] down to the Lucky [G] Country. _
[C] We're going down to [D] the [G] Lucky Country. _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _