Inner City Blues - Sixto Rodriguez (lyrics) Chords

Tempo:
119.6 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

A

E

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Inner City Blues - Sixto Rodriguez (lyrics) chords
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[N]
[B]
[F#]
Going down the dirty inner city side of the road, [B] I plotted.
[F#] Madness passed me by, she smiled high.
[B] I nodded,
[F#] looked up at the sky, [C#] began to cry.
[F#] She shot it.
Met a girl from [B] Dearborn, early six o'clock this morning.
[F#]
[B] Asked about the banks, the bourbon's such a drag, [F#] won't go back.
[A] Cause Papa don't allow [E] no new ideas [F#] here.
[A] And now he sees the news, [E] but the [B] picture's not [F#] too clear.
[B] Mama, Papa's not sure what you got.
Soon you may be caught [F#] without it.
[B] The curfew's set for eight.
Will it ever all be straight?
[F#] I doubt it.
Seven jealous fools playing [B] by her rules.
Can't [F#] believe her.
[B] He feels so in between, can't break the scene.
It would [F#] grieve her.
And that's the reason why he [C#] must cry.
He'll [F#] never leave her.
Crooked children, yellow chalk [B] writing on a concrete [F#] wall, their king died.
[B] Drinking from a Judas cup, looking down but seeing up [F#] sweet red wine.
[A] Cause Papa don't allow [E] no new ideas [F#] here.
[A] And now you hear the music, but [E] the words [B] don't sound [F#] too clear.
[B] Mama, Papa's not sure what you got.
Soon you may be caught without [F#] it.
[B] The curfew's set for eight.
Will it ever all be straight?
[F#] I doubt it.
Going down the dusty Georgiana side of the road, I [B] wonder.
[F#] The wind splashing my face, can [C#] smell the trace of thunder.
Key:  
F#
134211112
B
12341112
A
1231
E
2311
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
B
12341112
A
1231
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To start learning Rodriguez - Inner City Blues chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: B, F# and B. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 60 BPM and then match the original tempo of 120 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Minor.

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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Going down the dirty inner city side of the road, [B] I plotted. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] Madness passed me by, she smiled high.
[B] I nodded, _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] looked up at the sky, [C#] began to cry.
[F#] She shot it. _ _
_ _ _ _ Met a girl from [B] Dearborn, early six o'clock this morning.
[F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Asked about the banks, the bourbon's such a drag, [F#] won't go back. _
_ _ _ _ [A] Cause Papa don't allow [E] no new ideas [F#] here. _
_ _ _ _ [A] And now he sees the news, [E] but the [B] picture's not [F#] too clear. _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Mama, Papa's not sure what you got.
Soon you may be caught [F#] without it.
_ _ _ _ [B] The curfew's set for eight.
Will it ever all be straight?
[F#] I doubt it. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Seven jealous fools playing [B] by her rules.
Can't [F#] believe her.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] He feels so in between, can't break the scene.
It would [F#] grieve her.
_ _ _ _ And that's the reason why he [C#] must cry.
He'll [F#] never leave her.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Crooked children, yellow chalk [B] writing on a concrete [F#] wall, their king died.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Drinking from a Judas cup, looking down but seeing up [F#] sweet red wine.
_ _ _ _ [A] Cause Papa don't allow [E] no new ideas [F#] here. _ _
_ _ _ [A] And now you hear the music, but [E] the words [B] don't sound [F#] too clear. _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] Mama, Papa's not sure what you got.
Soon you may be caught without [F#] it.
_ _ _ _ [B] The curfew's set for eight.
Will it ever all be straight?
[F#] I doubt it. _
_ _ _ _ _ Going down the dusty Georgiana side of the road, I [B] wonder. _
_ _ _ _ [F#] The wind splashing my face, can [C#] smell the trace of thunder. _ _
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