Chords for Thin Lizzy - Don't Play Around

Tempo:
139.3 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

C

D

Dm

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Thin Lizzy - Don't Play Around chords
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[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [C] [D]
[Bb] [C]
[Am] [Bb] [C] [D]
[F]
[Bb] She [C] stuck a knife [D] right into her gut [Bb] I wanna [D] tell you she was lucky [C] with what [Bb] she
got [C] But what she [D] got was not enough
[Bb] She played around, [C] oh, played around [Bb] [C] I tried to [D] tell her he was not so dumb
[Bb] [C] I tried to warn [D] her there was something [G] wrong [Bb] She [C] wouldn't listen, [D] she continued on
[Bb] She played around, [C]
oh, played around [D] If you give [C] your love to someone [Bb] and someone
[C] makes you mad [D] If you give your [C] love to someone [Bb] and someone
makes you [D] mad If you give your love to [Bb] someone it can be
so sad Oh, played around, [C]
oh, played [Db] around
[Eb] [F]
[Db] [Fm]
[Db] [Eb] Oh, [Fm]
[Db] [Eb]
oh, oh, oh, [Db] oh, [Eb] [Fm]
[Db] [F]
[Db] [Eb] [Fm]
oh, [Db] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Eb]
[Bb] oh, oh, oh, [C] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [D]
[Bb] oh,
[C] And she was [D] crying, oh my God, oh [Bb] my God [C] She was [D] no good, she was no [Bb] good
She played [C] around, oh, played [Bb] around [C] She'd be laughing [D] and dancing the night [Bb] away
[C] She'd be laughing [D] and dancing with any man that came [Bb] her way
[C] But as her [D] lifeblood slipped away I heard her [Bb] say
Don't play [C] around, don't play [Bb] around
[C]
Oh, [Dm] don't play around
[Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [D]
[E] [F]
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [C] [D]
[A] [Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [C] [D]
[A] [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [C] [D]
[A] [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Bb]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
C
3211
D
1321
Dm
2311
Db
12341114
Bb
12341111
C
3211
D
1321
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Learn the basic chords of Thin Lizzy - (Single Version) Dont Play Around chords, with this master sequence: Dm, Bb, C, Bb, C, D and Bb. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 70 BPM before aiming for the song's 140 BPM. Given the song's key of F Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] She [C] stuck a knife [D] right into her gut _ [Bb] I wanna [D] tell you she was lucky [C] with what [Bb] she
got [C] But what she [D] got was not enough
_ [Bb] She played around, [C] oh, played around [Bb] _ [C] I tried to [D] tell her he was not so dumb
[Bb] _ [C] I tried to warn [D] her there was something [G] wrong [Bb] She [C] wouldn't listen, [D] she continued on
[Bb] She played around, [C]
oh, played around [D] If you give [C] your love to someone [Bb] and someone
[C] makes you mad [D] If you give your [C] love to someone [Bb] and someone
makes you [D] mad If you give your love to [Bb] someone it can be
so sad Oh, played around, [C]
oh, played [Db] around
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ [Eb] Oh, _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
oh, oh, oh, [Db] oh, [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _
oh, [Db] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] oh, oh, oh, [C] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bb] oh,
[C] And she was [D] crying, oh my God, oh [Bb] my God [C] She was [D] no good, she was no [Bb] good
She played [C] around, oh, played [Bb] around [C] She'd be laughing [D] and dancing the night [Bb] away
[C] She'd be laughing [D] and dancing with any man that came [Bb] her way
[C] But as her [D] lifeblood slipped away I heard her [Bb] say
Don't play [C] around, don't play [Bb] around
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, [Dm] don't play around
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [E] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _

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