{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1461686,"song":"Inner City Blues","artist":"Rodriguez","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11261601-inner-city-blues-chords-by-rodriguez/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1461686?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":54,"content":"This song is played in the key of E (with a capo on the second fret). This is the \r\nversion from the Cold Fact Album. The live version is slightly different.\r\n\r\nThe introduction starts with down strums on the E chord and then an intermittent E & Em \r\nbefore changing to A.\r\n\r\nThe A has a riff using your little finger on the E string on the 2nd  & 3rd frets. This \r\nriff occurs several times throughout the song.\r\n\r\nIntro:\r\n[ch]E[/ch], [ch]Em[/ch], [ch]A[/ch] Etc.\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGoing down a dirty inner city side road, I plotted[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMadness passed me by, she smiled hi, I nodded[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                              [ch]B5[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLooked up as the sky began to cry, she shot it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]                                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMeet a girl from Dearborn, early six o-clock this morn, a cold fact[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAsked about her bag, suburbia's such a drag, wont go back[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\n'Cos Papa don't allow no new ideas round here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd now he sees the news, but the pictures not too clear[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMama, Papa, stop, treasure what you got; soon you may be caught without it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe curfews set for eight; will it ever all be straight? I doubt it.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                   [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSeven jealous fools playing by her rules, can't believe her[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe feels so in between, can't break the scene, it would grieve her[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                 [ch]B5[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd that's the reason why he must cry, he'll never leave her.[/tab]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]                                [ch]A[/ch]                                     \r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCrooked children, yellow chalk writing on the concrete walk, their King died[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDrinking from a Judas cup, looking down but seeing up, sweet red wine[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\n'Cos Papa don't allow no new ideas round here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                    [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd now you hear the music, but the words don't sound too clear.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMama, Papa, stop. Treasure what you got. Soon you may be caught without it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe curfews set for eight will it ever all be straight? I doubt it.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nOutro:\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGoing down a dusty, Georgian side road, I wonder[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                  [ch]B5[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe wind splashed in my face, can smell a trace, of thunder.[/tab]","plain_text":"This song is played in the key of E (with a capo on the second fret). This is the \nversion from the Cold Fact Album. The live version is slightly different.\n\nThe introduction starts with down strums on the E chord and then an intermittent E & Em \nbefore changing to A.\n\nThe A has a riff using your little finger on the E string on the 2nd  & 3rd frets. This \nriff occurs several times throughout the song.\n\nIntro:\nE, Em, A Etc.\n\n\nVerse:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse:\n\n\n\nE                                A                                     \n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOutro:","chords":["E","Em","A","B5","G","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}