{"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":976414,"song":"Southbound","artist":"Thin Lizzy","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/976414-southbound-chords-by-thin-lizzy/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/976414?type=chord","rating":4.45273,"votes":6,"content":"I'll acknowledge KPL, for the \"tune down 1/2 step\" being right.  You even had the right\r\nbut all in the wrong order.  Also, all the sites I saw didn't have the lyrics written\r\nway I hear them on the Thin Lizzy 'Live and Dangerous' (1978) album.  You obviously \r\nplay your chords to see if they worked right.  Here's my correct transcription of a great song:\r\n\r\nI use major bar chords throughout, except for the F#m.\r\n\r\nSouthbound  -Thin Lizzy  (1/2 step down to sound like recording)\r\n\r\nIntro: [ A... B C#...  /  B... C#\r\n[ch]C#[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] ] x2\r\n\r\nA...              B C#...\r\nThe boom time it is over\r\n[tab]B...              [ch]C#[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA ghost town is all that's left here[/tab]\r\nA...              B C#...\r\nThe gold rush it is over\r\nB...              C# D...E  (rhythm guitar go to 7th fret bar E chord)\r\nAnd depression days draw near\r\n\r\n\r\nSo tonight after sundown\r\nI'm going to pack my case\r\nI leave without a sound\r\nDisappear without a trace\r\n\r\nA...F#m...        D...      B E\r\nOhh-hh, I'm going southbound    (x2)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDrifting like a drover\r\nChasing my career\r\nFrom the ships docked in the harbor\r\nNew horizons will appear\r\n\r\nTumbling with the tumbleweed\r\nDown the open road\r\nTaking only what I need\r\nBefore my head explodes\r\n\r\nOhh-hh, I'm going southbound (x2)\r\n\r\n\r\nHey, you're not gettin' any younger\r\nThe wild west has already been won\r\nNorthern nights are growing colder\r\nAnd the old Eastern ways are gone\r\n\r\nSo tonight after sundown\r\nI'm gonna pack my case\r\nwithout a word, without a sound\r\ndisappear without a trace\r\n\r\nOhh-hh, I'm going Southbound\r\n\r\nA...          F#m...\r\nNew horizons will appear\r\nD...          E...                 (repeat 4 chord figure here)\r\nOh, I go to South of here\r\nwithout a word, withound a sound\r\nI got to leave this ghost town\r\nOhhh-hh-hh...,\r\nlet's go down to Rio\r\nI got to go, oh you know\r\n[tab]D...            [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'm Southbound.  Southbound![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nOutro:","plain_text":"I'll acknowledge KPL, for the \"tune down 1/2 step\" being right.  You even had the right\nbut all in the wrong order.  Also, all the sites I saw didn't have the lyrics written\nway I hear them on the Thin Lizzy 'Live and Dangerous' (1978) album.  You obviously \nplay your chords to see if they worked right.  Here's my correct transcription of a great song:\n\nI use major bar chords throughout, except for the F#m.\n\nSouthbound  -Thin Lizzy  (1/2 step down to sound like recording)\n\nIntro: [ A... B C#...  /  B... C#\nC# B A ] x2\n\nA...              B C#...\nThe boom time it is over\n\nA...              B C#...\nThe gold rush it is over\nB...              C# D...E  (rhythm guitar go to 7th fret bar E chord)\nAnd depression days draw near\n\n\nSo tonight after sundown\nI'm going to pack my case\nI leave without a sound\nDisappear without a trace\n\nA...F#m...        D...      B E\nOhh-hh, I'm going southbound    (x2)\n\n\n\nDrifting like a drover\nChasing my career\nFrom the ships docked in the harbor\nNew horizons will appear\n\nTumbling with the tumbleweed\nDown the open road\nTaking only what I need\nBefore my head explodes\n\nOhh-hh, I'm going southbound (x2)\n\n\nHey, you're not gettin' any younger\nThe wild west has already been won\nNorthern nights are growing colder\nAnd the old Eastern ways are gone\n\nSo tonight after sundown\nI'm gonna pack my case\nwithout a word, without a sound\ndisappear without a trace\n\nOhh-hh, I'm going Southbound\n\nA...          F#m...\nNew horizons will appear\nD...          E...                 (repeat 4 chord figure here)\nOh, I go to South of here\nwithout a word, withound a sound\nI got to leave this ghost town\nOhhh-hh-hh...,\nlet's go down to Rio\nI got to go, oh you know\n\n\n\nOutro:","chords":["F#m","A","B","C","C#","D","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"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]}}}