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Lockdown Blues

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1/17

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 17Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|-D5-5-5-3---G5-5-5-3-|-Bb5-3-5-5/8-5-------||
B|-3---------3-------|-3-----------5-3-5-||   
G|-2---------4-------|-3-----------------||    
D|-------------------|-------------------||
A|-------------------|-------------------||
E|-------------------|-------------------||
(Begin strumming)
F D7 Dm G Gm7 G F D D7 G7 Bb F
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| /  Slide up
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[Verse 1]
DLockdoD7wn blues, G7don't need no shoes
    BbDress whatever way yoFu please
    D  D7No café,    G7no ballet
    BbOn the menu; lockdown Fblues
[Chorus]
Ah Dmooh-oD7oh-oGmoh
  GAh Bbooh-ooh-Fooh
[Verse 2]
   D7April, May (April, May)
GThat was okG7ay (that was okay)
   BbWe were singing lockdown Fblues
   D7June, July (June, July)
G7We flew up high (we flew up high)
BbSo now we're back in lockdown Fblues
[Chorus]
D7Ah ooh-ooh-Gooh
Ah Bbooh-ooh-Fooh
[Verse 3]
   D7There was a plan (he had a plan)
   G7To take a plane (to take a plane)
BbUntil we heard the evening Fnews
   D7The virus grows,    Gthe borders close
BbLooks like wе're trapped in lockdown Fblues
DPlеase come D7soon,   Gbefore the moon
   BbRises over SyraFcuse
   DI wouldn't mD7ind   Gto stay inside
BbIf I could stay inside with Fyou
[Chorus]
Ah Dooh-D7ooh-oG7oh
Ah Bbooh-ooh-Fooh
Ah Dooh-D7ooh-oGoh
Ah Bbooh-ooh-Fooh
[Verse 4]
   D7Lockdown town
   G7Lockdown time
   BbLockdown streets
   FLockdown needs
   D7Lockdown nights
   G7Lockdown fights
   BbLockdown blues
   FLockdown rules
[Outro]
D7 G7 Bb F D7 G7 Bb F

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Lockdown Blues

by Erlend Øye & La Comitiva

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm7

[Intro]

D G Bb

e|-5-5-5-3---5-5-5-3-|-5-3-5-5/8-5-------||

B|-3---------3-------|-3-----------5-3-5-||

G|-2---------4-------|-3-----------------||

D|-------------------|-------------------||

A|-------------------|-------------------||

E|-------------------|-------------------||

(Begin strumming)

F D7 Dm G Gm7 G F D D7 G7 Bb F

************************************

| / Slide up

************************************

[Verse 1]

D D7 G7

Lockdown blues, don't need no shoes

Bb F

Dress whatever way you please

D D7 G7

No café, no ballet

Bb F

On the menu; lockdown blues

[Chorus]

Dm D7 Gm

Ah ooh-ooh-ooh

G Bb F

Ah ooh-ooh-ooh

[Verse 2]

April, May (April, May)

G G7

That was okay (that was okay)

Bb F

We were singing lockdown blues

June, July (June, July)

We flew up high (we flew up high)

Bb F

So now we're back in lockdown blues

[Chorus]

D7 G

Ah ooh-ooh-ooh

Bb F

Ah ooh-ooh-ooh

[Verse 3]

There was a plan (he had a plan)

To take a plane (to take a plane)

Bb F

Until we heard the evening news

D7 G

The virus grows, the borders close

Bb F

Looks like wе're trapped in lockdown blues

D D7 G

Plеase come soon, before the moon

Bb F

Rises over Syracuse

D D7 G

I wouldn't mind to stay inside

Bb F

If I could stay inside with you

[Chorus]

D D7 G7

Ah ooh-ooh-ooh

Bb F

Ah ooh-ooh-ooh

D D7 G

Ah ooh-ooh-ooh

Bb F

Ah ooh-ooh-ooh

[Verse 4]

Lockdown town

Lockdown time

Lockdown streets

Lockdown needs

Lockdown nights

Lockdown fights

Lockdown blues

Lockdown rules

[Outro]

D7 G7 Bb F D7 G7 Bb F

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