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In the verses and the choruses:
D alternates usually with Gmaj9
F# alternates usually with F#7
Listen to the track for pattern, the chords alternate only by taking the
index finger off the frets. It's fairly straightforward. I wrote the song
down with the chords in fixed places so you could get a feeling of how the
lyrics are phrased, hope it helps.
[Intro]
  D    Gmaj9    F#    F#7x2
[Verse]
DI'm down at the bowery, oh Lord oh Lord, gonna tell you how I F#got here
First I gotta Dshoot some dice and win so I can F#get my room again
It all started with a Dlove so true and the angels flew higher than I'd F#ever been
With a Dsparkle in her face and her eyes and the butterflies it all came F#rushing in
[Chorus]
  BmButtercupA, I lost my wife in 'D73
  BmShe took illA, she done Ddied on me
  And I've got F#nothing more to live for
[Verse]
So I Dpacked up a bag and went, I just started wF#andering
I Dhid in the booze and the shadows of the night, I just started cF#rumbling
[Chorus]
  BmButtercupA, I lost my wife in 'D73
  BmShe took illA, she done Ddied on me
  And I've got F#nothing more to live for
[Break]
DOh, it just dont seem fF#air
DI met her under a chandelF#ier
DAnd time and space changeF#d from there
[Chorus]
  BmButtercupA, I lost my wife in 'D73
  BmShe took illA, she done Ddied on me
  BmButtercupA, I lost my wife in 'D73
  BmShe took illA, she done Ddied on me
[Outro]
  And I've got F#nothing more to live for
                F#(no F#7)                G(barred)
  And I've got nothing more to live for

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The Bowery

by The White Buffalo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj9

F#7

In the verses and the choruses:

D alternates usually with Gmaj9

F# alternates usually with F#7

Listen to the track for pattern, the chords alternate only by taking the

index finger off the frets. It's fairly straightforward. I wrote the song

down with the chords in fixed places so you could get a feeling of how the

lyrics are phrased, hope it helps.

[Intro]

D Gmaj9 F# F#7

[Verse]

D F#

I'm down at the bowery, oh Lord oh Lord, gonna tell you how I got here

D F#

First I gotta shoot some dice and win so I can get my room again

D F#

It all started with a love so true and the angels flew higher than I'd ever been

D F#

With a sparkle in her face and her eyes and the butterflies it all came rushing in

[Chorus]

Bm A D

Buttercup, I lost my wife in '73

Bm A D

She took ill, she done died on me

And I've got nothing more to live for

[Verse]

D F#

So I packed up a bag and went, I just started wandering

D F#

I hid in the booze and the shadows of the night, I just started crumbling

[Chorus]

Bm A D

Buttercup, I lost my wife in '73

Bm A D

She took ill, she done died on me

And I've got nothing more to live for

[Break]

D F#

Oh, it just dont seem fair

D F#

I met her under a chandelier

D F#

And time and space changed from there

[Chorus]

Bm A D

Buttercup, I lost my wife in '73

Bm A D

She took ill, she done died on me

Bm A D

Buttercup, I lost my wife in '73

Bm A D

She took ill, she done died on me

[Outro]

And I've got nothing more to live for

F# F#7 G

(no ) (barred)

And I've got nothing more to live for

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