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Key: G  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 G-    320033
 D-    xx0232
 Em-   022000
 C-    x32010
 Am-   x02210
 Bm-   x24432
 D/F#- 2x023x
Intro: 
 G   D     Cx2
Em  G D/F# D  G D/F# D
Verse 1:
  GWalking Emhome on
St. DPatty's Day
  GI found a lucky
Empenny aDlong the way
  CPut it in my pocket
The one with
the Emhole in it 
AmThese days Bmthings
don't Cseem to go my Dday 
Verse 2:
  GI know it's Emtough
sometimes to Dbe with
me GWhen I'm preEmdicting
rain most Devery day 
  CLately I've been
right  Emalmost every
time AmThese days Bmthings
don't Cseem to go my Dway 
Chorus 1:
What would I GdoD  
if I Chadn't
already got
lucky once with
Gyou DIf I Chadn't
already got lucky
once with Emyou G  D/F#  D  G  D/F#  D  
Verse 3:
  GSo I keep Emtelling
myself something's
Dgoing to change
  GMaybe I'll get Emlucky
then I can sDmile
again CCause that's
what I want to do 
  EmI want a smile for you
I'm Amwaiting Bmfor some
Cthings to go my Dway 
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
BmFuck St. Patty's EmDay
  CI'm throwing my
pennies away
BmBut I'm holding
Con to a Csingle
lucky charm
Guitar Solo: G-Em-D-- x2
Verse 4:
  CThat's what
I want to do
  EmI want a smile
for you I'm
Amwaiting Bmfor some
Cthings to go my Dway 
Chorus 2:
What would I GdoD  
if I Chadn't
already got
lucky once with
Gyou DIf I Chadn't found
you Dwhat would I Gdo? D  
If I Chadn't already got
lucky once with GyouD  
If I Chandn't-a wouldn't-a
couldn't-a Dwhat would I
Gdo DIf I Chadn't already
                     Em   G   D/F#   D   G   D/F#  D(Hold)
got lucky once with you

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Lucky

by Descendents

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 320033

- xx0232

- 022000

- x32010

- x02210

- x24432

D/F#

- 2x023x

Intro:

G D C

Em G D/F# D G D/F# D

Verse 1:

G Em

Walking home on

St. Patty's Day

I found a lucky

Em D

penny along the way

Put it in my pocket

The one with

the hole in it

Am Bm

These days things

C D

don't seem to go my day

Verse 2:

G Em

I know it's tough

sometimes to be with

G Em

me When I'm predicting

rain most every day

Lately I've been

right almost every

Am Bm

time These days things

C D

don't seem to go my way

Chorus 1:

G D

What would I do

if I hadn't

already got

lucky once with

G D C

you If I hadn't

already got lucky

Em G D/F# D G D/F# D

once with you

Verse 3:

G Em

So I keep telling

myself something's

going to change

G Em

Maybe I'll get lucky

then I can smile

again Cause that's

what I want to do

I want a smile for you

Am Bm

I'm waiting for some

C D

things to go my way

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Bridge:

Bm Em

Fuck St. Patty's Day

I'm throwing my

pennies away

But I'm holding

C C

on to a single

lucky charm

Guitar Solo: G-Em-D-- x2

Verse 4:

That's what

I want to do

I want a smile

for you I'm

Am Bm

waiting for some

C D

things to go my way

Chorus 2:

G D

What would I do

if I hadn't

already got

lucky once with

G D C

you If I hadn't found

D G D

you what would I do?

If I hadn't already got

G D

lucky once with you

If I handn't-a wouldn't-a

couldn't-a what would I

G D C

do If I hadn't already

Em G D/F# D G D/F# D

(Hold)

got lucky once with you

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