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Lazaretto

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1/26

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 26Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

  F#2443xx
   E0221xx
   A577xxx
  Ab466xxx
Main riff:
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-------4---2------4-2------------4---2---|
A|----------------------4------------------|
E|---2-----------0h2------0----2-----------|
     (staccato)  (quick slur)  (staccato)
[Verse 1]
   F#My veins are Eblue and connected
And F#every single bone in my Ebrain is electric
   F#But I dig ditches like the Ebest of 'em
Yo F#trabajo duro, Ecomo en madera y F#yesoE  F#  E  
Como en madera y F#yesoE  F#  E  
[Verse 2]
And even F#God herself has Efewer plans than me
But she F#never helps me out when my Escans for free though
   F#She grabs a stick and then she Epokes it at me
When F#I say nothing, EI say everything
   AYeah when I say nothing
   AbI say everything
[Verse 3]
   F#They put me down Ein a lazaretto
   F#Born rotten, Ebored rotten
   F#Making models of Epeople I used to know
   F#Out of coffee Eand cotton
And F#all of my illegitimate Ekids have begotten
Thrown F#down to the wolves, Emade feral for nothing
   F#Quarantined Eon the Isle of Man
And I'm F#trying to escape Eany way that I can, oh
   AAny way that I can, oh
   AbI don't
[Verse 4]
   F#I have no Etime left, time is lost
   F#No time at all, Ethrow it in a garbage can
   F#And I shake God's Ehand, I jump off
And F#let her know when I can, Ethis is how I'm gonna do it
[Solo]
[Outro]
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------4--2-----------------4--2------| 
A|------------------------4--------------------4---| 
E|---0--1--2--0--2-----------0-----0--2------------| 
   F#They wanna Eblow down the prisF#on
They're lighting Efires with the F#cash of the massEesF#  E  
   F#And like the Edough, I don't fall F#down
I'm so DeEtroit I make it F#rise from the asEhesF#  E  F#  

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Lazaretto

by Jack White

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

2443xx

0221xx

577xxx

466xxx

Main riff:

e|-----------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------|

D|-------4---2------4-2------------4---2---|

A|----------------------4------------------|

E|---2-----------0h2------0----2-----------|

(staccato) (quick slur) (staccato)

[Verse 1]

F# E

My veins are blue and connected

F# E

And every single bone in my brain is electric

F# E

But I dig ditches like the best of 'em

F# E F# E F# E

Yo trabajo duro, como en madera y yeso

F# E F# E

Como en madera y yeso

[Verse 2]

F# E

And even God herself has fewer plans than me

F# E

But she never helps me out when my scans for free though

F# E

She grabs a stick and then she pokes it at me

F# E

When I say nothing, I say everything

Yeah when I say nothing

I say everything

[Verse 3]

F# E

They put me down in a lazaretto

F# E

Born rotten, bored rotten

F# E

Making models of people I used to know

F# E

Out of coffee and cotton

F# E

And all of my illegitimate kids have begotten

F# E

Thrown down to the wolves, made feral for nothing

F# E

Quarantined on the Isle of Man

F# E

And I'm trying to escape any way that I can, oh

Any way that I can, oh

I don't

[Verse 4]

F# E

I have no time left, time is lost

F# E

No time at all, throw it in a garbage can

F# E

And I shake God's hand, I jump off

F# E

And let her know when I can, this is how I'm gonna do it

[Solo]

[Outro]

e|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------4--2-----------------4--2------|

A|------------------------4--------------------4---|

E|---0--1--2--0--2-----------0-----0--2------------|

F# E F#

They wanna blow down the prison

E F# E F# E

They're lighting fires with the cash of the masses

F# E F#

And like the dough, I don't fall down

E F# E F# E F#

I'm so Detroit I make it rise from the ashes

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