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Lowdown - Wire
Pink Flag - 1977
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|--F------D------A------B------G----|
B|------------------------------|
G|--10----7---------------------|
D|--10----7-----7-----9-----5---|
A|--8-----5-----7-----9-----5---|
E|--x-----x-----5-----7-----3---|
(alternate chords)
e|--Fx-----Dx-----A------B------|
B|--6-----3-----------------|
G|--5-----2-----2-----4-----|
D|--3-----0-----2-----4-----|
A|--------------0-----2-----|
E|--------------------------|
(  F-  D- ) x8
  FThe time is too Dshort
  Fbut never too loDng
  Fto reach aDhead,
  Fto project the Dimage,
  Fwhich will in Dtime-   
  Fbecome a concDrete dream.F  D  F  D  
  FAnother cigaDrette,
  Fanother Dday,
  Ffrom A to DB,
  Fagain avDoiding C, D, and E,F  D  
  'cause E is-     F     Dwhere you play the Fblues.D  
(  F-  D- ) x2
  FAvoiding a Ddeath
  Fis to win the Dgame,
  Fto avoid relDegation,
  Fthe big DE.
ADrowning in the big swim,
Brising to the Gsurface
(  F-  D- ) x2
                       AP.M.
   BThe smell of Gyou-       DThat's the lowdown
(  F-  D- ) x15
FThat's a Dlowdown
ADrowning in the big swim,
Brising to the Gsurface
(  F-  D- ) x2
                       AP.M.
   BThe smell of Gyou-       DThat's the lowdown

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Lowdown

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Lowdown - Wire

Pink Flag - 1977

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

F D A B G

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

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

G|--10----7---------------------|

D|--10----7-----7-----9-----5---|

A|--8-----5-----7-----9-----5---|

E|--x-----x-----5-----7-----3---|

(alternate chords)

F D A B

e|--x-----x-----------------|

B|--6-----3-----------------|

G|--5-----2-----2-----4-----|

D|--3-----0-----2-----4-----|

A|--------------0-----2-----|

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

F D

( - - ) x8

F D

The time is too short

F D

but never too long

F D

to reach ahead,

F D

to project the image,

F D

which will in time-

F D F D F D

become a concrete dream.

F D

Another cigarette,

F D

another day,

F D

from A to B,

F D F D

again avoiding C, D, and E,

F D F D

'cause E is- where you play the blues.

F D

( - - ) x2

F D

Avoiding a death

F D

is to win the game,

F D

to avoid relegation,

F D

the big E.

Drowning in the big swim,

B G

rising to the surface

F D

( - - ) x2

P.M.

B G D

The smell of you- That's the lowdown

F D

( - - ) x15

F D

That's a lowdown

Drowning in the big swim,

B G

rising to the surface

F D

( - - ) x2

P.M.

B G D

The smell of you- That's the lowdown

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