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Lowell Ma

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original since the original is only guitar riffs. That said, I wanted to make a version that I could play that
- obviously it's on piano and not guitar, but I have put the chords in so you know where they are
- it is transposed six half-steps down because that's the key I sing it in
[Intro]
G   F#m   Bm   A
G   F#m   Bm   A
G   F#m   Bm   A
G   F#m   Bm   A
[Verse 1]
GYou've F#mbeen foreBmwarned of the Ashake-shakeGdown
OF#mpinions stamped Bmon the Apulp of the 
GTabloid neF#mwsstand goBmssip in sAtacks at yoGur doorF#m  Bm  A  
[Verse 2]
GYou F#mswallowed the Bmlast of Afree MA
GCar F#mstarts, four Bmwindows Alowered aGway
Last F#mviews of Bmcityscapes AcrumblGingF#m  Bm  A  
[Break]
Bm   G
Bm   G
G   F#m   Bm   A
G   F#m   Bm   A
[Verse 3]
GSkyF#mscrapers Bmsink inAto the ground
GAll F#mstatic, no Bmnoise... turn the AradiGo down.
Those F#mbandwidth Bmsignals can't Areach thiGs farF#m.Bm  A  
[B-section]
     Bm  GDon't go holding Bm  
GOut on me nowBm  
GDon't go holding...Bm  G  
BmI thought that Gyou had come to F#mexpect 
F#mI thought that Emyou had come to expect Bmmore
BmI thought that Gyou had come to F#mexpect 
F#mI thought that Emyou had come to expect Bmmore
[Break]
Bm   G   F#m
F#m   Em
Bm   G   F#m
F#m   Em
G   F#m   Bm   A
G   F#m   Bm   A
[Verse 1]
GYou've F#mbeen foreBmwarned of the Ashake-shakeGdown
OF#mpinions stamped Bmon the Apulp of the 
GTabloid neF#mwsstand goBmssip in sAtacks at yoGur doorF#m  Bm  A  
[B-section]
     Bm  GDon't go holding Bm  
GOut on me nowBm  
GDon't go holdingBm  
GOut on me nowBm  
GDon't go holding F#m  
EmOut on me nowBm  
GDon't go holding..F#m.Em  B5  

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Lowell Ma

by Death Cab for Cutie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

original since the original is only guitar riffs. That said, I wanted to make a version that I could play that

- obviously it's on piano and not guitar, but I have put the chords in so you know where they are

- it is transposed six half-steps down because that's the key I sing it in

[Intro]

G F#m Bm A

[Verse 1]

G F#m Bm A G

You've been forewarned of the shake-shakedown

F#m Bm A

Opinions stamped on the pulp of the

G F#m Bm A G F#m Bm A

Tabloid newsstand gossip in stacks at your door

[Verse 2]

G F#m Bm A

You swallowed the last of free MA

G F#m Bm A G

Car starts, four windows lowered away

F#m Bm A G F#m Bm A

Last views of cityscapes crumbling

[Break]

Bm G

G F#m Bm A

[Verse 3]

G F#m Bm A

Skyscrapers sink into the ground

G F#m Bm A G

All static, no noise... turn the radio down.

F#m Bm A G F#m Bm A

Those bandwidth signals can't reach this far.

[B-section]

Bm G Bm

Don't go holding

G Bm

Out on me now

G Bm G

Don't go holding...

Bm G F#m

I thought that you had come to expect

F#m Em Bm

I thought that you had come to expect more

Bm G F#m

I thought that you had come to expect

F#m Em Bm

I thought that you had come to expect more

[Break]

Bm G F#m

F#m Em

Bm G F#m

F#m Em

G F#m Bm A

[Verse 1]

G F#m Bm A G

You've been forewarned of the shake-shakedown

F#m Bm A

Opinions stamped on the pulp of the

G F#m Bm A G F#m Bm A

Tabloid newsstand gossip in stacks at your door

[B-section]

Bm G Bm

Don't go holding

G Bm

Out on me now

G Bm

Don't go holding

G Bm

Out on me now

G F#m

Don't go holding

Em Bm

Out on me now

G F#m Em B5

Don't go holding...

About Lowell Ma Chords by Death Cab for Cutie

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