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  Em9x7577x
 F#m9x9799x
  A135x567x
  B137x789x
[Intro]
 Em9      A13x4
[Verse 1]
    Em9Baby's into runnin' 'round,     A13hangin' with the crowd
     Em9Puttin' your business in the street,     A13talkin' out loud
    Em9Sayin' he's bought her this and that      A13and how much you done spent
    Em9I swear she must believe  A13it's all heaven-sent
     Em9Hey boy, you   bA13etter bring the chick around
    Em9To the sad, sad truth,     A13the dirty lowdown
[Chorus]
Em9Oooooo,   A13oo, oo,oo I wEm9onder-wonder-wonder-wonder wA13ho
Em9Ooooo,   A13oo, oo, oo I wEm9onder-wonder-wonder-wonder wA13ho
 Em9      A13x2
[Verse 2]
    Em9Nothin' you can't handle,      A13nothin' you ain't got
    Em9put your money on the table and A13drive it off the lot
    Em9Turn on that old lovelight, A13turn a maybe to a yes
     Em9Same old schoolboy A13game got you into this mess
    Em9Hey son, you A13better get on back to town
    Em9Face the sad old truth, A13the dirty lowdown
[Chorus]
Em9Oooooo,   A13oo, oo,oo I wEm9onder-wonder-wonder-wonder wA13ho
Em9Ooooo,   A13oo, oo, oo I wEm9onder-wonder-wonder-wonder wA13ho
[Break]
Dmaj7   C#7+5  C6   B7-9
     Em9yeaA13h
Em9       A13
[Bridge]
     Em9Come on back down    to A13earth, son
    Em9Dig the low-low-low-A13low-low-
low F#m9downB13  
        F#m9   B13(x3)  
[Verse 4]
   Em9You ain't got to be badA13, got to be cold
    Em9his dog-eat-dog business is     A13surely gettin' old
   Em9Got to have a jones for this,     A13jones for that
    Em9This runnin' with the joneses, bA13oy, it just ain't where it's a--aEm9-at
huh huh  You gA13onna come back around
   Em9To the sad, sad truth, the dA13irty lowdown
[Chorus]
Em9Oooooo,   A13oo, oo,oo I Em9wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder A13who
Em9Ooooo,   A13oo, oo, oo I Em9wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder A13who
[Break]
Dmaj7  C#7+5  C6   B7-9
    Em9      A13x2
[Outro]
I woEm9nder wonder wonder wonder A13who
I Em9wonder wonder wonder wonder A13who
Em9Oooooo,   A13oo, oo,oo I Em9wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder A13who
Em9Ooooo,   A13oo, oo, oo I Em9wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder A13who
Em9Oooooo,   A13oo, oo,oo I Em9wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder A13who
Em9Ooooo,   A13oo, oo, oo I Em9wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder A13who
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Lowdown

by Boz Scaggs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em9

F#m9

A13

B13

Dmaj7

C#7+5

B7-9

Em9

x7577x

F#m9

x9799x

A13

5x567x

B13

7x789x

[Intro]

Em9 A13

[Verse 1]

Em9 A13

Baby's into runnin' 'round, hangin' with the crowd

Em9 A13

Puttin' your business in the street, talkin' out loud

Em9 A13

Sayin' he's bought her this and that and how much you done spent

Em9 A13

I swear she must believe it's all heaven-sent

Em9 A13

Hey boy, you better bring the chick around

Em9 A13

To the sad, sad truth, the dirty lowdown

[Chorus]

Em9 A13 Em9 A13

Oooooo, oo, oo,oo I wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder who

Em9 A13 Em9 A13

Ooooo, oo, oo, oo I wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder who

Em9 A13

[Verse 2]

Em9 A13

Nothin' you can't handle, nothin' you ain't got

Em9 A13

put your money on the table and drive it off the lot

Em9 A13

Turn on that old lovelight, turn a maybe to a yes

Em9 A13

Same old schoolboy game got you into this mess

Em9 A13

Hey son, you better get on back to town

Em9 A13

Face the sad old truth, the dirty lowdown

[Chorus]

Em9 A13 Em9 A13

Oooooo, oo, oo,oo I wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder who

Em9 A13 Em9 A13

Ooooo, oo, oo, oo I wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder who

[Break]

Dmaj7 C#7+5 C6 B7-9

Em9 A13

yeah

Em9 A13

[Bridge]

Em9 A13

Come on back down to earth, son

Em9 A13

Dig the low-low-low-low-low-

F#m9 B13

low down

F#m9 B13

(x3)

[Verse 4]

Em9 A13

You ain't got to be bad, got to be cold

Em9 A13

his dog-eat-dog business is surely gettin' old

Em9 A13

Got to have a jones for this, jones for that

Em9 A13 Em9

This runnin' with the joneses, boy, it just ain't where it's a--a-at

A13

huh huh You gonna come back around

Em9 A13

To the sad, sad truth, the dirty lowdown

[Chorus]

Em9 A13 Em9 A13

Oooooo, oo, oo,oo I wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder who

Em9 A13 Em9 A13

Ooooo, oo, oo, oo I wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder who

[Break]

Dmaj7 C#7+5 C6 B7-9

Em9 A13

[Outro]

Em9 A13

I wonder wonder wonder wonder who

Em9 A13

I wonder wonder wonder wonder who

Em9 A13 Em9 A13

Oooooo, oo, oo,oo I wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder who

Em9 A13 Em9 A13

Ooooo, oo, oo, oo I wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder who

Em9 A13 Em9 A13

Oooooo, oo, oo,oo I wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder who

Em9 A13 Em9 A13

Ooooo, oo, oo, oo I wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder who

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