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Low Down

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a very simple blues chord progression
intro
G     G     G     G
C     C     G     G
D     C     G     G
verse 1:
GLow down, low down dirty shame
CLow down, low down dirty Gshame
I've had Dnothing but the blues
  CSince I heard your Gname
verse 2:
GNo more, no more blues today
CNo more, no more blues toGday
I've been Dfond of you baby
But you Cgot me crying everyGday
guitar solo
verse 3:
I've been Gwaiting, waiting so long for you
CWaiting, waiting so long for Gyou
It was Dgood news sometimes
And Cthen sometimes, it was Gbad news
verse 4: repeat verse 1
guitar solo
verse 5
I've been Gcrying, crying all night long
CCrying, crying all night Glong
I had Dnothing but the blues
  CSince you came aGlong
verse 6: repeat verse 1 & fade
you can also use a capo on the third fret
and use the chords E, A and B
instead of G,  Cand D  

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Low Down

by J.J. Cale

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Chords in this song · guitar

a very simple blues chord progression

intro

G G G G

C C G G

D C G G

verse 1:

Low down, low down dirty shame

C G

Low down, low down dirty shame

I've had nothing but the blues

C G

Since I heard your name

verse 2:

No more, no more blues today

C G

No more, no more blues today

I've been fond of you baby

C G

But you got me crying everyday

guitar solo

verse 3:

I've been waiting, waiting so long for you

C G

Waiting, waiting so long for you

It was good news sometimes

C G

And then sometimes, it was bad news

verse 4: repeat verse 1

guitar solo

verse 5

I've been crying, crying all night long

C G

Crying, crying all night long

I had nothing but the blues

C G

Since you came along

verse 6: repeat verse 1 & fade

you can also use a capo on the third fret

and use the chords E, A and B

G C D

instead of , and

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