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Amixolydian

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1/3

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 3Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard
Play all the chords like this apart from the E chord
e|A5---G3---F1-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|5---3---1-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|6---4---2-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7---5---3-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|7---5---3-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|x---x---x-------------------------------------------------------------|
A A
AAnd we're bored
AAnd we're bored to the Gbone
ConverAsation
ASome things are best left aGlone
GOh
A                       D5 (power chord A string 5th fret)
Why can't I love you in London?
AWhy can't I love you in D5London?
E E F G
AAnd they're talking
ABut just outside my Gwindow
It's just a Awhisper
But it's you, I Gknow
GI know. Oh no. Oh no.
AWhy can't I love you in D5London?
AWhy can't I love you in D5London?
       EAnd when the
FMorGning Acomes
We won't mention a D5thingE  
It was FonGly a Acheap second-hand D5ring
AWhy can't I love you in D5London? Oh oh Aoh
A
AAnd we're bored
AAnd we're bored to the Gbone
And you wAear it
ALike a cheap leather Gcoat
GOh! We're so pretty, we're so broke!
Why can't I love you in London?
Why can't I love you in London?
AWhy can't I love you in D5London?
AOh oohhh oh Oh oohhh ohD5  
AOh oohhh oh Oh oohhh ohD5  
A                       D5         etc. (Just 'oh' a bit)
Oh oohhh oh Oh oohhh oh
AOh oohhh oh Oh oohhh ohD5  
A to end.

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London

by The Rumble Strips

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: Standard

Play all the chords like this apart from the E chord

A G F

e|5---3---1-------------------------------------------------------------|

B|5---3---1-------------------------------------------------------------|

G|6---4---2-------------------------------------------------------------|

D|7---5---3-------------------------------------------------------------|

A|7---5---3-------------------------------------------------------------|

E|x---x---x-------------------------------------------------------------|

A A

And we're bored

A G

And we're bored to the bone

Conversation

A G

Some things are best left alone

A D5 (power chord A string 5th fret)

Why can't I love you in London?

A D5

Why can't I love you in London?

E E F G

And they're talking

A G

But just outside my window

It's just a whisper

But it's you, I know

I know. Oh no. Oh no.

A D5

Why can't I love you in London?

A D5

Why can't I love you in London?

And when the

F G A

Morning comes

D5 E

We won't mention a thing

F G A D5

It was only a cheap second-hand ring

A D5 A

Why can't I love you in London? Oh oh oh

And we're bored

A G

And we're bored to the bone

And you wear it

A G

Like a cheap leather coat

Oh! We're so pretty, we're so broke!

Why can't I love you in London?

A D5

Why can't I love you in London?

A D5

Oh oohhh oh Oh oohhh oh

A D5

Oh oohhh oh Oh oohhh oh

A D5 etc. (Just 'oh' a bit)

Oh oohhh oh Oh oohhh oh

A D5

Oh oohhh oh Oh oohhh oh

A to end.

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