Rotten Town Ludo
Rotten Town (Acoustic)
Ludo
Prepare the Preparations
This beginning is borrowed from the intro tab that was previously posted. Thanks
for the help. I added the full chords to it. While the acoustic version
recording clearly has multiple guitar tracks, this sounds good for one person playing.
[Am] [Dm] [Am] [E] [Am] [Am]
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(The above is played for the first verse and the first half of the second verse)
Verse 1:
'Twas [Am]quite the inky black [Dm]night
All the [Am]weather vanes were turning
And the [E]constable was burning out his [Am]light
When [Am]low our anchors went [Dm]down, barnacle bound
The [Am]men were up and churning
Yes, and [E]soon the square was burning to the [Am]ground
Walkup
[Am] [G] [Am]
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Prechorus:
And [Dm]oh the flames were as [E]gold
Chorus:
I scowl at the [Am]angry m[F]oon
I am [C]sick on myself I'm a [G]bum
What have I be[Am]come
A drunken ma[F]roon run ag[E]round
In this rotten [Am]town[Am] [Am] [E] [Am]
Verse 2:
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/ludo/rotten_town_acoustic_crd.html )
It's [Am]been a fortnight or [Dm]two
The [Am]mutineers are plotting against
the [E]captain as I'm rotting in the [Am]goo
(palm mute)
The [Am]constable was set to drown while the shabby scabs that went to town were
[Dm]reconnoitering with blades and gun
But the [Am]ale had started spilling
Yes, and [E]soon the crew was killing every[Am]one
(walkup)
Prechorus 2:
And [Dm]all the streets burned with [E]gold,
But, [Dm]oh, my bones were so [E]cold
Chorus: (slightly different)
I scowl at the [Am]angry m[F]oon
I am [C]sick on myself I'm a [G]bum
What have I be[Am]come
A drunken ma[F]roon run ag[C]round
[G]In this rotten [E]town
Bridge:
I [A]stumble down the harbor to the tavern on the square
And heard a raucous ruckus as it [E]rang
[A]From some foul inebriates
Some [D]men I used to call my mates
Were [A]lost in song and [E]this is what they [A]sang
They sang,
"H[A]eigh, hi, yo, ho! O'er the Atlantic we [E]go
[A]Drinking 'till we all get sick
And [D]coming up with limericks
But we [A]never quite re[E]member how they [A]end"
I can [F#m]see my childhood [D]home
I [A]think of my dear old [E]mum
What have I be[Am]come[Am] [Am] [E] [Am]
Chorus: (same chords as the first chorus)
I scowl at the angry moon
I am sick on myself I'm a bum
What have I become
A drunken maroon run aground
In this rotten town (I scowl at the angry moon)
I am sick on myself I'm a bum
What have I become
A drunken maroon run aground
In this rotten town (I scowl at the angry moon)
I am sick on myself I'm a bum
What have I become
A drunken maroon run aground
In this rotten town (In this rotten)
In this rotten, In this rotten town
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