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Topic: Stuck in Chicago

I don't know why I wrote this today.I've never been to Chicago...the word joust fit the melody.
It's about destiny and a road trip. Style of Springsteen

Harp played through chorus,intermittent through verse
Enjoy:)

Stuck in Chicagoby Ken Peters


June 19/08




     


[G]Stuck in Chi[C]ca-a-a-[G]go-o-o.


                     


[C]Too yo-ung to [G]rock,


                     


[G]Too yo-ung to [D]roll.




[G]Stuck in Chi[C]ca-a-a-[G]go-o-o.




[C]I'veha-ad en[G]ough and I wanna go [D]home


   


[D]m-m-[C]home, m-m-[G]home






[G]Summertime in 99 [Bm]me and my old friends,


     


We [C]set about to find out if we [G]were all mice or [D]men.


       


Now [G]Billy was an angry lad,[Bm]Billy took no crap.


       


And [C]Jimmy was a follower man [G]Jimmy always came [D]back.




[C]Johnny Young was twenty-one or [G]so his wallet said,




And [C]I was just sixteen years old and [G]so I made my [D]bed


[D]Made my [C]bedm-m-[G]m-m


[G]Stuck in Chi[C]ca-a-a-[G]go-o-o.


[C]Too yo-ung to [G]rock,


[G]Too yo-ung to [D]roll.


[G]Stuck in Chi[C]ca-a-a-[G]go-o-o.


[C]I've ha-ad en[G]ough and I wanna go [D]home.


[D]m-m-[C]home,m-m-[G]home


[G]We left town Chicago bound,[Bm]we left late at night.


[C]Blood brothers bound by destiny not [G]looking for a [D]fight.



[G]Laughing about the times we'd have,[Bm]about to have some fun.


                         


[C]We drove all night un[G]til the light of the [D]earlymorning [G]sun.




[C]Johnny Young was driving when we [G]heard those tires blow.




[C]The last thing I remember is a [G]cold cold feeling [D]grow,


[D]Feeling [C]growm-m-m[G]m-m-m


[G]Feeling [C]grow m-m-m[G]m-m-m


Verse  (lightly strummed)




[G]When I opened up my eyes,[Bm]not a sound was heard.


   


[C]The smell of gas surrounded me but [G]nothing on me [D]hurt.




[G]Billy he lay close to me, no [Bm]breath upon his smile,


     


And [C]Jimmy he lay dying in the [G]twisted wreckage [D]pile.




And [C]Johnny Young was twenty-one or [G]so his wallet said


     


And [C]I was just sixteen years old and [G]now I've made my [D]bed




[D]Made my [C]bed m-m-m[G]m-m-m




[D]Made my [C]bed m-m-m[G]m-m-m


[G]Stuck in Chi[C]ca-a-a-[G]go-o-o.


[C]Too yo-ung to [G]rock,


[G]Too yo-ung to [D]roll.


[G]Stuck in Chi[C]ca-a-a-[G]go-o-o.


[C]I've ha-ad en[G]ough and I wanna go [D]home.


[D]But I can't go [C]home m-m-m


     


m-m-[G]home,m-m-[C]home,m-m-[G]home,m-m-[C]home


  Fade out with a harp


C    G    C    G    C    D     G





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2 Reply by getfiddle (edited by getfiddle 2008-06-19 01:24:31)

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Re: Stuck in Chicago

KAP54,
      I think the chord you are referring to is a C7. C-shape with the pinky on the third sting of the
      third fret. Good song!
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Thanks getfiddle.I have the C with the pinky on the 1st string third fret,but I'll give that a shot and C how it sounds Thanks Again
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KAP54 wrote:

Thanks getfiddle.I have the C with the pinky on the 1st string third fret,but I'll give that a shot and C how it sounds Thanks Again
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Hey KAP54
The Chord you you describe is still a C a variant with a added pinky Gnote on the high E string.
The C7  sounds somewhat different but may fit.
You seem to be on a songwriting roll at moment.:)
Nice song
Well done
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Thanks Ark. How does one put that on paper?

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Re: Stuck in Chicago

Kaps I don't think there's a way of writing it as such over the lyrics.
Chopro doesn't include all the variants in it's format either.
I think the best way way denote the C chord your using is to put down as X32013 in the introduction.
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Joust wanted to say thanks Roger...Thanks

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Re: Stuck in Chicago

Another good one Kap54,
you sure can turn them out.   Loved Chicago, great place to visit.

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hi kap54 a sad ending but a well written song,well done....stay cool

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Re: Stuck in Chicago

awesome song big_smile
wouldnt change a thing,
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