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Sundown

Gordon Lightfoot
ChordsKeyF#CapoFret 2beginner106 BPM
★4.8(4k)

Chords in this song4

capo 2 — sounds 2 semitones higher

Intro

| E | E | E | E | x2
(E E7 on upstroke if you listen to the recording, you'll get the idea!)

Verse 1

I can see her lyin' back in her satin dress
In a room where ya do what ya don't confess

Chorus

Sundown ya better take care
If I find you've been creepin' 'round my back stairs
Sundown ya better take care
If I find you've been creepin' 'round my back stairs
 

Verse 2

She's been lookin' like a queen in a sailor's dream
And she don't always say what she really means

Chorus

Sometimes I think it's a shame
When I get feelin' better when I'm feelin' no pain
Sometimes I think it's a shame
When I get feelin' better when I'm feelin' no pain

Instrumental

| E | E | E

Verse 3

I can picture every move that a man could make
Getting lost in her lovin' is your first mistake

Chorus

Sundown ya better take care
If I find you've been creepin' 'round my back stairs
Sometimes I think it's a sin
When I feel like I'm winnin' when I'm losin' again

Instrumental

| E | E | E | E | x3
| E | E | E

Verse 4

I can see her lookin' fast in her faded jeans
She's a hard lovin' woman, got me feelin' mean

Chorus

Sometimes I think it's a shame
When I get feelin' better when I'm feelin' no pain
Sundown ya better take care
If I find you've been creepin' 'round my back stairs
Sundown ya better take care
If I find you've been creepin' 'round my back stairs
 
Sometimes I think it's a sin
When I feel like I'm winnin' when I'm losin' again

Outro

| E | E | E | E | x2
| E | E | E
(fade out)
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simescan (rick s.)

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