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Song
Showdown by Thin Lizzy
From the album Nightlife
Transcribed by Rob Watson robert.watson14@btinternet.com
Bass intro
G|--------------------------|-----------------------------------| 3 times D|--------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|5-x-3-------5-3-0---------|5-x-3-0-5-5------------------------| E|------------------5-------|-----------------------------------| G|--------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|--------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|5-x-3-------5-3-0---------|5-x-3-0-5-5-------3-4-5------------| E|------------------5-------|-----------------------------------|
Dm
Johnny Cool was the king
The leader of the boot boys
He'd never cause no trouble
In a rumble make some noise
He heard about some chick
And they she like to rock
He said "Come here honey"
"Let me see you lift up your frock"
Chorus
F#m Em
There's gonna be a little showdown
F#m Em D
Showdown yeh,Gonna be a little
F#m Em F#m Em Bm
Showdown showdown yeh
Dm
Miss Lucy was a chick
He knew she like to ball
He said "Come on Lucy"
"It doesn't matter to me at all"
But Miss Lucy got a fella
With a flick knife in his hand
Johnny Cool pulls a shotgun
The man is in command
Repeat Chorus
E|------------|-------------|------------|-------8---8-------| B|------------|-------------|------------|-------8---8-------| G|------------|-------5--5--|------------|-------------------| D|------------|-------5--5--|------------|-------10--10------| A|------------|-------3--3--|------------|-------------------| E|3-4-5--3-4-5|3-4-5--------|3-4-5--3-4-5|3-4-5--------------|
Solo
Dm
1.50 rake
E|----------5h7h8|8b10------|10-13-10--------------------|-----------------------| B|8b10-8b10------|--------10|---------13b15-10-----------|10---------------------| G|---------------|-------10-|------------------12-12b14--|---12-10----10---------| D|---------------|----------|----------------------------|---------12-----12-----| A|---------------|----------|----------------------------|-----------------------| E|---------------|----------|----------------------------|-----------------------| E|15b17-15b17--15---------|-----------------|----------------------------| B|-------------18b20-18-17|15---------------|-----------------10-13p10h13| G|------------------------|---17-16-17-16-14|------------9-10------------| D|------------------------|-----------------|----9-10-12-----------------| A|------------------------|-----------------|s12-------------------------| E|------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------| E|10h12h13-12-10-10----10---| B|---------------13b15-13b15| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|
Repeat Chorus
King Cool King Kong King King
With all the kings
King of hearts he's a lover
King of spades he's a brother
King of clubs makes a dollar
King of Diamonds the wedding ring
Repeat Chorus
Double Time
Repeat Chorus
End Solo
F#m Em7 F#m Em D F#m Em
3.38
E|---------7----7|--------|----------|---------|-----------10-12-10|12b14-12-10-12b| B|-------7---10--|--------|----------|---------|-----10-12---------|---------------| G|--9b11---------|9b11-9--|-----7-9-7|9b11-9-7-|9s11---------------|---------------| D|---------------|--------|-7h9------|---------|-------------------|---------------| A|---------------|--------|----------|---------|-------------------|---------------| E|---------------|--------|----------|---------|-------------------|---------------|
F#m Em D F#m Em
E|14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14|r12-10-12-12-10|-------------------|------17-------17------| B|--------------------------|---------------|--17-15-17-15-17-15|17b19----17b19----17b19| G|--------------------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------| D|--------------------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------| A|--------------------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------| E|--------------------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
F#m Em D
E|17-------17-------17----|---19----------------------|-----------------17b19| B|---17b19----17b19----17b|19----r17-15----17-15------|--15-17-15-17-15------| G|------------------------|-------------16-------16-16|----------------------| D|------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| A|------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| E|------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
F#m Em F#m Em D
E|17b19-17b19-17-14h17|p14----14------------------------|---------------------------| B|--------------------|----17----17b19r17-15----15-17-15|15p14----------------------| G|--------------------|----------------------16---------|------16-14----------------| D|--------------------|---------------------------------|-------------14b16-12-14-12| A|--------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------| E|--------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
F#m Em
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| B|---12-------12-------12|------12-------12------|12-------12-------12---| G|------14b16----14b16---|14b16----14b16----14b16|---14b16----14b16----14| D|14---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
F#m Em D F#m Em
E|------------------------|--------------------------|------------------17b19| B|------------------------|------------------15-14---|17-15-17b19-17-15------| G|s16-14-16-14-16-14-16-14|16-14-16-14-16p14-------14|-----------------------| D|------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------| A|------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------| E|------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
F#m Em D
E|17-14h17p14----14------------|-----------------------|------------------------| B|------------17----17b19r17p15|---17-15---------------|------------------------| G|-----------------------------|16-------16-14---------|------------------------| D|-----------------------------|---------------16s14-12|14-12-------------------| A|-----------------------------|-----------------------|------14-12-14--------12| E|-----------------------------|-----------------------|---------------12-s14---|
F#m Em F#m Em D
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------| G|--------------------------|-------------------------------|14b16-14-11---| D|14b16r14-12-14-12-14-14b16|--14-12-14b16r14b16r14-12-14-12|--------------| A|--------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------| E|--------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------|
F#m Em F#m Em D
E|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|----------------------| B|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------12-----------| G|12p11---------------|---------------|-------------------|---------14b16--------| D|------12---------12-|14b16-14-------|-------------------|14b16-14--------------| A|---------x-12h14----|---------------|-------------------|----------------------| E|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|----------------------|
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