Lucky town (1992)     (video)

 

    Em - G - D (2x)

 

                Em

1. Well, house got too crowded, clothes got too tight,

G                                                       D

     and I don‘t know just where I‘m goin‘ tonight,

                     - Em

    out where         the sky‘s been cleared by a good hard rain,

                - G                                    D

    there‘s       somebody callin‘ my secret name.

 

C                               D                            G          D       Em 

    I‘m goin‘ down to Lucky Town, goin‘ down to Lucky Town.

C                                    D           Em       D                   Em

    I wanna lose these blues I‘ve found, down in Lucky Town,

            C                      D 

baby, down in Lucky Town.

 

                Em

2. Had a coat of fine leather and snake skin boots,

                  - G                                            D

    but that         coat always had a threat hangin‘ loose.

             - Em

    Well,          I pulled it one night and to my surprise,

             - G                                                D

    it led       right past your house and on over the rise.

 

+  CHORUS

 

                - C

+  Well, I        had some victory, that was just failure in deceit,

            - G                                                      Em

    now          the jokes comin‘up through the soles of my feet.

                  C

    Been a long time walkin‘ on fortune‘s cane.

                 G                                         Em

    well, tonight I‘m steppin‘ lightly and feelin‘ no pain.

 

+  Em - G - D (2x)

 

                            Em

3. Well, here‘s to your good looks, baby, now here‘s to my health,

                         - G                                      D

    here‘s to the       loaded places that we take ourselves !

Em

    When it comes to luck, you make your own,

                         G                                                  D

    tonight I got dirt on my hands, but I‘m buildin‘ me a new home.

 

C                               D                            G          D       Em 

    I‘m goin‘ down to Lucky Town, goin‘ down to Lucky Town.

C                                    D           Em       D                   Em

    I wanna lose these blues I‘ve found, down in Lucky Town,

            C                      D 

baby, down in Lucky Town.

 

+  repeat CHORUS (2x) ….

 

 

(orig. = capo 3rd)    (Bruce Springsteen)