Bang The Doldrums
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Intro: Bb-G#-F# G# C#
Verse Bb F#
I wrote a goodbye note
Bb
In lipstick on your arm
F#
When you passed out
Bb F#
I couldn't bring myself to call
Bb F#
Except to call it quits
[Refrão] C#
Best friends
G#
Ex-friends til the end
C#
Better off as lovers
G# C# F#
And not other way around
Fm
Racing through the city
G# C# F#
Windows down in the back of
G#
Yellow-checkered cars
Bb G# F# G# C#
Your-or-or Wro-o-o-ong
Bb G# F# G# C#
Are we a-a-all Wr-o-o-o-ong
~VERSE 2~
Bb F#
This city says
Bb F#
Come hell or high water
Bb F#
When I'm feeling hot and wet
Bb F#
I can't commit to a thing
Bb F#
Be it heart or hospital
[Refrão] C#
Best friends
G#
Ex-friends til the end
C#
Better off as lovers
G# C# F#
And not other way around
Fm
Racing through the city
G# C# F#
Windows down in the back of
G#
Yellow-checkered cars
Bb G# F# G# C#
Your-or-or Wro-o-o-ong
Bb G# F# G# C#
Are we a-a-all Wr-o-o-o-ong
BRIDGE
Bb
The tombstones are waiting, they were half engraved
Fm
They knew it was over, just didn't know the day
F# G# Bb
And I cast a spell over the west
F# G#
To make you think of me
Bb
The same way I think of you
F# G#
This is a love song
Bb
In my own way
F#
Happily ever after
G#
Below the waist
Chorus w/o chords
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How to play Bang The Doldrums
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bb. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.