Lou Gehrigs Disease
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Intro
C
[Verso 1]
C
First it was Pluto, the furthest, coldest planet
C G
They said its not a planet after all
G
Then suddenly a dollar isnt worth a dollar
G7 C
And banks too big to fail began to fall
C
All of this and more, I could accept thats how it goes
C7 F
But now Im down here begging on my knees
F G
Cause now theyre trying to tell us
C A7
Lou Gehrig didnt die
D7 G C
Of Lou Gehrigs Disease
[Verso 2]
C
You all remember Lou, the Yankee slugger who
C G
Along with Babe Ruth made the Bronx bombers go
G
Ruth he batted third, Gehrig fourth
G7 C
A little thing called Murderers Row
C
Change history, make it new, Lindbergh sailed the ocean blue
C7 F
But dont tear down my idols please
F G C A7
Don't say Lou Gehrig didnt die
D7 G C
Of Lou Gehrigs Disease
[Ponte]
F
Never be another Gehrig
C
Never be another Ruth
G
All the modern sluggers
C
Got there on the juice
F C
Ripken broke the Iron Horses streak
D G
But Ripken never had his own disease
{Instrumental Break}
C
C G
G
G C C7
[Ponte]
F C
Whose disease is it, whose disease was it
G C
If you didnt get it, if you didn't catch it
F
Jim Bob Jorgensens Disease?
C
Flora Richardsons Disease
D
Chan-Hos Disease?
G
Muhammad Braznakas Disease
G
Whose Disease was it?
G
Whose Disease was it?
G G7 N.C.
Whose Disease was it?
[Verso 3]
C
Next theyll be sayin Grant isnt buried
C G
In Grants tomb -- nope, a guy named Pettit
G
The White House isnt white, Red Square isnt red
G C
And the Alamo? Just forget it
C
Mondale beat Reagan, Nixon, he beat Kennedy
C7 F
And Lassie, Lassie has fleas
F G C A7
If Lou Gehrig didnt die
D7 G C A7
Of Lou Gehrigs Disease
Outro
D7 G C A7
Lou Gehrigs Disease
D7 G C
Lou Gehrigs Disease
How to play Lou Gehrigs Disease
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The first identified chord is C. 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.