Low Down
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Intro: Em9 A13 (x4)
verse 1
Em9 A13
Baby's into runnin' 'round, hangin' with the crowd
Em9 A13
Puttin' your business in the street, talkin' out loud
Em9 A13
Sayin' he's bought her this and that and how much you done spent
Em9 A13
I swear she must believe it's all heaven-sent
Em9 A13
Hey boy, you better bring the chick around
Em9 A13
To the sad, sad truth, the dirty lowdown
Pre-Chorus
Em9 A13 Em9 A13
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder who
Em9 A13 Em9 A13
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder who
verse 2
Em9 A13
Nothin' you can't handle, nothin' you ain't got
Em9 A13
put your money on the table and drive it off the lot
Em9 A13
Turn on that old lovelight, turn a maybe to a yes
Em9 A13
Same old schoolboy game got you into this mess
Em9 A13
Hey son, you better get on back to town
Em9 A13
Face the sad old truth, the dirty lowdown
Pre-Chorus
Em9 A13 Em9 A13
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder who
Em9 A13 Em9 A13
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder who
Bridge
Dmaj7 A/C# A/C B7/5+
verse 3
Em9 A13
Come on back down to earth, son
Em9 A13
Dig the low-low-low-low-lowdown
Solo
F#m9 B13 (x4)
verse 4
Em9 A13
You ain't got to be bad, got to be cold
Em9 A13
his dog-eat-dog business is surely gettin' old
Em9 A13
Got to have a jones for this, jones for that
Em9 A13
This runnin' with the joneses, boy, it just ain't where it's at
Em9 A13
You gonna come back around
Em9 A13
To the sad, sad truth, the dirty lowdown
Pre-Chorus
Em9 A13 Em9 A13
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder who
Em9 A13 Em9 A13
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I wonder-wonder-wonder-wonder who
Bridge
D7M A/C# A/C B7/5+
Em9 A13
I wonder wonder wonder wonder who
Em9 A13
I wonder wonder wonder wonder who
Em9 A13 Em9 A13
Oh look out for that lowdown that dirty dirty dirty lowdown
How to play Low Down
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em9. 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.