Wrong Side Of Town
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: G#mCapotraste:
4th traste
[Intro]
Em G C G G
[Verse 1]
Em G D G
There’s a shop down the street, sold candy by the pound
C G C G
Them kids’d gather round, over there on the right side of town
Em G D G
They boarded up the windows, when them kids broke em out
C G C G
After that shop shut down, over on the wrong side of town
[Turnaround]
Em G C G
[Verse 2]
Em G D G
Women point through the glass, at the shoes and the gowns
C G C G
Layaway a couple dollars down, gonna buy it on the right side of town
Em G D G
There’s women on the corner, tend to hang around
C G C G
And there’s men’ll flag em down, drivin by on the wrong side of town
[Solo]
Em G D G C G C G
[Verse 3]
Em G D G
Stopped at a red, tryin not to look around
C G C G
At the man with the sign held out, need help on the wrong side of town
Em G D G
Lost his legs, when the chopper went down
C G D D
After they shipped him out, of the right side of town
[Bridge]
Em G C G
Then the paint peeled off, and the concrete cracked
C G D D
And the blacks blame the whites, and the whites blame the blacks
Em G C G
The money moved out, and the cops moved in
C G D G
And the vet on the corner’s beggin change again
[Solo]
Em G C G C G D D
Em G C G C G D D
[Verse 4]
Em G D G
I’m sittin on Grandma’s porch, on Grandpa’s ground
C G D D
On a two-story house, built on the right side of town
Em G D G
The screen door warns, with a sorrowed sound
C G C G
Ya better get inside, when the sun does down
C G C G
Over here, on the wrong side of town
[Solo]
Em G D G C G C G
Em G C G C G D D
Artist: Joe Stamm Band
Album EP: Fort Smith
Track 2: Wrong Side of Town
Year: 2023
Written by Joseph Robert Stamm
How to play Wrong Side Of Town
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.