Showdown by Thin Lizzy
From the album Nightlife
Transcribed by Rob Watson robert.watson14@btinternet.com
Bass intro
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E|------------------5-------|-----------------------------------|
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A|5-x-3-------5-3-0---------|5-x-3-0-5-5-------3-4-5------------|
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Dm
Johnny Cool was the king
The leader of the boot boys
He'd never cause no trouble
In a rumble make some noise
He heard about some chick
And they she like to rock
He said "Come here honey"
"Let me see you lift up your frock"
Chorus
F#m Em
There's gonna be a little showdown
F#m Em D
Showdown yeh,Gonna be a little
F#m Em F#m Em Bm
Showdown showdown yeh
Dm
Miss Lucy was a chick
He knew she like to ball
He said "Come on Lucy"
"It doesn't matter to me at all"
But Miss Lucy got a fella
With a flick knife in his hand
Johnny Cool pulls a shotgun
The man is in command
Repeat Chorus
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D|------------|-------5--5--|------------|-------10--10------|
A|------------|-------3--3--|------------|-------------------|
E|3-4-5--3-4-5|3-4-5--------|3-4-5--3-4-5|3-4-5--------------|
Solo
Dm
1.50 rake
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B|8b10-8b10------|--------10|---------13b15-10-----------|10---------------------|
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E|15b17-15b17--15---------|-----------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------18b20-18-17|15---------------|-----------------10-13p10h13|
G|------------------------|---17-16-17-16-14|------------9-10------------|
D|------------------------|-----------------|----9-10-12-----------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------|s12-------------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
E|10h12h13-12-10-10----10---|
B|---------------13b15-13b15|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
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Repeat Chorus
King Cool King Kong King King
With all the kings
King of hearts he's a lover
King of spades he's a brother
King of clubs makes a dollar
King of Diamonds the wedding ring
Repeat Chorus
Double Time
Repeat Chorus
End Solo
F#m Em7 F#m Em D F#m Em
3.38
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B|-------7---10--|--------|----------|---------|-----10-12---------|---------------|
G|--9b11---------|9b11-9--|-----7-9-7|9b11-9-7-|9s11---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|--------|-7h9------|---------|-------------------|---------------|
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F#m Em D F#m Em
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E|14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14|r12-10-12-12-10|-------------------|------17-------17------|
B|--------------------------|---------------|--17-15-17-15-17-15|17b19----17b19----17b19|
G|--------------------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
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F#m Em D
E|17-------17-------17----|---19----------------------|-----------------17b19|
B|---17b19----17b19----17b|19----r17-15----17-15------|--15-17-15-17-15------|
G|------------------------|-------------16-------16-16|----------------------|
D|------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
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F#m Em F#m Em D
E|17b19-17b19-17-14h17|p14----14------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------|----17----17b19r17-15----15-17-15|15p14----------------------|
G|--------------------|----------------------16---------|------16-14----------------|
D|--------------------|---------------------------------|-------------14b16-12-14-12|
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F#m Em
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A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
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F#m Em D F#m Em
E|------------------------|--------------------------|------------------17b19|
B|------------------------|------------------15-14---|17-15-17b19-17-15------|
G|s16-14-16-14-16-14-16-14|16-14-16-14-16p14-------14|-----------------------|
D|------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
F#m Em D
E|17-14h17p14----14------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|------------17----17b19r17p15|---17-15---------------|------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|16-------16-14---------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|---------------16s14-12|14-12-------------------|
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F#m Em F#m Em D
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F#m Em F#m Em D
E|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|----------------------|
B|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------12-----------|
G|12p11---------------|---------------|-------------------|---------14b16--------|
D|------12---------12-|14b16-14-------|-------------------|14b16-14--------------|
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