Thin Lizzy – Chinatown (Guitar)

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As recorded by Thin Lizzy (From the 1980 Album CHINATOWN) [Intro] E5 N.C. E5 [Verse 1]
E5
Living and dying

E5
In chinatown

            B5                       E5
Yes they're living and dying down in old chinatown

   A5
In chinatown

           E5
You better look around

         B5                   A5     C5  E5
Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in chinatown

         B5                   A5     C5  E5
Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in chinatown
[Verse 2]
E5
Laughing and crying you know it's a fact

            B5
They're not laughing they are crying

            E5
'Cause they won't be back

      A5
Oh no you don't come back

         E5
Not from chinatown

         B5                   A5     C5  E5
Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in chinatown

         B5                   A5     C5  E5
Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in chinatown
[Bridge]
G5                B5
Chinatown, it's a different scene

          E5                     G5
There are people there, they are so obscene

       B5
If you see what I mean

             D5
Then they've sold you the dream

        G5
Down in chinatown

          B5         C5       D5  E5 N.C.
What goes up it must come down
[Guitar Solo] E5 C5 B5 C5 D5 E5 C5 B5 C5 D5 E5 C5 B5 C5 D5 E5 C5 B5 C5 D5 E5 N.C. [Verse 3]
E5
Living and dying

E5
There is no release

B5
Living and dying

         E5
There is no relief

         A5
There is no beliefs

       E5
Not in chinatown

         B5                   A5     C5  E5
Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in chinatown

         B5                   A5     C5  E5
Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in chinatown
[Outro] A5 E5 A5 C5 B5 C5 D5 E5 C5 B5 C5 D5 E5 C5 B5 C5 D5 E5 C5 B5 C5 D5 E5 C5 B5 C5 D5 E5 C5 B5 A5 B5 C5 B5 A5 B5 C5 B5 C5 D5 A5 B5 E5