Wire – Lowdown (Guitar)

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Chords

Pink Flag - 1977 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    F     D     A     B     G
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--10----7---------------------|
D|--10----7-----7-----9-----5---|
A|--8-----5-----7-----9-----5---|
E|--x-----x-----5-----7-----3---|

(alternate chords)
    F     D     A     B
e|--x-----x-----------------|
B|--6-----3-----------------|
G|--5-----2-----2-----4-----|
D|--3-----0-----2-----4-----|
A|--------------0-----2-----|
E|--------------------------|
( F - D - ) x8
F                 D
  The time is too short

F                 D
  but never too long

F           D
  to reach ahead,

F                D
  to project the image,

F               D       
  which will in time-   

F              D           F     D     F     D
  become a concrete dream.

F             D
  Another cigarette,

F         D
  another day,

F          D 
  from A to B,

F         D                  F     D
  again avoiding C, D, and E,

              F    D                     F        D
  'cause E is-        where you play the blues.
( F - D - ) x2
F            D
  Avoiding a death

F              D
  is to win the game,

F             D
  to avoid relegation,

F         D
  the big E.

A
Drowning in the big swim,

B             G
rising to the surface
( F - D - ) x2
A
                       P.M.

B               G      D
   The smell of you-       That's the lowdown
( F - D - ) x15
F        D
That's a lowdown

A
Drowning in the big swim,

B             G
rising to the surface
( F - D - ) x2
A
                       P.M.

B               G      D
   The smell of you-       That's the lowdown