Ludo - Rotten Town Acoustic

rotten town ( acoustic )
ludo
prepare the preparations

this beginning is borrowed from the intro tab that was previously posted . thanks
for the help . i addEd the full chords to it . while the acoustic version
recording clearly has multiple guitar tracks , this sounds good for one person playing .

Am Dm Am E Am Am
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– 0 – 0 – 0 – – – 0 – 3 – 7 – – – 0 – 3 – 7 – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – 0 – 3 – 7 – – – 2 – – – – – – – 0 – 3 – 7 – – – 0 – – – – – |
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( the above is played for the first verse and the first half of the second verse )

verse 1 :
Am Dm
’twas quite the inky black night
Am
all the weather vanes were turning
E Am
and the constable was burning out his light
Am Dm
when low our anchors went down , barnacle bound
Am
the men were up and churning
E Am
yes , and soon the square was burning to the ground

walkup
Am G Am
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prechorus :

Dm E
and oh the flames were as gold

chorus :

Am F
i scowl at the angry moon
C G
i Am sick on myself i’m a bum
Am
what have i become
F E
a drunken maroon run aground
Am Am Am E Am
in this rotten town

verse 2 :

Am Dm
it’s been a fortnight or two
Am
the mutineers are plotting against
E Am
the captain as i’m rotting in the goo

( palm mute )
Am
the constable was set to drown while the shabby scabs that went to town were
Dm
reconnoitering with blades and gun
Am
but the ale had started spilling
E Am
yes , and soon the crew was killing everyone

( walkup )

prechorus 2 :

Dm E
and all the streets burned with gold ,
Dm E
but , oh , my bones were so cold

chorus : ( slightly different )

Am F
i scowl at the angry moon
C G
i Am sick on myself i’m a bum
Am
what have i become
F C
a drunken maroon run aground
G E
in this rotten town

bridge :

A
i stumble down the harbor to the tavern on the square
E
and heard a raucous ruckus as it rang
A
from some foul inebriates
D
some men i used to call my mates
A E A
were lost in song and this is what they sang

they sang ,
A E
“heigh , hi , yo , ho! o’er the atlantic we go
A
drinking ’till we all get sick
D
and coming up with limericks
A E A
but we never quite remember how they end”

F#m D
i can see my childhood home
A E
i think of my dear old mum
Am Am Am E Am
what have i become

chorus : ( same chords as the first chorus )

i scowl at the angry moon
i Am sick on myself i’m a bum
what have i become
a drunken maroon run aground
in this rotten town ( i scowl at the angry moon )

i Am sick on myself i’m a bum
what have i become
a drunken maroon run aground
in this rotten town ( i scowl at the angry moon )

i Am sick on myself i’m a bum
what have i become
a drunken maroon run aground
in this rotten town ( in this rotten )
in this rotten , in this rotten town