Lodi

Intro: 0:03
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Verse 1: 0:11
 G
Just about a year ago
   C              G
I set out on the road,
 G                   Em
Seekin' my fame and fortune,
     C                    D
An' lookin' for a pot of gold.
0:26
  G
Things got bad
      Em
And things got worse,
    C                 G
I guess you know the tune.
           D           C    | G
Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again.

Verse 2: 0:41
 G
Rode in on a Greyhound, well,
         C                G
I'll be walkin' out if I go.
   G                  Em
I was just passing through, must be
 C               D
Seven months or more.
0:57
 G
Ran out of time
     Em
And money,
 C                        G
Looks like they took my friends.
           D           C    | G
Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again.

Instrumental: 1:12
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Verse 3: 1:27
     G
The man from the magazine
 C                G
Said I was on my way.
 G                   Em
Somewhere I lost connection,
   C                    D
I ran out of songs to play.
1:42
   G
I came into town
     Em
On a one night stand,
 C                          G
Looks like my plans fell through.
           D           C    | G
Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again.

-= Modulation to Key A =-

Instrumental: 1:57
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Verse 4: 2:07
A
If I only had a dollar
    D             A
For ev'ry song I sung,
    A             F#m
And ev'ry time I had to play
       D                 E
While people sat there drunk.
2:22
      A
You know I'd catch
     F#m
The next train
 D               A
Back to where I live.
A           E             D    | A
Oh! Lord, stuck in a Lodi again.
A           E             D    | A
Oh! Lord, stuck in a Lodi again.

Coda: 2:45
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