Showdown chords by Electric Light Orchestra

Chords with lyrics

Showdown ? Electric Light Orchestra, from 1973?s On The Third Day
Written by Jeff Lynne.
I?m not sure about the lyrics in the fade-out. If anyone has any idea, let me know.
Also not 100% sure if there's a chord change after Gm7Gm7 in the chorus.

Cello Riff:
D MajorD|--------1----|
A augmentedA|-3-3-1h3-h3-3| Played over some of the C minorCm chords.
🏷Legend:
H = Hammer-on


Intro:
Gm7Gm7    C minorCm

Verse 1:
  C minorCm
She cried to the southern wind
    Gm7Gm7
About a love that was sure to end
   F minorFm
Every dream in her heart was gone
       C minorCm
Headin' for a Showdown

Verse 2:
C minorCm
Bad dreamer, what's your name
         Gm7Gm7
Looks like we're ridin' on the same train
     F minorFm
Looks as though there'll be more pain
          C minorCm
There's gonna be a Showdown


Chorus:
     G minorGm          F minorFm
And it's rainin' all over the world
   G minorGm     F# minorF#m   F minorFm
It's raining all over the world
Gm7Gm7         C minorCm
Tonight, the longest night


Verse 3:
  C minorCm
She came to me like a friend
  Gm7Gm7
She blew in on a southern wind
    F minorFm
Now my heart has turned to stone again
          C minorCm
There's gonna be a Showdown

Verse 4:
C minorCm     Gm7Gm7
Save me, oh save me
F minorFm
It's unreal, the suffering
          C minorCm
There's gonna be a Showdown

Chorus:
     G minorGm          F minorFm
And it's rainin' all over the world
   G minorGm     F# minorF#m   F minorFm
It's raining all over the world
Gm7Gm7         C minorCm
Tonight, the longest night

Solo:
Cm7Cm7   G minorGm   F minorFm   C minorCm

C minorCm         G minorGm
Raining, raining
F minorFm         C minorCm
Raining, raining

Chorus:
G minorGm          F minorFm
Rainin' all over the world
   G minorGm     F# minorF#m   F minorFm
It's raining all over the world
Gm7Gm7         C minorCm
     the longest night

G minorGm          F minorFm
And it's rainin' all over the world
   G minorGm     F# minorF#m   F minorFm
It's raining all over the world
Gm7Gm7         C minorCm
Tonight, the longest night

Fade-out:
C minorCm

C minorCm
You gotta save me, girl
C minorCm
When I?m a raving success???
C minorCm
Oh, fool for you
C minorCm
You know I?m really???
C minorCm
Come on and see me
C minorCm
Can?t you see what you're doing to me now
C minorCm
Im on the road again
C minorCm
Gotta save your soul

Tabbed by musicfreak0

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