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 ---------0---------------1---------------0-------0-------0-------0-----| ---------1---------------3---------------1-------0-------1-------1-----| ---------2---------------2---------------2-------1-------2-------2-----| ---------2---------------0-3-7---0-3-7---2-------2-------2-------2-----| -0-0-0---0-3-7---0-3-7---------0-------0-0-3-7---2-------0-3-7---0-----| -------0-------0-------0-----------------------0-0-4-7-4-------0-------| (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 |-----------0--| |--1--1--3--1--| |--2--2--0--2--| |--2--2--5-----| |--0--0--------| |--------------| 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