Chords (lots of..) to "Chinatown"

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Chords (lots of..) to "Chinatown"

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Could anyone give me an about 4 to the bar chord chart for "Chinatown"? I is stuck. Don't have a recording available, but am trying to remember Bob Wills' version.

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Post by TomP »

Well then, 2 to the bar.

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Post by Donny Hinson »

Tom, I ain't real good at this, but since no one else is offerin'...I'll give it a shot!
<tab>
Key of "C"

C / Cmaj7 / Am / C / / / / / G7 / / / /

/ / / / / Am / D7 / / / G7 / / / C / Cmaj7

/ C / / / / / / / F / / / / / Fm / C / A7

/ D7 / G7 / C / / /

</tab>

I could add some dims. and other chords, but this is about as simple as you can make it.
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Post by Herb Steiner »

Here's my interpretation of this classic
<font face="monospace" size="3"><pre>
|C |CM7 |C6 |C |
|C |C#dim|Dm7 |G7 |
|E7 | |Am7 | |
|D7 | |Dm7 |G7 |
|C |CM7 |C6 |C |
|Gm7 |C7 |F | |
|Fm | |C |A7 |
|D7 |G7 |C | |
</pre></font>

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Post by John Paul Jones »

Herb nailed it!!


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Thanks fer the Nice Chart Herb ! Image
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Post by TomP »

Thanks a bunch guys.

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