Lookin Out For Number One Chords

KeyF#m CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays530

Lookin Out For Number One by Bachman Turner Overdrive is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F#m. It uses the chords F#m7, F7, E7sus4, A, Am7, Ab7, G7sus4, C, Bm7sus4, Bb7-5, Amaj7, A/B, Bbm7-5, Esus2/G#, Gm13, Fmaj7, G6 and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

  			 Lookin Out For #1 
 ..of note: 
   watch carefully for deadened strings 
   maintain open high E string throughout verse 


    F#m7       F7        E7sus4    A 
E---x---------x----------x---------x-------------| 
B---x---------x----------x---------x-------------| 
G---2---------2----------2---------2-------------| play twice 
D---2---------1----------0---------2-------------| 
A---x---------x----------2---------0-------------| 
E---2---------1----------0---------0-------------| 


      Am7   Ab7   G7sus4   C         Bm7sus4        Bb7-5      Amaj7 
E-----x-------x-----x------x-----------0-----0-------0----0------0-------------| 
B-----x-------x-----x------x-----------5-----5-------5----5------5-------------| 
G-----5-------5-----5------5-----------7-----7-------7----7------6-------------| 
D-----5-------4-----3------5-----------7-----7-------6----6------6-------------| 
A-----x-------x-----5------3-----------x-----x-------x----x------x-------------| 
E-----5-------4-----3------3-----------7-----7-------6----6------5-------------| 


verse 

        A/B      Bbm7-5                 Am7                  Esus2/G# 
E-------0---------0----------------------0---------------------0----------| 
B-------5---------5----------------------5---------------------5----------| 
G-------6---------6----------------------5---------------------4----------| 
D-------7---------6----------------------5---------------------4----------| 
A-------x---------x----------------------x---------------------x----------| 
E-------7---------6----------------------5---------------------4----------| 
         every   day              is an endless             dream  you got to 
        be   a trouble       shooter blow the back  luck   a  way   and you will 


       Gm13       F#m7                    Fmaj7                    G6 
E  ----0-----------0------------------------0-----0-----------------0------------| 
B------3-----------2------------------------1-----1-----------------0------------| 
G------3-----------2------------------------2-----2-----------------0------------| 
D------3-----------2------------------------3-----3-----------------0------------| 
A------x-----------x------------------------x-----x-----------------2------------| 
E------3-----------2------------------------1-----1-----------------3------------| 
    ride it to the end    of       the    line 
     make it to the    station     in      time 

Chorus 


                 F#m7           F7            E7sus4          A 
              E---x-------------x--------------x--------------x-------------| 
              B---x-------------x--------------x--------------x-------------| 
              G---2-------------2--------------2--------------2-------------| 
              D---2-------------1--------------0--------------2-------------| 
              A---0-------------0--------------2--------------0-------------| 
              E---2-------------1--------------0--------------0-------------| 
 and you'll find out                  every    trick in the book  and that is 
                only one       way  to        get things    done  and you'll 
           find  out                 the only  way to the   top 
Is looking      out for        num             ber          one    I mean you  keep   
looking  out             for           num           ber          one 


     1st solo 


    F#m7      F7        E7sus4     A 
E---x---------x----------x---------x-------------| 
B---x---------x----------x---------x-------------| 
G---2---------2----------2---------2-------------| play twice 
D---2---------1----------0---------2-------------| 
A---x---------x----------2---------0-------------| 
E---2---------1----------0---------0-------------| 

     Am7     Ab7     G7sus4   C     Bm7sus4      Bb7-5         Amaj7 
E-----x-------x--------x------x------0------0----0---0---------0----------| 
B-----x-------x--------x------x------5------5----5---5---------5----------| 
G-----5-------5--------5------5------7------7----7---7---------6----------| 
D-----5-------4--------3------5------7------7----6---6---------6----------| 
A-----x-------x--------5------3------x------x----x---x---------x----------| 
E-----5-------4--------3------3------7------7----6---6-----==--5----------| 


repeat verse 
repeat Chorus 

2nd solo 


    F#m7       F7       E7sus4     A 
E---x---------x----------x---------x-------------| 
B---x---------x----------x---------x-------------| 
G---2---------2----------2---------2-------------| play four times 
D---2---------1----------0---------2-------------| 
A---x---------x----------2---------0-------------| 
E---2---------1----------0---------0-------------| 

      Am7     Ab7     G7sus4       C 
E-----x-------x--------x----------x-------------| 
B-----x-------x--------x----------x-------------|play four times 
G-----5-------5--------5----------5-------------| 
D-----5-------4--------3----------5-------------| 
A-----x-------x--------5----------3-------------| 
E-----5-------4--------3----------3-------------| 


    F#m7      F7         E7sus4    A 
E---x---------x----------x---------x-------------| 
B---x---------x----------x---------x-------------| 
G---2---------2----------2---------2-------------| play four times 
D---2---------1----------0---------2-------------| 
A---x---------x----------2---------0-------------| 
E---2---------1----------0---------0-------------| 

      Am7     Ab7      G7sus4     C 
E-----x-------x--------x----------x-------------| 
B-----x-------x--------x----------x-------------|play four times 
G-----5-------5--------5----------5-------------| 
D-----5-------4--------3----------5-------------| 
A-----x-------x--------5----------3-------------| 
E-----5-------4--------3----------3-------------| 

    F#m7       F7       E7sus4     A 
E---x---------x--------- x---------x-------------| 
B---x---------x-------- -x---------x-------------| 
G---2---------2----------2---------2-------------| play four times 
D---2---------1----------0---------2-------------| 
A---x---------x----------2---------0-------------| 
E---2---------1----------0---------0-------------| 


play once: 

  Am7     Ab7     G7sus4   C     Bm7sus4      Bb7-5         Amaj7 
E-----x-------x--------x------x------0------0----0---0---------0----------| 
B-----x-------x--------x------x------5------5----5---5---------5----------| 
G-----5-------5--------5------5------7------7----7---7---------6----------| 
D-----5-------4--------3------5------7------7----6---6---------6----------| 
A-----x-------x--------5------3------x------x----x---x---------x----------| 
E-----5-------4--------3------3------7------7----6---6-----==--5----------| 


repeat verse and Chorus:

Lookin Out For Number One Chords

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