Lady Luck Chords
by Rod Stewart
Lady Luck by Rod Stewart is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, G, D, Bm and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
Em G D Bm Em G D Bm
E ----------------------------|----------------------------|
B ------7-8-7------------7-7--|------7-8-7------------7-7--|
G --9-9--------7-----7-9------|--9-9--------7-----7-9------|
D ---------------7-7----------|---------------7-7----------|
A ----------------------------|----------------------------|
E ----------------------------|----------------------------|
Em G D Bm Em G A D
E ----------------------------|----------------------------|
B ------7-8-7------------7-7--|------7-8-7-----------------|
G --9-9--------7-----7-9------|--9-9--------7-----9-7------|
D ---------------7-7----------|---------------7-7----------|
A ----------------------------|----------------------------|
E ----------------------------|----------------------------|
Verse:
D Em
Lady Luck here I am on time
G D
Propping up the bar with a glass of wine
D Em
Friday night and I'm all spruced up and fine
G D
I ain't going nowhere, nowhere
D Em G D
E ------------------------|---------------|------------
B ------------------------|---------------|------------
G ------------------------|---------------|------------
D -----7-9-7--------------|---------------|------------
A -7/9-------9-7-5h7-9-7--|--7-9-7-5---5--|-7/9-7-5----
E ------------------------|----------7----|---------7--
Verse:
D Em
Lady Luck why don't you pull up a chair
G D
Bring your shamrock wisdom darling over here
D Em
Your Gaelic humor and your pious smile
G D
All the cats will be laughing tonight
G
E ------------3-
B ------------3-
G ------------4-
D -----7-9-7--5-
A -7/9--------5-
E ------------3-
BREAK:
G D
Now you may say it's a funny old world
G Bm A
You may say that the game ain't fair
D Em
Is there a plot or do you improvise
G D
Or maybe you don't even care
Em G D
E ----------------|------------
B ----------------|------------
G ----------------|------------
D -----4----------|------------
A--5/7---7-5---5--|-7/9-7-5----
E -----------7----|---------7--
Verse:
D Em
Lady Luck ain't you the fickle kind
G
Why are some folks lucky
D
While the rest are trying
D Em
You keep on playing it's still a mystery
G D
You're laced with a touch of inconsistency
BREAK:
G D
So why don't you give us all a break
G Bm A
Make us all rich healthy and fine
D Em
Five month holidays and a four hour week
G D
And a horse that wins all the time
Good Luck!
Instrumental: