Showdown Chords
Showdown by Roger Hodgson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, A, Fm and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Am
Well there's crying in the kitchen
and there's fighting on the street
And there's cocaine in the schoolyard
yet my heart don't miss a beat
A Am
I can't let go, no he can't let go
Am
And the preacher's on the telly
and he's handing me the phone
Got an ulcer in his belly and a torment in his soul
A Am
He can't let go, no he can't let go
Fm A Dm
Everybody wants a contribution
Fm A Dm
Telling me they've got the best solution
Fm A Dm
No one wants the carousel to slowdown
Fm A Dm
Seems to me we're heading for a showdown
( Am A Am )
Am
And there's poison in the water
And there's holes up in the sky
And the children keep on asking
"Is the planet going to die?"
A Am
We must let go, we must let go
A Dm A Dm
Got to get fired - it's going to get hot
A
We've got to take it higher,
Fm
give it everything we got
A
oh – oh
Am
Oh - oh, you never know,
Am
Oh! Way to go!
(Pausa)
( Am A Am )
Fm A Dm
Everybody's talking revolution
Fm A Dm
Politicians offer no solution
Fm A Dm
No one seems to want to face the lowdown
Fm A Dm
Seems to me we're heading for a showdown
Am
For a Showdown
A
For a Showdown
Am
For a Showdown
( Am A )
Fm A Dm
No one wants the carousel to slowdown
Fm A Dm
Seems to me we're heading for a showdown)