Lucky Penny Chords
by Ron Sexsmith
Lucky Penny by Ron Sexsmith is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords G, C, D, F, Am, Eb, Gm and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G
verse 1
G C G
Seems like you've been dining on the remix of the day
G C G
But with a song in mind I am sure the DJ is bound to play
D C G C G
A song for Sunday drivers who, like us, could use some kind of sound
D
She my lucky penny
G
When I ain't got a lousy dime
verse 2
G C G
Well she's the one beside me when the world ain't on it's time
G C G
I need a love to hide me when there's nowhere left to hide
D C G C G
No matter how I try I find myself down on my luck sometimes
D
She my lucky penny
G
When I ain't got a lousy dime, ma ma ma ma, ma ma ma ma ma
F Am
Eb Gm C
She got a hold of me, it lingers
F Am
When that sliver of hope
Eb Gm D7
Gets pulled out of my finger
Solo
G C G (x2)
D C G C G
D
She my lucky penny
G
When I ain't got a lousy dime
F Am
Tried to give up the ghost
Eb Gm C
It's that hold on me that lingers
F Am
Go from pillar to post
Eb Gm D7
Slip beneath that rose within her
verse 3
G C G
Seems like you've been dining on the remix of the day
G C G
Keep a song in my love, to the tear stains on the way
D C G C G
A song for two hitchikers who, like us, could use a lift sometimes
D
She my lucky penny
G
When I ain't got a lousy dime
D
I bet my bottom dollar
G
When I ain't got a lousy dime, ma ma ma ma, ma ma ma ma ma, ma ma ma ma ma, ma ma ma ma ma
Outro
G