Laundromat Chords
Laundromat by Rory Gallagher is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, D, G, Aadd9, A, D7/9, E, Esus4 and Esus. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
RORY GALLAGHER: LAUNDROMAT
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!------5-7p5---!----7---7---5-7p5---!-5--7---7---5-7p5---!-7--5b6--5-----!
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!-5~~---5-7p5---!----7---7---5-7p5---!----7---7---5-7p5---!-----------7-!
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The Chorus:
Am D G Aadd9
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!-2-----------------!-2----------------!-0------------------!-2----------!
!-2-----------------!-0----------------!-0------------------!-2----------!
!-0-----------------!------------------!-2------------------!-0----------!
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what do you think of that? I'm sleeping down at the laundromat, if
Aadd9 D A
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!-0------------------!-3----------------------! !-5-x-5-----------!
!-2------------------!-2----------------------! !-6-x-6-----------!
!-2------------------!-0----------------------! !-7-x-7---5-7p5---!
!-0------------------!------------------------! !-7-x-7---------7-!
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you should pass by be sure to drop my bag
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!-5-----------------!-5-----------------!-5----------!
!-5--7--7---5-7p5---!-5--7--7---5-7p5---!------------!
!-----------------7-!----7--7---------7-!------------!
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come
The Bridge:
D7/9 D7/9 A A
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!-5-x-5-x------!-5-x-5-x------!-2-x-2-x------!-2-x-2-x-------!
!-5-x-5-x------!-5-x-5-x------!-2-x-2-x------!-2-x-2-x-------!
!-4-x-4-x------!-4-x-4-x------!-2-x-2-x------!-2-x-2-x-------!
!-5-x-5-x------!-5-x-5-x------!--------------!---------------!
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`round and meet my friends they'll be
D7/9 D7/9 E E
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!-5-x-5-x--------!-5-x-5-x------!--------------------!-------------------!
!-5-x-5-x--------!-5-x-5-x------!--------------------!--------------------
!-4-x-4-x--------!-4-x-4-x--2---!---------2-0--------!---------2-0-------!
!-5-x-5-x--------!-5-x-5-x--3---!-------------2------!-------------2-----!
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there with me right through to the end
E E
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!---------2-0--------!---------2-0--------!
!-------------2------!-------------2------!
!-0===0--------------!-0===0--------------!
right through to the end
Esus4 Esus4 Esus Esus
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!-8===8===8===8=!=8===8===8===8=!=10==10==10==10!=10==10==10==10---------!
!-7===7===7===7=!=7===7===7===7=!=7===7===7===7=!=7===7===7===7----------!
!-7===7===7===7=!=7===7===7===7=!=7===7===7===7=!=7===7===7===7--5-7p5---!
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right through to the end
The solo:
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e:---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------|------------13-p12----------------------|
G:-----------------------12--|--14-p12-----------14-12-p11-------12b==|
D:---------------14--14------|---------14------------------14---------|
A:--------------------0------|----------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
+ + + +
e:--------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------|
G:==(14)~~~~~-----------------12--|
D:--------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|
+ + + +
e:------------------------------------------------|
B:------------12----------------------------------|
G:--14-p12-------------12--14-p12------11----12b==|
D:---------14----------------------14-------------|
A:------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------|
+ + + +
e:------------------------------|
B:------------------------------|
G:==(14)~~~~~-------------------|
D:------------------------------|
A:------------------------------|
E:------------------------------|
+ + + +
e:-------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------13-p12---------------|
G:---------12-14-p12-----------14-12-p11-----|
D:--12-h14-----------14------------------14--|
A:-------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------|
+ + + +
e:--------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------|
G:--11---12---12b(14)~~~----------|
D:--------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|
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e:-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
G:--(14)r12--11--12------------------------|-------11---12~~~~----------|
D:-------------------14--12-p11----11--12--|--14------------------------|
A:------------------------------14---------|----------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
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e:---------------------------|-----------------------------|
B:---------------------------|-----------------------------|
G:---------------------------|------------11------12--11---|
D:-11--11-----11-----11------|-12--14----------------------|
A:--0---0------0------0------|--0---0----------------------|
E:---------------------------|-----------------------------|
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e:------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G:------------------------------|-----------11-----12----14--12--|
D:-11--11-----11-----11-----11--|-12--14-------------------------|
A:--0---0------0---0--0--0---0--|--0---0-------------------------|
E:------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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e:--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B:--15b(17)------(17)~~-----|-(17)r15--13--15--13--12-----------------|
G:--------------------------|--------------------------14--12-p11-----|
D:--------------------------|-------------------------------------14--|
A:--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
+ + + +
e:------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------|
G:--11---12-----12b(14)~~~~~~---------|
D:------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------|
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e:----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G:------(14)r12--11--12-p11---------------|--------------11--12--11--12b=|
D:--------------------------14-12-p11-----|--11--12--14------------------|
A:------------------------------------14--|------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
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B:---------------------------------------|
G:==(14)~---(14)r12--11--12--11--12--12b=|
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G:==(14)~---(14)r12--11--12--11--12--12b=|
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B:---14----------------------------------|
G:==(14)~---(14)r12--11--12--11--12--12b=|
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B:---14----------------------------------|
G:==(14)~---(14)r12--11--12--11--12--12b=|
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B:---14----------------------------------|-----------------------|
G:==(14)~---(14)r12--11--12--11--12--12b=|==(14)~----------------|
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E:---------------------------------------|-----------------------|
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B:----------------------|------------------|
G:--(14)~-----(14)~-----|--(14)~~~~/-------|
D:----------------------|------------------|
A:----------------------|------------------|
E:----------------------|------------------|
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e:---------10--------------------|---------------------------|
B:----------------x-------x------|--11~~~~-------------------|
G:--10/11-------------x-------x--|-----------------------14--|
D:-------------------------------|---------------------------|
A:-------------------------------|---------------------------|
E:-------------------------------|---------------------------|
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e:------------------------------|--------------------------|
B:--13b(14)---------------------|---(14)-------------------|
G:----------14------------------|-----x---14---------------|
D:------------------------------|--------------------------|
A:------------------------------|--------------------------|
E:------------------------------|--------------------------|
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e:---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:--(17)-r15-p13-15--13------------------|-------------------------------|
G:-----------------------14--13--12------|--14--12--11------11--12-------|
D:-----------------------------------14--|--------------14---------------|
A:---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
pre-bend
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G:--12b(14)~------------12--11--------|------------------------|
D:--------------------------------14==|==(14)~-----------------|
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E:------------------------------------|------------------------|
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B:-----------------------------------|------------------------|
G:--12b(14)~-----------12--11--------|------------------------|
D:-------------------------------14==|==(14)------------------|
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G:--12b(14)~---------12b(14)~-------|--12b(14)~---------12b(14)~-----|
D:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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E:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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e:------------------------|
B:------------------------|
G:--13~~~~~~--------------|
D:------------------------|
A:------------------------|
E:------------------------|
The main riff in major:
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!-12-14p12----!-14--12-------------------!-14--12-------------!
!----------14-!---------14---------------!---------14---------!
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!-15b17--15--13----!-------------------!-2-------------------!
!---------------14-!-14--------0-2p0---!-2--0--------0-2p0---!
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!-2--0-------0-2p0---!-2---0-------!----------------!
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what do you think of that
I'm sleeping down at the laundromat
if you should pass you should drop my bag
but I don't have no clothes to clean
to put inside the machine
it was the craziest place I've ever been
oh, come around and meet my friends
they'll be there with me right through to the end
say I told you so
maybe bad times come and go
you don't know that right now but then you'll never know
what do you think of that
I'm on the street like an old straycat
if you should look for me you'd know exactly where to go
oh, come around and meet my friends
they'll be there with me, with me to the end
what do you think of that
I'm sleeping down at the laundromat
if you should pass by drop right in
but I have no clothes to clean
to put inside the machine
It was the craziest place I've ever been
Oh, come around and meet my friends
they'll be there with me right through to the end
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