Chicago Song Chords
by Stu Larsen
Chicago Song by Stu Larsen is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords C, G, Am and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verse
C G
She came down from Chicago
Am F
Where the mighty winds blow
C G F F
She was a picture in a frame
(G)
And she said
C G
I gotta hit the highway
Am F
Are you going my way
C G F F
She didn't say her name
(G)
And I said
G C
Well, I've been looking for a girl like you
F C
To come and travel with a boy like me
G C F F
Won't you come and sing a little melody
G C
And I've been waiting for a partner in crime
F C
To split every dollar and share every dime
G C F F
Won't you come and sing a little harmony
Interlude
C G Am F
Mmmmmmm
C G F F
Mmmmmmmm
Verse
C G
Through Colorado
Am F
And on to the next show
C G F F
We were dancing in the street
C G
It didn't matter where we were
Am F
As long as we're together
C G F F
We could always feel the beat
G C
‘Cause I've been looking for a girl like you
F C
To come and travel with a boy like me
G C F F
Won't you come and sing a little melody
G C
And I've been waiting for a partner in crime
F C
To split every dollar and share every dime
G C F F
Won't you come and sing a little harmony
Interlude
C G Am F
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
C G F F
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Verse
C G
We hit San Francisco
Am F
And it felt just like home
C G F F
And we didn't want to leave
C G
But we got back on the road
Am F
And we were following the coast
C G F
To see what we could see
G C
I've been looking for a girl like you
F C
To come and travel with a boy like me
G C F F
Won't you come and sing a little melody
G C
And I've been waiting for a partner in crime
F C
To split every dollar and share every dime
G C F F
Won't you come and sing a little harmony
G C
And I've been looking for a girl like you
F C
To come and travel with a boy like me
G C F F
Won't you come and sing a little melody
G C
And I've been waiting for a partner in crime
F C
To split every dollar and share every dime
G C F F
Won't you come and sing a little harmony
Harmonica solo
C G Am F
C G F F
C G Am F
C G F F
G C
‘Cause I've been looking for a girl like you
F C
To come and travel with a boy like me
G C F F
Won't you come and sing a little melody
G C
And I've been waiting for a partner in crime
F C
To split every dollar and share every dime
G C F F
Won't you come and sing a little harmony
Interlude
C G Am F
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
C G F F
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Verse
C G
Down in San Diego
Am F
It's as far is we'll go
C G
I still don't know her name