Chicago Song Chords

KeyC Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays391

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.

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C
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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
 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante