I'll acknowledge KPL, for the "tune down 1/2 step" being right. You even had the right but all in the wrong order. Also, all the sites I saw didn't have the lyrics written way I hear them on the Thin Lizzy 'Live and Dangerous' (1978) album. You obviously play your chords to see if they worked right. Here's my correct transcription of a great song: I use major bar chords throughout, except for the F#m. Southbound -Thin Lizzy (1/2 step down to sound like recording) Intro: [ A... B C#... / B... C# C# B A ] x2 A... B C#... The boom time it is over B... C# D A ghost town is all that's left here A... B C#... The gold rush it is over B... C# D...E (rhythm guitar go to 7th fret bar E chord) And depression days draw near So tonight after sundown I'm going to pack my case I leave without a sound Disappear without a trace A...F#m... D... B E Ohh-hh, I'm going southbound (x2) Drifting like a drover Chasing my career From the ships docked in the harbor New horizons will appear Tumbling with the tumbleweed Down the open road Taking only what I need Before my head explodes Ohh-hh, I'm going southbound (x2) Hey, you're not gettin' any younger The wild west has already been won Northern nights are growing colder And the old Eastern ways are gone So tonight after sundown I'm gonna pack my case without a word, without a sound disappear without a trace Ohh-hh, I'm going Southbound A... F#m... New horizons will appear D... E... (repeat 4 chord figure here) Oh, I go to South of here without a word, withound a sound I got to leave this ghost town Ohhh-hh-hh..., let's go down to Rio I got to go, oh you know D... B E I'm Southbound. Southbound! Outro: D C#* / D C# B / ...D / D C3 B A...(let ring) ] [As a side note, I notice that there are slightly different words at the end of the song their 'Bad Reputation' studio album. "you must go from this place / without a tear, a frown..."]
