Chip Taylor – Londonderry Company Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Chip Taylor – Londonderry Company Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
C Am x2

[Verse 1]
           C
While I've heard your
name so often
       Am
From behind these prison walls
         C
It ain't likely you
rise up again
         Am
But I'll be there if you call

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[Chorus]
           C G5 F
Londonderry
        Am
Company

[Verse 2]
          C
Will the shadows on
the main stone
         Am
And I've hardly turned the page
        C
Still I can't believe
you're there with me
  Am
Behind that double gauge

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[Chorus]
           C G5 F
Londonderry
        Am
Company
           C G5 F
Londonderry
        Am
Company

[Bridge]
Am
I heard the news today
Am
Soon I might take my chances
C                   F
On the streets again
Am
And I'm a fool you say
Am
Who found the gun, don't run
                   C
You won't undo the light
         G              F
Hold the line, hold the line

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[Verse 4]
         C
Will the fire from
the lighthouse
         Am
And it's burning through
my eyes
      C
And I surely feel you
here with me
   Am
So I might change in size

[Chorus]
           C G5 F
Londonderry
        Am
Company
           C G5 F
Londonderry
        Am
Company

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[Instrumental]
C Am x2

[Chorus]
           C G5 F
Londonderry
        Am
Company
           C G5 F
Londonderry
        Am
Company

[Outro]
Am
Put down the gun, now run
                   C
You won't undo the light
         G              F
Hold the line, hold the line

[Repeat until fade out]
Am
Put down the gun, now run
                   C
You won't undo the light

How to play Londonderry Company: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Londonderry Company by Chip Taylor on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Londonderry Company by Chip Taylor keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 5 chords: C, Am, G5, F and G.

Most of the song cycles through Am – C – G5 – F (vi – I – V – IV in C major). In solfa, that is lah – doh – soh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, D5, C, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G5 chord on guitar (355xxx)
G5G D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

Londonderry Company chords: questions

What key is Londonderry Company in?

Londonderry Company by Chip Taylor is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Londonderry Company?

Londonderry Company uses 5 chords: C, Am, G5, F, G.

What is the chord progression of Londonderry Company?

The main progression is Am – C – G5 – F (vi – I – V – IV).

Is Londonderry Company easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, D5, C, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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