Chords
Lodi

Lodi was written by John Fogerty and recorded by the band Creedence Clearwater Revival. Its known for telling the story of a traveling musician stuck in the town of Lodi, California, which became symbolic of any situation a person cant escape from. Fogerty has said he hadnt visited Lodi before writing the song, but thought it sounded like the name of a city youd get stuck in.

Key: G

Introduction:

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 G                         C               G 
Just about a year ago, I set out on the road,
                    Em        C                    D 
Seekin my fame and fortune, lookin for a pot of gold.
 G                    Em                   C                        G 
Things got bad, and things got worse, I guess you will know the tune.
 G           D               C    G 
Oh ! lord, stuck in Lodi again.
 G                                  C                G 
Rode in on the Greyhound, I&rsquo ll be walkin out if I go.
                   Em                C                D 
I was just passin through, must be seven months or more.
 G                    Em      C                        G 
Ran out of time and money, looks like they took my friends.
 G               D               C    G 
Oh ! lord, I&rsquo m stuck in Lodi again.

 G                          C                 G 
The man from the magazine said I was on my way.
                    Em          C                    D 
Somewhere I lost connections, ran out of songs to play.
 G                    Em                C                         G 
I came into town, a one night stand, looks like my plans fell through
 G           D               C    G 
Oh ! lord, stuck in Lodi again.
 D   A   E   A 
Mmmm...
 A                            D                A 
If I only had a dollar, for every song I&rsquo ve sung.
                     F#m                D                 E 
And every time I&rsquo ve had to play while people sat there drunk.
     A                    F#m         D                A 
You know, I' d catch the next train back to where I live.
 A               E               D    A 
Oh ! lord, I&rsquo m stuck in Lodi again.
 A               E               D    A 
Oh ! lord, I&rsquo m stuck in Lodi again.
 A  D  A       E  D  A 
* Alternate
Capo I

 F#m   Gm 
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