I just watched a live acoustic version of John Fogerty playing Lodi on YouTube. The
tabs are definitely a little off.
I posted the actual chord version & the re-keyed version for those who like to play it
G.
CCR - LODI
VERSE1:
C/G
Just about a year ago
F C/G
I set out on the road.
C/B Am
Seekin' my fame and fortune,
F C/G
Lookin' for a pot of gold.
C/G C/B Am
Things got bad and things got worse,
F C/G
I guess you know the tune
G F C/G
Oh, Lord! I'm stuck in Lodi again.
VERSE2:
C/G F C/G
Rode in on the greyhound, I'll be walkin' out if I go.
C/B Am F C/G
I was just passing through must be seven months or more.
C/G C/B Am F C/G
Ran out of time and money, looks like they took my friends.
G F C/G
Oh, Lord! stuck in Lodi again.
VERSE3:
C/G F C/G
The man from the magazine, said I was on my way.
C/B Am F C/G
Somewhere I lost connections, ran out of songs to play,
C/G C/B Am F
C/G
I came in to town a one night stand, looks like my plans fell through.
G F C/G
Oh, Lord! I'm stuck in Lodi again.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/creedence_clearwater_revival/lodi_crd_ver_5.html ]
VERSE4:
C/G F C/G
If I only had a dollar for ev'ry song I sung.
C/B Am F C/G
N'every time I've had to play while people sat there drunk.
C/G C/B Am
You know I'd catch the next train,
F C/G
Back to where I live.
G F C/G
Oh, Lord! I'm stuck in Lodi again.
CCR-LODI: Re-Keyed
VERSE1:
G
Just about a year ago
C G
I set out on the road.
G F#/G Em
Seekin' my fame and fortune,
C G
Lookin' for a pot of gold.
G F#/G Em
Things got bad and things got worse,
C G
I guess you know the tune
D C G
Oh, Lord! I'm stuck in Lodi again.
VERSE2:
G C G
Rode in on the greyhound, I'll be walkin' out if I go.
G F#/G Em C
G
I was just passing through must be seven months or more.
G F#/G Em C
G
Ran out of time and money, looks like they took my friends.
D C G
Oh, Lord! stuck in Lodi again.
VERSE3:
G C G
The man from the magazine, said I was on my way.
G F#/G Em C
G
Somewhere I lost connections, ran out of songs to play,
G F#/G Em C
G
I came in to town a one night stand, looks like my plans fell through.
D C G
Oh, Lord! I'm stuck in Lodi again.
VERSE4:
G C G
If I only had a dollar for every song I sung.
F#/G Em C G
N'every time I've had to play while people sat there drunk.
G F#/G Em
You know I'd catch the next train,
C G
Back to where I live.
D C G
Oh, Lord! I'm stuck in Lodi again.
