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Cilla Black - Liverpool Lullaby Chords

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ChordsAm, E7, F, Dm, Bm, Cm, A#m, F#, F#m, A#, G, B
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

AmOhyouareaE7muckyAmkid,
E7You’redirtyAmasAmaFdustbinlid.E7
AmWhenhehearstheE7thingsyouAmdid,
You’llDmgetaE7beltfromyourAmDad.
AmBmCm
DmOhyouhaveyourAmfather’snose,
SocrimsonE7inthedarkitAmglows,(optionalBm)
DmIfyou’renotasleepwhentheAmboozersclose,
You’llDmgetaE7beltfromyourAmDad.
YouAmlooksoscruffyE7lyingAmthere
StrawberryjamtartsFinyerE7hair,
AmIntheworldyouE7haven’taAmcare
AndFIhavegotE7soAmmany.
DmIt’squiteastruggleAmeveryday
LivingE7onyourAmfather’spay,
DmThebuggerdrinksitAmallaway
AndAmleavesmeE7withoutAmany.
AmA#m
A#mAlthoughwehavenoFsilverA#mspoon,
BetterdaysareF#comingFsoon
A#mNowNelly’sworkingFattheA#mLune
AndF#mshegetsFpaidonA#mFriday.
F#Perhapsonedaywe’llA#mhaveasplash,
When FLittlewoods A#mprovidetheA#cash,
F#We’llgetahouseinA#mKnottyAsh
AndF#buyyourFDadaA#mbrewery.
A#mBm
BmOhyouareaF#muckyBmkid,
DirtyasaGdustbinF#lid.Bm
WhenhehearstheF#thingsyouBmdid
You’llGgetaF#beltfromyourBmDad.
GOhyouhaveyourBmfather’sface,
You’regrowingF#upaBmrealhardBcase,
GButthere’snoonecanBmtakeyourplace,
GoGfast F#asleepforyerBmMammy.
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ArtistCilla Black
AlbumSurround Yourself with Cilla
GenresPop
Year1969
KeyAm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Liverpool Lullaby on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Cilla Black - Liverpool Lullaby on guitar requires 12 chords and 22 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Liverpool Lullaby uses these transitions most often: E7 → Am (13), Am → E7 (8), and F → A#m (6). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - E7 chord transition.

1. Am → E7 chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

Switching from Am to E7:

  1. While playing Am, lift your ring finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.

Am to E7

2. Am → F chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

Here's how to move from Am to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

Am to F

3. F → E7 chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

To move from F to E7:

  1. While playing F, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

F to E7

4. Am → Dm chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

To move from Am to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

Am to Dm

5. Dm → E7 chord transition

Switching from Dm to E7:

  1. While playing Dm, lift your ring finger from B string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

6. Am → Bm chord transition

Switching from Am to Bm:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the interlude, played 2 times.

7. Bm → Cm chord transition

To move from Bm to Cm:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 1.
  3. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from G string fret 4 to E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the interlude, played 2 times.

8. Cm → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from Cm to Dm:

  1. While playing Cm, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 1 to G string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

9. Am → A#m chord transition

To move from Am to A#m:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the interlude.

10. A#m → F chord transition

To move from A#m to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from G string fret 3 to D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

11. A#m → F# chord transition

Switching from A#m to F#:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 4.
  4. Slide your pinky from G string fret 3 to D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

12. F# → F chord transition

Here's how to move from F# to F:

  1. Slide your index finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on G string from fret 3 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 4 to fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky on D string from fret 4 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

13. A#m → F#m chord transition

Here's how to move from A#m to F#m:

  1. While playing A#m, lift your middle finger from B string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 3 to A string fret 4.
  4. Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse.

14. F#m → F chord transition

Here's how to move from F#m to F:

  1. Slide your index finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 4 to fret 3.
  3. Slide your pinky on D string from fret 4 to fret 3.
  4. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

15. A#m → A# chord transition

Here's how to move from A#m to A#:

  1. Keep index finger on A string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from B string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

16. A# → F# chord transition

Switching from A# to F#:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 4.
  4. Slide your pinky from B string fret 3 to D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse.

17. A#m → Bm chord transition

Here's how to move from A#m to Bm:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 4.
  4. Slide your pinky on G string from fret 3 to fret 4.

This transition appears in the interlude.

18. Bm → F# chord transition

Switching from Bm to F#:

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 4 to A string fret 4.
  4. Lift your pinky from G string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

19. Bm → G chord transition

Switching from Bm to G:

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

20. G → F# chord transition

To move from G to F#:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

21. Bm → B chord transition

Here's how to move from Bm to B:

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from B string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
  3. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 4 to G string fret 4.
  4. Lift your pinky from G string fret 4 and place it on B string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse.

22. B → G chord transition

Switching from B to G:

  1. While playing B, lift your pinky from B string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 4 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

Liverpool Lullaby chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Liverpool Lullaby.

  • Liverpool Lullaby includes 85 chord transitions, 22 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Liverpool Lullaby contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Liverpool Lullaby connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → Dm: 7%
    After E7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).
    • E7 → Am: 28%
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