How to Play Lodi on Guitar?

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lodi can be played in the key of C using the C, F, Em, Am, G, Dm chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Lodi with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lodi Chords

Chord reference C, F, Em, Am, G, Dm

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] [F] [C] [C]It was just about a year ago, I [F]set out on the [C]road Seeking my [Em]fame and [Am]fortune, [Dm]looking for a pot of [G]gold Well [C]things got [Em]bad and [Am]things got worse I [F]guess you know the [C]tune Oh Lord, I’m [G]stuck in Lodi a[F]gain [C]

I rode in on the greyhound, but I’ll be [F]walking out if I [C]go I was just [Em]passing [Am]through, must be [Dm]seven months or [G]more I [C]ran out of [Em]time and [Am]money, [F]looks like they took my [C]friends Oh Lord, I’m [G]stuck in Lodi ag[F]ain [C]

The man from the magazine, said [F]I was on my [C]way Somewhere I [Em]lost con[Am]nections, I [Dm]ran out of songs to [G]play I [C]came into [Em]town, a [Am]one night stand [F]Looks like my plans fell [C]through Oh Lord, I’m [G]stuck in Lodi ag[F]ain [C]

[G] [D] [A] [D]

[D] (Mmmmmmmm) [D] If only I had a dollar, for [G]every song I’ve [D]sung Every [F#m]time I [Bm]had to play, while [Em]people sat there [A]drunk You [D]know I’d [F#m]catch the [Bm]next train, [G]back to where I [D]live [D]Oh Lord, I’m [A]stuck in Lodi ag[G]ain [D]Oh Lord, I’m [A]stuck in Lodi ag[G]ain [D][G]

Artist Creedence Clearwater Revival

Album Green River

Genres Rock, Classic Rock

Year 1969

Key C

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lodi can be played in the key of C using the C, F, Em, Am, G, Dm chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Lodi with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.