Chords for "Ain't We Got Fun?" (Van & Schenck, 1921)

Tempo:
152.1 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Eb

Bb

D

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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"Ain't We Got Fun?" (Van & Schenck, 1921) chords
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[N] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Eb] Bill collectors gather [Fm] round [Bb] and round [Eb] the haunty potty-tank [Gm] store.
Men the grocer and the butcher's men, [D] men who call [Gm] for the rent.
But within a [D] happy-tappy and [Gm] his pride of only a year,
[Dm] He's a fiend so fearful, [Gm] he's an earful of the scatter you [D] hear.
[Gm] Every morning, every evening, [Bb] ain't we got fun?
Not much money, oh [Gm] but honey, ain't we got fun?
[Abm] The rent's on pay, [D] dear, [Eb] we haven't a fuss.
[Gm] But smiles are made [Dm] dear [Gb] for people [D] like us.
[F] [D] It's [Gm] the winter [Eb] in [Gm] the summer, [Bb] don't we have fun?
Times are bum and getting plumber, [Gm] still we have fun.
[Ab] There's [G] nothing purer, [Fm] the rent [D] gets rich [Gm] and the poor [F] gets [Eb] children.
In the [F] meantime, [G] in between [Bb] time, ain't we [Eb] got fun?
[Fm]
[Gm] Just to make their trouble [Bb]
nearly double, something [Eb] happened last night.
[Gm] [Dm] Two dead in the [Gm] a graveyard [Bb] came, [G] missed the stock in [Gm] his name.
And I'll bet you him the pair [Dm] of twins [Gm] just happened in for the blurb.
Still [F] they're merry, [Gm] gay and merry, just [Eb] that stoning I [F] heard.
[Gm] Every [Eb] morning, [Gm] every evening, [Bb] don't we have fun?
[Gm] Twins and [Bb] pairs, dear, pumpkins, hairs, [Gm] dear, don't we have fun?
[Ab] We've only [D] started as momma [Eb] and pop.
[Gm] Are we [D]
downhearted?
[Dm] I'll say that we're not.
[Bb] Landlords mad and getting madder, ain't we [Fm] got fun?
[Bb]
Times are bad and getting [Gm] sadder, still we [Eb] have fun.
[Gm]
[Ab] There's [Gm] nothing purer, [Ab] the rent gets rich [Gm] and the poor [F] gets laid [Bb] off.
In the [F] meantime, in between [Bb] time, ain't we [Eb] got fun?
[Fm] [G] [Fm]
[D] [Eb]
[F] [Dm]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
D
1321
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
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To learn Van And Schenck - Aint We Got Fun-7247 chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: G, Gm, Bb, Gm, Eb, Gm, Bb, Eb, Bb, G, Gm, Dm and Gm. A strategic approach would be to train at 76 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 152. With the song's key of E Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[N] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ Bill collectors gather [Fm] round [Bb] and round [Eb] the haunty potty-tank [Gm] store.
_ Men the grocer and the butcher's men, [D] men who call [Gm] for the rent.
_ But within a [D] happy-tappy and [Gm] his pride of only a year,
[Dm] He's a fiend so fearful, [Gm] he's an earful of the scatter you [D] hear.
[Gm] _ _ Every morning, every evening, _ [Bb] ain't we got fun?
_ Not much money, oh [Gm] but honey, ain't we got fun?
_ _ _ [Abm] The rent's on pay, [D] dear, [Eb] _ we haven't a fuss.
_ _ [Gm] _ But smiles are made [Dm] dear [Gb] _ for people [D] like us.
[F] _ _ [D] It's [Gm] the winter [Eb] in [Gm] the summer, [Bb] don't we have fun?
_ _ Times are bum and getting plumber, [Gm] still we have fun.
_ _ [Ab] _ There's [G] nothing _ purer, [Fm] the rent [D] gets rich [Gm] and the poor [F] gets [Eb] children.
In the [F] meantime, [G] in between [Bb] time, ain't we [Eb] got fun?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Gm] _ Just to make their trouble [Bb]
nearly double, something [Eb] happened last night.
[Gm] _ [Dm] Two dead in the [Gm] a graveyard [Bb] came, [G] missed the stock in [Gm] his name.
And I'll bet you him the pair [Dm] of twins [Gm] just happened in for the blurb.
_ Still [F] they're merry, [Gm] gay and merry, just [Eb] that stoning I [F] heard.
_ [Gm] _ Every [Eb] morning, [Gm] every evening, [Bb] don't we have fun? _
_ [Gm] Twins and [Bb] pairs, dear, pumpkins, hairs, [Gm] dear, don't we have fun? _
_ [Ab] _ We've only _ [D] started _ _ as momma [Eb] and pop. _
_ [Gm] _ Are we [D] _ _
downhearted?
[Dm] _ I'll say that we're not. _
_ _ [Bb] Landlords mad and getting _ madder, ain't we [Fm] got fun?
[Bb] _
_ Times are bad and getting [Gm] sadder, still we [Eb] have fun.
[Gm] _
_ _ [Ab] There's [Gm] nothing _ purer, [Ab] the rent gets rich [Gm] and the poor [F] gets laid [Bb] off.
In the [F] meantime, in between [Bb] time, ain't we [Eb] got fun? _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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