Chords for Badfinger: Constitution--Perhaps the Best Guitar Performance in Rock History by Pete Ham
Tempo:
85.9 bpm
Chords used:
Em
E
A
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [Bm] [Bbm] [Em] [Db]
[Em] [G] [Db] [B] [Em]
I can sing the blues any way I choose if I wanted.
[A] [E] I can turn you around and I can bring you down if I wanted.
[A] [G] But it's not my constitution, [A] it's not my way of life.
[E] You know I'm just a lover for my wife.
[Bbm] [E] [Em]
[D] [Em] I could join a race, I could paint my face if I wanted.
[E] I could be a queen, but it's not my scene cause it's right [A] [G] there.
But it's not my constitution, [A] it's not my way of life.
[E] You know I'm just a lover [C] for my wife.
[Bbm] [Em] Yeah, yeah.
[D] [Em]
I can sing the blues any way I choose if I wanted.
I can bring you down, [E] I can turn you around if I wanted.
[D] [G] But it's not my constitution, [A] it's not my way of life.
[E] You know I'm just a [C] lover for my wife.
[Bbm] Yeah, yeah.
[E] [Ab] [Em] [D] [A] [G] [E]
[D] [E] [D] [Em]
[Dm]
[A] [Em] [Dm] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[B] [E]
[Em] [G] [Db] [B] [Em]
I can sing the blues any way I choose if I wanted.
[A] [E] I can turn you around and I can bring you down if I wanted.
[A] [G] But it's not my constitution, [A] it's not my way of life.
[E] You know I'm just a lover for my wife.
[Bbm] [E] [Em]
[D] [Em] I could join a race, I could paint my face if I wanted.
[E] I could be a queen, but it's not my scene cause it's right [A] [G] there.
But it's not my constitution, [A] it's not my way of life.
[E] You know I'm just a lover [C] for my wife.
[Bbm] [Em] Yeah, yeah.
[D] [Em]
I can sing the blues any way I choose if I wanted.
I can bring you down, [E] I can turn you around if I wanted.
[D] [G] But it's not my constitution, [A] it's not my way of life.
[E] You know I'm just a [C] lover for my wife.
[Bbm] Yeah, yeah.
[E] [Ab] [Em] [D] [A] [G] [E]
[D] [E] [D] [Em]
[Dm]
[A] [Em] [Dm] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[B] [E]
Key:
Em
E
A
D
G
Em
E
A
[Em] _ [Bm] _ [Bbm] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Em] _ [G] _ [Db] _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I can sing the blues any way I choose if I wanted.
_ [A] [E] I can turn you around and I can bring you down if I wanted.
[A] _ [G] But it's not my constitution, [A] it's not my way of life.
[E] You know I'm just a lover for my wife.
[Bbm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Em] I could join a race, I could paint my face if I wanted.
_ [E] I could be a queen, but it's not my scene cause it's right [A] _ [G] there.
But it's not my constitution, [A] it's not my way of life.
[E] You know I'm just a lover [C] for my wife.
[Bbm] _ [Em] Yeah, yeah. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I can sing the blues any way I choose if I wanted.
_ I can bring you down, [E] I can turn you around if I wanted.
[D] _ _ [G] But it's not my constitution, [A] it's not my way of life.
[E] You know I'm just a [C] lover for my wife.
[Bbm] Yeah, yeah.
[E] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [A] _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[A] _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _
[Em] _ [G] _ [Db] _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I can sing the blues any way I choose if I wanted.
_ [A] [E] I can turn you around and I can bring you down if I wanted.
[A] _ [G] But it's not my constitution, [A] it's not my way of life.
[E] You know I'm just a lover for my wife.
[Bbm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Em] I could join a race, I could paint my face if I wanted.
_ [E] I could be a queen, but it's not my scene cause it's right [A] _ [G] there.
But it's not my constitution, [A] it's not my way of life.
[E] You know I'm just a lover [C] for my wife.
[Bbm] _ [Em] Yeah, yeah. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I can sing the blues any way I choose if I wanted.
_ I can bring you down, [E] I can turn you around if I wanted.
[D] _ _ [G] But it's not my constitution, [A] it's not my way of life.
[E] You know I'm just a [C] lover for my wife.
[Bbm] Yeah, yeah.
[E] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [A] _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[A] _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _