Better Get A Lawyer Chords by The Cruel Sea

Tempo:
86.25 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

G

Em

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Better Get A Lawyer chords
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[Fm]
[G] [F] [Gm] [A]
[Em] I wasn't doing nothing.
[A]
[Em] Anyway, just what is it that [F] I'm supposed to have [A] done?
[E] [D] [Eb]
[E] [Dm] With [E] bloodshed eyes and bleeding hands, I put my new [A] suit in the clean again.
[E] I took [G] the first bus, I didn't look back.
[E] Lungs long, [A] blowing like a [E] smokestack.
Air falling out as the wind blows through it.
My heart's racing [A] second just like a [G] overflowing ashtray.
[E] [A]
[G] Yeah.
[E] [Gm] [E] [A] [G] Oh yeah.
[E] [Em] Then the oxygen from [A] Ted.
[E] You better get a lawyer, son.
You better get a [A] real good one.
[G] [E] Better get a lawyer, son.
You better get a real good one.
Get yourself a suit and tie and get your [A] haircut way up [E] high.
Get yourself a lawyer, son.
You're gonna need a [A] real [E] good one.
I got legs.
I can walk all the way [A] down the dirt track.
[E] I fell down.
I got up.
I turned around and then I walked back.
I walked to the sea.
I stood there and [A] looked for a sign.
[E] Time for the king.
I added up [A] and took what was [E] mine.
[A] [E] Oh yeah.
[Em] [A]
[E] You better get a lawyer, son.
You better get [A] a real good one.
[E] Get yourself a lawyer, son.
You're gonna need a real good one.
Don't drop the soap.
[A] Don't smoke no dope.
[E] Get yourself a lawyer, son.
You're gonna need [A] a good one to get you out [E] of this.
[A] [G] [E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
G
2131
Em
121
F
134211111
E
2311
A
1231
G
2131
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To start learning The Cruel Sea - Better Get A Lawyer chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: G, E, A, E, A and G. Set your pace at 43 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 86. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: A Major.

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_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ [A] _
[Em] _ I wasn't doing nothing.
[A] _
[Em] Anyway, just what is it that [F] I'm supposed to have [A] done? _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Eb] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] With [E] bloodshed eyes and bleeding hands, I put my new [A] suit in the clean again.
[E] I took [G] the first bus, I didn't look back.
[E] Lungs long, [A] blowing like a [E] smokestack.
Air falling out as the wind blows through it.
My heart's racing [A] second just like a [G] _ overflowing ashtray.
[E] _ [A] _
[G] Yeah.
[E] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [E] _ [A] [G] Oh yeah.
_ [E] _ [Em] Then the oxygen from [A] Ted. _
[E] You better get a lawyer, son.
You better get a [A] real good one.
[G] [E] Better get a lawyer, son.
You better get a real good one.
Get yourself a suit and tie and get your [A] haircut way up [E] high.
Get yourself a lawyer, son.
You're gonna need a [A] real [E] good one. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I got legs.
I can walk all the way [A] down the dirt track.
[E] I fell down.
I got up.
I turned around and then I walked back.
I walked to the sea.
I stood there and [A] looked for a sign.
[E] Time for the king.
I added up [A] and took what was [E] mine.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] [E] Oh yeah.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] You better get a lawyer, son.
You better get [A] a real good one.
[E] Get yourself a lawyer, son.
You're gonna need a real good one.
_ Don't drop the soap.
_ [A] Don't smoke no dope.
[E] Get yourself a lawyer, son.
You're gonna need [A] a good one to get you out [E] of this.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _

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The Three Legged Dog album includes this song.

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