Chords for GEORGE THOROGOOD - The Usual (John Hiatt Cover)

Tempo:
78.8 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

A

B

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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GEORGE THOROGOOD - The Usual (John Hiatt Cover) chords
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[C#]
[E] [C#]
I'm tripping over dumb drunks at a [A] party My girlfriend [B] just ran off with the [C#] DJ
I gave her [F#] everything but she [A] refused it It don't matter, [B] she don't know how to use
[C#] it
[E] My dominance is limitless
[F#] Look at the shape I'm in [E] Where's the girl?
Where's the [F#] wine?
I ain't thirsty but I'm standing in line [F] I'll have the [C#] usual
Sticky [F#]
[C#] silhouettes tumbling on [A] the dance floor [B] Pink elephants moaning through [C#] a trap door
[C#m] [C#] Sticky cigarettes a day cause I'm [A] nervous When [B] will that chick [C#] serve us?
[E] I used to be a good boy, living the good [F#] life But 50,000 kisses later, she [E] was a housewife
She was good, I was a bad
[F#] I ain't thirsty but I'm standing in line [G] I'll have [C#] the usual
[C#m] [C#]
[A] [F#] [D] [C#]
[G#m] [C#m] [C#]
[A] [F#] [D] [C#]
[C#m] Big [C#] Jim said the second cum is [A] coming I think he's [B] seeing double or [C#] something
You
[C#m] [C#] can hang around waiting for the y'alls [A] arrest I can't win, [B] but I've seen enough [C#] man
I got a drink tab I [E] bet the woman can keep the doctor away
[F#] A little more and it's just a [E] day I had a future but she just passed [F#] out
I'm on a drink till I stink, what an isomal [C#] [B] I'll have the [C#] usual
I'll have the usual On the rocks, [F#] but it's [C#] with
You can get a [C#m] drink around [B] here [C#]
[C#m] Oh my friend, [C#] [Cm]
buy yourself [G#m] a [Gm] drink
[C] [A#]
[C] Listen, you owe me 40 bucks
Here, [Cm] keep your [N] teeth to change, pour yourself a drink
Go buy yourself some bubble [C] gum
Now give everybody a new round,
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
A
1231
B
12341112
E
2311
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
A
1231
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To learn George Thorogood & The Destroyers - The Usual chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C#m, C#, A, B and C#. A strategic approach would be to train at 39 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 79. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C# Minor.

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[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm tripping over dumb drunks at a [A] party My girlfriend [B] just ran off with the [C#] DJ
I _ _ _ _ _ gave her [F#] everything but she [A] refused it It don't matter, [B] she don't know how to use
[C#] it _ _
_ _ _ [E] My dominance is limitless
[F#] Look at the shape I'm in [E] Where's the girl?
Where's the [F#] wine?
I ain't thirsty but I'm standing in line [F] I'll have the [C#] usual
Sticky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ silhouettes tumbling on [A] the dance floor [B] Pink elephants moaning through [C#] a trap door _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ [C#] Sticky cigarettes a day cause I'm [A] nervous When [B] will that chick [C#] serve us? _ _
_ _ _ [E] I used to be a good boy, living the good [F#] life But 50,000 kisses later, she [E] was a housewife
She was good, I was a bad
[F#] I ain't thirsty but I'm standing in line [G] I'll have [C#] the usual _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [F#] _ [D] _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [C#] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ [C#] _ _ _
[C#m] Big _ _ [C#] _ Jim said the second cum is [A] coming I think he's [B] seeing double or [C#] something
You _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [C#] can hang around waiting for the y'alls [A] arrest I can't win, [B] but I've seen enough [C#] man
I got a drink tab I _ _ [E] bet the woman can keep the doctor away
[F#] A little more and it's just a [E] day I had a future but she just passed [F#] out
I'm on a drink till I stink, what an isomal [C#] [B] I'll have the [C#] usual
I'll _ have the usual On the rocks, [F#] but it's [C#] with
You can get a [C#m] drink around [B] here [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Oh my friend, _ _ [C#] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ buy yourself [G#m] a [Gm] drink
_ [C] _ [A#] _
[C] _ _ Listen, you owe me 40 bucks _ _
_ Here, [Cm] _ _ keep your [N] teeth to change, pour yourself a drink
Go buy yourself some bubble [C] gum
Now give everybody a new round,

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