Substitute Chords by Gregory Isaacs
Tempo:
124.25 bpm
Chords used:
C
Dm
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [E] [C]
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] [C]
Oh
Oh.
[Dm]
Susan told me to leave
Said she's a woman [C] who's cute
[Dm] [C]
I laughed behind her back
She [Dm] said I'm not cheap
I'm the [C]
separatee
[Dm] [C]
But I'm just letting you [Dm] know
That I'm spinnin' around
I'll [C] be your bridge
[Dm] Over troubled [C] water
[Dm] So you won't [C] get drowned
[Dm] Substitute is gonna put [C] you down
[Dm] I [C]
heard you smoking [Dm] cigarettes by the pack
[C]
[Dm] [C]
Since you told [D] me to leave and don't come [C] back
[Dm] [C]
It wasn't my fault, [Dm] you were the one who said we're through
[C]
Now you're drinking [D] liquor, which you [Dm] didn't do
[C]
But I'll be around, [Dm] [D] so you won't [C] get drowned
[Dm] Substitute is gonna put [C] you down
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] Ooh, [C]
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] [C]
aah
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] [C]
I heard you smoking [Dm] cigarettes by the pack
[C]
[Dm] [C]
Since you told [Dm] me to leave and don't come [C] back
[Dm] It wasn't my fault, you were the one who said we're through
[C]
Now you're drinking liquor, [Dm] which you didn't do
[C]
But I'll be around, [Dm] so you won't [C] get drowned
The [Dm] substitute is gonna put [C] you down.
[Dm] [C] I'll be around.
[Dm] You won't [C] get drowned.
[Dm] [C]
[D] Whenever time you're in [C] trouble,
[Dm] [C]
Just call my [D] name and I'll be on the double.
[C]
[Dm] You won't [C] get drowned.
The [Dm] substitute [D] is gonna put [C] you down.
[Dm] But [C] I'll be around.
[Dm] You [C] won't get drowned.
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] [C]
Oh
Oh.
[Dm]
Susan told me to leave
Said she's a woman [C] who's cute
[Dm] [C]
I laughed behind her back
She [Dm] said I'm not cheap
I'm the [C]
separatee
[Dm] [C]
But I'm just letting you [Dm] know
That I'm spinnin' around
I'll [C] be your bridge
[Dm] Over troubled [C] water
[Dm] So you won't [C] get drowned
[Dm] Substitute is gonna put [C] you down
[Dm] I [C]
heard you smoking [Dm] cigarettes by the pack
[C]
[Dm] [C]
Since you told [D] me to leave and don't come [C] back
[Dm] [C]
It wasn't my fault, [Dm] you were the one who said we're through
[C]
Now you're drinking [D] liquor, which you [Dm] didn't do
[C]
But I'll be around, [Dm] [D] so you won't [C] get drowned
[Dm] Substitute is gonna put [C] you down
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] Ooh, [C]
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] [C]
aah
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] [C]
I heard you smoking [Dm] cigarettes by the pack
[C]
[Dm] [C]
Since you told [Dm] me to leave and don't come [C] back
[Dm] It wasn't my fault, you were the one who said we're through
[C]
Now you're drinking liquor, [Dm] which you didn't do
[C]
But I'll be around, [Dm] so you won't [C] get drowned
The [Dm] substitute is gonna put [C] you down.
[Dm] [C] I'll be around.
[Dm] You won't [C] get drowned.
[Dm] [C]
[D] Whenever time you're in [C] trouble,
[Dm] [C]
Just call my [D] name and I'll be on the double.
[C]
[Dm] You won't [C] get drowned.
The [Dm] substitute [D] is gonna put [C] you down.
[Dm] But [C] I'll be around.
[Dm] You [C] won't get drowned.
[Dm] [C]
Key:
C
Dm
D
E
C
Dm
D
E
[N] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C]
Oh_
Oh_.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _
Susan told me to leave
Said she's a woman [C] who's cute
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C]
I laughed behind her back
She [Dm] said I'm not cheap
I'm the [C]
separatee
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C]
But I'm just letting you [Dm] know
That I'm spinnin' around
I'll [C] be your bridge
[Dm] Over troubled [C] water
_ _ _ [Dm] So you won't [C] get drowned
_ _ [Dm] Substitute is gonna put [C] you down
_ [Dm] I _ _ _ [C] _
heard you smoking [Dm] cigarettes by the pack
[C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
Since you told [D] me to leave and don't come [C] back
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C]
It wasn't my fault, [Dm] you were the one who said we're through
[C]
Now you're drinking [D] liquor, which you [Dm] didn't do
[C]
But I'll be around, [Dm] _ [D] so you won't [C] get drowned
_ _ [Dm] Substitute is gonna put [C] you down
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ Ooh, _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
aah
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C]
I heard you smoking [Dm] cigarettes by the pack
[C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
Since you told [Dm] me to leave and don't come [C] back
_ [Dm] It _ _ _ _ _ wasn't my fault, you were the one who said we're through
[C]
Now you're drinking liquor, [Dm] which you didn't do
[C]
But I'll be around, [Dm] _ so you won't [C] get drowned
The [Dm] substitute is gonna put [C] you down.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] I'll be around.
_ [Dm] _ _ You won't [C] get drowned.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] Whenever time you're in [C] trouble,
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
Just call my [D] name and I'll be on the double.
[C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ You won't [C] get drowned.
The [Dm] substitute [D] is gonna put [C] you down.
_ [Dm] _ _ But [C] I'll be around.
_ [Dm] _ _ You [C] won't get drowned.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C]
Oh_
Oh_.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _
Susan told me to leave
Said she's a woman [C] who's cute
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C]
I laughed behind her back
She [Dm] said I'm not cheap
I'm the [C]
separatee
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C]
But I'm just letting you [Dm] know
That I'm spinnin' around
I'll [C] be your bridge
[Dm] Over troubled [C] water
_ _ _ [Dm] So you won't [C] get drowned
_ _ [Dm] Substitute is gonna put [C] you down
_ [Dm] I _ _ _ [C] _
heard you smoking [Dm] cigarettes by the pack
[C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
Since you told [D] me to leave and don't come [C] back
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C]
It wasn't my fault, [Dm] you were the one who said we're through
[C]
Now you're drinking [D] liquor, which you [Dm] didn't do
[C]
But I'll be around, [Dm] _ [D] so you won't [C] get drowned
_ _ [Dm] Substitute is gonna put [C] you down
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ Ooh, _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
aah
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C]
I heard you smoking [Dm] cigarettes by the pack
[C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
Since you told [Dm] me to leave and don't come [C] back
_ [Dm] It _ _ _ _ _ wasn't my fault, you were the one who said we're through
[C]
Now you're drinking liquor, [Dm] which you didn't do
[C]
But I'll be around, [Dm] _ so you won't [C] get drowned
The [Dm] substitute is gonna put [C] you down.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] I'll be around.
_ [Dm] _ _ You won't [C] get drowned.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] Whenever time you're in [C] trouble,
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
Just call my [D] name and I'll be on the double.
[C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ You won't [C] get drowned.
The [Dm] substitute [D] is gonna put [C] you down.
_ [Dm] _ _ But [C] I'll be around.
_ [Dm] _ _ You [C] won't get drowned.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _