Chords for John Butler - Used To Get High For A Living

Tempo:
187.1 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

F

Fm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Butler - Used To Get High For A Living chords
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[B] [Fm]
[Ab]
[Bb] [F]
[Gm] [Abm]
[B] [F]
I used to get [Ab] high for a living, believing everything that [D] I saw on the [F] TV.
I used to get [B] high for a [Ab] living, eating all the [Eb] bullshit [F] food that they sold me.
I used to [D] get high [Ab] for a living, thinking that all this good [Eb] news was out of my control.
I used to get high for a living, there's lots of different reasons why [D] I'm gonna tell you so.
[F] Super-sized, large, fried, [Ab] big mac, Coca-Cola, go on, [Eb] man.
Big boys [F] and speed meat, [Eb] XTC, [Ab] Hennessy, man, don't bother me, cause we're [C] all on [F] something.
Caffeine, [Ab] cigarettes, alcohol, you know I'm calling out the walls, trying to get [F] my fix.
Prozac, [Ab] BBT, Tablet, Scope, Swag, now you know [Cm] I'm every kind of [Ab] sexy.
I used to get [Fm] high for a [Eb] living, believing everything that I saw on the [Ab] TV.
I used [C] to get high for a [Eb] living, eating all the bullshit food that they sold me.
[Ab]
[Eb]
Yeah, that [C] is all me.
[Eb]
[F] Disgusting, [Ab] we're all trying to get away from this place, man, [C] now we're feeling.
[F] Can't you, can't [Ab] be, what's wrong?
We're all trying to consume all the same, we're [F] stealing.
No doubt [Bb] we're out, you [Ab] all can't [Eb] find the glamour you've been [C] needing.
Till then, my friend, you [Ab] must contend with the muscle that you're feeding.
I used to [Fm] get high for a living, [Eb] believing everything that I saw on the [Ab] TV.
I used to [Fm] get high for a living, [Eb] eating all the bullshit food that they sold [Ab] me.
I used [Fm] to get high for a living, [Eb] thinking of the best of me without a Mac on the [Ab] door.
I used [Fm] to get high for a [Eb] living, crying for every reason that I tell [Bb] you so.
[Ab] [Abm]
[F]
[F]
Yeah, thanks, Jamie, getting crazy, getting lazy, bit off there.
I'm a Malaysian, stop the walls, closing doors, trying to bring about one bigger man.
I'm a Malaysian, eating out my fresh now, come about with the world, this is a time to make it big.
I'm a head-burning, big business, doing what they like, and you know this.
[D] What's wrong, get along, [Ab] just follow all the thoughts you got [Cm] going on on the [C] inside.
A piece of candy, these tears, [Ab] try to make all the happy [Eb] men you're trying to [D] hide.
How now, brown cow, duplicate [Ab] from the standard [Eb] place, and now [C] I'm leaving.
Till then, my friend, you must [Ab] contend with the [Cm] muscle that you're [Db] feeding.
I used [Fm] to get high for a living, [Eb] believing everything that I saw on the [Ab] TV.
I used [Fm] to get high for a [Eb] living, eating all the bullshit food that they [Ab] told me.
I used [Fm] to get high for a [Eb] living, thinking I was destiny, it was out of my [Ab] control.
I [Fm] used to get high for a [Eb] living, with lots of different reasons that I tell you [Ab] so.
I used [C] to get high for a [Eb] living, believing everything that I saw on the [Ab] TV.
I used [C] to get high for a living, [Eb] eating all the bullshit food that they [Ab] told me.
I used to [Fm] get high for a living, [Eb] thinking I was destiny, it was out of my [Ab] control.
I used to [Fm] get high for a living, [Eb] with lots of different reasons that I tell you so.
[F] [Fm]
Key:  
Ab
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Eb
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F
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Fm
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C
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Ab
134211114
Eb
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F
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To learn John Butler Trio - Used To Get High chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Db, Fm, Eb, Db, Eb, Ab and Eb of chords. Ease into the song by practicing at 46 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 92 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Ab Major.

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_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
I used to get [Ab] high for a living, believing everything that [D] I saw on the [F] TV.
_ I used to get [B] high for a [Ab] living, eating all the [Eb] bullshit [F] food that they sold me.
I used to [D] get high [Ab] for a living, thinking that all this good [Eb] news was out of my control.
_ _ I used to get high for a living, there's lots of different reasons why [D] I'm gonna tell you so.
[F] _ Super-sized, large, fried, [Ab] big mac, Coca-Cola, go on, [Eb] man.
Big boys [F] and speed meat, [Eb] XTC, [Ab] Hennessy, man, don't bother me, cause we're [C] all on [F] something.
_ _ Caffeine, [Ab] cigarettes, alcohol, you know I'm calling out the walls, trying to get [F] my fix.
_ Prozac, [Ab] BBT, Tablet, Scope, Swag, now you know [Cm] I'm every kind of [Ab] sexy.
_ I used to get [Fm] high for a [Eb] living, believing everything that I saw on the [Ab] TV.
_ I used [C] to get high for a [Eb] living, eating all the bullshit food that they sold me.
_ _ [Ab] _ _
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Yeah, that [C] is all me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ Disgusting, _ [Ab] we're all trying to get away from this place, man, [C] now we're feeling.
[F] _ Can't you, can't [Ab] be, what's wrong?
We're all trying to consume all the same, we're [F] stealing.
No doubt [Bb] we're out, you [Ab] all can't [Eb] find the glamour you've been [C] needing. _
Till then, my friend, you [Ab] must _ contend with the muscle that you're feeding. _
I used to [Fm] get high for a living, [Eb] believing everything that I saw on the [Ab] TV.
I used to [Fm] get high for a living, [Eb] eating all the bullshit food that they sold [Ab] me. _
I used [Fm] to get high for a living, [Eb] thinking of the best of me without a Mac on the [Ab] door. _
I used [Fm] to get high for a [Eb] living, crying for every reason that I tell [Bb] you so. _
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_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Yeah, thanks, Jamie, getting crazy, getting lazy, bit off there.
I'm a Malaysian, stop the walls, closing doors, trying to bring about one bigger man.
I'm a Malaysian, eating out my fresh now, come about with the world, this is a time to make it big.
_ I'm a head-burning, big business, doing what they like, and you know this.
[D] _ _ What's wrong, get along, [Ab] just follow all the thoughts you got [Cm] going on on the [C] inside.
A piece of candy, these tears, [Ab] try to make all the happy [Eb] men you're trying to [D] hide.
How now, brown cow, duplicate [Ab] from the standard [Eb] place, and now [C] I'm leaving.
Till then, my friend, you must [Ab] contend with the [Cm] muscle that you're [Db] feeding.
_ I used [Fm] to get high for a living, [Eb] believing everything that I saw on the [Ab] TV.
_ I used [Fm] to get high for a [Eb] living, eating all the bullshit food that they [Ab] told me.
I used [Fm] to get high for a [Eb] living, thinking I was destiny, it was out of my [Ab] control.
_ I [Fm] used to get high for a [Eb] living, with lots of different reasons that I tell you [Ab] so.
_ I used [C] to get high for a [Eb] living, believing everything that I saw on the [Ab] TV.
_ I used [C] to get high for a living, [Eb] eating all the bullshit food that they [Ab] told me.
I used to [Fm] get high for a living, [Eb] thinking I was destiny, it was out of my [Ab] control.
I used to [Fm] get high for a living, [Eb] with lots of different reasons that I tell you so.
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Facts about this song

This song, written by John Butler, is among the lineup of tracks on the Grand National album.

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