Chords for Lou Rawls - It's a Tough Job (But Someobody's Got to Do It) - Newport Jazz (Official)
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
G
Gm
C
D
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [Db] Great afternoon.
[Eb] Let's continue it with Blue Note recording on us.
[E] A warm welcome for Mr.
Lou Rawls.
[Db]
[Gm]
[Eb] [G]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [Gm]
It's a tough job, [G]
somebody's got to do it well.
I said it's a tough job, somebody's got to do it.
For years to have, [Gm] hey.
I keep talking [A] to young people.
[G] I'm talking to them every day.
I just want [A] them to listen to me so that [D] they won't throw their lives away.
[G] It's a tough job, well, somebody's got to do it, yeah.
I said it's a tough job, somebody's got to do it.
For years to have, hey.
You must understand, I'm not a superman, but I'm trying to do the best I can.
Now [Gm] it gets hard sometimes, I won't let it [G] blow my mind.
I got to be a moving man.
[Em] Well, I never get [Am] too much time off.
Somebody's [G] always on the phone, ring, ring, ring.
[Em] Needing [Am]
spiritual comfort because [D] they cannot see me get on their [Gm] own.
It's a tough job, well, [G] somebody's got to do it, yeah.
[C] I said it's a [G] tough job, somebody's got to do it.
For years to have, hey.
I get no time to play because I work hard every day.
[Gm]
I'm trying to keep the blues away.
But they keep making demands and I've only got two [C] hands.
[Gm] Before I know it, the time has slipped away.
Well, now, [G] you may think I live on easy street.
[C]
Think that [D] I'm living just like a [G] king.
[E] Got a whole lot of obligations.
[C] You see, [D] not everybody's trying to do their thing.
It's [Gm] a tough job, well, somebody's got to do it, yeah.
I said it's a tough [G] job, [Gm] somebody's got to do it.
For years to have, I said it's a rough,
[G]
[Gm] tough [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [Gm]
[Eb] [Gm]
job, but somebody's got to do it, yeah.
I said it's a tough job, somebody's got to do it.
For years to have, hey.
It may be hard sometimes, but somebody's got to do it well, well.
It may not always be fair, but somebody's got to do the job, yes they have.
Tough job, somebody's got to do it well.
I said it's a tough job, somebody's got to do it, yeah.
[Eb] Let's continue it with Blue Note recording on us.
[E] A warm welcome for Mr.
Lou Rawls.
[Db]
[Gm]
[Eb] [G]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [Gm]
It's a tough job, [G]
somebody's got to do it well.
I said it's a tough job, somebody's got to do it.
For years to have, [Gm] hey.
I keep talking [A] to young people.
[G] I'm talking to them every day.
I just want [A] them to listen to me so that [D] they won't throw their lives away.
[G] It's a tough job, well, somebody's got to do it, yeah.
I said it's a tough job, somebody's got to do it.
For years to have, hey.
You must understand, I'm not a superman, but I'm trying to do the best I can.
Now [Gm] it gets hard sometimes, I won't let it [G] blow my mind.
I got to be a moving man.
[Em] Well, I never get [Am] too much time off.
Somebody's [G] always on the phone, ring, ring, ring.
[Em] Needing [Am]
spiritual comfort because [D] they cannot see me get on their [Gm] own.
It's a tough job, well, [G] somebody's got to do it, yeah.
[C] I said it's a [G] tough job, somebody's got to do it.
For years to have, hey.
I get no time to play because I work hard every day.
[Gm]
I'm trying to keep the blues away.
But they keep making demands and I've only got two [C] hands.
[Gm] Before I know it, the time has slipped away.
Well, now, [G] you may think I live on easy street.
[C]
Think that [D] I'm living just like a [G] king.
[E] Got a whole lot of obligations.
[C] You see, [D] not everybody's trying to do their thing.
It's [Gm] a tough job, well, somebody's got to do it, yeah.
I said it's a tough [G] job, [Gm] somebody's got to do it.
For years to have, I said it's a rough,
[G]
[Gm] tough [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [Gm]
[Eb] [Gm]
job, but somebody's got to do it, yeah.
I said it's a tough job, somebody's got to do it.
For years to have, hey.
It may be hard sometimes, but somebody's got to do it well, well.
It may not always be fair, but somebody's got to do the job, yes they have.
Tough job, somebody's got to do it well.
I said it's a tough job, somebody's got to do it, yeah.
Key:
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Gm
C
D
Eb
G
Gm
C
[N] [Db] Great afternoon.
_ [Eb] Let's continue it _ with Blue Note recording on us.
[E] A warm welcome for Mr.
Lou Rawls.
_ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's a tough job, _ _ _ [G] _
somebody's got to do it well. _ _
I said it's a tough job, _ _ _ somebody's got to do it.
For years to have, [Gm] hey.
I keep talking [A] to young people.
_ _ [G] I'm talking to them every day.
_ _ _ I just want [A] them to listen to me so that [D] they won't throw their lives away.
[G] It's a tough job, well, _ _ _ somebody's got to do it, yeah.
_ _ _ I said it's a tough job, _ _ _ somebody's got to do it.
For years to have, hey.
You must understand, I'm not a superman, but I'm trying to do the best I can.
Now [Gm] it gets hard sometimes, I won't let it [G] blow my mind.
I got to be a moving man.
_ [Em] Well, I never get [Am] too much time off.
_ _ Somebody's [G] always on the phone, ring, ring, ring.
[Em] Needing [Am]
spiritual comfort _ because [D] they cannot see me get on their [Gm] own.
It's a tough job, well, _ [G] _ _ somebody's got to do it, yeah.
_ _ [C] I said it's a [G] tough job, _ _ _ somebody's got to do it.
For years to have, hey.
_ I get no time to play because I work hard every day.
[Gm]
I'm trying to keep the blues away.
_ But they keep making demands and I've only got two [C] hands.
[Gm] Before I know it, the time has slipped away.
Well, now, [G] you may think I live on easy street.
[C] _
Think that [D] I'm living just like a [G] king.
_ _ _ [E] Got a whole lot of obligations.
[C] _ You see, [D] not everybody's trying to do their thing.
It's [Gm] a tough job, well, _ _ somebody's got to do it, yeah. _
_ _ I said it's a tough [G] job, _ _ _ [Gm] somebody's got to do it.
For years to have, I said it's a rough, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ tough [F] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ job, _ but somebody's got to do it, yeah. _ _ _
I said it's a tough job, _ _ _ somebody's got to do it.
For years to have, hey.
It may be hard sometimes, _ but somebody's got to do it well, well. _
_ It may not always be fair, but somebody's got to do the job, yes they have.
_ _ _ _ Tough job, _ somebody's got to do it well. _
_ _ I said it's a tough job, somebody's got to do it, yeah. _ _
_ [Eb] Let's continue it _ with Blue Note recording on us.
[E] A warm welcome for Mr.
Lou Rawls.
_ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's a tough job, _ _ _ [G] _
somebody's got to do it well. _ _
I said it's a tough job, _ _ _ somebody's got to do it.
For years to have, [Gm] hey.
I keep talking [A] to young people.
_ _ [G] I'm talking to them every day.
_ _ _ I just want [A] them to listen to me so that [D] they won't throw their lives away.
[G] It's a tough job, well, _ _ _ somebody's got to do it, yeah.
_ _ _ I said it's a tough job, _ _ _ somebody's got to do it.
For years to have, hey.
You must understand, I'm not a superman, but I'm trying to do the best I can.
Now [Gm] it gets hard sometimes, I won't let it [G] blow my mind.
I got to be a moving man.
_ [Em] Well, I never get [Am] too much time off.
_ _ Somebody's [G] always on the phone, ring, ring, ring.
[Em] Needing [Am]
spiritual comfort _ because [D] they cannot see me get on their [Gm] own.
It's a tough job, well, _ [G] _ _ somebody's got to do it, yeah.
_ _ [C] I said it's a [G] tough job, _ _ _ somebody's got to do it.
For years to have, hey.
_ I get no time to play because I work hard every day.
[Gm]
I'm trying to keep the blues away.
_ But they keep making demands and I've only got two [C] hands.
[Gm] Before I know it, the time has slipped away.
Well, now, [G] you may think I live on easy street.
[C] _
Think that [D] I'm living just like a [G] king.
_ _ _ [E] Got a whole lot of obligations.
[C] _ You see, [D] not everybody's trying to do their thing.
It's [Gm] a tough job, well, _ _ somebody's got to do it, yeah. _
_ _ I said it's a tough [G] job, _ _ _ [Gm] somebody's got to do it.
For years to have, I said it's a rough, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ tough [F] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ job, _ but somebody's got to do it, yeah. _ _ _
I said it's a tough job, _ _ _ somebody's got to do it.
For years to have, hey.
It may be hard sometimes, _ but somebody's got to do it well, well. _
_ It may not always be fair, but somebody's got to do the job, yes they have.
_ _ _ _ Tough job, _ somebody's got to do it well. _
_ _ I said it's a tough job, somebody's got to do it, yeah. _ _
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