Chords for Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps - I Know I Ain't Been so Perfect
Tempo:
82.1 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
F#m
C#
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Why'd you have to go [F#] talk like [Bm] that?
[A] [C#m] You and me, [B] we'll go a long way back
[E] [A] [C#] Sticks and stones can hurt, but words [Bm] can't do
[F#m] Bridges didn't burn, is that what you were [Bm] trying to do?
[F#m] You didn't have to go [Bm] across that line
[F#m] I know times been tough, but we've both [Bm] been trying
[E] You [F#m] [C#] pick your battles if it gains you [Bm] ground
[F#m] [C#] Just don't understand why you're [Bm] bringing me down
[D] I know I ain't been so [Bm] proud
[B] Never said I'd bat it [C#] down
Didn't think I'd wanna [F#m] have to climb that mountain
[D] Just wanted to get [Bm] respect
Be the point of your name [A] there
Never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that fountain
[G#m] [F#m]
[Bm] It [F#m]
[B] [F#m] seemed to me we'd both reached a point where we got [Bm] caught in the act
[F#m] Standing on [F#] ground, neither one of [Bm] us was giving up sight
[F#m] I was waiting on you to give it [D] back the [Bm] way it was
[F#m] But a whole high power has [Bm] gone round saying give it up, [D] give it up
I know I ain't been so [Bm] proud
Never said I'd bat it [C#] down
Didn't think I'd wanna [F#m] have to climb that mountain
[D] Just wanted to get [Bm] respect
Be the point of your name [A] there
I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that fountain
[F#m]
[F#] [F#m]
[F#] [Bm] [E]
[C#m] [Bm] [F#m]
[E] [Bm] [A] Too proud to give it [C#] up
No cries to go with [F#m] it
No vows said out [Bm] loud, just the two of [C#] us
Laying to the [D] ground
I know I ain't been so [Bm] proud
Never said I'd bat it [C#] down
Didn't think I'd wanna [F#m] have to climb [A] that mountain
[D] Just wanted to get [Bm] respect
Be the point of your name [A] there
I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that [D] fountain
I know I ain't been so [Bm] proud
Never said I'd bat it [C#] down
Didn't think I'd wanna [F#m] have to [A] climb that mountain
[D] Just wanted to get [Bm] respect
Be the point of your name [A] there
I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that fountain
[A] [Bm]
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [Bm]
[A] [F#]
[F#m]
[A] [C#m] You and me, [B] we'll go a long way back
[E] [A] [C#] Sticks and stones can hurt, but words [Bm] can't do
[F#m] Bridges didn't burn, is that what you were [Bm] trying to do?
[F#m] You didn't have to go [Bm] across that line
[F#m] I know times been tough, but we've both [Bm] been trying
[E] You [F#m] [C#] pick your battles if it gains you [Bm] ground
[F#m] [C#] Just don't understand why you're [Bm] bringing me down
[D] I know I ain't been so [Bm] proud
[B] Never said I'd bat it [C#] down
Didn't think I'd wanna [F#m] have to climb that mountain
[D] Just wanted to get [Bm] respect
Be the point of your name [A] there
Never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that fountain
[G#m] [F#m]
[Bm] It [F#m]
[B] [F#m] seemed to me we'd both reached a point where we got [Bm] caught in the act
[F#m] Standing on [F#] ground, neither one of [Bm] us was giving up sight
[F#m] I was waiting on you to give it [D] back the [Bm] way it was
[F#m] But a whole high power has [Bm] gone round saying give it up, [D] give it up
I know I ain't been so [Bm] proud
Never said I'd bat it [C#] down
Didn't think I'd wanna [F#m] have to climb that mountain
[D] Just wanted to get [Bm] respect
Be the point of your name [A] there
I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that fountain
[F#m]
[F#] [F#m]
[F#] [Bm] [E]
[C#m] [Bm] [F#m]
[E] [Bm] [A] Too proud to give it [C#] up
No cries to go with [F#m] it
No vows said out [Bm] loud, just the two of [C#] us
Laying to the [D] ground
I know I ain't been so [Bm] proud
Never said I'd bat it [C#] down
Didn't think I'd wanna [F#m] have to climb [A] that mountain
[D] Just wanted to get [Bm] respect
Be the point of your name [A] there
I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that [D] fountain
I know I ain't been so [Bm] proud
Never said I'd bat it [C#] down
Didn't think I'd wanna [F#m] have to [A] climb that mountain
[D] Just wanted to get [Bm] respect
Be the point of your name [A] there
I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that fountain
[A] [Bm]
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [Bm]
[A] [F#]
[F#m]
Key:
Bm
F#m
C#
A
D
Bm
F#m
C#
_ _ Why'd you have to go [F#] talk like [Bm] that?
_ [A] _ [C#m] You and me, [B] we'll go a long way back
[E] _ _ [A] [C#] Sticks and stones can hurt, but words [Bm] can't do
_ [F#m] _ Bridges didn't burn, is that what you were [Bm] trying to do? _
_ _ [F#m] You didn't have to go [Bm] across that line
_ [F#m] I know times been tough, but we've both [Bm] been trying
[E] You _ [F#m] [C#] pick your battles if it gains you [Bm] ground
_ [F#m] _ [C#] Just don't understand why you're [Bm] bringing me down
_ _ [D] I know I ain't been so [Bm] proud
[B] Never said I'd bat it [C#] down
Didn't think I'd wanna [F#m] have to climb that mountain
[D] Just wanted to get [Bm] respect
Be the point of your name [A] there
Never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that fountain
_ [G#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [Bm] It _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#m] _ seemed to me we'd both reached a point where we got [Bm] caught in the act
[F#m] _ Standing on [F#] ground, neither one of [Bm] us was giving up sight
[F#m] I was waiting on you to give it [D] back the [Bm] way it was
[F#m] But a whole high power has [Bm] gone round saying give it up, [D] give it up
I know I ain't been so [Bm] proud
Never said I'd bat it [C#] down
Didn't think I'd wanna [F#m] have to climb that mountain
[D] Just wanted to get [Bm] respect
Be the point of your name [A] there
I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that fountain
[F#m] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] Too proud to give it [C#] up
No cries to go with [F#m] it
No vows said out [Bm] loud, just the two of [C#] us
Laying to the [D] ground
I know I ain't been so [Bm] proud
Never said I'd bat it [C#] down
Didn't think I'd wanna [F#m] have to climb [A] that mountain
[D] Just wanted to get [Bm] respect
Be the point of your name [A] there
I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that [D] fountain
I know I ain't been so [Bm] proud
Never said I'd bat it [C#] down
Didn't think I'd wanna [F#m] have to [A] climb that mountain
[D] Just wanted to get [Bm] respect
Be the point of your name [A] there
I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that fountain _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [C#m] You and me, [B] we'll go a long way back
[E] _ _ [A] [C#] Sticks and stones can hurt, but words [Bm] can't do
_ [F#m] _ Bridges didn't burn, is that what you were [Bm] trying to do? _
_ _ [F#m] You didn't have to go [Bm] across that line
_ [F#m] I know times been tough, but we've both [Bm] been trying
[E] You _ [F#m] [C#] pick your battles if it gains you [Bm] ground
_ [F#m] _ [C#] Just don't understand why you're [Bm] bringing me down
_ _ [D] I know I ain't been so [Bm] proud
[B] Never said I'd bat it [C#] down
Didn't think I'd wanna [F#m] have to climb that mountain
[D] Just wanted to get [Bm] respect
Be the point of your name [A] there
Never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that fountain
_ [G#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [Bm] It _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#m] _ seemed to me we'd both reached a point where we got [Bm] caught in the act
[F#m] _ Standing on [F#] ground, neither one of [Bm] us was giving up sight
[F#m] I was waiting on you to give it [D] back the [Bm] way it was
[F#m] But a whole high power has [Bm] gone round saying give it up, [D] give it up
I know I ain't been so [Bm] proud
Never said I'd bat it [C#] down
Didn't think I'd wanna [F#m] have to climb that mountain
[D] Just wanted to get [Bm] respect
Be the point of your name [A] there
I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that fountain
[F#m] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] Too proud to give it [C#] up
No cries to go with [F#m] it
No vows said out [Bm] loud, just the two of [C#] us
Laying to the [D] ground
I know I ain't been so [Bm] proud
Never said I'd bat it [C#] down
Didn't think I'd wanna [F#m] have to climb [A] that mountain
[D] Just wanted to get [Bm] respect
Be the point of your name [A] there
I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that [D] fountain
I know I ain't been so [Bm] proud
Never said I'd bat it [C#] down
Didn't think I'd wanna [F#m] have to [A] climb that mountain
[D] Just wanted to get [Bm] respect
Be the point of your name [A] there
I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that fountain _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _