The Usual Chords by George Thorogood & The Destroyers

Tempo:
80.45 bpm
Chords used:

C#

B

F#

A

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Usual chords
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[C#]
[E] [C#]
I'm tripping over dumb drunks at [A] a party.
My [B] girlfriend just ran off with the DJ.
[C#] I gave her everything but [B] she [A] refused it.
It don't [B] matter, she don't know how to [C#] use it.
[E] My confidence has been the limit.
[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.
[C#] I'll have the usual.
[F#] [C#]
Silhouettes tumbling on the [A] dance floor.
Pink [B] elephants falling through a [C#] trap door.
[C#m] [C#] Sixty 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 [F#] good life.
Fifty thousand kisses later, she was a [E] housewife.
She was good, I was a [F#] bad.
I ain't thirsty but I'm standing in line.
[G] I'll have the [C#] usual.
[C#m]
[C#]
[A] [F#] [D]
[C#] [C#m]
[C#] [A] [F#] [D]
[C#] [C#m]
[C#] Big Tim says the second coming's [A] coming.
I think he's [B] seeing double or [C#] something.
Huh?
[C#m]
[C#] You can hang around waiting for the other [A] ends.
I can't [B] win but I've seen [C#] enough, man.
I got a drink pad.
[E] I bet the whiskey keeps the doctor [F#] away.
A little more and it's just a [E] day.
I had a future but she just passed out.
[F#] I'm on a drink till I sink.
What it is I'm on?
[C#] [B] I'll have the [C#] usual.
I'll have the usual.
On the rocks, on the switch.
Nothing to get [C#m] a drinker out [B] here.
[C#]
I'll buy.
[G#] [C#]
[C#m]
[C#]
Key:  
C#
12341114
B
12341112
F#
134211112
A
1231
E
2311
C#
12341114
B
12341112
F#
134211112
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Learn the basic chords of George Thorogood & The Destroyers - The Usual chords, with this master sequence: C#, C#m, C#, A, B and C#. A strategic approach would be to train at 40 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 80. Given the song's key of C# Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm tripping over dumb drunks at [A] a party.
My [B] girlfriend just ran off with the DJ.
[C#] _ I _ _ _ _ gave her everything but [B] she [A] refused it.
It don't [B] matter, she don't know how to [C#] use it. _ _
_ _ _ [E] My confidence has been the limit.
[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.
[C#] I'll have the usual. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
Silhouettes tumbling on the [A] dance floor.
Pink [B] elephants falling through a [C#] trap door.
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [C#] Sixty 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 [F#] good life.
Fifty thousand kisses later, she was a [E] housewife.
She was good, I was a [F#] bad.
I ain't thirsty but I'm standing in line.
[G] I'll have the [C#] usual.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ [D] _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ [D] _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[C#] Big Tim says the second coming's [A] coming.
I think he's [B] seeing double or [C#] something.
Huh?
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _
[C#] You can hang around waiting for the other [A] ends.
I can't [B] win but I've seen [C#] enough, man.
I got a drink pad. _ _ _
[E] I bet the whiskey keeps the doctor [F#] away.
A little more and it's just a [E] day.
I had a future but she just passed out.
[F#] I'm on a drink till I sink.
What it is I'm on?
[C#] [B] I'll have the [C#] usual.
_ _ _ I'll have the usual.
On the rocks, on the switch.
Nothing to get [C#m] a drinker out [B] here.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _
I'll buy. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was featured on the Rockin My Life Away album.