We Used To Know Chords by Jethro Tull

Tempo:
169.95 bpm
Chords used:

B

G

Em

D

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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We Used To Know - Jethro Tull chords
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[Em] Whenever I get to feel [B] this way, [D] I have to [A] find new words to [C] say.
The thing about [G] the bad old days, [F#]
we [Em] used to [B] know.
[Em] Nights of [B] winter tear me cold, [D]
fears of dying, [A] getting old.
[C] We ran the race, [G] the race was won, [F#]
[B] by running slowly.
[Em]
Could be soon [B] we'll cease to sound, [D]
slowly [A] upstairs, faster down.
[C]
Then to revisit [G] stony grounds, [F#]
we [B] used to know.
[Em]
[B] Remembering mornings chilly [D] spent, made no sense [A] to leave the bed.
[C]
The bad old [G] days, they came and [F#] went, [B] with the way the footwork [Em] is.
[B]
[D]
[A]
[C]
[G]
[F#]
[B]
[Em]
[B]
[D]
[A]
[C]
[G]
[F#]
[Bm]
[Em]
[B]
[D]
[A]
[C]
[G]
[F#]
[G]
[B] [Em]
[B]
[D]
[G] [A]
[C]
[G]
[F#]
[B]
[Em]
Saving [B] up the birds in [D] hand, one in a [A] bush, the other's [C] land.
Take what we [G] can before the man, [F#]
says [B] it's time to go.
[Em]
Each to his own [B] way, I'll go mine.
[D]
Best of luck [A] with what you [C] find.
But for your own [G] sake, remember times, [F#]
[B] we used to know.
[Em]
[B]
[D]
[A]
[C]
[G]
[F#]
[B]
[Em]
[B]
[D]
[A]
[C]
[G]
[F#]
[B]
[Em]
[B]
[D]
[A]
[C]
[G]
[F#] We ran the race, [B]
[Em]
[B] the race was [D]
[A]
[C] won, by running slowly.
[G]
[F#] [B]
[E]
[N]
Key:  
B
12341112
G
2131
Em
121
D
1321
A
1231
B
12341112
G
2131
Em
121
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To start learning Jethro Tull - We Used To Know chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C, G, A, C, G, F#, Em, B and D in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 84 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 170 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: E Minor.

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_ [Em] _ _ Whenever I get to feel [B] this way, [D] _ _ I have to [A] find new words to _ [C] say.
_ The thing about [G] the bad old _ days, [F#] _ _ _ _
we [Em] used to _ [B] know.
_ _ [Em] _ _ Nights of [B] winter tear me _ cold, [D] _ _
fears of dying, [A] _ getting _ old.
[C] _ We ran the race, [G] the race was won, [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [B] by running _ _ slowly.
[Em] _ _ _
Could be soon [B] we'll cease to sound, [D] _ _ _
slowly _ [A] upstairs, faster _ down.
[C] _
Then to revisit _ [G] stony _ grounds, _ [F#] _ _
_ _ we [B] used to know.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [B] Remembering mornings chilly _ [D] spent, _ made no sense [A] to leave the bed.
[C] _ _
The bad old [G] days, they _ came and _ [F#] went, _ _ _ _ [B] with the way the footwork [Em] is. _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ Saving [B] up the birds in [D] hand, _ one in a [A] bush, the _ other's [C] land.
Take what we [G] can before the man, _ [F#] _ _
_ _ says [B] it's time to go.
_ _ [Em] _
Each to his own [B] way, I'll go mine.
[D] _ _
Best of luck [A] with what you _ [C] find. _
But for your own [G] sake, remember _ times, [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [B] we used to know.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ We ran the race, [B] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ the race was [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ won, by running slowly. _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song was penned by Ian Anderson, John McGeoch, Steven Severin, Budgie and Siouxsie Sioux.

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