Chords for What's The Use Of Getting Sober / Joe Jackson

Tempo:
78.4 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Cm

C

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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What's The Use Of Getting Sober / Joe Jackson chords
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[Eb] [Gb] [Fm]
[Gm] [Gm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bm] [Eb] [B] [C]
[Ab] [Gm] [B] [Ab]
[Abm] [Bb] [Ab] Boy, you ought to listen to your [Bb] old Pappy.
[Cm] Yeah, Pappy.
[Gbm] Stop drinkin' [Ab] so much.
I'm, I'm, I'm doin' so much drinkin', Pappy.
Shut up, [Cm] boy.
[C] You drink all [Ab] day, and you [Cm] drink [D] all [Gm] night.
[Cm] Son, you [Eb] know that that ain't [Ab] right.
Oh, Pappy, you do [Bb] give me a tinge.
Shut up, [Cm] boy.
[Ebm] Boy, you're lookin' [Cm] thin as a [D] twig.
[Gm] I'm not.
[Eb] Look [Gbm] like your dear old [Ab] Pappy about to blow your wig.
I'm not.
[Eb] [C] What's the use of gettin' sober
[Ab] when you're gonna get [G] drunk [Ab]
again?
[Bb] [Eb] Oh, Sam done [E] somethin' [C] fine
[A] when he bought that good whiskey, [Ab]
beer, and wine.
[Eb] I love my whiskey, [G] and I love my [Eb] gin.
[Ab] Every time you see me, [Dbm] I'm in my [Gb] sin.
[Eb] So what's the use [C] of gettin' sober
when [A] you're gonna [D] get drunk [Abm] again?
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb] I went out last [Fm] night about half past [D] one.
[Cm] [F] Thought [Eb] I'd hoop [Ab] it up a little, [G] have some fun.
[Cm] Got me [C] a half [Ab] pint about half past two.
Mm-mm, [Gb] [Ab] way I'll see him know what I [Bb] won't do.
[Eb] [A] Got me a [Cm] pint about [Gm] half past four.
[Eb] Felt so good, [Ab]
now got me some [Bb] more.
[G] [Eb] Got me a [Ab] quart about half past five.
[Cm] Boy, that'd be [Eb] so [Fm] nice, if you found [Eb] daylight.
So what's [F] the use [E] of gettin' [C] sober
[Ab] if you're gonna get [Ebm] drunk [Ab]
[Abm] again?
[Bb] [Eb] [F] Oh, Sam done [C] somethin' [Ab] fine
when [Eb] he bought [A] that good whiskey, [Ab] beer, and wine.
[G] I love my whiskey, and I love my gin.
[Ebm] Every time you see me, [Dbm] I'm [Db] in my sin.
[E] [Eb] So what's the use of [C] gettin' sober
[Cm] when you're gonna [D] get drunk [G] [C] again?
[Cm] [Ab] Well, I've been thinkin', [D] and I keep drinkin'.
[F] I guess I'm bound [Ab] to lose my mind.
[Eb] [Ab] [A] [Ab] [Eb]
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Eb
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Cm
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C
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Bb
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Ab
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Eb
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Cm
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To jam and learn Joe Jackson - (When Youre Gonna Get Drunk Again, Album Version / Remastered 1999) Whats The Use Of Getting Sober chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Bb, Ab, Bb, Eb, Abm, Bb, C, Ab and Cm. A good strategy is to initiate at 39 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 78 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Ab Major.

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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] _ [Bm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Abm] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] Boy, you ought to listen to your [Bb] old Pappy.
[Cm] Yeah, Pappy.
[Gbm] Stop drinkin' [Ab] so much.
I'm, I'm, I'm doin' so much drinkin', Pappy.
Shut up, [Cm] boy.
[C] You drink all [Ab] day, and you [Cm] drink [D] all [Gm] night.
[Cm] Son, you [Eb] know that that ain't [Ab] right.
Oh, Pappy, you do [Bb] give me a tinge.
Shut up, [Cm] boy.
_ [Ebm] Boy, you're lookin' [Cm] thin as a [D] twig.
[Gm] I'm not.
[Eb] Look [Gbm] like your dear old [Ab] Pappy about to blow your wig.
I'm not.
[Eb] _ [C] What's the use of gettin' sober
_ [Ab] when you're gonna get [G] drunk _ [Ab]
again?
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] Oh, Sam done [E] somethin' [C] fine
[A] when he bought that good whiskey, [Ab]
beer, and wine.
_ [Eb] I love my whiskey, [G] and I love my [Eb] gin.
[Ab] Every time you see me, [Dbm] I'm in my [Gb] sin.
[Eb] _ So what's the use [C] of gettin' sober
when [A] you're gonna [D] get drunk [Abm] again?
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] I went out last [Fm] night about half past [D] one.
[Cm] _ [F] Thought [Eb] I'd hoop [Ab] it up a little, [G] have some fun.
[Cm] _ Got me [C] a half [Ab] pint about half past two.
Mm-mm, [Gb] [Ab] way I'll see him know what I [Bb] won't do.
[Eb] _ [A] Got me a [Cm] pint about [Gm] half past four.
_ [Eb] Felt so good, [Ab]
now got me some [Bb] more.
[G] _ _ [Eb] Got me a [Ab] quart about half past five.
[Cm] Boy, that'd be [Eb] so [Fm] nice, if you found [Eb] daylight.
So what's [F] the use [E] of gettin' [C] sober
_ [Ab] if you're gonna get [Ebm] drunk [Ab]
[Abm] again?
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] [F] Oh, Sam done [C] somethin' [Ab] fine
when [Eb] he bought [A] that good whiskey, [Ab] beer, and wine.
_ _ [G] I love my whiskey, and I love my gin.
_ [Ebm] Every time you see me, [Dbm] I'm [Db] in my sin.
[E] _ [Eb] So what's the use of [C] gettin' sober
_ [Cm] when you're gonna [D] get drunk [G] [C] again?
_ [Cm] [Ab] Well, I've been _ thinkin', [D] and I keep _ drinkin'.
[F] I guess I'm bound [Ab] to lose my mind.
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _

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