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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[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]
[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]
Key:
Ab
Eb
Cm
C
Bb
Ab
Eb
Cm
_ _ [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] _
_ [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] _