Chords for Bing Crosby - Something's Gotta Give - CBS Radio Recordings 1954-56

Tempo:
141.95 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Ab

A

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bing Crosby - Something's Gotta Give - CBS Radio Recordings 1954-56 chords
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[Em] [C]
[B] [D]
[E] [Am] [Ab] When [C] an [Gb]
[G] irresistible force such as you
[C] [Ab] Meets [C] an old immovable [Cm] [G] object like me
[A] You [C] can bet just as sure as [Em] you [B] live
[G] [Db]
[C] Someone's gotta give, someone's gotta give, someone's [G] gotta give
[C] When [Ab] [C] an [G]
irrepressible smile [Em] such as yours
[C] [Ab] [C] Warms an old [D]
[A] implacable heart [G] such as mine
[Am] [Ab] Don't [Em] say no, cause I [G] insist
[Em]
[C] Somewhere, [Dm] somehow, someone's [Gm] gonna get kissed
[A] [G]
[F] So I'm God, [G] [F] who knows what the fates have [C] in store
[G]
[D] From their vast, [B]
[C] mysterious [Am] sky
[Ab]
[G] I'll try hard, ignoring those lips I [D] [A] adore
[G]
[E] But [B] [G] how [A] long can anyone [C] [D] try
[Am] Fight, [E] [C] fight, [Gb] fight it [G] with all of our might
[Am] [Ab] [G] Chances are some heavenly [C] star [G] smangled nine
[Am] We'll [C] find out, as sure [G] as we [E] live
[Eb] [Em]
[C] Someone's gotta give, someone's gotta give, someone's [G] gotta give
[A] [Gm] [A] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Ab
134211114
A
1231
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
Ab
134211114
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To learn Bing Crosby - Somethings Gotta Give chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C, G, Em, C, Ab, C, Am, Ab and G in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 70 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 142. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: G Major.

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_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [Am] _ [Ab] When [C] an _ [Gb] _
[G] irresistible force such as you
_ [C] _ [Ab] Meets [C] an old immovable [Cm] _ [G] object like me _
_ [A] _ You [C] can bet just as sure as [Em] you _ [B] live
[G] _ [Db] _ _
_ [C] Someone's gotta give, someone's gotta give, someone's [G] gotta give _ _ _ _ _
[C] When _ [Ab] _ [C] an _ [G] _
irrepressible smile [Em] such as _ yours
[C] _ _ [Ab] [C] Warms an old [D] _
[A] implacable heart [G] such as mine _
_ [Am] _ [Ab] Don't [Em] say no, cause I _ [G] insist
_ [Em] _ _
_ [C] Somewhere, [Dm] somehow, _ someone's [Gm] gonna get kissed
[A] _ _ [G] _ _
[F] So I'm _ God, [G] _ [F] who knows what the fates have [C] in store
[G] _
_ [D] From _ their vast, [B] _
[C] mysterious [Am] sky
_ _ [Ab] _
[G] I'll try _ _ hard, _ ignoring those lips I [D] [A] adore
[G] _
_ [E] But [B] _ [G] how [A] long can anyone [C] _ _ _ [D] try _ _
[Am] Fight, _ [E] [C] fight, _ [Gb] fight it [G] with all of our might
[Am] _ _ _ [Ab] [G] Chances are some heavenly [C] star [G] _ smangled nine _
_ [Am] _ We'll [C] find out, as sure [G] as we _ [E] live
[Eb] _ _ [Em] _
_ [C] Someone's gotta give, someone's gotta give, someone's [G] gotta give
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Johnny Mercer.

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