Chords for Joe Pass & Roy Clark - 1993 - I Can't Help It (If I'm Still
Tempo:
136.4 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
G
Bb
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
I met Joe for the first time when we walked into the studio, but I had been forewarned because
[F]
[C] Ralph said he likes the kid
[F] He's an Italian nice [G] guy, and I said hey, that'll work in [F] my book so
You know he walks in [Bb] and it's like we've known each other for years.
[C] He [Gm] walks in the first thing
[C] He says is hey Roy.
[G] How you doing like [F] I haven't seen you since this morning, [Am] and that's the [C] way it's
[F] It's worked [C] in he just plays
[F] He is so incredible [Bb] he plays so much [Fm] and so [Am] tasteful and [G] so
so much knowledge I
[F]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[Dm]
[C] [F] [G]
[F]
[Bb]
[Em] [Dm]
[F] [G]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [C] Thought [B] maybe Roy was going [F] to use his rhythm [A] section.
You know at [Gm] first.
I didn't know what we were going to do and
I think he wanted to play with the [F] guys that [C] I play with I don't I play mostly solo
90% solo guitar when I do go on the road with a [C] group I take
[A] These guys because they [Bb] come with me because we played together since
[G] 1964 off and on we're all from [C] Los Angeles [G] and there are some of the first guys I met [Bb] players when I came here [Gm] and
[D] Jim you are just one of the great [Gb] bass players around [D] here or anywhere in the [G] country he has [Fm] played for [G] Sinatra
He has played [C] for all the jazz groups.
He's not playing with
[Eb] Natalie Cole
[Bb] John [Gb] has played with [G] everybody from Chico Hamilton to Herb Alpert
he has composed [Am] songs Colin has [C] played with everybody from George Shearing and
[F]
I can't think of [D] the saxophone player.
He's played at all so these are all really good [F] players, [Bb] and they're the kind of players
[D] all you have to do is tell them what the tempo is and what the key is and
[Gm] Then play [F] and they make you [Bb] sound good
They [C] know how to play you know and I'm and [C] on top of that [Bb] they are also all [E] good [F] guys
[Gm] There are no prima donnas in [C] this [Gm] group of guys
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[Am] [D] [G]
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[Bb]
[F] [A] [C]
[Gm] [Am] [F]
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[Dm] [Db] [Bb]
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[Dm] [C] [D]
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[Dm] [D]
You
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[C] [F]
[C] [F] [C] [F]
[F]
[C] Ralph said he likes the kid
[F] He's an Italian nice [G] guy, and I said hey, that'll work in [F] my book so
You know he walks in [Bb] and it's like we've known each other for years.
[C] He [Gm] walks in the first thing
[C] He says is hey Roy.
[G] How you doing like [F] I haven't seen you since this morning, [Am] and that's the [C] way it's
[F] It's worked [C] in he just plays
[F] He is so incredible [Bb] he plays so much [Fm] and so [Am] tasteful and [G] so
so much knowledge I
[F]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[Dm]
[C] [F] [G]
[F]
[Bb]
[Em] [Dm]
[F] [G]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [C] Thought [B] maybe Roy was going [F] to use his rhythm [A] section.
You know at [Gm] first.
I didn't know what we were going to do and
I think he wanted to play with the [F] guys that [C] I play with I don't I play mostly solo
90% solo guitar when I do go on the road with a [C] group I take
[A] These guys because they [Bb] come with me because we played together since
[G] 1964 off and on we're all from [C] Los Angeles [G] and there are some of the first guys I met [Bb] players when I came here [Gm] and
[D] Jim you are just one of the great [Gb] bass players around [D] here or anywhere in the [G] country he has [Fm] played for [G] Sinatra
He has played [C] for all the jazz groups.
He's not playing with
[Eb] Natalie Cole
[Bb] John [Gb] has played with [G] everybody from Chico Hamilton to Herb Alpert
he has composed [Am] songs Colin has [C] played with everybody from George Shearing and
[F]
I can't think of [D] the saxophone player.
He's played at all so these are all really good [F] players, [Bb] and they're the kind of players
[D] all you have to do is tell them what the tempo is and what the key is and
[Gm] Then play [F] and they make you [Bb] sound good
They [C] know how to play you know and I'm and [C] on top of that [Bb] they are also all [E] good [F] guys
[Gm] There are no prima donnas in [C] this [Gm] group of guys
[F]
[G] [Bb]
[E] [F]
[C] [A] [Gm]
[C] [D]
[F] [A]
[Dm] [Gm]
[Am] [D] [G]
[F]
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[Bb]
[F] [A] [C]
[Gm] [Am] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[F] [G]
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[Bb]
[Dm]
[F] [Gm]
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[Dm] [Db] [Bb]
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[F] [C]
[C] [F]
[Dm] [C] [D]
[G] [F]
[C] [F]
[G] [Am] [F]
[G] [C]
[A]
[Dm] [D]
You
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[A]
[F] [C] [C]
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Key:
F
C
G
Bb
D
F
C
G
I met Joe for the first time when we walked into the studio, but I had been forewarned because
_ [F] _ _
[C] Ralph said he likes the kid
_ _ [F] He's an Italian nice [G] guy, and I said hey, that'll work in [F] my book _ so
_ You know he walks in [Bb] and it's like we've known each other for years.
[C] He [Gm] walks in the first thing
[C] He says is hey Roy.
[G] How you doing like [F] I haven't seen you since this morning, [Am] _ and that's the [C] way it's
[F] It's worked [C] in he just plays
[F] He is so incredible [Bb] he plays so much [Fm] and so [Am] tasteful and [G] so _
so much knowledge I
_ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ Thought [B] maybe Roy was going [F] to use his rhythm [A] section.
You know at [Gm] first.
I didn't know what we were going to do and
_ I think he wanted to play with the [F] guys that [C] I play with I don't I play mostly solo
90% solo guitar when I do go on the road with a [C] group I take
[A] These guys because they [Bb] come with me because we played together since
[G] 1964 off and on we're all from [C] Los Angeles [G] and there are some of the first guys I met [Bb] players when I came here [Gm] and
_ _ [D] Jim you are just one of the great [Gb] bass players around [D] here or anywhere in the [G] country he has [Fm] played for [G] Sinatra
He has played [C] for all the jazz groups.
He's not playing with
_ [Eb] Natalie Cole
[Bb] _ John [Gb] has played with [G] everybody from Chico Hamilton to Herb Alpert
he has composed [Am] songs Colin has [C] played with everybody from George Shearing and
_ _ _ [F] _
I can't think of [D] the saxophone player.
He's played at all so these are all really good [F] players, [Bb] and they're the kind of players
[D] all you have to do is tell them what the tempo is and what the key is and
[Gm] _ Then play [F] and they make you [Bb] sound good
They [C] know how to play you know and I'm and [C] on top of that [Bb] they are also all [E] good [F] guys
[Gm] There are no prima donnas in [C] this [Gm] group of guys
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_ You
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_ [F] _ _
[C] Ralph said he likes the kid
_ _ [F] He's an Italian nice [G] guy, and I said hey, that'll work in [F] my book _ so
_ You know he walks in [Bb] and it's like we've known each other for years.
[C] He [Gm] walks in the first thing
[C] He says is hey Roy.
[G] How you doing like [F] I haven't seen you since this morning, [Am] _ and that's the [C] way it's
[F] It's worked [C] in he just plays
[F] He is so incredible [Bb] he plays so much [Fm] and so [Am] tasteful and [G] so _
so much knowledge I
_ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ Thought [B] maybe Roy was going [F] to use his rhythm [A] section.
You know at [Gm] first.
I didn't know what we were going to do and
_ I think he wanted to play with the [F] guys that [C] I play with I don't I play mostly solo
90% solo guitar when I do go on the road with a [C] group I take
[A] These guys because they [Bb] come with me because we played together since
[G] 1964 off and on we're all from [C] Los Angeles [G] and there are some of the first guys I met [Bb] players when I came here [Gm] and
_ _ [D] Jim you are just one of the great [Gb] bass players around [D] here or anywhere in the [G] country he has [Fm] played for [G] Sinatra
He has played [C] for all the jazz groups.
He's not playing with
_ [Eb] Natalie Cole
[Bb] _ John [Gb] has played with [G] everybody from Chico Hamilton to Herb Alpert
he has composed [Am] songs Colin has [C] played with everybody from George Shearing and
_ _ _ [F] _
I can't think of [D] the saxophone player.
He's played at all so these are all really good [F] players, [Bb] and they're the kind of players
[D] all you have to do is tell them what the tempo is and what the key is and
[Gm] _ Then play [F] and they make you [Bb] sound good
They [C] know how to play you know and I'm and [C] on top of that [Bb] they are also all [E] good [F] guys
[Gm] There are no prima donnas in [C] this [Gm] group of guys
_ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
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