Chords for Less Than Jake - That's Why They Call It a Union
Tempo:
138.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
F#
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] There's a black cloud over [A] this house
[E] That's been around for [G] three years now
[D] There's a thunderstorm [A] inside and it won't [G] go away
No, it won't go away
That's why they call [A] it a union
[F#] [G] That's [D] why they call [A] it a union
[F#] [G] That's [D] why they call [A] it a union
I remember him turning [G] around
He said, son, I'll be leaving [D] now
I can't be the person [A] that you want me to be
[D] And then [A] she said, so things were finally ending [G] now
Yeah, I knew you'd be walking [D] out
You can't be the person that [A] you want me to be
Want [D] me to be
[A] Three years of [E] all the [F#] arguments
Three [E] years of [A] all the silence
[E] Has been enough [F#] to [E] last [D] me a [A] lifetime
Three years of [E] all the arguments
Three years of [D] all the pain
That's [E] why they call [A] it a union
[F#]
[G] That's [D] why they call [A] it a union
[F#] [G]
So [D] both of you, [A] please forgive [F#] me [G] tonight
That's [D] why they call [A] it a union
[F#]
[G] So please [A] forgive me tonight
I remember him turning around
[Em]
He said, son, I'll be leaving [D] now
You can't be the person [A] that I want you to be
[D] Want you to [A] be
Three years of [E] all the [F#] arguments
Three [E] years [A] of all the silence
Has [E] been enough to last [D] me a lifetime
[A] Three years of [E] all the [F#] arguments
Three [E] years of [D] all the pain
[E] That's why they [A] call it a union
[F#] [G] That's [D] why they [A] call it a [F#] union
[G] So [D] both of you, [A] please forgive [F#] me [G] tonight
[D] That's why they [A] call it a union
[F#] [G] So [D] please forgive me [B] tonight
Black man, [Em] look at the pictures in your palm
[A] Because I know how it's [D] running [A] slow
And [B] I know how the [Em] story ends
I know [A] it ends
[D] Black cloud over [A] this house
[E] Let's get around [G] for three years
Now [D] there's a thunderstorm [A] inside
[E] And another fight [G] tonight
Black [D] cloud over this [A] house
[E]
Let's get around [G] for three years
Now [D] there's a thunderstorm [A] tonight
And it won't [G] go away
No, it won't go away
That's why they [A] call it a union
[F#] [G] [D] That's why they call it a [F#] union
[G] So [D] both of you, [A] please forgive [F#] me [G] tonight
[D] That's why they call [A] it a union
[F#] [G] So please [A] forgive me tonight
[F#] [G] So please [D] forgive [A] me tonight
[F#] [G] So [D] please forgive [N] me goodnight
[E] That's been around for [G] three years now
[D] There's a thunderstorm [A] inside and it won't [G] go away
No, it won't go away
That's why they call [A] it a union
[F#] [G] That's [D] why they call [A] it a union
[F#] [G] That's [D] why they call [A] it a union
I remember him turning [G] around
He said, son, I'll be leaving [D] now
I can't be the person [A] that you want me to be
[D] And then [A] she said, so things were finally ending [G] now
Yeah, I knew you'd be walking [D] out
You can't be the person that [A] you want me to be
Want [D] me to be
[A] Three years of [E] all the [F#] arguments
Three [E] years of [A] all the silence
[E] Has been enough [F#] to [E] last [D] me a [A] lifetime
Three years of [E] all the arguments
Three years of [D] all the pain
That's [E] why they call [A] it a union
[F#]
[G] That's [D] why they call [A] it a union
[F#] [G]
So [D] both of you, [A] please forgive [F#] me [G] tonight
That's [D] why they call [A] it a union
[F#]
[G] So please [A] forgive me tonight
I remember him turning around
[Em]
He said, son, I'll be leaving [D] now
You can't be the person [A] that I want you to be
[D] Want you to [A] be
Three years of [E] all the [F#] arguments
Three [E] years [A] of all the silence
Has [E] been enough to last [D] me a lifetime
[A] Three years of [E] all the [F#] arguments
Three [E] years of [D] all the pain
[E] That's why they [A] call it a union
[F#] [G] That's [D] why they [A] call it a [F#] union
[G] So [D] both of you, [A] please forgive [F#] me [G] tonight
[D] That's why they [A] call it a union
[F#] [G] So [D] please forgive me [B] tonight
Black man, [Em] look at the pictures in your palm
[A] Because I know how it's [D] running [A] slow
And [B] I know how the [Em] story ends
I know [A] it ends
[D] Black cloud over [A] this house
[E] Let's get around [G] for three years
Now [D] there's a thunderstorm [A] inside
[E] And another fight [G] tonight
Black [D] cloud over this [A] house
[E]
Let's get around [G] for three years
Now [D] there's a thunderstorm [A] tonight
And it won't [G] go away
No, it won't go away
That's why they [A] call it a union
[F#] [G] [D] That's why they call it a [F#] union
[G] So [D] both of you, [A] please forgive [F#] me [G] tonight
[D] That's why they call [A] it a union
[F#] [G] So please [A] forgive me tonight
[F#] [G] So please [D] forgive [A] me tonight
[F#] [G] So [D] please forgive [N] me goodnight
Key:
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[D] There's a black cloud over [A] this house _
[E] That's been around for [G] three years now
[D] There's a thunderstorm [A] inside and it won't [G] go _ away
No, it won't go _ away
_ That's why they call [A] it a union
[F#] _ _ [G] That's [D] why they call [A] it a union
[F#] _ _ [G] That's [D] why they call [A] it a union
I remember him turning [G] _ around
He said, son, I'll be leaving [D] now
I can't be the person [A] that you want me to be
[D] And then [A] she said, so things were finally ending [G] now
Yeah, I knew you'd be walking [D] out
You can't be the person that [A] you want me to be
Want [D] me to be
[A] Three years of [E] all the [F#] arguments
Three [E] years of [A] all the silence
_ [E] Has been enough [F#] to [E] last [D] me a [A] lifetime
Three years of [E] all the arguments
Three years of [D] all the pain
That's [E] why they call [A] it a union
[F#] _ _
[G] That's [D] why they call [A] it a union
[F#] _ [G]
So [D] both of you, [A] please forgive [F#] me [G] tonight
That's [D] why they call [A] it a union
[F#] _
[G] So please [A] forgive me tonight
I remember him turning around
[Em]
He said, son, I'll be leaving [D] now
You can't be the person [A] that I want you to be
[D] Want you to [A] be
Three years of [E] all the [F#] arguments
Three [E] years [A] of all the silence
Has [E] been enough to last [D] me a lifetime
[A] Three years of [E] all the [F#] arguments
Three [E] years of [D] all the pain
[E] That's why they [A] call it a union
[F#] _ _ [G] That's [D] why they [A] call it a [F#] union
_ [G] So [D] both of you, [A] please forgive [F#] me [G] tonight
[D] That's why they [A] call it a union
[F#] _ [G] So [D] please forgive me [B] tonight
Black man, [Em] look at the pictures in your palm
[A] Because I know how it's [D] running [A] slow
And [B] I know how the [Em] story ends
I know [A] it ends _ _ _ _ _
[D] Black cloud over [A] this house _
[E] Let's get around [G] for three years
Now [D] there's a thunderstorm _ [A] inside _
[E] And another fight [G] tonight
Black [D] cloud over this [A] house
_ [E]
Let's get around [G] for three years
Now [D] there's a thunderstorm [A] tonight
And it won't [G] go _ away
No, it won't go _ away
That's why they [A] call it a union
[F#] _ _ [G] _ [D] That's why they call it a [F#] union
[G] So [D] both of you, [A] please forgive [F#] me [G] tonight
[D] That's why they call [A] it a union
[F#] _ [G] So please [A] forgive me tonight
[F#] _ [G] So please [D] forgive [A] me tonight
[F#] [G] So [D] please forgive [N] me goodnight
[E] That's been around for [G] three years now
[D] There's a thunderstorm [A] inside and it won't [G] go _ away
No, it won't go _ away
_ That's why they call [A] it a union
[F#] _ _ [G] That's [D] why they call [A] it a union
[F#] _ _ [G] That's [D] why they call [A] it a union
I remember him turning [G] _ around
He said, son, I'll be leaving [D] now
I can't be the person [A] that you want me to be
[D] And then [A] she said, so things were finally ending [G] now
Yeah, I knew you'd be walking [D] out
You can't be the person that [A] you want me to be
Want [D] me to be
[A] Three years of [E] all the [F#] arguments
Three [E] years of [A] all the silence
_ [E] Has been enough [F#] to [E] last [D] me a [A] lifetime
Three years of [E] all the arguments
Three years of [D] all the pain
That's [E] why they call [A] it a union
[F#] _ _
[G] That's [D] why they call [A] it a union
[F#] _ [G]
So [D] both of you, [A] please forgive [F#] me [G] tonight
That's [D] why they call [A] it a union
[F#] _
[G] So please [A] forgive me tonight
I remember him turning around
[Em]
He said, son, I'll be leaving [D] now
You can't be the person [A] that I want you to be
[D] Want you to [A] be
Three years of [E] all the [F#] arguments
Three [E] years [A] of all the silence
Has [E] been enough to last [D] me a lifetime
[A] Three years of [E] all the [F#] arguments
Three [E] years of [D] all the pain
[E] That's why they [A] call it a union
[F#] _ _ [G] That's [D] why they [A] call it a [F#] union
_ [G] So [D] both of you, [A] please forgive [F#] me [G] tonight
[D] That's why they [A] call it a union
[F#] _ [G] So [D] please forgive me [B] tonight
Black man, [Em] look at the pictures in your palm
[A] Because I know how it's [D] running [A] slow
And [B] I know how the [Em] story ends
I know [A] it ends _ _ _ _ _
[D] Black cloud over [A] this house _
[E] Let's get around [G] for three years
Now [D] there's a thunderstorm _ [A] inside _
[E] And another fight [G] tonight
Black [D] cloud over this [A] house
_ [E]
Let's get around [G] for three years
Now [D] there's a thunderstorm [A] tonight
And it won't [G] go _ away
No, it won't go _ away
That's why they [A] call it a union
[F#] _ _ [G] _ [D] That's why they call it a [F#] union
[G] So [D] both of you, [A] please forgive [F#] me [G] tonight
[D] That's why they call [A] it a union
[F#] _ [G] So please [A] forgive me tonight
[F#] _ [G] So please [D] forgive [A] me tonight
[F#] [G] So [D] please forgive [N] me goodnight