Chords for Louis Jordan -What's The Use Of Getting Sober
Tempo:
83.1 bpm
Chords used:
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Abm
Ebm
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [D] [Dbm] [Ebm]
[Abm] [Dm] [Dbm] [Gb]
[B] [Abm] [G] [Dbm] [Gm]
[B] [G] [Dbm] [Gb] [Gm]
[B] Oh!
[D] Boy, you [Gm] ought to listen [E] to your old pappy.
[B] Yes, pappy.
And [Dm] stop drinking so [E] much.
But I [Ebm] ain't doing so [Ab] much drinking, pappy.
Shut [B] up, boy.
You [Dm] drink all [Dbm] day and you [Bb] drink all [Ebm] night, and son, you [Dm] know that that ain't right.
[Dbm] Well, pappy, you just give me a chance, I can tell you.
[Ebm] Shut up, boy.
[B] [Bm] Boy, you're [A] looking thin as a [Bb] twig.
[B] Look [Dm] like to your dear old [E] pappy you're bound to [Ebm] blow your wig.
I ain't [B] blowing, pappy.
What's the use of [Ab] getting sober [Abm] when you're gonna [Gb] get drunk [B] [G] again?
[Gb]
[Abm] [Dbm] Oh, [B] Sam done [Ab] something [Ebm] fine [Abm] when he brought back good whiskey, [Dbm] beer, [Ebm] and [Gm] wine.
[Dbm] I love my [Gbm] whiskey and [Abm] I love my [Cm] gin.
[B] Every time you see [F] me, I'm in [D] my sin.
[Cm]
[B] [E] [Ebm] What's [Dbm] the use of [Abm] getting [Eb] sober [Bb] [Abm] when you're gonna [Db] get drunk [B] [G] again?
[Gb] [B]
[Abm] [Dm] I went out [Bm] last [Dbm] night about half [Ebm] past one.
[Abm] I [D] thought I'd hoop up a little [Dbm] bit, you know, and [Eb] have a little fun.
[Abm] I [D] got me a half a pint [E] about half [Eb] past two.
[B] Mm, mm, mm, the [Ab] way I was [Dbm] feeling, you know what I wanted to do.
[Eb]
[Abm] I [Dm] got me a pint [E] about half past [Gb] four.
[A] [B] Felt so [Dm] good, just went out and [Dbm] got me some more.
[Gb]
[Abm] [B] I got me [Dm] a quart [E] about half past [Eb] five.
Mm, mm, [B] mm, boy, that was [Fm] so nice, I didn't [Dbm] know what I [Em] did or like.
[Gb] [B] So [Ebm] what's the use [Abm] of getting [Ab] sober when you're gonna [Abm] get [Bb] drunk [B] again?
[Bb]
[B] [E] I've been thinking, [Dbm] but [Em] I keep [Db] drinking.
[Dbm] I guess I'm about to [C] lose [B] my [Gm] mind.
[Abm] [Dm] [Dbm] [Gb]
[B] [Abm] [G] [Dbm] [Gm]
[B] [G] [Dbm] [Gb] [Gm]
[B] Oh!
[D] Boy, you [Gm] ought to listen [E] to your old pappy.
[B] Yes, pappy.
And [Dm] stop drinking so [E] much.
But I [Ebm] ain't doing so [Ab] much drinking, pappy.
Shut [B] up, boy.
You [Dm] drink all [Dbm] day and you [Bb] drink all [Ebm] night, and son, you [Dm] know that that ain't right.
[Dbm] Well, pappy, you just give me a chance, I can tell you.
[Ebm] Shut up, boy.
[B] [Bm] Boy, you're [A] looking thin as a [Bb] twig.
[B] Look [Dm] like to your dear old [E] pappy you're bound to [Ebm] blow your wig.
I ain't [B] blowing, pappy.
What's the use of [Ab] getting sober [Abm] when you're gonna [Gb] get drunk [B] [G] again?
[Gb]
[Abm] [Dbm] Oh, [B] Sam done [Ab] something [Ebm] fine [Abm] when he brought back good whiskey, [Dbm] beer, [Ebm] and [Gm] wine.
[Dbm] I love my [Gbm] whiskey and [Abm] I love my [Cm] gin.
[B] Every time you see [F] me, I'm in [D] my sin.
[Cm]
[B] [E] [Ebm] What's [Dbm] the use of [Abm] getting [Eb] sober [Bb] [Abm] when you're gonna [Db] get drunk [B] [G] again?
[Gb] [B]
[Abm] [Dm] I went out [Bm] last [Dbm] night about half [Ebm] past one.
[Abm] I [D] thought I'd hoop up a little [Dbm] bit, you know, and [Eb] have a little fun.
[Abm] I [D] got me a half a pint [E] about half [Eb] past two.
[B] Mm, mm, mm, the [Ab] way I was [Dbm] feeling, you know what I wanted to do.
[Eb]
[Abm] I [Dm] got me a pint [E] about half past [Gb] four.
[A] [B] Felt so [Dm] good, just went out and [Dbm] got me some more.
[Gb]
[Abm] [B] I got me [Dm] a quart [E] about half past [Eb] five.
Mm, mm, [B] mm, boy, that was [Fm] so nice, I didn't [Dbm] know what I [Em] did or like.
[Gb] [B] So [Ebm] what's the use [Abm] of getting [Ab] sober when you're gonna [Abm] get [Bb] drunk [B] again?
[Bb]
[B] [E] I've been thinking, [Dbm] but [Em] I keep [Db] drinking.
[Dbm] I guess I'm about to [C] lose [B] my [Gm] mind.
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[B] Oh!
[D] Boy, you [Gm] ought to listen [E] to your old pappy.
[B] Yes, pappy.
And [Dm] stop drinking so [E] much.
But I [Ebm] ain't doing so [Ab] much drinking, pappy.
Shut [B] up, boy.
You [Dm] drink all [Dbm] day and you [Bb] drink all [Ebm] night, and son, you [Dm] know that that ain't right.
[Dbm] Well, pappy, you just give me a chance, I can tell you.
[Ebm] Shut up, boy.
[B] _ [Bm] Boy, you're [A] looking thin as a [Bb] twig. _
[B] Look [Dm] like to your dear old [E] pappy you're bound to [Ebm] blow your wig.
I ain't [B] blowing, pappy.
What's the use of [Ab] getting sober [Abm] when you're gonna [Gb] get drunk [B] [G] again?
[Gb] _ _
[Abm] [Dbm] Oh, [B] Sam done [Ab] something [Ebm] fine [Abm] when he brought back good whiskey, [Dbm] beer, [Ebm] and [Gm] wine.
[Dbm] _ I love my [Gbm] whiskey and [Abm] I love my [Cm] gin.
[B] Every time you see [F] me, I'm in [D] my sin.
[Cm] _
[B] _ [E] [Ebm] What's [Dbm] the use of [Abm] getting [Eb] sober [Bb] [Abm] when you're gonna [Db] get drunk [B] [G] again?
[Gb] _ [B] _
_ [Abm] [Dm] I went out [Bm] last [Dbm] night about half [Ebm] past one. _
[Abm] I [D] thought I'd hoop up a little [Dbm] bit, you know, and [Eb] have a little fun.
[Abm] I [D] got me a half a pint [E] about half [Eb] past two. _
[B] Mm, mm, mm, the [Ab] way I was [Dbm] feeling, you know what I wanted to do.
[Eb] _
[Abm] I [Dm] got me a pint [E] about half past [Gb] four.
[A] _ [B] Felt so [Dm] good, just went out and [Dbm] got me some more.
[Gb] _
[Abm] _ [B] I got me [Dm] a quart [E] about half past [Eb] five.
Mm, mm, [B] mm, boy, that was [Fm] so nice, I didn't [Dbm] know what I [Em] did or like.
[Gb] _ [B] So [Ebm] what's the use [Abm] of getting [Ab] sober _ when you're gonna [Abm] get [Bb] drunk [B] again?
[Bb] _
[B] _ [E] I've been thinking, [Dbm] but [Em] I keep [Db] drinking.
[Dbm] I guess I'm about to [C] lose [B] my [Gm] mind.
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[B] _ [Abm] _ _ [G] _ [Dbm] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Gb] _ [Gm] _
[B] Oh!
[D] Boy, you [Gm] ought to listen [E] to your old pappy.
[B] Yes, pappy.
And [Dm] stop drinking so [E] much.
But I [Ebm] ain't doing so [Ab] much drinking, pappy.
Shut [B] up, boy.
You [Dm] drink all [Dbm] day and you [Bb] drink all [Ebm] night, and son, you [Dm] know that that ain't right.
[Dbm] Well, pappy, you just give me a chance, I can tell you.
[Ebm] Shut up, boy.
[B] _ [Bm] Boy, you're [A] looking thin as a [Bb] twig. _
[B] Look [Dm] like to your dear old [E] pappy you're bound to [Ebm] blow your wig.
I ain't [B] blowing, pappy.
What's the use of [Ab] getting sober [Abm] when you're gonna [Gb] get drunk [B] [G] again?
[Gb] _ _
[Abm] [Dbm] Oh, [B] Sam done [Ab] something [Ebm] fine [Abm] when he brought back good whiskey, [Dbm] beer, [Ebm] and [Gm] wine.
[Dbm] _ I love my [Gbm] whiskey and [Abm] I love my [Cm] gin.
[B] Every time you see [F] me, I'm in [D] my sin.
[Cm] _
[B] _ [E] [Ebm] What's [Dbm] the use of [Abm] getting [Eb] sober [Bb] [Abm] when you're gonna [Db] get drunk [B] [G] again?
[Gb] _ [B] _
_ [Abm] [Dm] I went out [Bm] last [Dbm] night about half [Ebm] past one. _
[Abm] I [D] thought I'd hoop up a little [Dbm] bit, you know, and [Eb] have a little fun.
[Abm] I [D] got me a half a pint [E] about half [Eb] past two. _
[B] Mm, mm, mm, the [Ab] way I was [Dbm] feeling, you know what I wanted to do.
[Eb] _
[Abm] I [Dm] got me a pint [E] about half past [Gb] four.
[A] _ [B] Felt so [Dm] good, just went out and [Dbm] got me some more.
[Gb] _
[Abm] _ [B] I got me [Dm] a quart [E] about half past [Eb] five.
Mm, mm, [B] mm, boy, that was [Fm] so nice, I didn't [Dbm] know what I [Em] did or like.
[Gb] _ [B] So [Ebm] what's the use [Abm] of getting [Ab] sober _ when you're gonna [Abm] get [Bb] drunk [B] again?
[Bb] _
[B] _ [E] I've been thinking, [Dbm] but [Em] I keep [Db] drinking.
[Dbm] I guess I'm about to [C] lose [B] my [Gm] mind.