Chords for Louis Jordan -What's The Use Of Getting Sober

Tempo:
83.1 bpm
Chords used:

B

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Abm

Ebm

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Louis Jordan -What's The Use Of Getting Sober chords
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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.
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Abm
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Dm
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To start learning Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - (When Youre Gonna Get Drunk Again) Whats The Use Of Getting Sober chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Gb, B, Dm, E, Abm, Dbm, Ebm, G and Gb in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 41 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 83 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: B Major.

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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.

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