Chords for Sammy Davis, Jr. on Late Night: "I Can't Get Started"
Tempo:
91.65 bpm
Chords used:
Em
Am
C
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Okay, so you
[Am] Huh?
[G] I'm [Ab] not doing that.
[Em] This [C] [Am] [G] is a [Fm] good old goodie.
[Em] I've [C] been [Am] around the world in a plane.
[E] I've settled [Cm] revolutions [Gb] in Spain.
[B] The [Em] North Pole [Am] I have [F] charted.
[D] But I can't [G] get [C] started with [G] you.
[A] [Ab] [Em] [C] Why, on the [Em] golf [Am] course, [F] I'm [Am] under par.
[F]
[Em] [Am] [E] And Eddie [Cm] Murphy has [Am] asked me to star.
[B] [A] [Em] I've got the house [Am] and the [Dm] show place.
[Am] [D] But still I [G] can't get [C] no place with [Eb] [F] you.
[Em] You're so supreme.
[Gbm] [G] Lyrics [A] I write of you [D] scheme.
[A] Just for [D] the sight of you, [F] they scream.
[Em]
[Am] Both day [Em] and night of you.
But [A] what [Gb] [D] good [B] does it do?
Why, [C] on the golf [Ab] course, [Am] I'm rather short.
[Em] [Dm] [E] [Cm] And when I [D] go to [Am] England, I ask me to [Ebm] court.
[Em] I'm [Am] so [Dm] downhearted, cause I [D] can't [Em] get started [Am] with [A] you.
[Fm] Paul, if you will, [Abm] mail this [Em] up.
[C] [Am]
[Cm]
[B] [Am] [D] [Em]
[Am] [Dm] [Bb] [Db] [G]
[Em] [Eb] [D]
[Em] Swee doo doo oui [Am] Swee delay de wee [E] de
[Am] [Em] [E] Swee day this is Christmas
Sweeby by my [Cm] mı by my măm by [Gb] my mĕ by my nĕ by bă
We de wee da
[B] Wee [C] day this is Christmas
[Em] Swee de delay [Am] de wee [Dm] de [Fm] [Em] [C] Wee
[F]
[C] me.
[E] You're so [Em] [Bm] supreme.
[Gbm] [Em] Yeah.
The [G] lyrics I write of [F] you [Gbm] scream for the sight of you [F] and they [Am] scheme
both [Em] day and night for [E] you.
But [Gbm] what [Bm] good does [Em] it do?
In [C] 1929 [Am] I sold short
[Em] [D] [E] and all the
[Cm] troubles I've had I never [Am] went to court.
[Eb] [Ebm] [Em] I've got me so [C] downhearted cause [Dm] I can't [G] get [Em] started
with [G] [C] [A] you.
[Dm] The way you are, [C]
[G] the [C] way [A] you are.
[G] The [D] way you are.
[G] [N]
How'd the rehearsal seem?
It seemed to work out alright.
Yeah.
We have to go away now.
We'll be right back.
Cause why me?
[E] [C] [Em]
[Am] Huh?
[G] I'm [Ab] not doing that.
[Em] This [C] [Am] [G] is a [Fm] good old goodie.
[Em] I've [C] been [Am] around the world in a plane.
[E] I've settled [Cm] revolutions [Gb] in Spain.
[B] The [Em] North Pole [Am] I have [F] charted.
[D] But I can't [G] get [C] started with [G] you.
[A] [Ab] [Em] [C] Why, on the [Em] golf [Am] course, [F] I'm [Am] under par.
[F]
[Em] [Am] [E] And Eddie [Cm] Murphy has [Am] asked me to star.
[B] [A] [Em] I've got the house [Am] and the [Dm] show place.
[Am] [D] But still I [G] can't get [C] no place with [Eb] [F] you.
[Em] You're so supreme.
[Gbm] [G] Lyrics [A] I write of you [D] scheme.
[A] Just for [D] the sight of you, [F] they scream.
[Em]
[Am] Both day [Em] and night of you.
But [A] what [Gb] [D] good [B] does it do?
Why, [C] on the golf [Ab] course, [Am] I'm rather short.
[Em] [Dm] [E] [Cm] And when I [D] go to [Am] England, I ask me to [Ebm] court.
[Em] I'm [Am] so [Dm] downhearted, cause I [D] can't [Em] get started [Am] with [A] you.
[Fm] Paul, if you will, [Abm] mail this [Em] up.
[C] [Am]
[Cm]
[B] [Am] [D] [Em]
[Am] [Dm] [Bb] [Db] [G]
[Em] [Eb] [D]
[Em] Swee doo doo oui [Am] Swee delay de wee [E] de
[Am] [Em] [E] Swee day this is Christmas
Sweeby by my [Cm] mı by my măm by [Gb] my mĕ by my nĕ by bă
We de wee da
[B] Wee [C] day this is Christmas
[Em] Swee de delay [Am] de wee [Dm] de [Fm] [Em] [C] Wee
[F]
[C] me.
[E] You're so [Em] [Bm] supreme.
[Gbm] [Em] Yeah.
The [G] lyrics I write of [F] you [Gbm] scream for the sight of you [F] and they [Am] scheme
both [Em] day and night for [E] you.
But [Gbm] what [Bm] good does [Em] it do?
In [C] 1929 [Am] I sold short
[Em] [D] [E] and all the
[Cm] troubles I've had I never [Am] went to court.
[Eb] [Ebm] [Em] I've got me so [C] downhearted cause [Dm] I can't [G] get [Em] started
with [G] [C] [A] you.
[Dm] The way you are, [C]
[G] the [C] way [A] you are.
[G] The [D] way you are.
[G] [N]
How'd the rehearsal seem?
It seemed to work out alright.
Yeah.
We have to go away now.
We'll be right back.
Cause why me?
[E] [C] [Em]
Key:
Em
Am
C
G
D
Em
Am
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Okay, so you_
[Am] Huh?
_ [G] _ I'm [Ab] not doing that.
[Em] _ This [C] _ [Am] [G] is a [Fm] good old goodie.
_ [Em] _ _ I've [C] been [Am] around the world in a plane. _ _
[E] I've settled [Cm] _ revolutions [Gb] in Spain.
[B] _ The [Em] North Pole [Am] I have [F] charted.
[D] But I can't [G] get [C] started with [G] you.
[A] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Em] _ [C] Why, on the [Em] golf [Am] course, _ [F] I'm [Am] under par.
[F] _
[Em] _ [Am] [E] And Eddie [Cm] Murphy has [Am] asked me to star.
[B] _ [A] [Em] I've got the house [Am] and the [Dm] show place.
[Am] [D] But still I [G] can't get [C] no place with [Eb] [F] you.
_ [Em] _ _ You're so _ _ supreme.
[Gbm] _ _ [G] _ Lyrics [A] I write of you [D] scheme. _ _
[A] Just for [D] the sight of you, [F] they scream.
[Em] _
_ [Am] Both day [Em] and night of you.
But [A] what _ [Gb] [D] good [B] does it do?
Why, [C] on the golf [Ab] course, [Am] I'm rather short.
_ _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ [E] [Cm] And when I [D] go to [Am] England, I ask me to [Ebm] court.
_ [Em] _ I'm [Am] so [Dm] downhearted, cause I [D] can't [Em] get started [Am] with [A] you.
[Fm] Paul, if you will, [Abm] mail this [Em] up.
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[B] _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ [Db] _ [G] _
[Em] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ Swee doo doo oui [Am] Swee delay de wee [E] de
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] Swee day this is Christmas
Sweeby by my [Cm] mı by my măm by [Gb] my mĕ by my nĕ by bă
We de wee da
[B] Wee [C] day this is Christmas
[Em] Swee de delay [Am] de wee [Dm] de _ _ [Fm] _ [Em] _ [C] Wee
_ [F] _ _
[C] me.
[E] You're so [Em] [Bm] supreme. _
[Gbm] _ [Em] Yeah.
The [G] lyrics I write of [F] you [Gbm] scream _ for _ _ the sight of you [F] and they [Am] scheme _ _
both [Em] day and night for [E] you.
But _ [Gbm] what [Bm] good does [Em] it do?
In [C] _ 1929 [Am] I sold short _
_ [Em] _ [D] [E] and all the
[Cm] troubles I've had I never [Am] went to court.
[Eb] _ [Ebm] _ [Em] I've got me so [C] downhearted cause [Dm] I can't [G] get [Em] started
_ _ with [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] you.
[Dm] The way you are, [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] the [C] way [A] you are.
_ _ [G] _ The [D] way you are.
_ [G] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
How'd the rehearsal seem?
It seemed _ _ _ _ _ to work out alright.
Yeah.
We have to go away now.
We'll be right back.
Cause why me?
_ [E] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Okay, so you_
[Am] Huh?
_ [G] _ I'm [Ab] not doing that.
[Em] _ This [C] _ [Am] [G] is a [Fm] good old goodie.
_ [Em] _ _ I've [C] been [Am] around the world in a plane. _ _
[E] I've settled [Cm] _ revolutions [Gb] in Spain.
[B] _ The [Em] North Pole [Am] I have [F] charted.
[D] But I can't [G] get [C] started with [G] you.
[A] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Em] _ [C] Why, on the [Em] golf [Am] course, _ [F] I'm [Am] under par.
[F] _
[Em] _ [Am] [E] And Eddie [Cm] Murphy has [Am] asked me to star.
[B] _ [A] [Em] I've got the house [Am] and the [Dm] show place.
[Am] [D] But still I [G] can't get [C] no place with [Eb] [F] you.
_ [Em] _ _ You're so _ _ supreme.
[Gbm] _ _ [G] _ Lyrics [A] I write of you [D] scheme. _ _
[A] Just for [D] the sight of you, [F] they scream.
[Em] _
_ [Am] Both day [Em] and night of you.
But [A] what _ [Gb] [D] good [B] does it do?
Why, [C] on the golf [Ab] course, [Am] I'm rather short.
_ _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ [E] [Cm] And when I [D] go to [Am] England, I ask me to [Ebm] court.
_ [Em] _ I'm [Am] so [Dm] downhearted, cause I [D] can't [Em] get started [Am] with [A] you.
[Fm] Paul, if you will, [Abm] mail this [Em] up.
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[B] _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ [Db] _ [G] _
[Em] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ Swee doo doo oui [Am] Swee delay de wee [E] de
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] Swee day this is Christmas
Sweeby by my [Cm] mı by my măm by [Gb] my mĕ by my nĕ by bă
We de wee da
[B] Wee [C] day this is Christmas
[Em] Swee de delay [Am] de wee [Dm] de _ _ [Fm] _ [Em] _ [C] Wee
_ [F] _ _
[C] me.
[E] You're so [Em] [Bm] supreme. _
[Gbm] _ [Em] Yeah.
The [G] lyrics I write of [F] you [Gbm] scream _ for _ _ the sight of you [F] and they [Am] scheme _ _
both [Em] day and night for [E] you.
But _ [Gbm] what [Bm] good does [Em] it do?
In [C] _ 1929 [Am] I sold short _
_ [Em] _ [D] [E] and all the
[Cm] troubles I've had I never [Am] went to court.
[Eb] _ [Ebm] _ [Em] I've got me so [C] downhearted cause [Dm] I can't [G] get [Em] started
_ _ with [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] you.
[Dm] The way you are, [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] the [C] way [A] you are.
_ _ [G] _ The [D] way you are.
_ [G] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
How'd the rehearsal seem?
It seemed _ _ _ _ _ to work out alright.
Yeah.
We have to go away now.
We'll be right back.
Cause why me?
_ [E] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _