Chords for Sixto Rodriguez - Cause 1971
Tempo:
149.85 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Abm
B
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [C]
[Gb]
[A] [Am]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[E] Cause I lost my job two
[A] weeks before [E] Christmas and [A]
[E] I talked to Jesus at the sewer [A]
and the
Pope said it was none of his [E]
goddamn business.
[A] [E] While the rain drank champagne [A]
my Estonian archangel [E] came and got me wasted.
[A] Cause the [E] sweetest kiss I ever got [A]
is the one I've never [E]
tasted.
[A]
Oh, but they'll [E] take their [A] bonus pay to [Abm]
[E] Molly McDonald.
[B] [A] [E]
Neon lady, [A]
beauty's that which obeys, [Abm]
is bought or [B]
borrowed.
[E]
[A]
Cause [E] my heart's become a crooked hotel [A]
full [E] of rumors.
[A]
But [E] it's I who pays the rent [A]
for these fingered face [E]
autotuners.
[A]
And I [E] make sixteen solid half hour [A] friendships every [E]
evening.
[A] Cause [E] your queen of hearts who's half a stone and likes to laugh [A]
alone is always threatening you [E] with leaving.
[A] Oh, but they'll [E] play [A] those token games on [Abm]
Willie Thompson.
[B] [A] [E]
And give a medal to replace the [A] son of [Abm]
Mrs.
[B] Annie Johnson.
[E]
[A]
[E] Cause they told me everybody's gotta pay their dues.
[A]
And I explained that I had [E] overpaid them.
[A] [E] So overdue I went to the company store.
[A] And the clerk there said that [E] they had just been invaded.
[A] [E] So I set sail in a teardrop [A]
and escaped beneath [E] the door sill.
[A] [E] Cause the smell of her perfume
[A] echoes in my [E]
head still.
[A] [E]
[A]
[E]
[A]
Cause I [E] see my people trying to drown the sun [A] in weekends of [E] whiskey sours.
[A]
Cause [E] how many times can you wake up in this comic [A] book
[E] and plant flowers?
[A]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[Gb]
[A] [Am]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[E] Cause I lost my job two
[A] weeks before [E] Christmas and [A]
[E] I talked to Jesus at the sewer [A]
and the
Pope said it was none of his [E]
goddamn business.
[A] [E] While the rain drank champagne [A]
my Estonian archangel [E] came and got me wasted.
[A] Cause the [E] sweetest kiss I ever got [A]
is the one I've never [E]
tasted.
[A]
Oh, but they'll [E] take their [A] bonus pay to [Abm]
[E] Molly McDonald.
[B] [A] [E]
Neon lady, [A]
beauty's that which obeys, [Abm]
is bought or [B]
borrowed.
[E]
[A]
Cause [E] my heart's become a crooked hotel [A]
full [E] of rumors.
[A]
But [E] it's I who pays the rent [A]
for these fingered face [E]
autotuners.
[A]
And I [E] make sixteen solid half hour [A] friendships every [E]
evening.
[A] Cause [E] your queen of hearts who's half a stone and likes to laugh [A]
alone is always threatening you [E] with leaving.
[A] Oh, but they'll [E] play [A] those token games on [Abm]
Willie Thompson.
[B] [A] [E]
And give a medal to replace the [A] son of [Abm]
Mrs.
[B] Annie Johnson.
[E]
[A]
[E] Cause they told me everybody's gotta pay their dues.
[A]
And I explained that I had [E] overpaid them.
[A] [E] So overdue I went to the company store.
[A] And the clerk there said that [E] they had just been invaded.
[A] [E] So I set sail in a teardrop [A]
and escaped beneath [E] the door sill.
[A] [E] Cause the smell of her perfume
[A] echoes in my [E]
head still.
[A] [E]
[A]
[E]
[A]
Cause I [E] see my people trying to drown the sun [A] in weekends of [E] whiskey sours.
[A]
Cause [E] how many times can you wake up in this comic [A] book
[E] and plant flowers?
[A]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[E]
Key:
E
A
Abm
B
C
E
A
Abm
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Cause I lost my job _ two _
[A] _ _ _ weeks before [E] Christmas _ _ and _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] I talked to Jesus at the sewer _ _ [A]
and _ the
Pope said it was none of his [E]
goddamn business. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] While the rain drank champagne _ _ [A]
my _ _ Estonian archangel [E] came and got me wasted. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ Cause the [E] sweetest kiss I ever got _ [A] _
_ _ is the one I've never [E]
tasted.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ Oh, but they'll [E] take _ _ _ _ their [A] bonus pay _ to _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ [E] Molly McDonald.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ Neon lady, _ _ [A] _
_ _ beauty's that which obeys, [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ is bought or [B]
borrowed.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ Cause [E] my heart's become a crooked hotel _ [A]
full _ _ _ _ _ [E] of rumors.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ But [E] it's I who pays the rent _ _ _ [A] _
_ for these fingered face [E] _
autotuners.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ And I [E] make sixteen solid half hour [A] friendships _ _ _ _ _ _ every [E]
evening. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ Cause [E] your queen of hearts who's half a stone and likes to laugh [A]
alone _ is always threatening you [E] with _ leaving. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Oh, but they'll [E] play _ _ _ _ _ [A] those token games _ _ on _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ Willie Thompson.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ And give a medal to replace the [A] son _ _ of _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ Mrs.
[B] Annie Johnson.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Cause they told me everybody's gotta pay their dues.
_ [A] _
_ And I explained that I had [E] overpaid them. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] So overdue I went to the company store. _ _
[A] _ _ And the clerk there said that [E] they had just been invaded. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] So I set sail in a teardrop _ _ [A] _
_ _ and escaped beneath [E] the door sill. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Cause the smell of her perfume _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ echoes in my [E]
head still. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
Cause I [E] see my people trying to drown the sun [A] _ _ in _ weekends of [E] whiskey sours. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
Cause [E] how many times can you wake up in this comic [A] book _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] and plant flowers? _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Cause I lost my job _ two _
[A] _ _ _ weeks before [E] Christmas _ _ and _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] I talked to Jesus at the sewer _ _ [A]
and _ the
Pope said it was none of his [E]
goddamn business. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] While the rain drank champagne _ _ [A]
my _ _ Estonian archangel [E] came and got me wasted. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ Cause the [E] sweetest kiss I ever got _ [A] _
_ _ is the one I've never [E]
tasted.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ Oh, but they'll [E] take _ _ _ _ their [A] bonus pay _ to _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ [E] Molly McDonald.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ Neon lady, _ _ [A] _
_ _ beauty's that which obeys, [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ is bought or [B]
borrowed.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ Cause [E] my heart's become a crooked hotel _ [A]
full _ _ _ _ _ [E] of rumors.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ But [E] it's I who pays the rent _ _ _ [A] _
_ for these fingered face [E] _
autotuners.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ And I [E] make sixteen solid half hour [A] friendships _ _ _ _ _ _ every [E]
evening. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ Cause [E] your queen of hearts who's half a stone and likes to laugh [A]
alone _ is always threatening you [E] with _ leaving. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Oh, but they'll [E] play _ _ _ _ _ [A] those token games _ _ on _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ Willie Thompson.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ And give a medal to replace the [A] son _ _ of _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ Mrs.
[B] Annie Johnson.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Cause they told me everybody's gotta pay their dues.
_ [A] _
_ And I explained that I had [E] overpaid them. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] So overdue I went to the company store. _ _
[A] _ _ And the clerk there said that [E] they had just been invaded. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] So I set sail in a teardrop _ _ [A] _
_ _ and escaped beneath [E] the door sill. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Cause the smell of her perfume _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ echoes in my [E]
head still. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
Cause I [E] see my people trying to drown the sun [A] _ _ in _ weekends of [E] whiskey sours. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
Cause [E] how many times can you wake up in this comic [A] book _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] and plant flowers? _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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