Used To Rule The World Chords by Bonnie Raitt

Tempo:
103.35 bpm
Chords used:

C#m

A

Em

G#

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Used To Rule The World chords
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[C#m]
Dr.
Figure, sleeping on a concrete bench, [Em]
can I get [C#m] a witness?
[G#] [C#m]
Miss South Carolina 1975, [F#]
somebody [C#m] stole your [G#] crown.
[C#m]
[Bm] You were sleeping in [C#m] your happy [F#] home, [Bm] when you woke up baby, [Am] your life had come and gone.
[C#m] Now you're mystified, standing with the rest of [F#] us, [A] who [B] used to [C#m] rule the world.
Brother [F#] Lovejoy, wrapping [C#m] up a blue streak, can I get a witness?
Miss [F#] Hurricane, can't [C#m] keep your hands still, long enough to count your change.
[Bm] You were wrapped up in [C#m] your daily grind, [Bm] the cost of living, [Am] it didn't even cross your mind.
[C#m] Now you're mystified, standing with the rest of us, [A] who used to rule the [C#] world.
[G#]
[Em]
[A]
[Em] [B]
[E] [B]
[Em] [A] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[B] [E] [A]
[Em]
[C#]
[D] [G#]
Mr.
Blueprint, you used to have it [C#m] figured out, [C#] now [C#m] you can't find your [G#] car.
[C#m]
Miss Cocktail Dress, standing at the bathroom sink, looking for a back way out.
[Bm] You can't believe your [C#m] very eyes, [Bm] everything that you were counting on, [Am] is nothing but a pack of lies.
[C#m] Now you're mystified, standing with the rest of us, [F#]
[A] who used [B] to rule [C#m] the world.
[C#]
[C#m]
[C#]
[G#] [C#m]
[E] [C#m]
[Bm] [C#m] [C#]
[Bm] [Am]
[C#m] Now you're mystified, standing with the rest of [E] us, [A] who used [B] to rule [A] [F#]
[A] the [B] [C#] world.
[G#m] [G#]
[Em] [G#]
[B]
[C#] [F#m]
Key:  
C#m
13421114
A
1231
Em
121
G#
134211114
Bm
13421112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
Em
121
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To start learning Bonnie Raitt - Used To Rule The World chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: E, C#m, E, Em, G and Em. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. With E Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
Dr.
Figure, sleeping on a concrete bench, [Em]
can I get [C#m] a witness?
[G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ Miss South Carolina _ 1975, [F#]
somebody [C#m] stole your [G#] crown.
_ [C#m] _ _ _
[Bm] You were sleeping in [C#m] your happy [F#] home, _ [Bm] when you woke up baby, [Am] your life had come and gone.
[C#m] Now you're mystified, standing with the rest of [F#] us, _ [A] who [B] used to [C#m] rule the world.
_ _ _ _ Brother [F#] Lovejoy, wrapping [C#m] up a blue streak, can I get a witness? _
_ _ _ _ _ Miss [F#] Hurricane, can't [C#m] keep your hands still, long enough to count your change.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] You were wrapped up in [C#m] your daily grind, _ [Bm] the cost of living, [Am] it didn't even cross your mind.
[C#m] Now you're mystified, standing with the rest of us, _ [A] who used to rule the [C#] world. _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
Mr.
Blueprint, you used to have it [C#m] figured out, [C#] now [C#m] you can't find your [G#] car.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _
Miss Cocktail Dress, standing at the bathroom sink, looking for a back way out. _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] You can't believe your [C#m] very eyes, _ [Bm] everything that you were counting on, [Am] is nothing but a pack of lies.
[C#m] Now you're mystified, standing with the rest of us, [F#] _
[A] who used [B] to rule [C#m] the world. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [C#] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[C#m] Now you're mystified, standing with the rest of [E] us, [A] who used [B] to rule [A] _ _ [F#] _
_ [A] the [B] _ [C#] world.
[G#m] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#m] _

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