use me 2
Bill Withers
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Tom : D
[Intro riff] (4x)
D|-----5-----5---5----------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-5-7---7-5---7----7-5-4-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|--------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
Then get your groove on... Repeat throughout...
The N.C. pre-chorus is strumming muted strings percussively.
Em7 A7
E|---x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-|
B|---8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-----x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-|
D|---x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-|
A|---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-5-4-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-|
[Verse]
Em7 A7
My friends
Em7 A7
feel it's their appointed duty
Em7 A7
They keep trying to tell me
Em7 A7
all you want to do is use me
Em7 A7
But my answer yeah
Em7 A7
to all that use me stuff
[Chorus]
N.C.
I-I-I Is I want to spread the news
N.C.
that if it feels this good getting used
N.C.
Oh you just keep on using me
Em7 A7
until you use me up
Em7 A7
Until you use me up
[Verse]
Em7 A7
My brother
Em7 A7
sit me right down and he talked to me
Em7 A7
He told me
Em7 A7
that I ought not to let you just walk on me
Em7 A7
And I'm sure he meant well
Em7 A7
yeah but when our talk was through
[Chorus]
N.C.
I said brother if you only knew
N.C.
you'd wish that you were in my shoes
N.C.
You just keep on using me
Em7 A7
until you use me up
Em7 A7
Until you use me up
[Verse]
Em7 A7
Oh sometimes
Em7 A7
yeah it's true you really do abuse me
Em7 A7
You get me in a crowd of high class people
Em7 A7
and then you act real rude to me
Em7 A7
But oh baby baby baby baby
Em7 A7
when you love me I can't get enough
[Chorus]
N.C.
I I and I want to spread the news
N.C.
[Outro]
Em7 A7
Talking about you using me but it all depends on what you do
Em7 A7
It ain't too bad the way you're using me 'Cause I sure am using you
Em7 A7
to do the things you do...
Em7 A7
Ah ha to do the things you do
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Detected progression: Em7 → A7 → Em7 → A7 → Em7 → A7 → Em7 → A7
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