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That ain’t no way to get along
Eric Clapton
Standard E tuning							Moderately fast tempo
Intro:  E  
EWell I’m goin’ home			(well I’m going home)
EFriends sit down			(friends sit down)
EAnd tell Ma				(and tell ma)
EMy Mamma				(my Mamma)
EFriends sit down tell my Ma
A7I’m going home siEt down and tell my Ma
A7I’m going Ehome sit down and tell my Ma
And tAhat’s no A#way for B7me to Eget along
ECos’ these low down		(these low down)
EWomen Mama			(women Mamma)
EThey treated your			(treated your)
EYour poor son wrong		(poor son wrong)
EA Mamma treated me wrong
A7The low down woEmen, Mamma, treated your boy so wrong
A7The low dEown women, Mamma, done treated your poor son wrong
And tAhat’s no A#way for B7him to Eget along
EThey treated me			(they treated me)
ELike my poor heart			(like my poor heart)
EWas made of				(was made of)
EOf rock of stone			(of rock of stone)
EI’m a made of rock of stone
A7My old heart was Emade of rock of stone
A7My old heEart was made of rock of stone
And tAhat’s no wA#ay for B7me to get alEong
(Guitar lead over verse 1 chords)
EI’m stood on				(well I’m stood on)
EThe road side			(the road side)
EAnd I cried alone			(I cried alone)
EAll by myself				(all by my self)
ECried alone all by my self
A7Stood oEn the road side cried all by my self
A7I stood on the rEoad side cried all by my self
And tAhat’s no A#way for B7me to get aElong
EI just want some			(I just want some)
ETrain to come along			(come along)
EAnd take me
EAnd friends away from here
EFriends take me away from here
A7Train cEome along and take me away from here
A7Train cEome along and take me away from here
And tAhat’s no A#way for B7me tEo get along
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(The song then goes off into an instrumental jam session, really cool but ... 
drawn out. I use the following as an optional ending that works for a listening 
audience)
And tAhat’s no A#way for B7me tEo get along
     	       A       A#  	  B7           E(End on single  Estrum)
And that’s no way for me to get along

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Thats No Way To Get Along

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That ain’t no way to get along

Eric Clapton

Standard E tuning Moderately fast tempo

Intro:

Well I’m goin’ home (well I’m going home)

Friends sit down (friends sit down)

And tell Ma (and tell ma)

My Mamma (my Mamma)

Friends sit down tell my Ma

A7 E

I’m going home sit down and tell my Ma

A7 E

I’m going home sit down and tell my Ma

A A# B7 E

And that’s no way for me to get along

Cos’ these low down (these low down)

Women Mama (women Mamma)

They treated your (treated your)

Your poor son wrong (poor son wrong)

A Mamma treated me wrong

A7 E

The low down women, Mamma, treated your boy so wrong

A7 E

The low down women, Mamma, done treated your poor son wrong

A A# B7 E

And that’s no way for him to get along

They treated me (they treated me)

Like my poor heart (like my poor heart)

Was made of (was made of)

Of rock of stone (of rock of stone)

I’m a made of rock of stone

A7 E

My old heart was made of rock of stone

A7 E

My old heart was made of rock of stone

A A# B7 E

And that’s no way for me to get along

(Guitar lead over verse 1 chords)

I’m stood on (well I’m stood on)

The road side (the road side)

And I cried alone (I cried alone)

All by myself (all by my self)

Cried alone all by my self

A7 E

Stood on the road side cried all by my self

A7 E

I stood on the road side cried all by my self

A A# B7 E

And that’s no way for me to get along

I just want some (I just want some)

Train to come along (come along)

And take me

And friends away from here

Friends take me away from here

A7 E

Train come along and take me away from here

A7 E

Train come along and take me away from here

A A# B7 E

And that’s no way for me to get along

----------------------------------------------------------------------

(The song then goes off into an instrumental jam session, really cool but ...

drawn out. I use the following as an optional ending that works for a listening

audience)

A A# B7 E

And that’s no way for me to get along

A A# B7 E E

(End on single strum)

And that’s no way for me to get along

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