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In the key of A, the One chord is a form of A9 which is a D7 shape played at the 
4th fret moved over 1 string. That chord is played in an upbeat chop and is slid up to the sixth fret 
as part of the first 4 bars, and as an accent as desired.
The Four chord is a simplified D9 with the top three strings barred at the 5th fret. This is also slid up 2 
fret as an accent.
The Five chord is an E7 #9 (also known as the Hendrix chord). It is played in the verse over the words
"Bit by bit".
A9 version:  0-0-5-4-5-0   slide up to   0-0-7-6-7-0
D9 version:  0-0-0-5-5-5   slide up to   0-0-0-7-7-7
E7#9:       x-7-6-7-8-0
[Verse 1]:
A9You stay out all night - until the break of day
A9Snap me up with every - thing I say
[Chorus]:
D9Little by little, Oh I'm losing ya I can A9see
A9Oh  E7#9Bit by bit (darling)D9,  Your love is slipping A9away from me
[Verse 2]:
A9What youre doing baby, You know it ain't right
A9I wonder what you're doing, That takes all night
[Chorus]:
D9Little by little, Oh I'm losing ya I can A9see
A9Oh  E7#9Bit by bit (darling)D9,  Your love is slipping A9away from me
[Whoas 1]:
A9Whoa wD9hoa whoA9a Whoa E7whoa D9whoa Whoa  A9etc - sung over verse and chorus chords but 
no shots on the bit by bit part.
[Verse 3]:
A9I get so disgusted, When I try to kiss you
A9Just don't feel, Like I used to do
[Chorus]:
D9Little by little, Oh I'm losing ya I can A9see
A9Oh  E7#9Bit by bit (darling)D9,  Your love is slipping A9away from me
[Verse 4]:
A9Tried to trail you last night, Baby, in my car
A9So scared I might find, Just what I was, looking for
[Chorus]:
D9Little by little, Oh I'm losing ya I can A9see
A9Oh  E7#9Bit by bit (darling)D9,  Your love is slipping A9away from me
[Whoas 2]:
A9Now I say Whoa----- Baby that's the way I feel
A9Now I say D9Whoa----- Baby that's the way I feA9el
E7Whoa----- D9Baby that's the way I feA9el

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Little By Little

by Junior Wells

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E7#9

In the key of A, the One chord is a form of A9 which is a D7 shape played at the

4th fret moved over 1 string. That chord is played in an upbeat chop and is slid up to the sixth fret

as part of the first 4 bars, and as an accent as desired.

The Four chord is a simplified D9 with the top three strings barred at the 5th fret. This is also slid up 2

fret as an accent.

The Five chord is an E7 #9 (also known as the Hendrix chord). It is played in the verse over the words

"Bit by bit".

A9 version: 0-0-5-4-5-0 slide up to 0-0-7-6-7-0

D9 version: 0-0-0-5-5-5 slide up to 0-0-0-7-7-7

E7#9: x-7-6-7-8-0

[Verse 1]:

You stay out all night - until the break of day

Snap me up with every - thing I say

[Chorus]:

D9 A9

Little by little, Oh I'm losing ya I can see

A9 E7#9 D9 A9

Oh Bit by bit (darling), Your love is slipping away from me

[Verse 2]:

What youre doing baby, You know it ain't right

I wonder what you're doing, That takes all night

[Chorus]:

D9 A9

Little by little, Oh I'm losing ya I can see

A9 E7#9 D9 A9

Oh Bit by bit (darling), Your love is slipping away from me

[Whoas 1]:

A9 D9 A9 E7 D9 A9

Whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa Whoa etc - sung over verse and chorus chords but

no shots on the bit by bit part.

[Verse 3]:

I get so disgusted, When I try to kiss you

Just don't feel, Like I used to do

[Chorus]:

D9 A9

Little by little, Oh I'm losing ya I can see

A9 E7#9 D9 A9

Oh Bit by bit (darling), Your love is slipping away from me

[Verse 4]:

Tried to trail you last night, Baby, in my car

So scared I might find, Just what I was, looking for

[Chorus]:

D9 A9

Little by little, Oh I'm losing ya I can see

A9 E7#9 D9 A9

Oh Bit by bit (darling), Your love is slipping away from me

[Whoas 2]:

Now I say Whoa----- Baby that's the way I feel

A9 D9 A9

Now I say Whoa----- Baby that's the way I feel

E7 D9 A9

Whoa----- Baby that's the way I feel

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