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Got My Own Thing Now

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Chords]
E|--G3---A5---D7---A7/E-5----G910---C8---B7---Bb6---A5---D+2---E70--E13-9---F#6-----G6----|
B|--3---5---3---5----10---8---7---6---5---3---5---9----2---3---|
G|--4---6---5---6----10---9---8---7---6---3---7---7----3---4---|
D|--5---7---4---5----9----10--9---8---7---0---6---6----1---2---|
A|--5---7---5---7----10---10--9---8---7-------7---7------------|
E|--3---5-------0---------8---7---6---5-------0---0----2---3---|
[Intro Riff]
E|Em7/B--7----Ebm7/Bb--6-----A5---G3----Em7/B-7-7---Ebm7/Bb--6-6-----A5--G3--|
B|--8------7-----5---3-----8-8-----7-7-----5--3--|
G|--7------6-----6---4-----7-7-----6-6-----6--4--|
D|--9------8-----7---5-----9-9-----8-8-----7--5--|
A|--↓------↓-----↓---↓-----↓-↓------↓-↑-----↓--↓--|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 ↓   Downstroke
 ↑   Upstroke
[Intro]
G    E7   A7   D7   G
G    E7   A7   D7  F#6 G6  F#6 G6
[Verse]
When I_  Gwas a lad I was a little bit shy__,    ASomething came along 'n' caught my eye.
   D7When I heard the jazz   band strike 'em up     GI  swear I had  my  A7/Emind made D7up.
   GNow I'm  getting old - er        Aand everything is in full swing.
   DNow I'm get - ting bold - er.    GMy boy, gotta  do  that  thing.
[Chorus]
     G9Used  to      walk along        with  the  rest.
   CGot something  aBll    Bbmy  own.A  
   E7Oh D7ba - by  Gyou've     got a little  E7some - thing,      darling  A7you've
D7got a little something new,    Ggot a little   something D+new
     GBroke  a - way_   some - howE13__,        Mmm...      A7that's why I'm D7swinging it.
   GI've got my own thing  now__!
[Solo]        
G    A    D7    G G    A    D7    G
G9   C     B Bb  A      D7
G    E7    A7    D7     G
G    A     D7    F#6 G6  F#6 G6
[Verse]
Now Gchildren put away your toys      AAll your little children's games
D7Let the jazz band make some noise.      GStep up ladies and A7/Ewatch out D7boys.
    GMir-ror on the wall       AWho's the hot band in the hall?
    DLet ev'ry-body sing       GBoy, gotta  do that thing.
[Chorus]
    G9Used  to      walk along        with  the  rest.
   CGot something  aBll    Bbmy  own.A  
   E7Oh D7ba - by  Gyou've     got a little  E7some - thing,      darling  A7you've
D7got a little something new,     Ggot a little   something D+new
    GBroke a  - way_   so__,     E13If  I  say_  so_,     A7that's why I'm D7swinging it.
    GShoo bop, shoo bop, shoo bop, shoo bop, shoo do wat!
[Outro]        
G     A     D7     G
G     A     D7     G

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Got My Own Thing Now

by Squirrel Nut Zippers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A7/E

D+

E13

F#6

Em7/B

Ebm7/Bb

[Chords]

G A D7 A7/E G9 C B Bb A D+ E7 E13 F#6 G6

E|--3---5-------5----10---8---7---6---5---2---0---9------------|

B|--3---5---3---5----10---8---7---6---5---3---5---9----2---3---|

G|--4---6---5---6----10---9---8---7---6---3---7---7----3---4---|

D|--5---7---4---5----9----10--9---8---7---0---6---6----1---2---|

A|--5---7---5---7----10---10--9---8---7-------7---7------------|

E|--3---5-------0---------8---7---6---5-------0---0----2---3---|

[Intro Riff]

Em7/B Ebm7/Bb A G Em7/B Ebm7/Bb A G

E|--7------6-----5---3-----7-7-----6-6-----5--3--|

B|--8------7-----5---3-----8-8-----7-7-----5--3--|

G|--7------6-----6---4-----7-7-----6-6-----6--4--|

D|--9------8-----7---5-----9-9-----8-8-----7--5--|

A|--↓------↓-----↓---↓-----↓-↓------↓-↑-----↓--↓--|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

↓ Downstroke

↑ Upstroke

[Intro]

G E7 A7 D7 G

G E7 A7 D7 F#6 G6 F#6 G6

[Verse]

G A

When I_ was a lad I was a little bit shy__, Something came along 'n' caught my eye.

D7 G A7/E D7

When I heard the jazz band strike 'em up I swear I had my mind made up.

G A

Now I'm getting old - er and everything is in full swing.

D G

Now I'm get - ting bold - er. My boy, gotta do that thing.

[Chorus]

Used to walk along with the rest.

C B Bb A

Got something all my own.

E7 D7 G E7 A7

Oh ba - by you've got a little some - thing, darling you've

D7 G D+

got a little something new, got a little something new

G E13 A7 D7

Broke a - way_ some - how__, Mmm... that's why I'm swinging it.

I've got my own thing now__!

[Solo]

G A D7 G G A D7 G

G9 C B Bb A D7

G E7 A7 D7 G

G A D7 F#6 G6 F#6 G6

[Verse]

G A

Now children put away your toys All your little children's games

D7 G A7/E D7

Let the jazz band make some noise. Step up ladies and watch out boys.

G A

Mir-ror on the wall Who's the hot band in the hall?

D G

Let ev'ry-body sing Boy, gotta do that thing.

[Chorus]

Used to walk along with the rest.

C B Bb A

Got something all my own.

E7 D7 G E7 A7

Oh ba - by you've got a little some - thing, darling you've

D7 G D+

got a little something new, got a little something new

G E13 A7 D7

Broke a - way_ so__, If I say_ so_, that's why I'm swinging it.

Shoo bop, shoo bop, shoo bop, shoo bop, shoo do wat!

[Outro]

G A D7 G

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