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Them Thats Got

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Originally by Ray Charles
Intro: Follow along closely
G7(#9)     E7(#9)     A7aug    C/D  
         G7  E7(#9)     A7aug    C/D  
Verse:
           G7  E7(#9)       A7aug     C/D  
I've gotten down to my last pair of shoes
           G7  E7(#9)       A7aug     C/D  
Can't even win a nickel bet
                       G7  G9/    B         C  E7(#9)
Because, ah them that's got are them that gets
                 A7         C/D  G(cool riff off of  A   Gmajor or  Eminor blues scale)
And I ain't got nothin yet
           G7  E7(#9)       A7aug     C/D  
I'm sneakin in and out duckin' my landlord
           G7  E7(#9)       A7aug     C/D  
All I seem to do is stay in debt
                       G7  G9/      B         C  E7(#9)
Because, ah them that's got (yeah) are them that gets
                 A7         C/D  G(cool riff off of  A   Gmajor or  Eminor blues scale)
And I tell you all I ain't got nothin' yet
E7Them that's got are them that gets
          A7             E7|     Am7       G/A  Am7|
Is somethin I can't see
Am7If ya gotta have somethin
A7Before you can get somethin
C7How do ya get your first is still a D7mystery to me
           G7  E7(#9)       A7aug     C/D  
I see folk with long cars and fine clothes
           G7  E7(#9)       A7aug     C/D  
That's why they're called the smarter set
                    G7  G9/      B  
Because they manage to get
                 C  E7(#9)
When only them that's got supposed to get
And A7I ain't goC/Dt nothin yetG  
Solo or Bridge: same chords as verse just play it twice here
           G7  E7(#9)       A7aug     C/D  
           G7  E7(#9)       A7aug     C/D  
           G7        Dm/B         C  E7(#9)
A7            C/D       G
E7Them that's got are them that gets
          A7             E7|     Am7       G/A  Am7|
Is somethin I can't see
Am7If ya gotta have somethin
A7Before you can get somethin
C7How do ya get your first is still a D7mystery to me
           G7  E7(#9)       A7aug     C/D  
I see folk with long cars and fine clothes
           G7  E7(#9)       A7aug     C/D  
That's why they're called the smarter set
                    G7  G9/      B  
Because they manage to get
                 C  E7(#9)
When only them that's got supposed to get
            A7            C/D      G(running bassline from  Gdown to E) E7  
And I ain't got nothin yet
            A7            C/D     G(run it again) E7  
And I ain't got nothin yet
And A7I ain't goC/Dt nothin yet
|   B/G  Gdim/   Bb  Am7| G  

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Them Thats Got

by Ben Folds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/D

Am7

G/A

Dm/B

B/G

Gdim

Originally by Ray Charles

Intro: Follow along closely

G7 E7 C/D

(#9) (#9) A7aug

G7 E7 C/D

(#9) A7aug

Verse:

G7 E7 C/D

(#9) A7aug

I've gotten down to my last pair of shoes

G7 E7 C/D

(#9) A7aug

Can't even win a nickel bet

G7 G9 B C E7

/ (#9)

Because, ah them that's got are them that gets

A7 C/D G A G E

(cool riff off of major or minor blues scale)

And I ain't got nothin yet

G7 E7 C/D

(#9) A7aug

I'm sneakin in and out duckin' my landlord

G7 E7 C/D

(#9) A7aug

All I seem to do is stay in debt

G7 G9 B C E7

/ (#9)

Because, ah them that's got (yeah) are them that gets

A7 C/D G A G E

(cool riff off of major or minor blues scale)

And I tell you all I ain't got nothin' yet

Them that's got are them that gets

A7 E7 Am7 G/A Am7

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Is somethin I can't see

Am7

If ya gotta have somethin

Before you can get somethin

C7 D7

How do ya get your first is still a mystery to me

G7 E7 C/D

(#9) A7aug

I see folk with long cars and fine clothes

G7 E7 C/D

(#9) A7aug

That's why they're called the smarter set

G7 G9 B

Because they manage to get

C E7

(#9)

When only them that's got supposed to get

A7 C/D G

And I ain't got nothin yet

Solo or Bridge: same chords as verse just play it twice here

G7 E7 C/D

(#9) A7aug

G7 E7 C/D

(#9) A7aug

G7 Dm/B C E7

(#9)

A7 C/D G

Them that's got are them that gets

A7 E7 Am7 G/A Am7

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Is somethin I can't see

Am7

If ya gotta have somethin

Before you can get somethin

C7 D7

How do ya get your first is still a mystery to me

G7 E7 C/D

(#9) A7aug

I see folk with long cars and fine clothes

G7 E7 C/D

(#9) A7aug

That's why they're called the smarter set

G7 G9 B

Because they manage to get

C E7

(#9)

When only them that's got supposed to get

A7 C/D G G E E7

(running bassline from down to )

And I ain't got nothin yet

A7 C/D G E7

(run it again)

And I ain't got nothin yet

A7 C/D

And I ain't got nothin yet

B/G Gdim Bb Am7 G

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