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Sue Me, Sue You Blues – George Harrison
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Written by: George Harrison
From: "Living In The Material World" (1973)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard / Open-E
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Standard Tuning
[Chorus]
[ E ] (lick) D/A A C/G G F#7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|------------|2---------------|
B|----------------|----3-----2-----|1-----0-----|2---------------|
G|----------------|----2-----2-----|0-----0-----|3---------------|
D|--------------2-|----4-----2-----|2-----0-----|2---------------|
A|----------2-4---|----0-----0-----|------------|4---------------|
E|----0--/4-------|----------------|3-----3-----|2---------------|
[ F#7 ] (lick) D/A A C/G G F#9
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|------------|4---------------|
B|----------------|----3-----2-----|1-----0-----|2---------------|
G|----------------|----2-----2-----|0-----0-----|3---------------|
D|--------------2-|----4-----2-----|2-----0-----|2---------------|
A|----------2-4---|----0-----0-----|------------|4---------------|
E|---0---/4-------|----------------|3-----3-----|2---------------|
Open-E
[Chorus]
[ E ] (lick) D/A A C/G G F#7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e |----------------|----5-----5-----|3-----3-----|2---------------|
B |----------------|----7-----5-----|5-----3-----|2---------------|
G#|----------------|----6-----5-----|4-----3-----|2---------------|
E |--------------0-|----5-----5-----|3-----3-----|0---------------|
B |----------0-2---|----------------|------------(2)--------------|
E |----0--/4-------|----------------|------------(2)--------------|
[ F#7 ] (lick) D/A A C/G G F#9
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e |----------------|----5-----5-----|3-----3-----|4---------------|
B |----------------|----7-----5-----|5-----3-----|2---------------|
G#|----------------|----6-----5-----|4-----3-----|2---------------|
E |--------------0-|----5-----5-----|3-----3-----|0---------------|
B |----------0-2---|----------------|------------(2)--------------|
E |----0--/4-------|----------------|------------(2)--------------|
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CHORDS
Standard Open-E
G#
E-A-D-G-B-e E-B-E- -B-e
E 0-2-2-1-0-0 0-0-0-0-0-0
A x-0-2-2-2-0 x-2-0-1-2-0
G 3-x-0-0-3-3 x-x-3-3(3)x
A7 x-0-2-2-2-3 x-2-0-1-2-3
D/A x-0-4-2-3-x (5-5)5-6-7-5
A x-0-2-2-2-x (5-5)5-5-5-5
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-x (3-3)3-4-5-3
G 3-x-0-0-0-x (3-3)3-3-3-3
F#7 2-4-2-3-2-2 (2-2)0-2-2-2
F#9 2-4-2-3-2-4 (2-2)0-2-2-4
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[Intro]
| E | % | % | % |
[Verse]
A
You serve me and I'll serve you
G E
Swing your partners, all get screwed
A
Bring your lawyer and I'll bring mine
A G | E | % | % | % |
Get together, and we could have a bad time
[Verse]
A
It's affidavit swearing time
G E
Sign it on the dotted line
A
Hold your Bible in your hand
A G | E | % | % | % |
Now all that's left, is to find yourself a new band (lick)
[Chorus]
D/A A C/G G F#7
We're gonna play the sue me, sue you blues
(lick)
D/A A C/G G F#9 | % |
We're gonna play the sue me, sue you blues
(lick)
[Solo]
| A | % | % | G E |
| A | % | % | A G |
| E | % | % | % |
| A7 | % | % | G E |
| A7 | % | % | A7 G |
| E | % | % | % |
(lick)
[Chorus]
D/A A C/G G F#7
We're gonna play the sue me, sue you blues
(lick)
D/A A C/G G F#9 | % |
We're gonna play the sue me, sue you blues
(lick)
[Verse]
A
Hold the block on money flow
A G E
Move it into joint escrow
A
Court receiver, laughs and thrills
A G | E | % | % | % |
But in the end, we just pay those lawyers their bills
[Verse]
A
When you serve me and I'll serve you
A G E
Swing your partners, all get screwed
A
Bring your lawyer and I'll bring mine
A G | E | % | % | % |
Get together and we could have a bad time (lick)
[Chorus]
D/A A C/G G F#7
We're gonna play the sue me, sue you blues
(lick)
D/A A C/G G F#9 | % |
We're gonna play the sue me, sue you blues
(lick)
[Chorus]
D/A A C/G G F#7
We're gonna play the sue me, sue you blues
(lick) 3/4
| D/A A | C/G G | F#9 | % |
(lick)
[Solo] = verse pattern
| A | % | % | G E |
| A | % | % | A G |
| E | % | % | % |
| A | % | % | G E |
| A | % | % | A G |
| E | % | % | % |
(lick)
[Outro] = chorus pattern
3/4
| D/A A | C/G G | F#7 | % |
(lick)
3/4
| D/A A | C/G G | F#7 | % |
(lick)
3/4
| D/A A | C/G G | F#7 | % |
(lick)
(repeat and fade out)Sue Me Sue You Blues chords and lyrics
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Sue Me, Sue You Blues – George Harrison
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Written by: George Harrison
From: "Living In The Material World" (1973)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard / Open-E
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Standard Tuning
Open-E
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CHORDS
Standard Open-E
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[Intro]
| E | % | % | % |
[Verse]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
(lick)
(lick)
[Solo]
| A | % | % | G E |
| A | % | % | A G |
| E | % | % | % |
| A7 | % | % | G E |
| A7 | % | % | A7 G |
[Chorus]
(lick)
(lick)
[Verse]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
(lick)
(lick)
[Chorus]
(lick) 3/4
[Solo] = verse pattern
| A | % | % | G E |
| A | % | % | A G |
| E | % | % | % |
| A | % | % | G E |
| A | % | % | A G |
[Outro] = chorus pattern
3/4
3/4
3/4
(repeat and fade out)Sue Me Sue You Blues Chords by George Harrison
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