...SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK... by Robert Palmer
---------------------------------.................

*from 'Maybe It's Live' (1980)*


Intro:

E

Chorus 1:

               A                            F#m
Some guys have all the luck, some guys have all the fun.
               D
Some guys have all the luck, all the luck,
E                            E7
 What you gonna do when your luck begins to run?

Break:

A
 Ooh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh.
F#m
 Ooh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh.
D                                                   A
 Ooh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh.

Verse 1:

A                       F#m
 Such a lucky dog, it's good luck; push it.
                         D
I get turned on by every-thing you do to me.
              E                                      E7
Don't say you shouldn't do that, push your hard luck hard; push it.

Bridge 1:

A                                     F#m
 Oh, to take a kiss from lady luck to-night, oh yeah, I want to so much.
D                                Bm
 Ooh, the way it feels, when you find out there's a pearl in it,
E                                E7
 Girl, the way it feels when you get it.

Chorus 2:

               A                            F#m
Some guys have all the luck, some guys have all the fun.
         D
I get to hear you talk, see you walk,
     E                                  E7
Ooh, take me in your arms, and let your luck begin to run.

Solo:

A  F#m, D  E  E7

Verse 2:

A
 I touch you, alright, I thought my luck had held,
   F#m
Un-til you fingered me.
                           D
We make a right impression when you hold me tight.
                           E
Wait for a break, my lucky charm,
                          E7
Things are looking up, al-right, alright.

Bridge 2:

A                                     F#m
 Oh, to take a kiss from lady luck to-night, oh yeah, I want to so much.
D                                Bm
 Ooh, the way it feels, when you find out there's a pearl in it,
E                                E7
 Girl, the way it feels when you get it.

Chorus 3:

               A                           F#m
Some guys have all the luck, some guys get all the breaks.
         D
I get to roll my dice; ain't it nice?
     E                                  E7
Ooh, take me in your kitchen, and we'll play for higher stakes.

Break:

A
 Ooh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh.
F#m
 Ooh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh.
D                                                   A
 Ooh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh.

Chorus 4:

               A                            F#m
Some guys have all the luck, some guys have all the fun.
         D
I get to hear you talk, see you walk,
     E                                  E7
Ooh, take me in your arms, and let your luck begin to run.

Coda:

A
 Ooh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh.
F#m
 Ooh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh.
D                                                   A
 Ooh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh.

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   A       F#m     D       E       E7      Bm

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 577655  244222  xx0232  022100  020100  x24432


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)