"The Problem" by J.J. Cale From the album "To Tulsa and Back" Performance notes: True to the laid back "Tulsa Sound" he helped to create, Cale plays slightly behind the beat. This can be accomplished by strumming down and up normally, but accenting the upstroke only. All solos are played over the intro/verse chords, except for the last solo where it passes through the Eb F Bb Ab Eb progression toward the end of it. Intro 2x: Bb Ab Eb Bb Bb Ab Bb Bb Ab Eb Bb Have you heard the news, that's going 'round here Bb Ab Bb The man in charge has got to go Bb Ab Eb Bb Cause he dances 'round, the problem, boy Bb Ab Bb and the problem is the man in charge, you know Bb Ab Eb Bb Now the young knows what, I'm a talkin' 'bout Bb Ab Bb it's a con in the old man's game Bb Ab Eb Bb The man in charge he don't, know what he's doin' Bb Ab Bb He don't know, the world has changed Eb F Bb Ab Eb The power seems to be, so far up Bb Ab Bb The man on the street ain't got a clue Bb Ab Eb Bb The high top cats, runnin' your life Bb Ab Bb Thinks the problem is uh, me and you (piano solo) Bb Ab Eb Bb Born in a time, that has gone by Bb Ab Bb The old tell the young what to do Bb Ab Eb Bb Have you heard the news, that's going 'round Bb Ab Bb The problem is the man in charge of you Bb Ab Bb The problem is the man in charge of you (guitar solo) Eb F Bb Ab Eb The power seems to be, so far up Bb Ab Bb The man on the street ain't got a clue Bb Ab Eb Bb The high top cats, runnin' your life Bb Ab Bb Thinks the problem is, me and you (guitar solo II)....Eb F Bb Ab Eb Bb Ab Eb Bb Have you heard the news, that's a goin' 'round here Bb Ab Bb The man in charge has to go Bb Ab Bb The man in charge has got to go Bb Ab Bb The man in charge got to go
