• Song:

    Used To Be

  • Artist:

    Jake La Botz

Jake La Botz - used to be (tabs and lyrics by Nickey Whitfield)

(Capo on 3 fret)

Basically D - A - G

Rhythm progression

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3---3---3---3---------------------------------------3---3---3---3--|
G|----2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---2--|
D|--0---0---0---0------2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0----|
A|-------------------0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------3---3--------------3---3-----------------------3---3---|
G|----0---0---0---0-----2---2----0---0-----2---2----2---2----0---0-----2---2---|
D|----0---0---0---0---0---0------0---0---0---0------2---2----0---0---0---0-----|
A|------------------------------------------------0---0------------------------|
E|--3---3---3---3--------------3---3-----------------------3---3---------------|

rhythm plus licks

e|------------2-0-2--------------------5----------------------------------2-----|
B|----3---3---3-3-3-3--------------2-3---2----------------------3---3---3---3---|
G|----2---2---------2---2---2---2--2-2---2----2---2---2---2-----2---2---2----2--|
D|--0---0---0-----------2---2---2-------------2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0--0--|
A|--------------------0---0---0------0------0---0---0---0-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------5-------------------------|
B|----------------------3---3--------------3---3--------2---------------3---3---|
G|----0---0---0---0-----2---2----0---0-----2---2----2-----2---0---0-----2---2---|
D|----0---0---0---0---0---0------0---0---0---0------2---------0---0---0---0-----|
A|------------------------------------------------0---0-------------------------|
E|--3---3---3---3--------------3---3------------------------3---3---------------|

2nd verse intro

e|---------------2-1-2---------------|
B|----3---3---3--3-3-3-3-------------|
G|----2---2---2--------2-------------|
D|--0---0---0-------------and so on--|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

interlude

use G7

e|------------------------1-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------0-------3---3---------------|
G|----2---2---2---2----0------0-----2---2---------------|
D|----2---2---2---2----0----------0---0-----and so on---|
A|--0---0---0---0---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------3---3------------------------------|

D
I used to have a woman in my home
A
Long long time ago
A
And I still recall that gal
D
Though she's been a long time gone
G
She might have stayed
                  D
But what I had to give
              G 
Was more like love
D         A
Now all I have
     G                       D
Is a used to be and ain't no more

I used to have music in my home
Long long time ago
And I still recall that song
Though it's been a long time gone
I try to sing it yet
But it comes out in soughs and moans
And now all I have
Is a used to be and ain't no more

                       A
Well, there used to be pictures upon the wall
          G          G7           D
And there used to be kids runnin' round in the hall
          A
And there used to be more than just one chair
           G     G7                 D  
Cause when I had friends they would visit me here

          G                              
And there used to be a cross made of gold
D                          G
Hanging on the mirror that I since broke
D             A 
But now all I have
     G                       D      
Is a used to be and ain't no more

They used to bring mail to my home
Long long time ago
And I still recall those letters
Though they've been a long time gone
But how can they bring the mail
When the numbers on the house are gone
And now all I have
Is a used to be and ain't no more

I used to have a bible in my home
A long long time ago
And I still recall that book
Though it's been a long time gone
And it's been so long since I called the lord
I'm afraid he won't respond
And now all I have
Is a used to be and ain't no more
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