Be Glad
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Key G
[Intro]
C Am C Am
C Am C Am
[Chorus]
C
Be glad you've got what you've got when you've got it
D7
Or you're gonna find that what you've got is gone
G
Make sure you know what you know when you know it
C
Or before you know it you'll be all alone
C
Take care when you do what you do if you do it
D7
If you don't you won't have your baby long
F F7 C A
Be glad you've got what you've got when you've got it
D G C C
Or you're gonna find that what you've got is gone
[Verse]
G C
Now everybody envies you you lucky so and so
G C C
You should thank your lucky stars above
G C A
Good buddy what she sees in you I guess I'll never know
D7 G G7
It's a wonder that you still have her love
[Chorus]
C
Be glad you've got what you've got when you've got it
D7
Or you're gonna find that what you've got is gone
G
Make sure you know what you know when you know it
C
Or before you know it you'll be all alone
C
Take care when you do what you do if you do it
D7
If you don't you won't have your baby long
F F7 C A
Be glad you've got what you've got when you've got it
D G C C
Or you're gonna find that what you've got is gone
[Verse]
G C
You'd better treat her better and you'd better start right now
G C C
She deserves the best that you can do
G C A
She does everything for you the best that she knows how
D7 G G7
And that's the least she can expect from you
[Chorus]
C
Be glad you've got what you've got when you've got it
D7
Or you're gonna find that what you've got is gone
G
Make sure you know what you know when you know it
C
Or before you know it you'll be all alone
C
Take care when you do what you do if you do it
D7
If you don't you won't have your baby long
F F7 C A
Be glad you've got what you've got when you've got it
D G C C
Or you're gonna find that what you've got is gone
[Outro]
G C C
Or you're gonna find that what you've got is gone
How to play Be Glad
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.