Thats What You Get For Being Polite
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Chord Voicings:
Gmaj9: 3X0202
D6/F#: 2X0202
Em11: 020202
A6: X02222
Dmaj7: X54222
G6/A: X02000
Bsus4: 799977
B: 799877
Em9: 022032
E/G#: 476454
Gadd2: 3X0203
Em7: 022030
D/F#: 2X0232
A6sus2: X02202
F#m/A: X04222
D/E: 002232
Asus2: X02200
A7sus4: X02030
[Intro]
Gmaj9 D6/F# Em11 A6 Dmaj7 Bsus4 B
Em9 E/G# Gadd2
Em7 D/F# Gadd2 A6sus2
Dmaj7 G6/A Dmaj7 G6/A
Dmaj7 G6/A Dmaj7 G6/A
[Verse 1]
Dmaj7 G6/A
Jack still cries day and night
Dmaj7 G6/A
Jack's not happy with his life
Dmaj7 G6/A
He wanna do this, he wanna do that
Dmaj7 G6/A
He wanna be kind but ends up flat, for
Dmaj7 G6/A Dmaj7 G6/A
Love, for
Dmaj7 G6/A Dmaj7 G6/A
Love
[Verse 2]
Dmaj7 G6/A
He tries so hard to give a lot
Dmaj7 G6/A
He wants to be what he is not
Dmaj7 G6/A
But love's not harsh, and love's not bad
Dmaj7 F#m/A A6 D/E
And what he's doin for love is so
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Gadd2 Gmaj9
Sad, he wants to be so bad
Asus2 A6sus2
He wants to be so bad all the
Dmaj7 D6/F# Bsus4 B
Time gettin in things he can't get out
Em9
Somethin' deep inside of him
E/G# Gmaj9 Gadd2 D/F#
Eatin' up the pride of him, that makes him buy things for the girls
[Chorus]
Em7 A6sus2 Dmaj7 G6/A Dmaj7
That's what you get, for being po-lite
G6/A Dmaj7 G6/A
For being po-lite
[Interlude 1]
Em7 D/F# Gadd2 A6sus2
[Verse 3]
Dmaj7 G6/A
Jack still sits all alone
Dmaj7 G6/A
He lives the world that is his own
Dmaj7 G6/A
He's lost in thought of who to be
Dmaj7 G6/A
I wish to God that he would see, just
Dmaj7 G6/A Dmaj7 G6/A
Love, give him
Dmaj7 G6/A Dmaj7 G6/A
Love
[Verse 4]
Dmaj7 G6/A
He tries so hard to give a lot
Dmaj7 G6/A
He wants to be what he is not
Dmaj7 G6/A
But love's not harsh and love's not bad
Dmaj7 F#m/A A6 D/E
But what's he's doin' for love is so
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Gadd2 Gmaj9
Sad, he wants to be so bad
Asus2 A6sus2
He wants to be so bad all the
Dmaj7 D6/F# Bsus4 B
Time gettin in things he can't get out
Em9
Somethin' deep inside of him
E/G# Gmaj9 Gadd2 D/F#
Eatin' up the pride of him, that makes him buy things for the girls
[Chorus 2]
Em7 A6sus2 Dmaj7 G6/A Dmaj7
That's what you get, for being po-lite
G6/A Dmaj7 G6/A
For being po-lite
[Solo]
Em7 D/F# Gadd2 A6sus2
Dmaj7 G6/A Dmaj7 G6/A
Dmaj7 G6/A Dmaj7 G6/A
Dmaj7 G6/A Dmaj7 G6/A
Dmaj7 G6/A Dmaj7 G6/A
[Refrain]
F#m/B Em7 F6/G G6/A A7sus4
(Jack's still) tryin to make you happy but
F#m/B Em7 F6/G G6/A A7sus4
(Jack's still) tryin to make you happy but
F#m/B Em7 F6/G G6/A A7sus4
(Jack's still) tryin to make you happy but it's
[Interlude 2]
Dmaj7 G6/A Dmaj7 G6/A
Love, but it's
Dmaj7 G6/A Em7 D/F# Gadd2 A6sus2
Love
[Refrain]
F#m/B Em7 F6/G G6/A A7sus4 F#m/B
(Jack's still) tryin to make, but don't you know he cries
Em7 F6/G G6/A A7sus4 F#m/B
(Jack's still) but don't you know he's scared
Em7 F6/G G6/A A7sus4
(Jack's still) ooo it's often for his
[Interlude 3]
Dmaj7 G6/A Dmaj7 G6/A
Love, it's for his
Dmaj7 G6/A
Love
[Bridge]
Dmaj7 G6/A Dmaj7 G6/A Dmaj7
Don't you know he often cries about you, he cries about me
G6/A Dmaj7 G6/A
He cries about you (you) and me (and me)
Em7 D/F# Gadd2 A6sus2 Dmaj7
And every little thing that's in his way
G6/A Dmaj7 G6/A Dmaj7 G6/A
He cries about me, he cries about you (you) and me (and me)
Em7 D/F# Gadd2 A6sus2
He knows that he de-serves to cry
[Refrain]
F#m/B Em7 F6/G G6/A A7sus4 F#m/B
(Jack's still) but don't you know he cries
Em7 F6/G G6/A A7sus4 F#m/B
(Jack's still) but don't ya know he's scared
Em7 F6/G G6/A A7sus4
(Jack's still) ooo it's often for his
[Interlude 4]
Dmaj7 G6/A Em7 D/F# Gadd2 A6sus2 F#m/B
Love, yea yeah don't ya know
[Outro]
Em7 F6/G G6/A
Don't ya know, don't ya know, don't ya know
(Jack's still)
A7sus4 F#m/B Em7 F6/G
Don't ya know, don't ya know, don't ya know
(Jack's still)
G6/A F#m/B Em7 F6/G G6/A A7sus4
Don't you know he cries, he cries because there is a lack of
Dmaj7 G6/A Em7 D/F# Gadd2 A6sus2
Love, don't ya know it's often
F#m/B Em7 F6/G G6/A
Don't you know,
(Jack's still)
A7sus4 F#m/B Em7 F6/G G6/A A7sus4
Don't you know, don't you know
(Jack's still)
F#m/B Em7 F6/G G6/A A7sus4 Dmaj7 G6/A Em7 D/F# Gadd2
You know, he often cries be-cause there is no love
A6sus2
(Jack's still)
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