I Ain't Got You Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays498

I Ain't Got You by Dean Reed is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, F#m, D, E7, C#, B and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro: A F#m D E7 
 
A 
I got an Ivy League suit  
With a slim lapel  
F#m 
Jet black jacket  
That rings up the bell  
D 
Bad motorcycle and a sportscar too  
              E7 
Oh what ain't I got?  
                A       D E7 
I ain't got you  
 
A 
I got a pork pie hat  
With a snap down brim  
F#m 
Charcoal blazer with a corduroy trim  
D 
Whole lot of records and a Hi-Fi too  
E7 
Oh what ain't I got?  
                A       D E7 
I ain't got you  
 
C# 
I worked all summer and save my dough  
F#m 
Now I got a lot of things to show  
B 
Goodies galore never had before  
E 
They don't mean a thing  
	E7 
Without the girl I adore  
 
A 
(I'd give it) all away and kiss it goodbye  
F#m 
My suits and jackets, and my real Hi-Fi  
D 
My big motorcycle and my sportscar too  
E		  A 
I'd give it all away if I could just get you  
D             A 
(I ain't got you)  
 
inter:  A F#m D E7 A D A 
 
C# 
I worked all summer and save my dough  
F#m 
Now I got a lot of things to show  
B 
Goodies galore never had before  
E 
They don't mean a thing  
	E7 
Without the girl I adore  
 
A 
(I'd give it) all away and kiss it goodbye  
F#m 
My suits and jackets, and my real Hi-Fi  
D 
My big motorcycle and my sportscar too  
E		  A 
I'd give it all away if I could just get you 
 
D                             E 
Oh ya, that's what I'd do gal...  
A                                     D                 E 
I ain't a got... ain't a gotta you... oh ya 
  
 
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Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante