Mercedes Benz Chords

KeyC Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays905

Mercedes Benz by Janis Joplin is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords C, F, G and Fm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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(A musica fica nesta sequencia de acordes)   
   
   
   C		             F       C   
Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?   
                                 G			    
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.   
        C 	   		F	     Fm   
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,   
   C		   F	    G        C   
So Lord, won?t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?    
   
   
Oh Lord, won?t you buy me a color TV ?   
Dialing For Dollars is trying to find me.   
I wait for delivery each day until three,   
So oh Lord, won?t you buy me a color TV ?    
   
Oh Lord, won?t you buy me a night on the town ?   
I?m counting on you, Lord, please don?t let me down.   
Prove that you love me and buy the next round,   
Oh Lord, won?t you buy me a night on the town ?    
   
Everybody!   
Oh Lord, won?t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?   
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends,   
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,   
So oh Lord, won?t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?    
   
That?s it!    

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante