Sure As I'm Sittin Here Chords

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Sure As I'm Sittin Here by John Hiatt is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, E, F#m and G. 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 
Get up; ya get down. 
A 
Get lost and then ya get found. 
D 
Sure as I'm sittin' here, 
E 
Sure as I'm sittin' here. 
A 
Ya get a laugh; ya get a cry . 
A 
Get 'em all before you die. 
D 
Sure as I'm sittin' here, 
E 
Sure as I'm sittin' here. 
A 
Come on sit down, get down. 
A 
Come-a-come-a sit down, get down. 
D 
Sure as I'm sittin' here, 
E 
Sure as I'm sittin' here. 


F#m            D 
All the ladies hypnotize you, 
G                          D                   A 
And all your friends, well they just patronize you. 
F#m 
Don't God look forgot, 
D 
Cause he just sittin' here. 
  G                     D             E 
I think it's God's sick plan but it's not so clear. 
A 
Lord you get the truth; you get lies. 
A 
Get 'em all before you die. 
D 
Sure as I'm sittin' here, 
E 
Sure as I'm sittin' here. 
A 
You get the light; you get the dark. 
A 
Fall in love and I break your heart. 
D 
Sure as I'm sittin' here, 
E 
Sure as I'm sittin' here. 
A 
Come on sit down, get down. 
A 
Come-a-come-a sit down, get down. 
D 
Sure as I'm sittin' here, 
E 
Sure as I'm sittin' here. 


F#m               D 
Now it might seem confusing. 
G                      D                  A 
With all you get, well look what all your loosing. 
F#m                                 D 
But it's just life and it just goes on. 
   G              D                E              
So quit with your complaining soon enough you will be gone. 
A 
Lord, Lord, Lord 
D 
Sure as I'm sittin' here, 
E 
Sure as I'm sittin' here. 
    	

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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante