George Harrison – Sue Me Sue You Blues (Guitar)

Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E) • Video Lesson
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Artist: George Harrison Song: Sue Me, Sue You Blues Album: Living In The Material World (1973) URL's: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Me,_Sue_You_Blues http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qeMnRVHZf0 Tempo: 4|4 Style: Square-Dance Calls set to a Blues Ballad Chords 654321 = EBEAbBe (Actual) E7: 000030 A: 555555 G: 333333 E: 000000 D: X3213X or 101010101010(preferred) C: 888888 F#7: XX2220 F#9: XX2020 INTRO: |E7 |E7 |E7 |E7 | VERSE 1:
A
You serve me and I'll serve you,

                         G       E
Swing your partners, all get screwed.

A
Bring your lawyer and I'll bring mine,

                           G       E7
Get together, and we could have a bad time.
VERSE 2:
A
It's affidavit swearing time,

               G      E
Sign it on the dotted line.

A
Hold your Bible in your hand,

                                G           E7
Now all that's left, is to find yourself a new band.
CHORUS 1:
N.C.                 D   A   C   G   F#7  
We're gonna play the sue me, sue you blues.

N.C.                 D   A   C   G   F#9 
We're gonna play the sue me, sue you blues.
INSTRUMENTAL 1:(Slide Guitar Over) |A |A |A |A | |A |A |A |G E | |A |A |A |A | |A |A |A |G E7 | CHORUS 2:
N.C.                 D   A   C   G   F#7  
We're gonna play the sue me, sue you blues.

N.C.                 D   A   C   G   F#9 
We're gonna play the sue me, sue you blues.
VERSE 2:
A
Hold the block on money flow,

             G     E
Move it into joint escrow.

A
Court receiver, laughs and thrills,

                                         E7
But in the end, we just pay those lawyers their bills.
VERSE 3:
A
When you serve me and I'll serve you,

                          G     E
Swing your partners, all get screwed.

A
Bring your lawyer and I'll bring mine,

                           G      E7
Get together and we could have a bad time.
CHORUS 3:
N.C.                 D   A   C   G   F#7  
We're gonna play the sue me, sue you blues.

N.C.                 D   A   C   G   F#9 
We're gonna play the sue me, sue you blues.
CHORUS 4:
N.C.                 D   A   C   G   F#7  
We're gonna play the sue me, sue you blues.

N.C.                 D   A   C   G   F#9 
I'm tired of playin' the sue me, sue you blues.
INSTRUMENTAL REFRAIN 1:(Slide Guitar Over) |N.C. D|A C G F#7 | |N.C. D|A C G F#9 | INSTRUMENTAL 3:(Slide Guitar Over) |A |A |A |A | |A |A |A |G E | |A |A |A |A | |A |A |A |G E7 | INSTRUMENTAL REFRAIN 2:(Slide Guitar Over) |N.C. D|A C G F#7 | |N.C. D|A C G F#9 | INSTRUMENTAL REFRAIN 3:(Slide Guitar Over) |N.C. D|A C G F#7 | |N.C. D|A C G F#9 | INSTRUMENTAL REFRAIN 4:(Slide Guitar Over) |N.C. D|A C G F#7 | |N.C. D|A C G F#9 | INSTRUMENTAL REFRAIN 5:(Slide Guitar Over) |N.C. D|A C G F#7 | |N.C. D|A C G F#9 | INSTRUMENTAL CODA:(Slide Guitar Over) [Fade Out] |N.C. D|A C G F#7 | |N.C. D|A C G F#9 | [End] Notes. 1. An early demo of the song exists and clearly reveals the 'Open E' tuning. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qeMnRVHZf0 2. Regarding the song's square-dance theme, [Leng] suggests that folk dancing's cycle of about-turns and to-and-fro movement reminded Harrison of the Beatles' "seemingly endless, and pointless, legal orbits around one another" in the early 70's.