Originally in G#; I play in G or G#.
I mostly play the Gmaj7 as G when solo acoustic.
G | G | Am | D |
x 2 |
G | Gmaj7 | |
I’m | just a gigolo and | everywhere I go |
G | Edim/Bb | Am | Am/D |
People know the | part I’m | playing |
D7 | Am | D7 | Am |
Paid for every | dance | selling each ro | mance |
D7 | G |
Oooh what are they | saying? |
G7 | F | |
There will | come a day when | youth will pass away |
E7 | Am | |
Then | what will they say a | bout me? |
Am | Cm | G | Fdim7/D | |
When the | end comes I | know they’ll say | just a gigo | lo as |
Am7 | D7 | G |
Life goes | on with | out me |
G | Gmaj7 | |
I’m | just a gigolo and | everywhere I go |
G | Edim/Bb | Am | Am/D |
People know the | part I’m | playing |
D7 | Am | D7 | Am |
Paid for every | dance | selling each ro | mance |
D7 | G |
Oooh what are they | saying? |
G7 | F | |
There will | come a day when | youth will pass away, boodooleedoo |
E7 | Am | |
Then | what will they say a | bout me? |
Am | Cm | G | Fdim7/D | |
When the | end comes I | know They’ll say | just a gigo | lo as |
Hard stop on “life”, the other chords are implied
Hard stop on “life”
Am7 | D7 | G |
Life goes | on with | out me |
G | F# | F | E | Am | |
‘Cause | I | ain’t | got | nobody nobody | cares for me |
Am/D | G |
Nobody | nobody cares for me |
G | F# | F | E |
I’m | so | sad | and lonely |
Sad and lonely, sad and lonely
A7 |
Won’t some sweet mama come and take a chance with |
D7 |
Me ‘cause I ain’t so bad |
G |
Get along with me babe, been singin’ love songs |
C |
All of the time |
E |
Even only be, honey only, only be |
A7 |
Bop bozadee bozadee bop zitty bop |
If solo acoustic, skip this line and the solo...
G | F# | F | E | Am7 | D7 | G |
I | ain’t | got | nobody nobody | cares for me | nobody | nobody |
Solo on chorus chords, not really any lyrics here...
G | F# | F | E | |
‘Cause | I | ain’t | got | nobody |
Am | Am/D | G | |
Nobody | cares for me | nobody |
G | F# | F | E | |
‘Cause | I | ain’t | got | nobody |
Am | Am/D | G | |
Nobody | cares for me | nobody |
G | F# | F | E | |
‘Cause | I | ain’t | got | nobody |
Am | Am/D | G | |
Nobody | cares for me | nobody |
G |
Hum-a-la-be-bo-le (hard stop) |
G | F# | F | E | Am |
I | ain’t | got | nobody nobody | cares for me |
Am/D | G |
Nobody | nobody cares for me |
G | F# | F | E |
I’m | so | sad | and lonely |
Sad and lonely sad and lonely
A7 |
Won’t some sweet mama come and take a chance with |
D7 |
Me ‘cause I ain’t so bad |
G |
Been singin love songs |
C |
All of the time |
E |
Even only be, honey only, only be |
A7 | D |
G | F# | F | E | Am7 | D7 | |
‘Cause | I | ain’t | got | nobody nobody |
*Right* back into the descending pattern, don’t hold the G
G | F# | F | E | Am7 |
Hard stop on “me”, end with some chromatic flair
D7 | G |
Nobody nobody cares for | me |