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 |