Because of You chords by
Aretha Franklin

N/A•

Key: F major•

Intro 1

D

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A

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Bm

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D

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Em

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D

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Bm

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This is my same

Verse 1

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old coat

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Em

Em

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These are my same old shoes

Em

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Em

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It was the same old me

Em

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Bm

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D

D

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With a same old blues

Bm

Bm

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Oh,

Verse 2

D

D

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then you touched my life

Bm

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Em

Em

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A

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Just by holding my hand

Em

Em

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When I look in the mirror

A

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Em

Em

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Asus4

Asus4

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Em

Em

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I see a brand new girl,

Asus4

Asus4

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oh me

D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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Verse 3

Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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Just because of you boy (just because

Asus4

Asus4

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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of you)

D

D

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Just because of you, woah

Em

Em

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Just because of you

(just because of you)

Asus4

Asus4

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G

G

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D

D

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Just because of you

Verse 4

D

D

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Bm

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D

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I've got the same old friends

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Em

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They've got the same old shins

A

A

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Em

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Em

Em

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They tell me the same old jokes

A

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Em

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Asus4

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D

D

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And I get the same old grins

Verse 5

D

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Bm

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D

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But now the joke is on you

Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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A

A

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It happened somehow with you

Em

Em

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A

A

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Em

Em

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Everyday of my life

G

G

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Asus4

Asus4

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G

G

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I'm as fresh as morning dew

Verse 6

D

D

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G

G

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D

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Just because of you (just because

Em

Em

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of you)

G

G

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Asus4

Asus4

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Just because

G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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of you, woah

G

G

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Just because of you,

Asus4

Asus4

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Bm

Bm

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boy (just because of you)

D

D

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Just because of you

Cm

Cm

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B

B

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Bsus4

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E

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Verse 7

A

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C#m

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D

D

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I go to the same old places

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(same old)

F#m

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I see the same old faces

A

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I look at the same old sky

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E

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F#m

F#m

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(same old)

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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F#m

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C#m

C#m

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See it all with a brand new light

D

D

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E

E

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I got a brand new boy

Verse 8

B

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E

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(brand new)

A

A

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C#m

C#m

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E

E

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F#m

F#m

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And I got me a brand new smile

A

A

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Bsus4

Bsus4

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B

B

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C#

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F#m

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C#m

C#m

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Since I met you baby

B

B

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I got me a brand new star

Bsus4

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E

E

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Verse 9

Bsus4

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Just because of you (just because

F#m

F#m

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of you)

Bm

Bm

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E

E

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A

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Bsus4

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Just because of you,

E

E

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woah

F#m

F#m

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(Just because of you, boy,

A

A

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Bsus4

Bsus4

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ooh boy)

(Just because of you, boy,

E

E

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A

A

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E

E

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ooh boy)

Verse 10

E

E

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F#m

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Just because of you,

A

A

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D

D

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E

E

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C#m

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E

E

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D

D

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E

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just because of you oh

D

D

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C#m

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F#m

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A

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Bm

Bm

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E

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C#

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F#m

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E

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F#m

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Bsus4

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Bm

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C#m

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Bm

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B

B

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E

E

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Just be cause of you boy, yeah

Bm

Bm

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C#

C#

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F#m

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A

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Bm

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F#m

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C#m

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F#m

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C#

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F#m

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A

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Bsus4

Bsus4

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D

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Em

Em

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E

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B

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F#m

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A

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Bm

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Em

Em

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B

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E

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Bm

Bm

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F#m

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C#m

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B

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Bm

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B

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Cdim

Cdim

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C#m

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G

G

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F#m

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Em

Em

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Bm

Bm

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F#m

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Bsus4

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E

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F#m

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Bsus4

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Bm

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F#m

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Bm

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Bm

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C#m

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F#m

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E

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Bm

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F#m

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C#m

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A

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F#m

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E

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D

D

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C#m

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F#m

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Bsus4

Bsus4

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Bm

Bm

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E

E

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C#m

C#m

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E

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C#m

C#m

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F#m

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E

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E

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Just because of you, boy, just because, because,

E

E

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F#m

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Bsus4

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because of you

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E

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C#m

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F#m

F#m

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(Just because of you, boy,

A

A

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Bm

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E

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A

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ooh boy)

F#m

F#m

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(Just because of you, boy,

B

B

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E

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ooh boy)

Outro 1

(Just because of you, boy)

E

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

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Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

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Chords

D
Bm
A
Em
Asus4
G
Cm
B
Bsus4
E
C#m
F#m
C#
Cdim

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Because of You by Aretha Franklin is F major.

The primary chords used in Because of You are F, Dm, C, Gm, Csus4, Bb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, Dm, C, Gm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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