Like Janis chords by Rodriguez (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Ab 
Gm 
And you  (A flat major) measure for wealth  (G minor) 
Bb7 
Eb 
by the things  (B flat7) you can hold  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Gm 
And you  (A flat major) measure for love  (G minor) 
Bb7 
Eb 
by the sweet  (B flat7) things you're told  (E flat major) 
Eb 
Ab 
And you  (E flat major) live in the past  (A flat major) 
Gm 
Bb7 
or a dream  (G minor) that you're in  (B flat7) 
Eb 
Ab 
Bb7 
Eb 
And  (E flat major) your selfishness  (A flat major) is your cardinal  (B flat7) sin  (E flat major) 

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Verse 2

And you want to be held

with highest regard

It delights you so much if he's trying so hard

And you try to conceal your ordinary ways

With a smile or a shrug or some stolen cliché

Chorus 1
Ab 
Bb 
Eb 
But  (A flat major) don't you  (B flat major) understand  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Bb 
Eb 
And  (A flat major) don't you  (B flat major) look about  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Bb 
Eb 
I'm  (A flat major) trying to take  (B flat major)  (E flat major) nothing from you
Ab 
Gm 
Bb7 
Eb 
So  (A flat major) why should you act  (G minor) so put out,  (B flat7) for me  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Gm 
Bb7 
Eb 
 (A flat major)  (G minor)  (B flat7)  (E flat major) 

Verse 3
Ab 
Gm 
'Cause emotionally,  (A flat major)  (G minor) 
Bb7 
Eb 
you're the same  (B flat7) basic trip  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Gm 
And you know  (A flat major) that I know  (G minor) 
Bb7 
Eb 
of the times  (B flat7) that you've slipped  (E flat major) 
Eb 
Ab 
So don't  (E flat major) try to impress  (A flat major) me
Gm 
Bb7 
You're just  (G minor) pins and paint  (B flat7) 
Eb 
Ab 
And  (E flat major) don't try to charm  (A flat major) me
Bb7 
Eb 
With things  (B flat7) that you ain't  (E flat major) 

Verse 4
Ab 
Gm 
And don't  (A flat major) try to enchant  (G minor) me
Bb7 
Eb 
with your  (B flat7) manner of dress  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Gm 
'Cause a monkey  (A flat major) in silk  (G minor) 
Bb7 
Eb 
is a monkey  (B flat7) no less  (E flat major) 
Eb 
Ab 
So  (E flat major) measure for measure,  (A flat major) 
Gm 
Bb7 
reflect  (G minor) on my  (B flat7) said
Eb 
Ab 
And  (E flat major) when I won't  (A flat major) see 'ya
Bb7 
Eb 
then  (B flat7) measure it dead  (E flat major) 

Chorus 2
Ab 
Bb 
Eb 
'Cause  (A flat major) don't you  (B flat major) understand  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Bb 
Eb 
And  (A flat major) don't you  (B flat major) look about  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Bb 
Eb 
I'm  (A flat major) trying to take  (B flat major)  (E flat major) nothing from you
Ab 
Gm 
Bb7 
So  (A flat major) why should you act  (G minor) so put out,  (B flat7) 
Ab 
Gm 
Bb7 
And  (A flat major) sit there and wonder  (G minor) in doubt  (B flat7) 

Outro 1

(for me)

[repeat and fade]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Eb majorBPM: 110

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Bb7: x-1-3-1-3-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of Like Janis by Rodriguez, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Eb major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Rodriguez's performance.