S.O.B. chords by Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (Official Version)

OfficialF# · B · C#

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Intro 1
F# 
 (F sharp major) Hmm-mmm
Hmm-mmm
Hmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
Hmm-mmm
Hmm-mmm
Hmm-mmm-mmm-mmm

Verse 1
F# 
I'm gonna  (F sharp major) need someone to help me
I'm gonna need somebody's hand
I'm gonna need someone to hold me down
I'm gonna need someone to care
F# 
I'm gonna  (F sharp major) writhe and shake my body
I'll start pulling out my hair
I'm going to cover myself
with the ashes of you
And nobody's gonna give a damn

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Chorus 1

Son of a bitch, give me a drink

One more night

This can't be me

Son of a bitch

If I can't get clean

I'm gonna drink my life away

Interlude 1
F# 
 (F sharp major) Whoa-oh
Whoa-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh
Whoa-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh

Verse 2
F# 
Now for  (F sharp major) seventeen years,
I've been throwing them back
Seventeen more will bury me
Can somebody please just tie me down?
Or somebody give me a goddamn drink

Chorus 2
F# 
B 
Son of a bitch,  (F sharp major) give me a drink  (B major) 
F# 
One more night  (F sharp major) 
C# 
This can't be me  (C sharp major) 
F# 
Son of a bitch  (F sharp major) 
B 
If I can't get clean  (B major) 
C# 
B 
I'm gonna drink  (C sharp major) my life away  (B major) 
F# 
 (F sharp major) Hey, yeah

Interlude 2
F# 
 (F sharp major) Hmm-mmm
Hmm-mmm
Hmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
Hmm-mmm
Hmm-mmm
Hmm-mmm-mmm-mmm

Bridge 1
F# 
My  (F sharp major) heart was breaking, hands are shaking
Bugs are crawling all over me
My heart was breaking, hands are shaking
Bugs are crawling all over me
F# 
My  (F sharp major) heart was breaking, hands are shaking
Bugs are crawling all over me
My heart was breaking, hands are shaking
Bugs are crawling all over me

Chorus 3
F# 
B 
Son of a bitch,  (F sharp major) give me a drink  (B major) 
F# 
One more night  (F sharp major) 
C# 
This can't be me  (C sharp major) 
F# 
Son of a bitch  (F sharp major) 
B 
If I can't get clean  (B major) 
C# 
B 
I'm gonna drink  (C sharp major) my life away  (B major) 
F# 
Hey,  (F sharp major) hey
F# 
B 
Son of a bitch,  (F sharp major) give me a drink  (B major) 
F# 
One more night  (F sharp major) 
C# 
This can't be me  (C sharp major) 
F# 
Son of a bitch  (F sharp major) 
B 
If I can't get clean  (B major) 
C# 
B 
I'm gonna drink  (C sharp major) my life away  (B major) 
F# 
 (F sharp major) Yeah ah

Outro 1
F# 
 (F sharp major) Whoa-oh (Uh-huh)
Whoa-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh
Whoa-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
F# 
 (F sharp major) Whoa-oh
Whoa-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh
Whoa-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: F# majorBPM: 110

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

F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
C#: x-4-6-6-6-x

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This is the definitive original version of S.O.B. by Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, 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 F# major. It suits players who want to learn S.O.B. the way Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.