The Things I Used To Do chords by
Doug Sahm

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Key: G major•

Verse 1

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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C

C

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G

G

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Remember that old run?

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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That's what we called the 1 -3 -5

G

G

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back home in San Antone.

Bm

Bm

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Keep it sim_ ple, Jack.

C

C

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The guy that made that sound famous

Gm

Gm

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C

C

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is the guy I'm dedicating

this album to.

G

G

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The great, the great Santa Tern,

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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G

G

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Louisiana Bayou gui_ tar player named Guitar Slim.

Bm

Bm

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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D

D

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or some people

knew him as Eddie Jones.

Like a lot of blues singers,

C

C

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he lived a very heavy life,

G

G

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a very heavy life of women

Bm

Bm

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and alcohol,

D

D

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but he left behind some songs

from the bayous of Louisiana

G

G

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that are rhythm and blues

Bm

Bm

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G

G

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are the classics

C

C

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Edim

Edim

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C

C

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that you just don't hear

Gm

Gm

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G

G

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today in the modern disco.

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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Break, right here. Play it, Ted.

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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C

C

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Things that I used to do

Em

Em

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C

C

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D

D

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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D

D

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G

G

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I don't do no more

C

C

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Gm

Gm

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C

C

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Things that I used to do

Gm

Gm

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C

C

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G

G

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I just don't do no more

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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G

G

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Verse 2

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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C

C

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I used to set to hold your hand, baby

Verse 3

C

C

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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Beg you, baby, if you don't go

Bm

Bm

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G

G

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D

D

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Verse 4

G

G

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I used to search all night,

Bm

Bm

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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C

C

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hon_ ey, baby

Verse 5

C

C

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Thought all my search

Gm

Gm

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G

G

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would always end up in vain

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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G

G

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Verse 6

Bm

Bm

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G

G

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C

C

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I used to search all night for you baby

All of my searching

Gm

Gm

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G

G

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Search_ ing always ended up in vain

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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G

G

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Verse 7

D

D

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But I knew all the time baby

C

C

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G

G

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You was headed out to Geor_

C

C

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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G

G

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D

D

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gia man

G

G

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You're backed up

and ready to leave me,

C

C

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Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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Lord knows I'm about

C

C

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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D

D

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G

G

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to cry.

C

C

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You're backed up and you're

ready to leave me baby,

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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G

G

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Lord knows I'm about to cry.

D

D

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Just be_ fore you leave me darling

C

C

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Please give me something,

G

G

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something to re_ member you by

Interlude 1

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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Edim

Edim

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C

C

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Edim

Edim

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C

C

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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D

D

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Verse 8

G

G

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I wanna send you back to your

Bm

Bm

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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mother_ _ , baby

D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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Lord, I'm goin' back home to my family,

too

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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Bm

Bm

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D

D

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G

G

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Verse 9

C

C

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Well, I'm gonna send you back

to your mother, baby

Oh, yeah, I'm going back to San Anto_ nio,

G

G

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my friend or two

Bm

Bm

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G

G

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D

D

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Verse 10

G

G

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G

G

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D

D

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There ain't nothing I can do

to please you, baby

C

C

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Honey, I just can't get along

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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G

G

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D

D

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with you

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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The things that I used to do,

C

C

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Lord, I just don't do no

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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D

D

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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G

G

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more

C

C

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C

C

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The things that I used to do,

Gm

Gm

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C

C

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Lord, I just don't do no

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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more

G

G

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D

D

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I used to sit before your head, baby

C

C

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An_ d beg you, baby,

G

G

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please don't go

Outro 1

C

C

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C#dim

C#dim

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D

D

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D

D

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Chords

G
Bm
C
D
Gm
Edim
Em
C#dim

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What is the original key of The Things I Used To Do?

The original key of The Things I Used To Do by Doug Sahm is G major.

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