Use Me chords by
Bill Withers (Official Version)

1972R&B1.7K views

Key: E minorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1

Em7

A7

Em7

A7

Verse 1
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
My friends
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
feel it's their appointed duty
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
They keep tryin' to tell  me
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
All you want to do is use   me
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
Ah-huh, but my answer,
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
yeah to all that use me stuff

Chorus 1
I wanna spread the news
That if it feels this good getting used
Oh, you just keep on using me
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
Until you use me up
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
Until you use me up

Verse 2
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
My brother
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
sit me right down and he talked to me
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
He told  me
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
that I ought not to let you just walk  on me
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
And I'm sure he meant well
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
Yeah, but when our talk was through

Chorus 2
I said, brother, if you only knew
You'd wish that you were in my shoes
You just keep on using me
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
Until you use me up
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
Until you use me up

Verse 3
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
Sometimes
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A7 A7 
 
it's true you really do abuse me
Em7 Em7 
 
You get   me in a crowd
A7 A7 
 
of high-class people
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
And then you act real rude  to me
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
But, oh baby, baby, baby, ba  by
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
When you love me, I can't get enough

Chorus 3
I wanna spread the news
That if it feels this good getting used
Oh, you just keep on using me
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
Until you use me up
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
Until you use me up

Outro 1
Em7 Em7 
 
Talkin' 'bout you usin' people
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It all depends on what you do
Em7 Em7 
 
It ain't too bad the way you're usin' me
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'Cause I sure am usin' you
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A7 A7 
 
to do the things you do
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A7 A7 
 
Ah-huh, to do the things you do
[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEm7 A7

Chords

Em7
A7

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

Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Use Me by Bill Withers, 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 E minor. It suits players who want to learn Use Me the way Bill Withers intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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