...USE ME... by Bill Withers ------------................ *from 'Still Bill' (1972)* Intro: *(Riff): E7#9 A7 e|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| B|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| G|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| D|-----5-------5-----|--5--------------|---------------| A|--7-----7-7-----7--|-----7-6-5-4-----|--2-3-4-5-6-7--| E|-------------------|--------------5--|---------------| (x2) Verse 1:

My ^E7#9friends,^A7 Feel it's their appointed ^E7#9duty. ^A7 They keep trying to ^E7#9tell me; ^A7 All you want to do is ^E7#9use me.^A7 But my ^E7#9answer,^A7 Yeah, to all that use me ^E7#9stuff, ^A7

Bridge 1: E7#9 (n.c) Is; I wanna spread the news, That if it feels this good getting used, Oh, you just keep on using me, until you use me up, E7#9 A7, E7#9 A7 Until you use me up. Interlude: E7#9 A7 e|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| B|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| G|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| D|-----5-------5-----|--5--------------|---------------| A|--7-----7-7-----7--|-----7-6-5-4-----|--2-3-4-5-6-7--| E|-------------------|--------------5--|---------------| (x2) Verse 2:

My ^E7#9brother,^A7 Sit me right down, and he ^E7#9talked to me.^A7 He ^E7#9told me;^A7 That I ought not to let you just ^E7#9walk on me.^A7 And I'm sure he ^E7#9meant well,^A7 Yeah, but when our talk was ^E7#9through; ^A7

Bridge 2: E7#9 (n.c) I said; brother, if you only knew, You'd wish that you were in my shoes. You just keep on using me, until you use me up, E7#9 A7, E7#9 A7 Until you use me up. Interlude: E7#9 A7 e|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| B|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| G|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| D|-----5-------5-----|--5--------------|---------------| A|--7-----7-7-----7--|-----7-6-5-4-----|--2-3-4-5-6-7--| E|-------------------|--------------5--|---------------| (x2) Verse 3:

Oh, ^E7#9sometimes, yeah,^A7 It's true; you really do a-^E7#9buse me. ^A7 You ^E7#9get me in a crowd of high class people,^A7 And then you act real ^E7#9rude to me.^A7 But, oh ^E7#9baby, baby, ba-by,^A7 Baby, when you love me, I ^E7#9can't get e-^A7nough.

Bridge 3: E7#9 (n.c) I wanna spread the news, That if it feels this good getting used, Oh, you just keep on using me, until you use me up, E7#9 A7, E7#9 A7 Until you use me up. Interlude: E7#9 A7 e|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| B|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| G|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| D|-----5-------5-----|--5--------------|---------------| A|--7-----7-7-----7--|-----7-6-5-4-----|--2-3-4-5-6-7--| E|-------------------|--------------5--|---------------| (x2) Coda:

^E7#9 Talking about you using me, But it ^A7all depends on what you do. ^E7#9 It ain't too bad, the way you're using me, 'Cos I ^A7sure am using you, to do the things you ^E7#9do, ^A7 Ah ha, to do the things you ^E7#9do. ^A7

Outro: E7#9 A7 e|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| B|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| G|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| D|-----5-------5-----|--5--------------|---------------| A|--7-----7-7-----7--|-----7-6-5-4-----|--2-3-4-5-6-7--| E|-------------------|--------------5--|---------------| (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- E7#9 A7 EADGBE EADGBE 07578x 575655 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Bill Withers - Use me