Use Somebody | Chords + Lyrics
Intro
||: C5 | C/E | F | F :|| x 4
Verse 1
| C5 | C/E | F | F |
I’ve been roamin’ around, always lookin’ down at all I see.
| C5 | C/E | F | F |
Painted faces fill the places I can’t reach.
Bridge 1
| A(m) | C | F | F |
You know that I could use somebody.
| A(m) | C | F | F |
You know that I could use somebody.
Verse 2
| C5 | C/E | F | F |
Someone like you and all you know and how you speak.
| C5 | C/E | F | F |
Countless lovers under cover of the street.
Bridge 2
| A(m) | C | F | F |
You know that I could use somebody.
| A(m) | C | F | F |
You know that I could use somebody.
Chorus 1
||: C | C/E | F | F :|| x 4
Someone like you (oh, oh, oh… ).
Verse 3
| C5 | C/E | F | F |
Off in the night, while you live it up, I’m off to sleep.
| C5 | C/E | F | F |
Wagin’ wars to shape the poet and the beat.
Bridge 3
| A(m) | C | F | F |
I hope it’s gonna make you notice.
| A(m) | C | F | F |
I hope it’s gonna make you notice.
Chorus 2
||: C | C/E | F | F :|| x 4
||: Someone like me (oh, oh, oh…). :|| x3
Use somebody (oh, oh, oh…).
Middle 8
|| : D5 | D5 | F#(m) | F#(m) :||
I’m ready now, I’m ready now. I’m ready now.
I’m ready now, I’m ready now. I’m ready now. I’m ready now.
Solo
||: C5 | C/E | F | F :||
(Oh, oh, oh…)
Chorus 3
||: C5 | C/E | F | F :|| x 3
||: Someone like you, use somebody (oh, oh, oh…). :|| x3
Outro
||: C | C/E | F | F :|| x 4
I’ve been roamin’ around, always lookin’ down at all I see.
Use Somebody chords and progressions
Kings Of Leon‘s epic Use Somebody has simple, yet clever chords and progressions.
Mainly moving from I – IV, using the 3rd of chord I to get to IV, the intro, verse, chorus, and solo chords are just this:
||: C5 | C/E | F | F :||
However, in a band with you being the only guitarist, just knowing the chords won’t get you far, you have to design parts that work, simply transcribing what is several layers on the original recording won’t get you far.
For members, I’ve designed 8 examples that you could simply learn and use in a gig. These will work as the only guitarist in the band and also if you play Use Somebody’s chords on one acoustic guitar.
Here’s a link to the complete lesson (members only): Use Somebody chord analysis and TAB.
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