Use Me
by Hootie and the Blowfish with
Edwin McCain and Craig Shields
from Scattered, Smothered and Covered
Originally recorded by Bill Withers (1971)
(Drums) Soni Sonefeld
Intro:
Mark Bryan
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Edwin McCain
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Darius Rucker
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/hootie_and_the_blowfish/use_me_tab_ver_2.html ]
Chords:
Em7 A7
my friend
Em7 A7
he looks down upon what you did
Em7 A7
and keeps trying to tell me
Em7 A7
all you really wanna do is use me
Em7 A7
yeah but my answer
Em7 A7
girl to all that use me stuff
(Darius and Edwin)<--- no guitar here chords are implied
Em7
I-I-I said I'm gon' spread the news
A7
that if it feels this good getting used
Em7
You just keep on using me
A7 <--- (chop the chord 3x)
Until you use me up
**Repeat throughout**
My Brother (Oh My Brother)
Sat me right down and he talked to me (hey now talk to me)
He try to tell me (try to tell me, tell me)
That I ought not let you just walk on me (not gon' let you walk on me)
And I'm sure he meant well aw aw aw aw aw
girl but when our talk was through
I-I-I said brother but if you only knew
You would wish that you were in my shoes
YOu just keep on using me
until you use me up
Until you use me up
Yeah sometimes I
You kow you really really do abuse me (you abuse me)
you get me in acrowd of high class people
then you act a real rude to me (you act a real rude to me)
yeah but I said baby baby baby baby
when you love me I can't get enough (I can't get enough)
(Darius and Edwin)
I-I-I said I'm gon' spread the news
that if it feels this good getting used
You just keep on using me
Until you use me up
My Brother (Oh My Brother)
Sat me right down and he talked to me (hey now talk to me)
He try to tell me (try to tell me, tell me)
That I ought not let you just walk on me (not gon' let you walk on me)
yeah but I said baby baby baby baby
when you love me I can't get enough (I can't get enough)
(Darius and Edwin)
I-I-I said I'm gon' spread the news
that if it feels this good getting used
You just keep on using me
Until you use me up
Love Peace and Sooooooooooooouuuuuuul
Flaffles
