Ben Folds - Them Thats Got

originally by ray charles

intro : follow along closely

G7 ( #9 ) E7 ( #9 ) a7aug C/D
G7 E7 ( #9 ) a7aug C/D

verse :

G7 E7 ( #9 ) a7aug C/D
i’ve gotten down to my last pair of shoes
G7 E7 ( #9 ) a7aug C/D
can’t even win a nickel bet
G7 G9/B C E7 ( #9 )
because , ah them that’s got are them that gets
A7 C/D G ( cool riff off of A G major or E minor blues scale )
and i ain’t got nothin yet

G7 E7 ( #9 ) a7aug C/D
i’m sneakin in and out duckin’ my landlord
G7 E7 ( #9 ) a7aug C/D
all i seem to do is stay in debt
G7 G9/B C E7 ( #9 )
because , ah them that’s got ( yeah ) are them that gets
A7 C/D G ( cool riff off of A G major or E minor blues scale )
and i tell you all i ain’t got nothin’ yet

E7
them that’s got are them that gets
A7 E7 | Am7 G/A Am7 |
is somethin i can’t see
Am7
if ya gotta have somethin
A7
before you can get somethin
C7 D7
how do ya get your first is still a mystery to me

G7 E7 ( #9 ) a7aug C/D
i see folk with long cars and fine clothes
G7 E7 ( #9 ) a7aug C/D
that’s why they’re called the smarter set
G7 G9/B
because they manage to get
C E7 ( #9 )
when only them that’s got supposed to get
A7 C/D G
and i ain’t got nothin yet

solo or bridge : same chords as verse just play it twice here

G7 E7 ( #9 ) a7aug C/D
G7 E7 ( #9 ) a7aug C/D
G7 Dm/B C E7 ( #9 )
A7 C/D G

E7
them that’s got are them that gets
A7 E7 | Am7 G/A Am7 |
is somethin i can’t see
Am7
if ya gotta have somethin
A7
before you can get somethin
C7 D7
how do ya get your first is still a mystery to me

G7 E7 ( #9 ) a7aug C/D
i see folk with long cars and fine clothes
G7 E7 ( #9 ) a7aug C/D
that’s why they’re called the smarter set
G7 G9/B
because they manage to get
C E7 ( #9 )
when only them that’s got supposed to get

A7 C/D G ( running bassline from G down to E ) E7
and i ain’t got nothin yet
A7 C/D G ( run it again ) E7
and i ain’t got nothin yet
A7 C/D
and i ain’t got nothin yet

| B/G Gdim/A# Am7 | G