The Coasters

What About Us

The Coasters


Tom: Em

B          F#m           A              E
He's got a house made of glass..got his own swimming

pool..(what a gas!)
E                                   A      
We've got a one-room shack..five by six by the railroad 

track. 

CHORUS:
      Cm         A   Am         Em  E        F#m
Well, what about us..what about us?....don't wanna cause no 
E                   A
fuss but what about us?

#2.
A                                  E
He's with a beautiful chick, every night of the week..
 C      E
(pretty slick!)
E              Em             E           A
We're two poor hung up souls, girls won't touch with a 10-foot 

pole.

CHORUS:
Eb         A    Am         E
What about us?..what about us?..don't wanna cause no fuss..
               A
but what about us?

BRIDGE:
D                               A        F          A
He goes to eat at the Ritz..big steaks..(that's the breaks!)
G      D                    E     Db     E
We eat hominy grits..from a bag..(what a drag!)

#3.
A                                    E
He's got a car made of suede, with a black leather top..(got it made!)
E                         A              F#m    A
If we go out on dates, we go in a box on roller skates. 

CHORUS:
C          A               E
What about us?..what about us?..don't wanna cause no fuss..
               A
but what about us?

INTERLUDE: A E Em E B E A..A E Em E A

BRIDGE:
D                               A        F          A
He goes to eat at the Ritz..big steaks..(that's the breaks!)
D                           E     Db     E
We eat hominy grits..from a bag..(what a drag!)

#4.
A                                    E
He's got a car made of suede, with a black leather top..(got it made!)
E                         A              F#m    A
If we go out on dates, we go in a box on roller skates. 

CHORUS:
C          A               E
What about us?..what about us?..don't wanna cause no fuss..
               A
but what about us?

OUTRO:
Am         A               E                                   A
What about us?..what about us?..but what about us?..what about us?..(Fade.)

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