The Problem J.J. Cale
"The Problem" by J.J. Cale
Performance notes: True to the laid back "Tulsa Sound"
he helped to create, Cale plays slightly behind the beat.
This can be accomplished by strumming down and up normally,
but accenting the upstroke only. All solos are played
over the intro/verse chords, except for the last solo
where it passes through the Eb F Bb Ab Eb progression
toward the end of it.
Intro 2x: Bb Ab Eb Bb Bb Ab Bb
[Bb]Have you heard the [Ab]news, that's [Eb]going 'round her[Bb]e
[Bb]The man in c[Ab]harge has got to go[Bb]
[Bb]Cause he dances '[Ab]round, the [Eb]problem, [Bb]boy
[Bb]and the problem is the [Ab]man in charge, you know[Bb]
[Bb]Now the young knows [Ab]what, I'm a [Eb]talkin' 'bout[Bb]
[Bb]it's a con in the [Ab]old man's game[Bb]
[Bb]The man in c[Ab]harge he don't, [Eb]know what he's do[Bb]in'
[Bb]He don't know, the w[Ab]orld has changed[Bb]
The [Eb]power seems to [F]be, [Bb]so [Ab]far [Eb]up
[Bb]The man on the s[Ab]treet ain't got a clu[Bb]e
[Bb]The high top [Ab]cats, r[Eb]unnin' your life[Bb]
[Bb]Thinks the problem is uh,[Ab] me and yo[Bb]u
(piano solo)
[Bb]Born in a [Ab]time, [Eb]that has gone b[Bb]y
[Bb]The old tell the [Ab]young what to do[Bb]
[Bb]Have you heard the [Ab]news,[Eb] that's going 'roun[Bb]d
[Bb]The problem is the [Ab]man in charge of you[Bb]
[Bb]The problem is the [Ab]man in charge of you[Bb]
(guitar solo)
The [Eb]power seems to [F]be, [Bb]so [Ab]far [Eb]up
[Bb]The man on the [Ab]street ain't got a clue[Bb]
[Bb]The high top [Ab]cats, r[Eb]unnin' your life[Bb]
[Bb]Thinks the problem is[Ab], me and you[Bb]
(guitar solo II)....Eb F Bb Ab Eb
[Bb]Have you heard the [Ab]news, [Eb]that's a goin' 'round h[Bb]ere
[Bb]The man in [Ab]charge has to go[Bb]
[Bb]The man in [Ab]charge has got to go[Bb]
[Bb]The man in [Ab]charge got to go[Bb]
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