Biography:
The J. Geils Band was an American music group from Worcester, Massachusetts, USA that had a successful blues-rock/R&B-influenced sound in the 1970s, before moving towards a more pop-influenced sound in the 1980s, which brought them MTV airplay and their 1982 international hit single "Centerfold".
The band started as an acoustic blues trio in the mid 1960s with singer and guitarist J. Geils (born February 20, 1946; died April 10, 2017), bassist Danny Klein (Dr.
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These are the major chord changes.
Listen to the song for accents and such.
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Summary
[Intro/Chorus] C-C G-G F-F GxxG
[Verse] C F-F C Am-Am-Am
[Pre-chorus] G G F
*****
[Intro]
Play these up the neck. C&F at 8, G at 10. x=muted.
C-C G-G F-F GxxG
[Verse] Play these palm muted
C F-F C Am-Am-Am
You love her, but she loves him.
C F-F C Am-Am-Am
And he loves somebody else, you just can’t win.
C F-F C Am-Am-Am
And so it goes until the day you die.
C F-F C Am-Am-Am
This thing they call love, it’s gonna make you cry.
[Pre-chorus] (let chords ring out)
G G
I’ve had the blues, the reds, and the pinks.
G-F
One thing’s for sure...
Love Stinks.
[Chorus] (same as intro)
Love Stinks...Yea Yea...
[Verse 2] (same as verse 1)
Two by two, and side by side.
Love’s gonna find you, yes it is, you just can’t hide.
You’ll hear the call, your heart will fall.
Then love will fly. It’s gone, and that’s all.
[Pre-chorus] (see above - G/G/G-F)
I don’t care what any Casanova thinks.
All I can say is
Love stinks...
(chrous)
[Keyboard Solo] (Play it like the verses)
Shoo doo wop. Shoo doo wop. Shoo Shoo.
[Pre-chorus] (see above - G/G/G-F)
I’ve been through diamonds,
I’ve been through minks,
I’ve been through it all
Love Stinks! Yea, yea
Breakdown: Same as intro
Chorus until end.
Listen to the song for accents and such.
Enjoy! T.
Summary
[Intro/Chorus] C-C G-G F-F GxxG
[Verse] C F-F C Am-Am-Am
[Pre-chorus] G G F
*****
[Intro]
Play these up the neck. C&F at 8, G at 10. x=muted.
C-C G-G F-F GxxG
[Verse] Play these palm muted
C F-F C Am-Am-Am
You love her, but she loves him.
C F-F C Am-Am-Am
And he loves somebody else, you just can’t win.
C F-F C Am-Am-Am
And so it goes until the day you die.
C F-F C Am-Am-Am
This thing they call love, it’s gonna make you cry.
[Pre-chorus] (let chords ring out)
G G
I’ve had the blues, the reds, and the pinks.
G-F
One thing’s for sure...
Love Stinks.
[Chorus] (same as intro)
Love Stinks...Yea Yea...
[Verse 2] (same as verse 1)
Two by two, and side by side.
Love’s gonna find you, yes it is, you just can’t hide.
You’ll hear the call, your heart will fall.
Then love will fly. It’s gone, and that’s all.
[Pre-chorus] (see above - G/G/G-F)
I don’t care what any Casanova thinks.
All I can say is
Love stinks...
(chrous)
[Keyboard Solo] (Play it like the verses)
Shoo doo wop. Shoo doo wop. Shoo Shoo.
[Pre-chorus] (see above - G/G/G-F)
I’ve been through diamonds,
I’ve been through minks,
I’ve been through it all
Love Stinks! Yea, yea
Breakdown: Same as intro
Chorus until end.
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