Chords with lyrics
Piece of My Heart
Big Brother & The Holding Company (J. Joplin)
Intro (guitar solo)
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F# minorF#m 
A augmentedA 
BB B BB
C# minorC#m BB
D MajorD BB
BB 
B7B7
Oh come on...
E MajorE A augmentedA BB A augmentedA
Didn't I make...
E MajorE A augmentedA BB A augmentedA
E MajorE A augmentedA BB
B (2 beats)
C# minorC#m BB
But each night...
D MajorD BB
B BB B7B7 B7
E MajorE A augmentedA BB B BB A augmentedA 
A majorA
Take it! Take another...
E MajorE A augmentedA BB B BB A augmentedA A majorA
E MajorE A augmentedA BB B BB 
A#A# A#
A augmentedA A majorA 
G#G# 
F#F# E MajorE
E MajorE A augmentedA BB A augmentedA
did...
E MajorE A augmentedA BB A augmentedA
E MajorE A augmentedA BB A augmentedA
E MajorE A augmentedA BB B BB A augmentedA A majorA BB
C# minorC#m BB
But each time...
D MajorD BB
B BB B7B7 B7
E MajorE A augmentedA BB B BB A augmentedA A majorA
Take it! Take another...
E MajorE A augmentedA BB B BB A augmentedA A majorA
E MajorE A augmentedA BB B BB A#A# A#
A augmentedA A majorA G#G# F#F# E MajorE
Guitar solo (similar chord pattern to intro)
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F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB B BB
C# minorC#m BB
D MajorD BB
BB B7B7
I need you to come on...
E MajorE A augmentedA BB B BB A augmentedA A majorA
Take it! Take another ...
E MajorE A augmentedA BB B BB A augmentedA A majorA
E MajorE A augmentedA BB B BB A#A# A#
A augmentedA A majorA G#G# F#F# E MajorE
E MajorE A augmentedA BB B BB A augmentedA A majorA
Take it! Take another...
E MajorE A augmentedA BB B BB A augmentedA A majorA
E MajorE A augmentedA BB B BB A#A# A#
A augmentedA A majorA G#G# F#F# E MajorE
Outro (lead guitar)
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F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
F# minorF#m (hold to fade)
Transcribed by Stephen Burd ([email protected]) from original Columbia vinyl recording
KCS 9700, "Cheap Thrills", Big Brother & The Holding Company, 1967
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