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Just Can't Win by Lee Fields And The Expressions

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Intro:

Key of C

Notes Being Played (So you dont have to rely on positions)
   C    C C | C    B C C  D | C  C C    A B | C  B C   A B  C
G|----------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------------|
A|-3----3-3-|-3----2-3-3--5-|-3--3-3----1-2-|-3--2-3---1-2--3----------------|
E|----------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------------|


   C    B C C |   A G X D C    B C C  |  D    C   B C C  |  B C    C C
G|------------|---2-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|------------|-----5-x---------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|-3----2-3-3-|---------5-3----2-3-3--|--5----3---2-3-3--|--2-3----3-3-------|
E|------------|-----------------------|------------------|-------------------|

Key of Dm                   Key of C             Key of Dm
   C C   X   D |  D DbC C |  X A  X G  X E   D |  D D X D D  BbX A X B
G|-------x---7-|--7-6-5-5-|--------------------|---------------------4-------|
D|-------------|----------|--x-7--x-5----------|-------------8-x-7-x---------|
A|-3-3---------|----------|------------x-7---5-|--5-5-x-5-5------------------|
E|-------------|----------|--------------------|-----------------------------|

Key of C            Key of Dm
   C C   C  A  G D |  D D X D D BbX A X B
G|-5-5---5--2------|--------------------4------------------------------------|
D|-------------5---|------------8-x-7-x--------------------------------------|
A|---------------5-|--5-5-x-5-5----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------| x 2

Key of C
   C C   C Db
G|-5-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------3-4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Verse 1:

Key of Dm             Key of Em         Key of Dm     Key of G
   D D  X D  DbE D |  E E X  EbEbEbD Db|X D X D X A |  G G  E    BbB C Db
G|-----------------|---------8-8-8-7-6-|----x-7-----|------------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|--------x-7-|--5-5--0----------------|
A|-5-5--x-5--4-7-5-|--7-7-x------------|x-5---------|------------1-2-3-4-----|
E|-----------------|-------------------|------------|------------------------|

Key of Dm           Key of Em7         Key of Dm                 Key of G
   D D  X D  DbE D |  E E X D D D DbC |  D  X D X C X Bb BbA Ab |  G G  E    BbB C Db
G|-----------------|------x-7-7-7-6-5-|--7--x-7-x-5-------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|-------------x-8--8-7-6--|--5-5--0-------------|
A|-5-5--x-5--4-7-5-|--7-7-------------|-------------------------|------------1-2-3-4--|
E|-----------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|

Key of Dm7          Key of Em7             Key of Am          Key of G
   D D X G X D G E | D D  X E X D X C   A | A A  X  EbE F Gb| G A
G|---------x-7-----|------x-9-x-7---------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----x-7-----7---|--------------x-10--7-|-7-7--x--1-2-3-4-|----------------|
A|-5-5-----------7-|-5-5------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|-3-5------------|

Key of C    Key of Dm        Key of Em         Key of F             Break
   B C Db | D A D  C DbD Eb|  E B E  DbD EbE |  F C  F  DbD EbE F |
G|--------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------|
D|--------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------|
A|-2-3-4--|-5-7-5--3-4-5-6-|--7-9-7--4-5-6-7-|--8-10-8--4-5-6-7-8-|----------------------|
E|--------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------|


Chorus:

Key of Dm7         Key of C
   D  C  G  F E D |  C  Bb E  D DbC |
G|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-------5--------|--------3--2-----|----------------------------------------|
A|-5--3-----8-7-5-|--3--1-------5-3-|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------| x 3

Key of Dm7         Key of C
   D  C  G  F E D |  C  Bb          |
G|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-------5--------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-5--3-----8-7-5-|--3--1-----------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|

Instrumental:

Key of Dm       Key of C   Key of Dm             Key of C
   C C   X   D |  D DbC C |  X A  X G  X E   D |  C C  G F G A G C A
G|-------x---7-|--7-6-5-5-|--------------------|--5-5------------5-----------|
D|-------------|----------|--x-7--x-5----------|-------5-3-5-7-5---7---------|
A|-3-3---------|----------|------------x-7---5-|-----------------------------|
E|-------------|----------|--------------------|-----------------------------|

Key of Dm                 Key of C           Key of Dm               Key of C
    D D X D D BbX A X B | C C G F D C C  Db | D D X G X D X X AbC C |  B C D
G|--------------------4-|-5-5---------------|---------x-7-------5-5-|--------|
D|------------8-x-7-x---|-----5-3-----------|-----x-7-----x-x-6-----|--------|
A|--5-5-x-5-5-----------|---------5-3-3--4--|-5-5-------------------|--2-3-5-|
E|----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|--------|


Verse 2:

Key of Dm             Key of Em         Key of Dm     Key of G
   D D  X D  DbE D |  E E X  EbEbEbD Db|X D X D X A |  G G  E    BbB C Db
G|-----------------|---------8-8-8-7-6-|----x-7-----|------------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|--------x-7-|--5-5--0----------------|
A|-5-5--x-5--4-7-5-|--7-7-x------------|x-5---------|------------1-2-3-4-----|
E|-----------------|-------------------|------------|------------------------|

   Key of Dm7          Key of Dm7                Key of G
   D D  X D  DbE D | |   X D X A X D X Bb A Ab | G G D E G G X C X Db
G|-----------------|-|-----------x-7-----------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------|-|-------x-7-----x-8--7-6--|-5-5-----5-------------------|
A|-5-5--x-5--4-7-5-|-|---x-5-------------------|-----5-7-----x-3-x-4---------|
E|-----------------|-|-------------------------|-----------3-----------------|

Key of Dm7             Key of Em7           Key of Am         Key of G
   D D  X A X D X Eb|  E E  B E E EbD B Bb|  A A  E A D E Ab|  G   G
G|----------x-7-x-8-|--9-9------9-8-7-----|-----------------|----------------|
D|------x-7---------|-------9---------9-8-|--7-7----------6-|--5---5---------|
A|-5-5--------------|---------7-----------|-------7---5-7---|----------------|
E|------------------|---------------------|---------5-------|----------------|

  Key of Dm        Key of Em         Key of F             Break
   D A D  C DbD Eb|  E B E  DbD EbE |  F C  F  DbD EbE F |
G|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------|
A|-5-7-5--3-4-5-6-|--7-9-7--4-5-6-7-|--8-10-8--4-5-6-7-8-|----------------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------|

Chorus:

Key of Dm7         Key of C
   D  C  G  F E D |  C  Bb E  D DbC |
G|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-------5--------|--------3--2-----|----------------------------------------|
A|-5--3-----8-7-5-|--3--1-------5-3-|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------| x 3

Key of Dm7         Key of C
   D  C  G  F E D |  C  Bb          |
G|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-------5--------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-5--3-----8-7-5-|--3--1-----------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|

Instrumental:

  Key of Dm        Key of Em         Key of F             Key of Em
   D A D  C DbD Eb|  E B E  DbD EbE |  F C  F  DbD EbE F | E E E E E  E E  EbD D
G|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----9-9-9--9-9--8-7-7-|
D|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
A|-5-7-5--3-4-5-6-|--7-9-7--4-5-6-7-|--8-10-8--4-5-6-7-8-|-7-7-------------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------| x 2

  Key of Dm        Key of Em         Key of F             Break
   D A D  C DbD Eb|  E B E  DbD EbE |  F C  F  DbD EbE F |
G|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------|
A|-5-7-5--3-4-5-6-|--7-9-7--4-5-6-7-|--8-10-8--4-5-6-7-8-|----------------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------|

Chorus:

Key of Dm7         Key of C
   D  C  G  F E D |  C  Bb E  D DbC |
G|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-------5--------|--------3--2-----|----------------------------------------|
A|-5--3-----8-7-5-|--3--1-------5-3-|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------| x 3

Key of Dm7         Key of C
   D  C  G  F E D |  C  Bb          |
G|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-------5--------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-5--3-----8-7-5-|--3--1-----------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|


Outro:

Key of Dm7         Key of C
   D  C  G  F E D |  C  Bb E  D DbC |
G|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-------5--------|--------3--2-----|----------------------------------------|
A|-5--3-----8-7-5-|--3--1-------5-3-|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------| x 3

Key of Dm7         Key of C
   D  C  G  F E D |  C  Bb          |
G|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-------5--------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-5--3-----8-7-5-|--3--1-----------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|

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| x   Dead note

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Last Updated: September 10, 2025