Bill Withers - Use Me Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram
[Opening]
[Em] [A7] [Em] [A7] [Em] [A7]
My [Em]friends [A7]feel it’s their appointed [Em]duty [A7]
They keep trying to [Em]tell [A7]me, all you want to do is [Em]use me [A7]
But my [Em]answer, [A7]yeah to all that use me stuff [Em] [A7]
[A7]I want to spread the news, that if it feels this good getting used
You just keep on using me, until you use me up [Em] [A7]
Until you use me up [Em] [A7]
[verse 2]
My big [Em]brother, [A7]sit me right down and he talked to me [Em] [A7]
He told [Em]me that, [A7]I ought not to let you just walk [Em]on me [A7]
And I’m sure he meant [Em]well [A7]yeah, but when our talk was through [Em] [A7]
[A7]I said, brother, if you only knew, you’d wish that you were in my shoes
You just keep on using me, until you use me up [Em] [A7]
Until you use me up [Em] [A7]
[Closing]
You know [Em]sometimes, [A7]it’s true, you really [Em]do [A7]abuse me
You get me in a crowd of [Em] [A7]high-class people, and then you act real rude to me [Em] [A7]
But, oh baby, baby, baby, [Em]baby, [A7]when you love me, I can’t get [Em]enough [A7]
I want to spread the news, that if it feels this good getting used
Girl, you just keep on using me, until you use me up [Em] [A7]
Until you use me up [Em] [A7]talking about you using people
[A7]It all depends on what you do, it ain’t too bad the way you’re using me
‘Cause I sure am using you to do the things you do’ [Em] [A7]
To do the things you [Em]do [A7]
[outro]
[Em] [A7] [Em] [A7]
How to play Use Me on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Bill Withers - Use Me on guitar requires 2 chords and 1 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Use Me uses these transitions most often: Em → A7 (31) and A7 → Em (30). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - A7 chord transition.
1. Em → A7 chord transition
To move from Em to A7;
- While playing Em, lift your ring finger from D string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
- Place index finger on D string fret 2.
Use Me chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Use Me.
- Use Me includes 61 chord transitions, 1 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Use Me connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After A7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (42%), D7 (18%), and Dm (12%).
- A7 → Em: 2%
After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).- Em → A7: 1%