The Coasters

What About Us

The Coasters

Written by Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller
Keyboard chords Intermediate level
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#1. 
B          F#m           A              E 
He's got a house made of glass..got his own swimming 

pool..(what a gas!) 
E                                   A       
We've got a one-room shack..five by six by the railroad  

track.  

      Cm         A   Am         Em  E        F#m 
Well, what about us..what about us?....don't wanna cause no  
E                   A 
fuss but what about us? 

#2. 
A                                  E 
He's with a beautiful chick, every night of the week.. 
 C      E 
(pretty slick!) 
E              Em             E           A 
We're two poor hung up souls, girls won't touch with a 10-foot  

pole. 


Eb         A    Am         E 
What about us?..what about us?..don't wanna cause no fuss.. 
               A 
but what about us? 

Bridge:
 
D                               A        F          A 
He goes to eat at the Ritz..big steaks..(that's the breaks!) 
G      D                    E     Db     E 
We eat hominy grits..from a bag..(what a drag!) 

#3. 
A                                    E 
He's got a car made of suede, with a black leather top..(got it made!) 
E                         A              F#m    A 
If we go out on dates, we go in a box on roller skates.  

 
C          A               E 
What about us?..what about us?..don't wanna cause no fuss.. 
               A 
but what about us? 

INTERLUDE: A E Em E B E A A E Em E A 

Bridge: 

D                               A        F          A 
He goes to eat at the Ritz..big steaks..(that's the breaks!) 
D                           E     Db     E 
We eat hominy grits..from a bag..(what a drag!) 

#4. 
A                                    E 
He's got a car made of suede, with a black leather top..(got it made!) 
E                         A              F#m    A 
If we go out on dates, we go in a box on roller skates.  



C          A               E 
What about us?..what about us?..don't wanna cause no fuss.. 
               A 
but what about us? 

OUTRO: 

Am         A               E                                   A 
What about us?..what about us?..but what about us?..what about us?..(Fade.)
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