Piece Of My Heart Chords

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Date: Fri, 1 May 1998 10:52:51 -0700
From: "Stephen D. Burd" 
Subject: j/joplin_janis/piece_of_my_heart.crd

Piece of My Heart
Big Brother & The Holding Company (J. Joplin)


Intro (guitar solo)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
F#m             A       B B    B
C#m             B
D               B

   B                 B7
Oh come on, come on, come on, come on

E                 A    B       A
Didn't I make you feel    like you were my
E    A  B          A
only man.          Yeah and
E                        A                       B
didn't I give you nearly everything that a woman possibly can.
B (2 beats)
Honey you know I did.

C#m                                  B
 But each night I tell myself that I,  that I think I've had enough
     D                              B
Well I'm gonna show you baby that a woman can be tough, I want you to
B        B        B7       B7
come on, come on, come on, come on

E               A                         B                B B A A
Take it!	Take another little piece of my heart now baby   Oohhhh
  (Men)   (Janis)                                           (Men)
E                A                       B                 B B A A
Break it!	Break another little bit of my heart now baby    Oohhhh
E               A                         B                B B A# A#
Have it!	Have another little piece of my heart now baby
A                                A     G#  F#   E
   You know you've got it, if it makes you feel good, oh yes it
                                 (Men join in .....)

E          A    B     A
did                      You're
E          A              B             A
out on the street looking good and baby deep down in your
E                 A                  B       A
heart I guess you know that it ain't right.    Now you never never
E              A      B                      B B   A  A B
hear me when I cry at night.  Babe and I cry all the time.

C#m                                   B
 But each time I tell myself that I, that I can't stand the pain,
             D                           B
but then you hold me in your arms, and I sing it once again.
       B        B        B7       B7
I sing come on, come on, come on, come onE               A                         B                B B A A
Take it!	Take another little piece of my heart now baby   Oohhhh
  (Men)   (Janis)                                           (Men)
E                A                       B                 B B A A
Break it!	Break another little bit of my heart now baby    Oohhhh
E               A                         B                B B A# A#
Have it!	Have another little piece of my heart now baby
A                                      A     G#  F#   E
   You know you've got it, shout if it makes you feel good.
                                       (Men join in .....)


Guitar solo (similar chord pattern to intro)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
F#m             A       B
F#m             A       B
F#m             A       B
F#m             A       B B    B
C#m             B
D               B

              B                 B7
I need you to come on, come on, come on, come on

E               A                         B                B B A A
Take it!	Take another little piece of my heart now baby   Oohhhh
  (Men)   (Janis)                                           (Men)
E                A                       B                 B B A A
Break it!	Break another little bit of my heart now baby    Oohhhh
E               A                         B                B B A# A#
Have it!	Have another little piece of my heart now baby
A                                A     G#  F#   E
   You know you've got it, whoooaaaaa (screams)

E               A                         B                B B A A
Take it!	Take another little piece of my heart now baby   Oohhhh
  (Men)   (Janis)                                           (Men)
E                A                       B                 B B A A
Break it!	Break another little bit of my heart now baby    Oohhhh
E               A                         B                B B A# A#
Have it!	Have another little piece of my heart now baby   Oohhhh
A                                      A     G#  F#   E
   You know you've got it, shout if it makes you feel good.
                                       (Men join in .....)

Outro (lead guitar)

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
F#m             A       B
F#m (hold to fade)


Transcribed by Stephen Burd (burd@unm.edu) from original Columbia vinyl recording
KCS 9700, "Cheap Thrills", Big Brother & The Holding Company, 1967


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