Keb' Mo' - They Don’t Make ’Em Like They Used to Chords (Take 6)

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G7
C
G
D
C7
D7
IntroG7CG7
VerseI smell biG7scuits
Baked from scratchC
Someone's in the kG7itchen
Makin' a fresh batchC
Grand mama, G7tell me
What I got to doC
To find me a G7woman
That can cook like you (she said)ChorusGThose days are gone
Them days are thGrough
GThey got college educations
They aGin't gonna fix no dinner for you
Those days are Gover
GThem days are through
GBoy, you might as well fDace it
They jCust don't make ‘em like they G7used toVerseA good G7woman needs a good manC
You got to G7give her everything you caCn
Treat her like a quG7een
And the Lord's gonna bless youC
Try to run her lG7ife
She ain't gonna let you (that's rightC)ChorusGThose days are gone
Them days are thGrough
GThey got college edCucations
They ain't gonna fix no diGnner for you
Those days are Cover
Them days are thGrough
GBoy, you might as well fDace it
They jCust don't make ‘em like they G7used toInstrumentalG7C7G7C7
G7D7C7G7
BridgeIt's a new tG7ime (new time)
A new dayC7
Women want jG7ustice
They want equal payC7
Times a cG7hangin'
You better knowC7
You better know how to coG7ok,
how to clean and how to sewChorusThose days are C7gone
Them days are tG7hrough
They got college edC7ucations
They don't do what they supposed to dGo
Those days are over
Them days are thG7rough
So you might as well face it
They juC7st don't make ‘em like they uG7sed toChorusThose days are C7gone
Them days are tG7hrough
They got college edC7ucations
They don't do what they supposed to dGo
Those days are over
Them days are thG7rough
So you might as well face it
They juC7st don't make ‘em like they uG7sed to
They don't make ‘em like they uG7sed toOutroThey got jobs
No brooms
No mops
No scG7rub bucket
They got good jobs
They make moneG7y.
More money than you
They don't make ‘em like they uG7sed to

ChordsWorld Overview:

Most of these chords are beginner-friendly, especially G, C, and D, which are all open chords. G7 and C7 are also easy to grab with a slight finger adjustment from their major shapes. Watch out for the D7 and C7 in the instrumental and bridge—they’re simple but might be new if you haven’t played many seventh chords. No barre chords here, so it’s super approachable for newer players!

Intro: G7, C
Verse: G7, C
Chorus: G, D, C, G7
Instrumental: G7, C7, D7
Bridge: G7, C7, G
Outro: G7

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