I Need A Dollar Chords

by Aloe Blacc
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author MatisyahuFan [pro] 3,647.
1 contributor total, last edit on Apr 8, 2024
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Chords

G#m
F#
C#m
D#5
D#m

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Artist: Aloe Blacc
Song: I Need a Dollar
Album: Good Things
 
 
[Intro]
 
     G#m         F#          C#m
e|---11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
B|---12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---|
G|---13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G#m       F#               C#m
 I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need, hey hey 
G#m            F#               C#m
 Well I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need, hey hey
G#m          F#               C#m
 Said I need dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
          G#m               F#              C#m                        D#5
 And if I share with you my story would you share your dollar with me
 
 
[Verse]
 
G#m            F#          C#m
 Bad times are comin and I reap what I don't sow, hey hey
G#m          F#               C#m
 Well let me tell you somethin all that glitters ain't gold, hey hey
G#m          F#                C#m
 It's been a long old trouble, long old troublesome road
         G#m             F#            C#m
 And I'm looking for somebody come and help me carry this load
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G#m       F#               C#m
 I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need, hey hey
G#m           F#                C#m
 Well I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
D#m           G#m         C#m
 Well I don't know if I'm walking on solid ground
D#m    G#m                C#m
 Cause everything around me is falling down
D#m        G#m         C#m                 D#5
 And all I want is for someone to help me
 
 
[Verse]
 
G#m      F#          C#m
 I had a job but the boss man let me go, he said
G#m        F#             C#m
 I'm sorry but I won't be needing your help no more, I said
G#m            F#                   C#m
 Please mister boss man I need this job more than you know
        G#m             F#              C#m                      D#5
 But he gave me my last paycheck and he sent me on out the door
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G#m            F#               C#m
 Well I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need, hey hey
G#m            F#               C#m
 Said I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
G#m            F#               C#m
 And  I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
         G#m               F#              C#m
And if I share with you my story would you share your dollar with me
 
 
[Verse]
 
D#m           G#m         C#m
 Well I don't know if I'm walking on solid ground
D#m    G#m                C#m
 Cause everything around me is crumblin' down
D#m        G#m         C#m                 D#5
 And all I want is for someone to help me
 
D#m          C#m        D#m           C#m
 What in the world am I gonna to do tomorrow
D#m       C#m           D#m               C#m
 Is there someone whose dollar that I can borrow
C#m
 Who can help me take away my sorrow
N.C.                                                       D#5
 Maybe its inside the bottle, maybe its inside the bottle
 
G#m         F#                  C#m
 I had some good old buddy, his names is whiskey and wine, hey hey
G#m         F#             C#m
 And for my good old buddy, I spent my last dime, hey hey
G#m         F#             C#m
 My wine is good to me, it helps me pass the time
        G#m            F#               C#m
 And my good old buddy whiskey keeps me warmer than the sunshine, hey hey
 
G#m          F#            C#m
 Your mom of mayhem just a child has got his own, hey hey
G#m         F#              C#m
 If god has plans for me, I hope it ain't written in stone, hey hey
G#m                F#               C#m
 Because I've been working working, myself down to the bone
       G#m               F#             C#m
 And I swear on grandpas grave, I'll be paid when I come home, hey hey
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G#m            F#               C#m
 Well I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need, hey hey
G#m            F#               C#m
 Said I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need, hey hey
G#m            F#               C#m
 Well I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
         G#m               F#              C#m
And if I share with you my story would you share your dollar with me
 
 
 
         G#m                    F#           C#m
 Come on share your dollar with me, go ahead share your dollar with me
         G#m               F#                   C#m
 Come on share your dollar give me your dollar, share your dollar with me
         G#m                    F#     C#m
 Come on share your dollar with me
 
 
[Outro]
 
G#m F# C#m  D#5
G#m
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I Need A Dollar – Aloe Blacc
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9 comments
lucienhughes
Transposing down -4 and adding capo on the 4th fret makes it much easier to play. Otherwise, great tab :)
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the_Hund
Yeah great song and great tab!
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Rivers
Cool, Although I'd really like the bass part.
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