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Get It While You Can

Janis Joplin

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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 12:01:45 +0100 (MET)
From: Lars Pettersson 2 
Subject: CRD: j/joplin_janis/get_it_while_you_can.crd

Transcribed and submitted by Lars Pettersson , Dec 1997

Song:       Get it While You Can
Artist:     Janis Joplin
Written by: Jerry Ragovoy/Mort Shuman
Album:      Pearl, 1971

Get it While You Can
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[Verse 1:]
In this [C]world, if you read the [Em]papers, Lord,
You know every-[F]-body's fighting on with each [C]other.
You got [C]no one you can count on, baby,
Not [C]even your [Bb]own [F]brother.
So if [C]someone comes [E]along,
He's gonna [F]give you some love and [G#]affection

[Chorus:]
I'd say [C]get it while you can, yeah! [Bb] [F]
Honey, [C]get it while you can, [Bb] [F]
Hey, hey, [C]get it while you can, [Gm]
Don't you turn your back on [Am]love, no, [G]no!

[Verse 2:]
Don't you [C]know when you're [Em]loving anybody, baby,
[F] You're taking a gamble on a little [C]sorrow,
But then [C]who cares, baby,
'Cause we [C]may not be [Bb]here to-[F]-morrow, no.
And if [C]anybody should come [E]along,
He gonna [F]give you any love and [G#]affection,

[Chorus:]
I'd say [C]get it while you can, yeah! [Bb] [F]
Hey, hey, [C]get it while you can, [Bb] [F]
Hey, hey, [C]get it while you can. [Gm]
Don't you turn your back on [Am]love,
No no [G]no, no no no no [C]no.

[Guitar solo:  C Em F C E F G#]

Oh, get it while you [C]can, [Bb] [F]
Honey [C] get it when you're gonna wanna need it dear [Bb], yeah yeah, [F]
Hey hey, [C] get it while you can, [Gm]
Don't you turn your back on [Am]love,
No no [G]no, no no no no,
[C]get it while you can, [Bb] [F]
I said [C] hold on to somebody when you get a little [Bb] lonely dear, [F]
Hey hey, [C] hold on to that man's heart, [Bb] [F]
Yeah, [C] get it, want it, [Bb] hold it, [F] need it,
[C]Get it, want it, [Bb] need it, [F] hold it,
[C]Get it while you can, yeah, [Bb] [F]
Honey  [C] get it while you can, baby, [Bb] yeah [F],
[C]Hey hey, [C] get it while you can!