Biography:
John Weldon Cale (5 December 1938 – 26 July 2013), known as JJ Cale or J.J. Cale, was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and musician. Cale was one of the originators of the Tulsa Sound, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz influences. Cale's personal style has often been described as "laid back".
His songs have been performed by a number of other musicians including "After Midnight" and "Cocaine" by Eric Clapton
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Other songs:
- 13 Days
- After Midnight
- Aint Love Funny
- Angel
- Another Song
- Blue Sunday
- Boilin Pot
- Cajun Moon
- Call Me The Breeze
- Call The Doctor
- Carry On
- Chains Of Love
- Cherry
- City Girls
- Closer To You
- Clyde
- Cocaine
- Crazy Mama
- Danger
- Don T Cry Sister
- Dont Go To Strangers
- Downtown La
- Fancy Dancer
- Fate Of A Fool
- Former Me
- Going Down
- Hard To Thrill
- Hey Baby
- Homeless
- I Got The Same Old Blues
- If I Had A Rocket
- If Youre Ever In Oklahoma
- Ill Be There
- Ill Make Love To You Any Old Time
- Ill Make Love To You Anytime
- Im A Gypsy Man
- Its Easy
- Last Will And Testament
- Long Way Home
- Lou
- Low Down
- Low Rider
- Magnolia
- Mama Dont
- Mamma Dont
- Missing Person
- Money Talks
- No Time
- Nobody But You
- Oh Mary
- Old Blue
- One Step Ahead Of The Blues
- Problem
- Ride The River
- River Runs Deep
- Riverboat Song
- Roll On
- Rollin
- Santa Cruz
- Sensitive Kind
- Since You Said Goodbye
- Sporting Life Blues
- Starbound
- Stone River
- Strange Days
- Take Out Some Insurance
- Teardrops In My Tequila
- That Kind Of Thing
- The Problem
- The Woman That Got Away
- Thirteen Days
- Travelin Light
- Trouble In The City
- Who Am I Telling You
- Wish I Had Not Said That
- You Got Something
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Artist: JJ Cale
Song: Former Me
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-GRAgUcTPA
Transcription: SCA, [email protected]
Tuning: standard, NO capo
Chords used:
Bm: x.2.4.4.3.2
F#: 2.4.4.3.2.2
A: x.0.2.2.2.0 (or 5.7.7.6.5.5)
G: 3.2.0.0.3.3 (or 3.5.5.4.3.3)
Intro:
Bm F# x8
Verse:
Bm F# Bm F#
Yes, I used to know a fellow
Bm F# Bm F#
He was lighter on his feet
Bm F# Bm F#
Just as quick as a sparrow
Bm A Bm
That was the former me
Verse:
Since I been here for so long now
Now I think that I can see
Acquaint myself with that fellow
Who was the former me
Chorus:
G A Bm
Those days have been lost in my mind
G A Bm
A fancy man, I won't deny
G A Bm
When I think about it nowadays
A G F#
Can't recall it for a while
Verse:
From the dawn to the sunset of my life
It's a truth I could not see
Not till later did I recognize the guy
It was the former me
Break:
Bm F# x6
Bm A Bm
Chorus:
Those days have been 'bossed in my mind
Fancy man, I won't deny
When I think about it nowadays
Can't recall it for a while
Verse:
Since I been here for so long now
Now I think that I can see
Acquaint myself with that fellow
Who was the former me
Ending:
Bm F# x6
Bm A Bm
G A Bm x3
Note:
If you have any corrections or improvements to the tab write
them on the comments section, or send me a message,
or e-mail, so we can together make this tab even better.
SCA, [email protected]
Song: Former Me
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-GRAgUcTPA
Transcription: SCA, [email protected]
Tuning: standard, NO capo
Chords used:
Bm: x.2.4.4.3.2
F#: 2.4.4.3.2.2
A: x.0.2.2.2.0 (or 5.7.7.6.5.5)
G: 3.2.0.0.3.3 (or 3.5.5.4.3.3)
Intro:
Bm F# x8
Verse:
Bm F# Bm F#
Yes, I used to know a fellow
Bm F# Bm F#
He was lighter on his feet
Bm F# Bm F#
Just as quick as a sparrow
Bm A Bm
That was the former me
Verse:
Since I been here for so long now
Now I think that I can see
Acquaint myself with that fellow
Who was the former me
Chorus:
G A Bm
Those days have been lost in my mind
G A Bm
A fancy man, I won't deny
G A Bm
When I think about it nowadays
A G F#
Can't recall it for a while
Verse:
From the dawn to the sunset of my life
It's a truth I could not see
Not till later did I recognize the guy
It was the former me
Break:
Bm F# x6
Bm A Bm
Chorus:
Those days have been 'bossed in my mind
Fancy man, I won't deny
When I think about it nowadays
Can't recall it for a while
Verse:
Since I been here for so long now
Now I think that I can see
Acquaint myself with that fellow
Who was the former me
Ending:
Bm F# x6
Bm A Bm
G A Bm x3
Note:
If you have any corrections or improvements to the tab write
them on the comments section, or send me a message,
or e-mail, so we can together make this tab even better.
SCA, [email protected]
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