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Whatever Gets You Through The Night

by Waylon Jennings

Biography:

Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing guitar at eight and began performing at 14 on KVOW radio. His first band was The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a DJ on KVOW, KDAV, KYTI, and KLLL. In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings's first recording session, of "Jole Blon" and "When Sin Stops (Love Begins)". Holly hired him to play bass. In Clear Lake, Iowa

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Waylon Jennings - 1984

Written by Bob McDill, not to be confused with the John Lennon song of the same title.

Use alternate bass note picking on this, except for the strums and hold at the end of the chorus,
and the holds at the end of verses 2 & 4. Also, use these shapes for the G and F#.

G x-5-4-3-3-x
F# x-4-3-2-2-x

[Chorus]
A D
Whatever gets you through the night
A
Whatever makes everything all right
E
I'm not the kind to judge you see

What you do is all right with me
A G F# A
Whatever gets you through the night

[Verse 1]
E
Well,some guys just don't care they say
A
Play all night and sleep all day
E
Then some work 'til the day they die
A
Some get rich and some get by

[Verse 2]
D
Some spend their lifetime having fun
A
Some say they're gonna wait 'til Jesus comes
E
Some say that girls are their downfall
A G F# A
Some boys don't like girls at all

[Chorus]
D
Whatever gets you through the night
A
Whatever makes everything all right
E
I'm not the kind to judge you see

What you do is all right with me
A G F# A
Whatever gets you through the night

[Verse 3]
E
Well, some like cars and fancy clothes
A
Some live fast and some live slow
E
Some spend their life searching for truth
A
Some come to church in a three piece suit

[Verse 4]
D
Well, I've heard a good woman is all you need
A
I've heard some guys need two or three
E
Some want to save the world I'm told
A G F# A
Some just want to rock'n'roll

[Chorus]
D
Whatever gets you through the night
A
Whatever makes everything all right
E
I'm not the kind to judge you see

What you do is all right with me
A
Whatever gets you through the night