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Roxy Music – Ain’t That So Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
A7     Am7    A7    Am7
A7      Am7    A7   Am7
F#m7   F     D    D

[Verse 1]
           Am    Am
I've been around
        A       A
So far it seems
        Am        Am
Too bad the blues
         A      A
Blew my schemes
    Am   Am
Dynamite
           A        A
Such sweet surprise
            Am   Am
In southern heat
            A     A
Or northern skies

[Chorus]
           Am7    A7
Ain't that so?
           Am7    A7
Ain't that so?
           Am7    A7
Ain't that so?
           Am7
Ain't that so?
(ain't that
 F#m7   F     D     D
sooooo-ooooo-ooooo?)

[Verse 2]
        Am    Am
Shadows cling
          A          A
Where shutters close
      Am      Am
Who-o can tell?
       A     A
Heaven knows
             Am    Am
Why some can laugh
             A        A
And some can si-i-ing?
         Am   Am
Stand in line
                   A     A
Or get on down and swing

[Chorus]
           Am7    A7
Ain't that so?
           Am7    A7
Ain't that so?
           Am7    A7
Ain't that so?
           Am7
Ain't that so?
 (ain't that
 F#m7   F     D     D
sooooo-ooooo-ooooo?)

[Instrument]
  A7    Am7   A7  Am7

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[Chorus]
           Am7    A7
Ain't that so?
           Am7    A7
Ain't that so?
Ain't that so?
Ain't that so?
(ain't that
sooooo-ooooo-ooooo?)
(Ain't that
sooooo-ooooo-ooooo?)

[Interlude]
 A   G   G   F
 F  D   D   A

[Chorus]
               A7
Ain't that so?
           Am7    A7
Ain't that so?
           Am7    A7
Ain't that so?
           Am7
Ain't that so?
(ain't that
  F#m7   F     D     D
sooooo-ooooo-ooooo?)

[Verse 3]
          Am     Am
Cross the street
              A     A
Who's ringing bells?
        Am    Am
Peeling walls
           A    A
Of cheap hotels
     Am    Am
Neon flare
         A     A
A sudden chill
              Am   Am
And there you lie
                A     A
And time stands still

[Chorus]
           Am7    A7
Ain't that so?
           Am7    A7
Ain't that so?
           Am7    A7
Ain't that so?
           Am7
Ain't that so?
(ain't that
  F#m7   F     D     D
sooooo-ooooo-ooooo?)

[Outro]
Am7   A7   Am7  A7
           Am7
Ain't that so?
             A7
(ain't that so?)
Ain't that so?
             A7
(ain't that so?)
Ain't that so?
             A7
(ain't that so?)
Ain't that so?
             A7
(ain't that so?)
 Ain't that so?
             A7
(ain't that so?)
Ain't that so?
             A7
(ain't that so?)

How to play Ain’t That So: key, chords and progression

These are Ain’t That So chords by Roxy Music on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Ain’t That So by Roxy Music is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 8 chords: A7, Am7, F#m7, F, D, Am, A and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am7 – A7 – Am7 – F#m7 (ii7 – II7 – ii7 – vii7 in G major). In solfa, that is reh – reh – reh – te. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: F#m7 and F are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.