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Just Because

Bobby Vinton

RockAdvanced for beginners8 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

D9Diagram coming soon
E7
A×
FdimDiagram coming soon
EdimDiagram coming soon
A7×
F#7Diagram coming soon
C#7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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D9    E7  A               D9               A      E7  D9  E7 
Well-now just because you think you're so pretty 
A       D9        A    Bm5-/7         E7   Fdim   E7 
Just because your Mama thinks you're hot (you're not) 
E7                Bm5-/7            E7 
Just because you think you've got something 
     D9  Bm5-/7 Fdim  E7  A  
That  nobody  else  has got 
       Edim       Bm5-/7    E7 
You've got that certain nothin' 
     A       D9       A    E7     A      E7  D9  E7 
You know you made me spend all my money 
      A            A7M      A7 A7/13   D9 
You laughed, and called me old Santa Claus 
     D9  Bm5-/7   Dm6  Bb7M    A   C#m5-/7       F#7  
Well I'm telling you, honey, I'm through with you 
    D9   Bm5-/7 E7 A   Edim E7 
Because, just  because 
 E7  A      D9        A    Bm5-/7   A    D9   A  E7 
Oh, just because you think I'll be lonesome 
A       D9        A    Bm5-/7     E7  Fdim  E7 
Just because you think I'll be blue 
E7    Bm5-/7      E7   Fdim    E7 
Just because you think I'd be foolish 
    D9   Bm5-/7    Fdim      E7       A    Edim E7 
To stay around at home and wait for you 
A          D9       E7  D9       A     D9   A  E7 
Though you made me drop all my fortune 
     A           A7M       A7   C#7    D9 
You laughed, and called me old Santa Claus 
     D9  Bm5-/7   Dm6  Bb7M    A   C#m5-/7       F#7 
Well I'm telling you, honey, I'm through with you 
    D9   Bm5-/7 E7 A    C#m5-/7  F#7 
Because, just  because 
   D9     E7  Bm5-/7   A   D9 A 
Because, just     because 
          
 

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Chord set

D9 · E7 · A · Fdim · Edim · A7 · F#7 · C#7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.