Can't Get Used to Losing You chords

by Andy Williams

Songwriters: Jerome "Doc" Pomus and Mort Shuman

Song Key: C Major

Key Signature: No sharps or Flats

Time Signature: 4/4 & 2/4 (♩)

Tempo: 90 bpm (Moderately)

Vocal Range: C4 - E5


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner

Chords: C, D7, Dm, Em, F, Gb, G, G7

Chord Chart Legend
C major D7 Dm Em F major F Major barre chord Gb Major barre chord G Major G7
Lefties Chord Chart Legend
C major - LH D7 - LH Dm - LH Em - LH F major - LH F Major barre chord - LH Gb Major barre chord - LH G Major - LH G7 - LH

Can't Get Used to Losing You

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
                C       F   D7    G       D7  F
Intro: 4/4  ||: /   /   /   /   | /   /   /   /  :||
Count:          1&  2&  3&  4&    1&  2&  3&  4&

 C                  F      D7        G      D7  F
1. Guess there's no use in hang-in' 'round
 C                F           D7     G      D7  F
   Guess I'll get dressed and do the town
 Em               F        A7   Dm    A7
   I'll find some crowd-ed av-e-nue
   D7                                G
   Though it will be emp-ty with-out you
   
    F
CH: Can't get used to los-ing you
       Em
    No mat-ter what I try to do
    Dm
    Gon-na live my whole life through
 G7            
    Lov-ing you... |  2/4  |... 4/4

 C                 F     D7      G      D7  F
2. Called up some girl I used to know
 C          F         D7       G      D7  F
   Af-ter I heard her say "Hel-lo"
   Em                 F   A7       Dm    A7
   Could-n't think of any-thing to say
   D7                                   G
   Since you're gone it hap-pens ev-'ry day   

    F
CH: Can't get used to los-ing you
       Em
    No mat-ter what I try to do
    Dm
    Gon-na live my whole life through
 G7  
    Lov-ing you... |  2/4  | 
    
       C       F   D7    G       D7  F
 4/4 | /   /   /   /   | /   /   /   /  |
    
 C                F      D7       G     D7  F
3. I'll find some-bo-dy, wait and see
 C          F         D7    G     D7  F
   Who am I kid-din', on-ly me
Em              F          A7        Dm    A7   
  'Cause no one else could take your place
   D7                               G
   Guess that I am just a hope-less case
   
    F
CH: Can't get used to los-ing you
       Em
    No mat-ter what I try to do
    Dm
    Gon-na live my whole life through
 G7  
    Lov-ing you... |  2/4  | 
    
       C       F   D7    G           Gb
 4/4 | /   /   /   /   | /   /   /   /  |
                                (Oo  oo)
    
      F
CH: I Can't get used to los-ing you
       Em
    No mat-ter what I try to do
    Dm
    Gon-na live my whole life through
 G7  
    Lov-ing you... |  2/4  | 
    
      C       F   D7    G       D7  
4/4 | /   /   /   /   | /   /   /   /  |...(repeat to fade)

Notes:

This is great song for beginners with the exception of Gb Major (F# major). Simply omit the chord and just let the G chord sound for the whole bar, or just pretend you are playing the F major open chord, and move every finger up 1 fret. There you have it  - Gb or F# Major.

If you do want to play the Gb Major chord as a barre chord, head over to the barre chords page to discover a new way of playing, along with  a whole new set of chords to add to your repertoire.

The song has a reggae-like feel, which typically accents the 2nd and 4th beats of the bar, unlike most mainstream styles that accent the 1st and 3rd beats. In this song, if we were to count each bar as | 1& 2& 3& 4& |, the accents are placed as follows:

       ↓      ↓    ↓
| 1 &  2 &  3 &  4 & |
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