What About Us:The Coasters.
#47 on BB Hot 100 on ATCO
in 1959.
#1.
[B]He's got a [F#m]house made of [A]glass..got his [E]own swimming
pool..(what a gas!)
[E]We've got a one-room shack..five by [A]six by the railroad
track.
CHORUS:
Well, [Cm]what about [A]us..[Am]what about [Em]us?.[E]...don't [F#m]wanna cause no
[E]fuss but what about [A]us?
#2.
[A]He's with a beautiful chick, every [E]night of the week..
([C]pretty [E]slick!)
[E]We're two poor [Em]hung up souls, [E]girls won't [A]touch with a 10-foot
pole.
CHORUS:
[Eb]What about [A]us?..[Am]what about [E]us?..don't wanna cause no fuss..
but what about [A]us?
BRIDGE:
[D]He goes to eat at the Ritz..big [A]steaks..([F]that's the [A]breaks!)
[G]We eat [D]hominy grits..from a [E]bag..([Db]what a [E]drag!)
#3.
[A]He's got a car made of suede, with a [E]black leather top..(got it made!)
[E]If we go out on dates, we [A]go in a box on [F#m]roller [A]skates.
CHORUS:
[C]What about [A]us?..what about [E]us?..don't wanna cause no fuss..
but what about [A]us?
INTERLUDE: A E Em E B E A..A E Em E A
BRIDGE:
[D]He goes to eat at the Ritz..big [A]steaks..([F]that's the [A]breaks!)
[D]We eat hominy grits..from a [E]bag..([Db]what a [E]drag!)
#4.
[A]He's got a car made of suede, with a [E]black leather top..(got it made!)
[E]If we go out on dates, we [A]go in a box on [F#m]roller [A]skates.
CHORUS:
[C]What about [A]us?..what about [E]us?..don't wanna cause no fuss..
but what about [A]us?
OUTRO:
[Am]What about [A]us?..what about [E]us?..but what about us?..what about [A]us?..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
#47 on BB Hot 100 on ATCO
in 1959.
#1.
[B]He's got a [F#m]house made of [A]glass..got his [E]own swimming
pool..(what a gas!)
[E]We've got a one-room shack..five by [A]six by the railroad
track.
CHORUS:
Well, [Cm]what about [A]us..[Am]what about [Em]us?.[E]...don't [F#m]wanna cause no
[E]fuss but what about [A]us?
#2.
[A]He's with a beautiful chick, every [E]night of the week..
([C]pretty [E]slick!)
[E]We're two poor [Em]hung up souls, [E]girls won't [A]touch with a 10-foot
pole.
CHORUS:
[Eb]What about [A]us?..[Am]what about [E]us?..don't wanna cause no fuss..
but what about [A]us?
BRIDGE:
[D]He goes to eat at the Ritz..big [A]steaks..([F]that's the [A]breaks!)
[G]We eat [D]hominy grits..from a [E]bag..([Db]what a [E]drag!)
#3.
[A]He's got a car made of suede, with a [E]black leather top..(got it made!)
[E]If we go out on dates, we [A]go in a box on [F#m]roller [A]skates.
CHORUS:
[C]What about [A]us?..what about [E]us?..don't wanna cause no fuss..
but what about [A]us?
INTERLUDE: A E Em E B E A..A E Em E A
BRIDGE:
[D]He goes to eat at the Ritz..big [A]steaks..([F]that's the [A]breaks!)
[D]We eat hominy grits..from a [E]bag..([Db]what a [E]drag!)
#4.
[A]He's got a car made of suede, with a [E]black leather top..(got it made!)
[E]If we go out on dates, we [A]go in a box on [F#m]roller [A]skates.
CHORUS:
[C]What about [A]us?..what about [E]us?..don't wanna cause no fuss..
but what about [A]us?
OUTRO:
[Am]What about [A]us?..what about [E]us?..but what about us?..what about [A]us?..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
