Get It While You Can

Janis Joplin

(Composed by Jerry Ragovoy and Mort Shuman)

[Intro]

G		G		G		G

Verse-1:

C	Em
In this world, if you read th	e papers, Lord,

	F		C
you know eve	rybody’s fighting on with each other		.

C

You got no one you can count on, baby,

	C	Bb	F
not	even your	own brot	her.

	C	E
So if	someone comes a	long,

	F	G#
he’s go	nna give you some love and affec	tion.

Chorus

	C		Bb		F
I’d	say, get it while you can, yeah!

	C		Bb		F
Hon	ey, get it while you can,

	C		G
hey, he	y, get it while you can,

	Am		G
don’t you turn your back on lo	ve, no, no!

Verse-2:

	C	Em
Don’t	you know wh	en you’re loving anybody, baby,

F		C
you’re taking a gamble on a little sorrow.

C

But then who cares, baby,

	C	Bb	F
’cause we m	ay not be h	ere to	morrow, no.

	C	E
And	if anybody should come a	long,

	F	G#
he gonna giv	e you any love and affection.

Chorus

	C			F
I’d say	, get it while you can, yeah!	Bb]

	C		Bb		F
Hon	ey, get it while you can,

	C		G
hey, h	ey, get it while you can,

	Am	G
don’t you turn your back on l	ove, no,	no!

Solos

(Verse and Chorus)

Last solo over verse

C		Em		F		C

C		C		C		Bb		F

C

E

F

G#

G#

G#

G#

Chorus

(2x)

	C			F
I’d say	, get it while you can, yeah!	Bb]

	C		Bb		F
Hon	ey, get it while you can,

	C		G
hey, h	ey, get it while you can,

	Am	G
don’t you turn your back on l	ove, no,	no!

Outro

Repeat until ending

	C	Bb	F
I’d say,	get it while you can, yeah!

	C	Bb	F
Hon	ey, get it while you	can	,

End on		C