In the key of A, the One chord is a form of A9 which is a D7 shape played at the 4th fret moved over 1 string. That chord is played in an upbeat chop and is slid up to the sixth fret as part of the first 4 bars, and as an accent as desired. The Four chord is a simplified D9 with the top three strings barred at the 5th fret. This is also slid up 2 fret as an accent. The Five chord is an E7 #9 (also known as the Hendrix chord). It is played in the verse over the words "Bit by bit". A9 version: 0-0-5-4-5-0 slide up to 0-0-7-6-7-0 D9 version: 0-0-0-5-5-5 slide up to 0-0-0-7-7-7 E7#9: x-7-6-7-8-0 [Verse 1]: A9 You stay out all night - until the break of day A9 Snap me up with every - thing I say [Chorus]: D9 A9 Little by little, Oh I'm losing ya I can see A9 E7#9 D9 A9 Oh Bit by bit (darling), Your love is slipping away from me [Verse 2]: A9 What youre doing baby, You know it ain't right A9 I wonder what you're doing, That takes all night [Chorus]: D9 A9 Little by little, Oh I'm losing ya I can see A9 E7#9 D9 A9 Oh Bit by bit (darling), Your love is slipping away from me [Whoas 1]: A9 D9 A9 E7 D9 A9 Whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa Whoa etc - sung over verse and chorus chords but no shots on the bit by bit part. [Verse 3]: A9 I get so disgusted, When I try to kiss you A9 Just don't feel, Like I used to do [Chorus]: D9 A9 Little by little, Oh I'm losing ya I can see A9 E7#9 D9 A9 Oh Bit by bit (darling), Your love is slipping away from me [Verse 4]: A9 Tried to trail you last night, Baby, in my car A9 So scared I might find, Just what I was, looking for [Chorus]: D9 A9 Little by little, Oh I'm losing ya I can see A9 E7#9 D9 A9 Oh Bit by bit (darling), Your love is slipping away from me [Whoas 2]: A9 Now I say Whoa----- Baby that's the way I feel A9 D9 A9 Now I say Whoa----- Baby that's the way I feel E7 D9 A9 Whoa----- Baby that's the way I feel
