Intro: D D D D D G D Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz? A7 D My friends all drive Porsches, and I must make amends. G D Worked hard all my lifetime, no help for my friends, A7 D So oh! Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz? D G D Oh Lord, won't you buy me a color TV? A7 D "Dialing for dollars" is trying to find me, G D I wait for delivery each day until three, A7 D So oh Lord, won't you buy me a color TV? D G D Oh Lord, won't you buy me a night on the town? A7 D I'm counting on you, lord, please don't let me down. G D Prove that you love me and buy the next round, A7 D Oh Lord, won't you buy me a night on the town? D Everybody! Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz? A7 D My friends all drive Porsches, and I must make amends. G D Worked hard all my lifetime, no help for my friends, A7 D So oh! Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz? This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Mercedes Benz chords by Janis Joplin
Suggested strumall downs
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Also works: whole-bar ballad d – – –
How to play Mercedes Benz on ukulele
On ukulele, Mercedes Benz comes down to the all downs: d d d d. It rolls along at a medium pace of around 100 bpm. This arrangement is in D major. The chords stay at the rookie level, nothing tricky in there. Originally sung with no backing so add slow single downstrokes on each beat.
3 ukulele chords used in "Mercedes Benz" by Janis Joplin: A7, D and G
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i love janis so much !! when i was little, i sang this song all the time.
Thanks for those chords!
Maybe playing a Gbm9 (1-2-2-0) instead of the D after the A7, and then directly back to D on the next line might sound a bit better.