Still the Same - Bob Seger - Rough Acoustic Guitar

Song: Still the Same
Artist: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Album: Stranger in Town (1978)
Copyright © Capitol Records

"Still the Same" is a song written and recorded by the American singer Bob Seger in 1978. It peaked at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Seger says it's not about a specific person, but a composite of "Type A, overachieving" people he's encountered, particularly in Hollywood, where he lived for a few months while recording the Stranger in Town album.


Standard Tuning


[Intro]
Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cadd9 Em G
Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cadd9 Em G

[Verse]
Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cadd9 Em G
You always won, ev'ry time you placed a bet.
Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cadd9 Em G
You're still damn good; no one's gotten to you yet.
F G C
Ev'ry time, they were sure they had you caught,
E7 Am
you were quicker than they thought.
Dm G
You'd just turn your back and walk.

[Verse]
Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cadd9 Em G
You always said, the cards would never do you wrong.
Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cadd9 Em G
The trick you said, was never play the game too long.
F G C
A gambler's share; the only risk that you would take,
E7 Am
the only loss you could forsake,
Dm G
the only bluff you couldn't fake.

[Chorus]
C
And you're still the same.
E A
I caught up with you yesterday.
Dm G
Movin' game to game; no one standin' in your way.
C E A
Turnin' on the charm - long enough to get you by.
Dm G

You're still the same. You still aim high.

[Instrumental]
Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cadd9 Em G
Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cadd9 Em G

[Verse]
F G C
There you stood; ev'ry body watched you play.
E7 Am
I just turned and walked away.
Dm G
I had nothing left to say.

[Out-Chorus] (repeat & fade)
Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cadd9 Em G
'Cos you're still the same.
Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cadd9 Em G
You're still the same.
Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cadd9 Em G
Movin' game to game.
Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cadd9 Em G
Some things never change.
Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cadd9 Em G
Aargh you're still the same.



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