Chords for "Ma" Rainey, "Prove it on me Blues"

Tempo:
125.9 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Cm

F

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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"Ma" Rainey, "Prove it on me Blues" chords
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[Eb] [Ab]
[B] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] When I last night had a [B] horrific fight, [Fm] everything [C] seemed to go [Eb] wrong.
I looked up [G] to [Cm] my surprise, [F] the gallow man [Bb] was gone.
[Eb]
Where she went, [Ab] I [A] don't know.
I mean to follow [Eb] everywhere she goes.
[Bbm] Folks said I'm crooked, [G]
I didn't know where she took it.
[F] I want the whole world [Bb] to know.
[Bbm] [Eb] They say I do it, ain't [G] [Cm] nobody taught [Fm] me.
You got [Bb] to prove it [Eb] on me.
When I last night [Cm] put a plow to my friend, [F] when I was in women's, cause I don't [Bb] like no men.
[N] It's true I wear a collar [Eb] [Ab] and a tie, make the wind blow all the while.
[Eb] Folks say I do it, ain't [Cm] nobody taught me.
[F] You've still [Bb] got to prove [Eb] it on me.
I wear a collar and a tie, make the wind [Cm] blow [F] [Bb]
[Eb] all the while.
[Cm] Folks [F]
[Bbm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Cm]
[Db] [B] [Eb]
say [Cm]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
I do [Gb] it, ain't [C] nobody taught me.
You've still [Bb] got to [Eb] prove it on [Bb] me.
[Eb] I went out last night, [G] put a plow to [Cm] my friend, [Gb] in most men's women's, cause [Bb] I don't like no men.
[Eb]
Wear my clothes up like a band, [Ab]
talk to the gal just like [Eb] any old man.
Folks say I do it, ain't [Db] [Cm] nobody taught me.
[F] You've still [Bb] got to prove [Eb] it on [G] me.
[Cm] [G] I wear a collar [Bb] and a tie, [Eb] make the wind blow all the while.
[Ab] [N]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
G
2131
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] When _ _ _ _ _ I last night had a [B] horrific fight, [Fm] everything [C] seemed to go [Eb] wrong. _
_ _ _ I looked up [G] to [Cm] my surprise, [F] the gallow man [Bb] was gone.
_ _ _ [Eb]
Where she went, _ [Ab] I [A] don't know.
I mean to follow [Eb] everywhere she goes.
_ [Bbm] Folks said I'm crooked, [G]
I didn't know where she took it.
[F] I want the whole world [Bb] to know.
_ _ [Bbm] [Eb] They say I do it, ain't [G] [Cm] nobody taught [Fm] me.
You got [Bb] to prove it [Eb] on me.
When I last night [Cm] put a plow to my friend, [F] when I was in women's, cause I don't [Bb] like no men.
[N] It's true I wear a collar [Eb] _ [Ab] _ and a tie, _ make the wind blow all the while.
[Eb] Folks say I do it, ain't [Cm] nobody taught me.
[F] You've still [Bb] got to prove [Eb] it on me.
_ I wear a collar _ and a tie, make the wind [Cm] blow _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ all _ _ _ the while.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ Folks [F] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ say _ _ [Cm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ I do [Gb] it, ain't [C] nobody taught me.
You've still [Bb] got to [Eb] prove it on [Bb] me.
[Eb] I went out last night, [G] put a plow to [Cm] my friend, [Gb] in most men's women's, cause [Bb] I don't like no men.
[Eb] _
Wear my clothes up like a band, [Ab] _
talk to the gal just like [Eb] any old man.
Folks say I do it, ain't [Db] [Cm] nobody taught me.
[F] You've still [Bb] got to prove [Eb] it on [G] me.
[Cm] _ _ [G] I wear a collar [Bb] and a tie, [Eb] make the wind blow all the while.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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