Chords for Aberdeen Mississippi Blues and Poor Boy by Bukka White
Tempo:
97.875 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[D]
[B] [D]
[B]
Boys I ain't [D] never seen I'll be
Head out to town Primary school
Boys I ain't never seen
22 little boys Never seen
Kids from Europe
Pretty good now
Hey, listen you
You [B] know that poor boy I'm a
I'm a
I'm a listen
You know that bad man
Bad man I'm a
You know that evil
Poor [Bm] boy
[D] Evil I'm a
I'm [A] a
I'm a
[D] I'm a
[D] Boys
You started it
Oh, look at the boys in town
Why we started [A] it
There's [D] no girls born
And it don't mean [Bm] we ain't little
I don't want it
Yeah
Hey, you know I'm a
I'm a
Say you know
I'm a I'm a I'm a
[Dm]
You [D] can tell everybody
What these studies are getting
On your mind
Hi, young man
What's real Do it I'm a
I'm a I'm a
You reckon this boy now
[G] In Aberdeen, [E] Mississippi
Cross the tall river Goodbye, girl
[G] [C]
[G]
[G]
[D] [G] Hey, poor boy We're alone
[C] [G] All the way [D] Oh
Hey, poor boy
We got [G] too long
[D] What's all
Been thrilled about
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [G] My damn mother
She got worried
She didn't even saw me [D] going down
[G] My damn mother
She said, she said
[D] My son
Somewhere had thrilled about
[G]
[D]
[G]
[Dm] [G] My [D] damn mother
She got worried
My damn mother
We're [D] just screaming and crying
[G] My damn mother
Called to the county hall
[D] He told her
He had us and [G] thrilled about
My damn mother
She got worried
My damn mother
[D] [G]
My damn mother
She got worried
Called to the side
Asked if [D] I'd buy Whatever bill
[G] I wish I didn't
So thrilled about
It would take
Two hundred dollar bill
My damn mother
She really Wasn't here
When I was around
My damn mother
She came to the side
She didn't even [D] have a dime
My damn [G] mother
She made me A [D] decision
I don't even have [G] a dime
My
[C] [G] damn mother
My damn mother
My damn mother
My damn mother
She was happy
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[C]
[D] [G]
[D]
[G]
you
[D]
[B] [D]
[B]
Boys I ain't [D] never seen I'll be
Head out to town Primary school
Boys I ain't never seen
22 little boys Never seen
Kids from Europe
Pretty good now
Hey, listen you
You [B] know that poor boy I'm a
I'm a
I'm a listen
You know that bad man
Bad man I'm a
You know that evil
Poor [Bm] boy
[D] Evil I'm a
I'm [A] a
I'm a
[D] I'm a
[D] Boys
You started it
Oh, look at the boys in town
Why we started [A] it
There's [D] no girls born
And it don't mean [Bm] we ain't little
I don't want it
Yeah
Hey, you know I'm a
I'm a
Say you know
I'm a I'm a I'm a
[Dm]
You [D] can tell everybody
What these studies are getting
On your mind
Hi, young man
What's real Do it I'm a
I'm a I'm a
You reckon this boy now
[G] In Aberdeen, [E] Mississippi
Cross the tall river Goodbye, girl
[G] [C]
[G]
[G]
[D] [G] Hey, poor boy We're alone
[C] [G] All the way [D] Oh
Hey, poor boy
We got [G] too long
[D] What's all
Been thrilled about
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [G] My damn mother
She got worried
She didn't even saw me [D] going down
[G] My damn mother
She said, she said
[D] My son
Somewhere had thrilled about
[G]
[D]
[G]
[Dm] [G] My [D] damn mother
She got worried
My damn mother
We're [D] just screaming and crying
[G] My damn mother
Called to the county hall
[D] He told her
He had us and [G] thrilled about
My damn mother
She got worried
My damn mother
[D] [G]
My damn mother
She got worried
Called to the side
Asked if [D] I'd buy Whatever bill
[G] I wish I didn't
So thrilled about
It would take
Two hundred dollar bill
My damn mother
She really Wasn't here
When I was around
My damn mother
She came to the side
She didn't even [D] have a dime
My damn [G] mother
She made me A [D] decision
I don't even have [G] a dime
My
[C] [G] damn mother
My damn mother
My damn mother
My damn mother
She was happy
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[C]
[D] [G]
[D]
[G]
you
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_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
Boys I ain't [D] never seen I'll be _
_ _ _ Head out to town Primary school
Boys I ain't never seen
22 little boys Never seen
Kids from Europe
_ _ _ _ Pretty good now _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hey, _ _ listen you
You [B] know that poor boy I'm a
_ _ _ _ I'm a
I'm a listen
You know that bad man
Bad man I'm a
You know that evil
Poor [Bm] boy
[D] Evil I'm a
_ _ _ I'm [A] a
_ I'm a _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ I'm _ _ _ _ _ a _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Boys
You started it _ _ _ _
_ Oh, look at the boys in town
Why we started [A] it
There's [D] no girls born
And it don't mean [Bm] we ain't little
I don't want it
_ _ Yeah
Hey, _ _ you know I'm a
I'm a
Say you know _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm a I'm a I'm a
[Dm] _ _
_ You [D] can tell everybody
What these studies are getting
On your mind _ _ _
Hi, young man
_ _ _ What's real Do it I'm a _ _ _ _ _
I'm a I'm a
_ You reckon this boy now
[G] In Aberdeen, [E] Mississippi
Cross the tall river Goodbye, girl _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ Hey, poor boy We're alone
[C] _ _ [G] All the way [D] Oh
_ _ _ Hey, poor boy
We got [G] too long
_ [D] _ What's all
Been thrilled about
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ My damn mother
She got worried
She didn't even saw me [D] going down
_ _ _ [G] My damn mother
She said, she said
_ [D] My son
Somewhere had thrilled about
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ My [D] damn mother
She got worried
_ _ My damn mother
We're [D] just screaming and crying
_ [G] My damn mother
Called to the county hall
[D] He told her
He had us and [G] thrilled about
My damn mother _
She got worried
My damn mother _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
My damn mother
She got worried
Called to the side _ _
Asked if [D] I'd buy Whatever bill
_ _ [G] I wish I didn't
So thrilled about
It would take
Two hundred dollar bill _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ My damn mother
She really Wasn't here
When I was around _ _
My damn mother
She came to the side
She _ didn't even [D] have a dime _ _
My damn [G] mother
She made me A _ [D] decision
I don't even have [G] a dime
My _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ damn mother
_ _ _ My damn mother
My damn _ mother
My damn mother
She was happy
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ you
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_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
Boys I ain't [D] never seen I'll be _
_ _ _ Head out to town Primary school
Boys I ain't never seen
22 little boys Never seen
Kids from Europe
_ _ _ _ Pretty good now _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hey, _ _ listen you
You [B] know that poor boy I'm a
_ _ _ _ I'm a
I'm a listen
You know that bad man
Bad man I'm a
You know that evil
Poor [Bm] boy
[D] Evil I'm a
_ _ _ I'm [A] a
_ I'm a _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ I'm _ _ _ _ _ a _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Boys
You started it _ _ _ _
_ Oh, look at the boys in town
Why we started [A] it
There's [D] no girls born
And it don't mean [Bm] we ain't little
I don't want it
_ _ Yeah
Hey, _ _ you know I'm a
I'm a
Say you know _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm a I'm a I'm a
[Dm] _ _
_ You [D] can tell everybody
What these studies are getting
On your mind _ _ _
Hi, young man
_ _ _ What's real Do it I'm a _ _ _ _ _
I'm a I'm a
_ You reckon this boy now
[G] In Aberdeen, [E] Mississippi
Cross the tall river Goodbye, girl _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ Hey, poor boy We're alone
[C] _ _ [G] All the way [D] Oh
_ _ _ Hey, poor boy
We got [G] too long
_ [D] _ What's all
Been thrilled about
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ My damn mother
She got worried
She didn't even saw me [D] going down
_ _ _ [G] My damn mother
She said, she said
_ [D] My son
Somewhere had thrilled about
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ My [D] damn mother
She got worried
_ _ My damn mother
We're [D] just screaming and crying
_ [G] My damn mother
Called to the county hall
[D] He told her
He had us and [G] thrilled about
My damn mother _
She got worried
My damn mother _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
My damn mother
She got worried
Called to the side _ _
Asked if [D] I'd buy Whatever bill
_ _ [G] I wish I didn't
So thrilled about
It would take
Two hundred dollar bill _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ My damn mother
She really Wasn't here
When I was around _ _
My damn mother
She came to the side
She _ didn't even [D] have a dime _ _
My damn [G] mother
She made me A _ [D] decision
I don't even have [G] a dime
My _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ damn mother
_ _ _ My damn mother
My damn _ mother
My damn mother
She was happy
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ you