Chords for Albert King - 'Til My Back Ain't Got No Bone

Tempo:
141.4 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

Em

D

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Albert King - 'Til My Back Ain't Got No Bone chords
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[A] Hi, where you been all night?
Oh, [E] I'm sorry.
You look just like my [A] baby.
Please excuse me.
[Em]
[Am] [Gm]
[Em] I wonder why she [Am] treat me so [A] mean.
[G]
[Em] [G]
[A] Showing off cold-hearted woman.
[Em] [E] I do everything I can [A] for you.
[D] [E]
[A] [Em]
[E]
[A] We got to have a [D] talk.
[Em]
[A] So we got to have a heart-to-heart [E] talk.
[A] Just as soon as I find her.
[D]
[E] Let me see now.
[A] Should I get rough?
[E] Or should I be soft [A] and [Em] groovy in that conversation?
[E] Yeah.
[A] I think I'll do it.
[Em] [E]
[A] See if I can't win her over like that.
[D] [Em] One of those shoes is getting [A] mighty thin, I know that.
[D] [E]
[Am] [Em]
Yeah.
[E]
[A]
[E] I searched myself to see if I got a [A] dime.
Maybe I'll call [E] to see if she's back home.
It's getting [A] kind of late.
I know she should be home now.
[Eb] [E]
[Am] [A]
[Eb] [E]
[A] Yeah, here's a dime.
[Eb] [Em]
[A] Stop at this booth.
[Eb] [E] Hope this [A] phone is working here on this corner.
[Eb] [Em] Yeah.
[E]
[A] Hello?
[Eb] [Em] Hello?
[A] I think we got a [Eb] bad [Em] connection.
[D]
[A] Is this [Eb] 35849?
[Em]
[A] Yeah, thanks [Am] a lot.
[E] [Em]
Is [A] Lucy there?
[Em] [E] No, I said is Lucy [B] there?
[A]
[Eb] Thank [E] you.
[A]
[Eb] [E]
[G] [A] Ooh, [G] cold out [E] here.
[G] [A]
[E] Standing in the rain.
[D] I can feel the cold chill up [E] my back.
[D]
Now [E] the rain just keep on pouring.
[D] I'll be here till my [E] baby's back.
[D]
Well, [B] if it takes me all night long, I'll keep walking.
[E] Got no balls.
[A] Ooh.
[D] [E] Stumbling through the city.
[A] Stopping every [D] [E] woman I see.
[A] Oh, [D] [E] I've got to be messed up, cause [A] strangers look [D] like you to me.
[E]
[A]
[B] Well, if it takes me all night long, [A] I'll keep walking.
[E] Got [D] no balls.
[E]
[A] I got [D] to walk. [E] Ooh.
[A]
[E]
[A] [D]
[E]
[A]
[Em]
[A]
[B]
[A] [G] [E]
[Em]
[A] [B] Well, [E] the diamonds in the showcase,
[A] they all seem to come [E] alive.
[A] Well, [E] it seems like they're laughing at me.
[A] They say you ought to go somewhere [E] and hide.
[A]
Well, [B] if it takes me all [Gbm] night long, I'll [A] keep walking.
[Em] Got [E]
no balls.
[A] Well, [B] if it takes me all night long, I'll keep walking.
[E] Got no balls.
[A]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[A] Got no balls.
Got no balls.
[E]
[A]
[E] [E]
[A]
[E] Got no balls.
[A]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
Em
121
D
1321
Eb
12341116
A
1231
E
2311
Em
121
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To learn Albert King - (Album Version) Til My Back Aint Got No Bone chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Em, E, A, E, A and Em in sequence. Start with a comfortable 70 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 141. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: A Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Hi, where you been all night?
Oh, [E] I'm sorry.
_ _ _ You look just like my [A] baby.
_ Please excuse me.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ I wonder why she [Am] treat me so [A] mean.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ Showing off cold-hearted woman.
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ I do everything I can [A] for you. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ We got to have a [D] talk.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ So we got to have a heart-to-heart [E] talk. _ _ _ _
_ [A] Just as soon as I find her.
_ [D] _
_ _ [E] _ _ Let me see now.
[A] Should I get rough?
_ _ [E] Or should I be _ _ _ _ _ soft [A] and _ _ _ _ [Em] groovy in that conversation?
_ _ [E] Yeah. _
_ [A] _ _ I think I'll do it.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] See if I can't win her over like that. _ _
[D] _ [Em] _ _ _ One of those shoes is getting [A] mighty thin, I know that. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
Yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ I searched myself to see if I got a [A] dime.
_ _ Maybe I'll call [E] to see if she's back home. _ _ _
It's getting [A] kind of late.
I know she should be home now. _ _
[Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Yeah, here's a dime. _ _
[Eb] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Stop at this booth. _ _
[Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ Hope this [A] phone is working here on this corner. _ _
[Eb] [Em] Yeah.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Hello? _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ Hello?
[A] _ _ _ _ _ I think we got a [Eb] bad [Em] connection.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ Is this _ [Eb] 35849?
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Yeah, thanks [Am] a lot.
_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
Is [A] Lucy there? _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ No, I said is Lucy [B] there?
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Thank [E] you. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ Ooh, _ _ [G] cold out [E] here. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ Standing in the rain.
[D] _ _ _ I can feel the cold chill up [E] my back. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now [E] the rain just keep on pouring.
[D] _ _ _ I'll be here till my [E] baby's back. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, [B] if it takes me all night long, I'll keep walking. _ _ _
[E] Got no balls. _ _ _
_ [A] Ooh. _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ Stumbling through the city. _
_ [A] _ _ _ Stopping every [D] [E] woman I see. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ Oh, [D] _ [E] _ I've got to be messed up, cause [A] _ _ _ strangers look [D] like you to me.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] Well, if it takes me all night long, [A] I'll keep walking. _ _ _
[E] Got [D] no balls.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ I got [D] to walk. [E] Ooh. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ Well, [E] the diamonds in the showcase, _ _
[A] _ _ they all seem to come [E] alive. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ Well, [E] it seems like they're laughing at me. _
[A] _ They say you ought to go somewhere [E] and hide.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, [B] if it takes me all [Gbm] night long, I'll [A] keep walking.
_ [Em] Got _ _ [E]
no balls. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ Well, [B] if it takes me all night long, I'll keep walking.
_ _ _ [E] Got no balls. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Got no balls.
Got no balls. _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Got no balls. _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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