Chords for Alger "Texas" Alexander & 'Little Hat' Jones-Johnny Behrens Blues
Tempo:
78.8 bpm
Chords used:
B
Abm
Gb
G
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[B] [Abm] [G]
[B] [Gb]
[B] When I was a sailor, sailing on the deep blue sea, [Abm] when I was a sailor, [G] sailing on [B] the deep
blue sea, sir, I [Ab] learned all the women, [Bm] men, the motion ways.
[E] [B]
Sir, I learned a way that every woman craves.
I [G] learned a way that every woman craves.
[B] [Gb] Sir, it must be a new way [B] that really won't be hate.
[Gb] [B]
When I was a jockey, [Abm] I learned my baby how to ride.
[Gbm] When [E] I was a jockey, I learned how to ride.
[B] Sir, [Gb] I learned how to ride, men, [Bm] from side to [Gb] side.
[B]
Sir, I want to go home, ain't got sufficient clothes.
[Abm] I want to go home, [B]
ain't got sufficient clothes.
Said [Gbm] my woman, she got mad, Lord, [Ab] toward my rags I [B] dove.
[Abm] She left [B] me standing wondering, matchbox over my clothes.
[Abm] I left me wondering, [G] matchbox [B] over my clothes.
Says I [Gb] didn't want to be worried, [Bm] Lord, with this thing no more.
[D]
[B] [Abm]
[B] Mmmmmmmm.
Mmmm.
[Ab] [B] [E]
Mmmm.
[B]
[Gb] [B] Says I didn't want to be worried with these [B] things no more.
[A] [F]
[B] [Abm] [G]
[B] [Gb]
[B] When I was a sailor, sailing on the deep blue sea, [Abm] when I was a sailor, [G] sailing on [B] the deep
blue sea, sir, I [Ab] learned all the women, [Bm] men, the motion ways.
[E] [B]
Sir, I learned a way that every woman craves.
I [G] learned a way that every woman craves.
[B] [Gb] Sir, it must be a new way [B] that really won't be hate.
[Gb] [B]
When I was a jockey, [Abm] I learned my baby how to ride.
[Gbm] When [E] I was a jockey, I learned how to ride.
[B] Sir, [Gb] I learned how to ride, men, [Bm] from side to [Gb] side.
[B]
Sir, I want to go home, ain't got sufficient clothes.
[Abm] I want to go home, [B]
ain't got sufficient clothes.
Said [Gbm] my woman, she got mad, Lord, [Ab] toward my rags I [B] dove.
[Abm] She left [B] me standing wondering, matchbox over my clothes.
[Abm] I left me wondering, [G] matchbox [B] over my clothes.
Says I [Gb] didn't want to be worried, [Bm] Lord, with this thing no more.
[D]
[B] [Abm]
[B] Mmmmmmmm.
Mmmm.
[Ab] [B] [E]
Mmmm.
[B]
[Gb] [B] Says I didn't want to be worried with these [B] things no more.
[A] [F]
Key:
B
Abm
Gb
G
Ab
B
Abm
Gb
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [G] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ When I was a sailor, _ sailing on the deep blue sea, _ _ _ [Abm] when I was a sailor, [G] sailing on [B] the deep
blue sea, _ _ _ sir, I [Ab] learned all the women, [Bm] men, the motion ways.
[E] _ _ [B] _
Sir, I learned a way that every woman craves.
_ _ I [G] learned a way _ that every woman craves.
[B] _ _ _ [Gb] Sir, it must be a new way [B] that really won't be hate.
[Gb] _ _ [B] _ _
When I was a jockey, [Abm] I learned my baby how to ride.
_ _ [Gbm] When [E] I was a jockey, I learned how to ride.
_ [B] _ Sir, [Gb] I learned how to ride, men, [Bm] from side to [Gb] side.
_ _ [B] _
Sir, I want to go home, ain't got sufficient clothes.
_ _ _ [Abm] I want to go home, [B]
ain't got sufficient clothes.
_ _ _ Said [Gbm] my woman, she got mad, Lord, [Ab] toward my rags I [B] dove. _
_ [Abm] _ She left [B] me standing wondering, _ matchbox over my clothes.
_ _ _ [Abm] I left me wondering, [G] matchbox [B] over my clothes. _ _ _
Says I [Gb] didn't want to be worried, [Bm] Lord, with this thing no more.
[D] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
[B] Mmmmmmmm.
Mmmm.
_ [Ab] _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ Mmmm.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [B] Says I didn't want to be worried with these [B] things no more. _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [G] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ When I was a sailor, _ sailing on the deep blue sea, _ _ _ [Abm] when I was a sailor, [G] sailing on [B] the deep
blue sea, _ _ _ sir, I [Ab] learned all the women, [Bm] men, the motion ways.
[E] _ _ [B] _
Sir, I learned a way that every woman craves.
_ _ I [G] learned a way _ that every woman craves.
[B] _ _ _ [Gb] Sir, it must be a new way [B] that really won't be hate.
[Gb] _ _ [B] _ _
When I was a jockey, [Abm] I learned my baby how to ride.
_ _ [Gbm] When [E] I was a jockey, I learned how to ride.
_ [B] _ Sir, [Gb] I learned how to ride, men, [Bm] from side to [Gb] side.
_ _ [B] _
Sir, I want to go home, ain't got sufficient clothes.
_ _ _ [Abm] I want to go home, [B]
ain't got sufficient clothes.
_ _ _ Said [Gbm] my woman, she got mad, Lord, [Ab] toward my rags I [B] dove. _
_ [Abm] _ She left [B] me standing wondering, _ matchbox over my clothes.
_ _ _ [Abm] I left me wondering, [G] matchbox [B] over my clothes. _ _ _
Says I [Gb] didn't want to be worried, [Bm] Lord, with this thing no more.
[D] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
[B] Mmmmmmmm.
Mmmm.
_ [Ab] _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ Mmmm.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [B] Says I didn't want to be worried with these [B] things no more. _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _