Chords for Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - Death Valley Blues (1941)
Tempo:
63.85 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Abm
Db
Eb
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I went down in Death Valley, another two stones and dry bones.
Down in Death Valley, [Ab] nothing but two stones and dry bones.
That's where I put me to be, Lord, when I'm dead and gone.
[Abm] Now if I should die, I should die [Ab] before my time.
[Db] Baby, if I should [Abm] die, I should die before my [Ab] time.
I want you to bury my body down by that free school line.
[Eb] [Abm] Now bury me, Mama, low down in the sand.
Now [Db] bury me, [F] Mama, low [Ab] down in the sand.
Now bury me, Mama, where I won't bother your next old man.
[Abm]
Bye-bye, baby, I [Ab] say goodbye.
Bye [Eb]-bye, baby, [Ab] I say goodbye.
Death Valley is my home, Mama, when I die.
Tell [Abm] all the women, please come dressed in red.
Tell all the women, please [Ab] come dressed in red.
They going down 61 Highway, that's where they pull before he fell dead.
Wear your pants, leather slippers, Mama, put on your morning gown.
[Abm] Wear your pants, leather slippers, put [Ab] on your morning gown.
You're gonna follow poor Crudup down to his burial ground.
[Db]
Down in Death Valley, [Ab] nothing but two stones and dry bones.
That's where I put me to be, Lord, when I'm dead and gone.
[Abm] Now if I should die, I should die [Ab] before my time.
[Db] Baby, if I should [Abm] die, I should die before my [Ab] time.
I want you to bury my body down by that free school line.
[Eb] [Abm] Now bury me, Mama, low down in the sand.
Now [Db] bury me, [F] Mama, low [Ab] down in the sand.
Now bury me, Mama, where I won't bother your next old man.
[Abm]
Bye-bye, baby, I [Ab] say goodbye.
Bye [Eb]-bye, baby, [Ab] I say goodbye.
Death Valley is my home, Mama, when I die.
Tell [Abm] all the women, please come dressed in red.
Tell all the women, please [Ab] come dressed in red.
They going down 61 Highway, that's where they pull before he fell dead.
Wear your pants, leather slippers, Mama, put on your morning gown.
[Abm] Wear your pants, leather slippers, put [Ab] on your morning gown.
You're gonna follow poor Crudup down to his burial ground.
[Db]
Key:
Ab
Abm
Db
Eb
F
Ab
Abm
Db
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I went down in Death Valley, _ another two stones and dry bones. _ _ _ _
Down in Death Valley, [Ab] nothing but two stones and dry bones. _
_ That's where I put me to be, Lord, when I'm dead and gone.
_ [Abm] _ _ Now if I should die, I should die [Ab] before my time. _ _
[Db] Baby, if I should [Abm] die, I should die before my [Ab] time.
_ I want you to bury my body down by that free school line.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Abm] Now bury me, Mama, low down in the sand.
_ _ Now [Db] bury me, [F] Mama, low [Ab] down in the sand.
_ _ Now bury me, Mama, where I won't bother your next old man.
[Abm] _ _ _ _
Bye-bye, baby, I [Ab] say goodbye.
Bye _ _ _ [Eb]-bye, baby, [Ab] I say goodbye.
_ _ Death Valley is my home, Mama, when I die. _ _
Tell [Abm] all the women, please come dressed in red.
_ _ _ Tell all the women, please [Ab] come dressed in red.
_ _ They going down 61 Highway, that's where they pull before he fell dead. _
_ Wear your pants, leather slippers, Mama, put on your morning gown.
_ [Abm] Wear your pants, leather slippers, put [Ab] on your morning gown.
_ _ You're gonna follow poor Crudup down to his burial ground.
[Db] _
_ _ I went down in Death Valley, _ another two stones and dry bones. _ _ _ _
Down in Death Valley, [Ab] nothing but two stones and dry bones. _
_ That's where I put me to be, Lord, when I'm dead and gone.
_ [Abm] _ _ Now if I should die, I should die [Ab] before my time. _ _
[Db] Baby, if I should [Abm] die, I should die before my [Ab] time.
_ I want you to bury my body down by that free school line.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Abm] Now bury me, Mama, low down in the sand.
_ _ Now [Db] bury me, [F] Mama, low [Ab] down in the sand.
_ _ Now bury me, Mama, where I won't bother your next old man.
[Abm] _ _ _ _
Bye-bye, baby, I [Ab] say goodbye.
Bye _ _ _ [Eb]-bye, baby, [Ab] I say goodbye.
_ _ Death Valley is my home, Mama, when I die. _ _
Tell [Abm] all the women, please come dressed in red.
_ _ _ Tell all the women, please [Ab] come dressed in red.
_ _ They going down 61 Highway, that's where they pull before he fell dead. _
_ Wear your pants, leather slippers, Mama, put on your morning gown.
_ [Abm] Wear your pants, leather slippers, put [Ab] on your morning gown.
_ _ You're gonna follow poor Crudup down to his burial ground.
[Db] _
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