Chords for Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - Mean Ol' Frisco Blues (1942)
Tempo:
84.65 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Bbm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] Well
[Fm] that mean old, old Frisco, and that lowdown [Bb] San Fee, [Eb] yes that mean old Frisco, [Bb] lowdown
[F] San Fee, [Bbm] done took my babe away, Lord and blowed back out of me.
Well my [Fm] mama, she not told me, and my papa told me too, yes my [Eb] mama told me, papa told me too.
Son every woman's grinning your [Bbm] face, Lord she ain't no friend to you.
[G] [Bbm] [Db]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Bb] [Bb] [Db]
Lord I wonder, do she ever think of [Bb] me, [G] [Bb]
Lord [Eb] I wonder, do she ever think of me,
[F] [Bb] [Gm] Well I wonder, [F] I wonder, [Bb] will my babe come back to me, [F] will my stand [Bb] there, [Fm] Lord look there,
Watchin' that southern whistle blow, yes [Eb] I'll stand there lookin', watchin' that southern whistle blow,
[G]
[Bb] Well she didn't catch [Bb] that southern, so now where did the woman go, Lord I ain't got no special rider here,
Lord [Eb] I ain't got no special rider [G] here, [Bb] I'm a [F] leave, cause I don't feel welcome here.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Fm] that mean old, old Frisco, and that lowdown [Bb] San Fee, [Eb] yes that mean old Frisco, [Bb] lowdown
[F] San Fee, [Bbm] done took my babe away, Lord and blowed back out of me.
Well my [Fm] mama, she not told me, and my papa told me too, yes my [Eb] mama told me, papa told me too.
Son every woman's grinning your [Bbm] face, Lord she ain't no friend to you.
[G] [Bbm] [Db]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Bb] [Bb] [Db]
Lord I wonder, do she ever think of [Bb] me, [G] [Bb]
Lord [Eb] I wonder, do she ever think of me,
[F] [Bb] [Gm] Well I wonder, [F] I wonder, [Bb] will my babe come back to me, [F] will my stand [Bb] there, [Fm] Lord look there,
Watchin' that southern whistle blow, yes [Eb] I'll stand there lookin', watchin' that southern whistle blow,
[G]
[Bb] Well she didn't catch [Bb] that southern, so now where did the woman go, Lord I ain't got no special rider here,
Lord [Eb] I ain't got no special rider [G] here, [Bb] I'm a [F] leave, cause I don't feel welcome here.
[Eb] [Bb]
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Bbm
G
Bb
Eb
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] Well _ _ _
[Fm] that mean old, old Frisco, and that lowdown [Bb] San Fee, [Eb] yes that mean old Frisco, _ [Bb] lowdown
[F] San Fee, _ _ [Bbm] done took my babe away, _ Lord and blowed back out of me.
_ _ Well my [Fm] mama, she not told me, and my papa told me too, yes my [Eb] mama told me, papa told me too.
_ _ Son every woman's grinning your [Bbm] face, Lord she ain't no friend to you. _
[G] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ Lord I wonder, _ _ do she ever think of [Bb] me, [G] _ _ [Bb]
Lord [Eb] I wonder, _ do she ever think of me,
[F] _ _ [Bb] [Gm] Well I wonder, [F] I wonder, [Bb] will my babe come back to me, _ _ [F] will my stand [Bb] there, [Fm] Lord look there,
Watchin' that southern whistle blow, yes [Eb] I'll stand there _ lookin', watchin' that southern whistle blow,
[G] _
_ _ [Bb] Well she didn't catch [Bb] that southern, so now where did the woman go, _ _ Lord I ain't got no special rider here, _
Lord [Eb] I ain't got no special rider [G] here, _ _ [Bb] I'm a [F] leave, _ cause I don't feel welcome here.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] Well _ _ _
[Fm] that mean old, old Frisco, and that lowdown [Bb] San Fee, [Eb] yes that mean old Frisco, _ [Bb] lowdown
[F] San Fee, _ _ [Bbm] done took my babe away, _ Lord and blowed back out of me.
_ _ Well my [Fm] mama, she not told me, and my papa told me too, yes my [Eb] mama told me, papa told me too.
_ _ Son every woman's grinning your [Bbm] face, Lord she ain't no friend to you. _
[G] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ Lord I wonder, _ _ do she ever think of [Bb] me, [G] _ _ [Bb]
Lord [Eb] I wonder, _ do she ever think of me,
[F] _ _ [Bb] [Gm] Well I wonder, [F] I wonder, [Bb] will my babe come back to me, _ _ [F] will my stand [Bb] there, [Fm] Lord look there,
Watchin' that southern whistle blow, yes [Eb] I'll stand there _ lookin', watchin' that southern whistle blow,
[G] _
_ _ [Bb] Well she didn't catch [Bb] that southern, so now where did the woman go, _ _ Lord I ain't got no special rider here, _
Lord [Eb] I ain't got no special rider [G] here, _ _ [Bb] I'm a [F] leave, _ cause I don't feel welcome here.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _