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
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Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup  - Mean Ol' Frisco Blues (1942) chords
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[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]
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F
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G
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Bb
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Eb
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To learn Arthur Big Boy Crudup - Mean Old Frisco Blues chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Db, Bbm, Db, Bb, Bbm, Eb and Bbm. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 47 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 94 BPM. With Ab Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [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] _ _

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This song was featured on the Modern Art of Music: Blues Across America album.

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