Chords for B.B. King & Bobby Blue Bland-Goin' Down Slow
Tempo:
95.5 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
F
Abm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab]
[C] [Bbm] When [Db]
[Abm] [Fm] [Abm] I'm alone I cry it all.
[Ebm]
[Db] Take your time now.
Yeah.
[Abm] [F] [Eb]
[Abm]
[Ab] [F] [Ab] [Eb]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db] [D]
[Eb] [Ebm]
[Ab] I've had my [Db] fun.
[Ebm] If [Ab] I don't get well [C] no more.
[B] [Fm]
[Ab]
[Db] Said I've had my [F] fun.
[A]
[Abm] [Db] If [Gb] I [Ab] never get well no more.
[Eb] [Fm]
[Ab] [Fm] [Db]
[D] [Eb] Said my, my, [Ab] my, [Db] my, my health is failing me.
[Abm] [F] And I think I'm [Ab] going down slow.
[Db] [D]
[F] [Ab] [Ebm] [Abm]
Somebody [Ab] please write my [Fm] mother a letter.
[Db]
And [Ab] tell her the shape I'm in.
[B]
[Ab] Somebody [Ebm] [F]
[Db] [F] [Gb] please write [Db] my mother a letter.
[F]
[Gb] And [Ab] tell her the shape I'm [Ebm] [Bbm] in.
[Ab]
[Bbm] And tell her to pray.
[Eb] [Ab] Tell her to [Db] pray for me.
And to forgive me [Ab] for all of my [Db] sins.
[B] [Eb] Uh huh.
[Ab] [C] Don't say love, [Db] Dr.
Mother.
[Ab] You see the [Ebm] doctor can't do [Gb]
[Ab] me no good.
None at all.
[Db] [F] Please [Db] don't say no, Dr.
Mother.
Please [F] don't say no, Dr.
You [Ab] see the doctor can't do me no good.
[Eb]
Hey, I've been a sinful man.
[Db]
Uh huh, yeah.
[F] And [E] I didn't [Ab] do [Db] the things I [Abm] should.
I [Ab] know.
[Ebm] Said, again.
[Ab]
So on the next train [B] south.
[Db]
You [Bbm] [F] can look [Ab] for my clothes home.
All the way back to Memphis.
All the way to [Ebm] Rosenborg.
[B] Hey!
[Db] On the [F] next train south.
The first one, very first one.
[Bbm] You [B] can
[Ab] look for my clothes back home.
And [Eb] if you don't see this [Db] old body, Mother.
I [Abm] know.
All [Ab] you can do is [Db] [D] [Ab] moan.
And I beg you.
[Eb] I really think you can do [Ab] it.
I want to be.
[Abm]
Look [Ab] out there.
Look out there.
Me.
[Db] [Abm] I don't want to.
Be.
[F] [Fm] I never want to [Ab] die by your hands.
Me.
[Eb] I [G] never want to die by your [Bbm] hands.
[C] [Bbm] When [Db]
[Abm] [Fm] [Abm] I'm alone I cry it all.
[Ebm]
[Db] Take your time now.
Yeah.
[Abm] [F] [Eb]
[Abm]
[Ab] [F] [Ab] [Eb]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db] [D]
[Eb] [Ebm]
[Ab] I've had my [Db] fun.
[Ebm] If [Ab] I don't get well [C] no more.
[B] [Fm]
[Ab]
[Db] Said I've had my [F] fun.
[A]
[Abm] [Db] If [Gb] I [Ab] never get well no more.
[Eb] [Fm]
[Ab] [Fm] [Db]
[D] [Eb] Said my, my, [Ab] my, [Db] my, my health is failing me.
[Abm] [F] And I think I'm [Ab] going down slow.
[Db] [D]
[F] [Ab] [Ebm] [Abm]
Somebody [Ab] please write my [Fm] mother a letter.
[Db]
And [Ab] tell her the shape I'm in.
[B]
[Ab] Somebody [Ebm] [F]
[Db] [F] [Gb] please write [Db] my mother a letter.
[F]
[Gb] And [Ab] tell her the shape I'm [Ebm] [Bbm] in.
[Ab]
[Bbm] And tell her to pray.
[Eb] [Ab] Tell her to [Db] pray for me.
And to forgive me [Ab] for all of my [Db] sins.
[B] [Eb] Uh huh.
[Ab] [C] Don't say love, [Db] Dr.
Mother.
[Ab] You see the [Ebm] doctor can't do [Gb]
[Ab] me no good.
None at all.
[Db] [F] Please [Db] don't say no, Dr.
Mother.
Please [F] don't say no, Dr.
You [Ab] see the doctor can't do me no good.
[Eb]
Hey, I've been a sinful man.
[Db]
Uh huh, yeah.
[F] And [E] I didn't [Ab] do [Db] the things I [Abm] should.
I [Ab] know.
[Ebm] Said, again.
[Ab]
So on the next train [B] south.
[Db]
You [Bbm] [F] can look [Ab] for my clothes home.
All the way back to Memphis.
All the way to [Ebm] Rosenborg.
[B] Hey!
[Db] On the [F] next train south.
The first one, very first one.
[Bbm] You [B] can
[Ab] look for my clothes back home.
And [Eb] if you don't see this [Db] old body, Mother.
I [Abm] know.
All [Ab] you can do is [Db] [D] [Ab] moan.
And I beg you.
[Eb] I really think you can do [Ab] it.
I want to be.
[Abm]
Look [Ab] out there.
Look out there.
Me.
[Db] [Abm] I don't want to.
Be.
[F] [Fm] I never want to [Ab] die by your hands.
Me.
[Eb] I [G] never want to die by your [Bbm] hands.
Key:
Ab
Db
F
Abm
Eb
Ab
Db
F
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] [Bbm] When _ _ [Db] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Fm] _ [Abm] I'm alone I cry it all. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
[Db] _ _ Take your time now. _
Yeah. _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [F] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ I've had my [Db] fun.
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] If [Ab] I don't get well [C] no more.
[B] _ [Fm] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] Said I've had my [F] fun.
_ [A] _
[Abm] _ [Db] If _ [Gb] I [Ab] never get well no more.
[Eb] _ [Fm] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Db] _
[D] [Eb] Said my, my, [Ab] my, [Db] my, my health is failing me.
_ _ [Abm] [F] And I think I'm [Ab] going down slow.
_ [Db] _ [D] _
_ [F] _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _
Somebody [Ab] please write my [Fm] mother a letter.
[Db] _ _ _ _
And [Ab] tell her the shape I'm in.
[B] _
[Ab] _ Somebody [Ebm] _ [F] _ _
[Db] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gb] please write [Db] my mother a letter.
[F] _ _
[Gb] And [Ab] tell her the shape I'm [Ebm] [Bbm] in.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] And tell her to pray.
_ [Eb] [Ab] Tell her to [Db] pray for me.
And to forgive me [Ab] for all of my [Db] sins. _ _
[B] [Eb] Uh huh. _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [C] Don't say love, [Db] Dr.
Mother. _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] You see the [Ebm] doctor can't do [Gb]
[Ab] me no good.
None at all. _
[Db] _ _ [F] Please [Db] don't say no, Dr.
Mother.
Please [F] don't say no, Dr.
You [Ab] see the doctor can't do me no good.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
Hey, I've been a sinful man.
[Db]
Uh huh, yeah.
[F] _ And [E] I didn't [Ab] do [Db] the things I [Abm] should.
I [Ab] know.
[Ebm] _ Said, again.
[Ab] _
_ So on the next train [B] south.
[Db] _
_ You [Bbm] [F] can look [Ab] for my clothes home.
All the way back to Memphis.
All the way to [Ebm] Rosenborg.
[B] Hey! _ _
[Db] On the [F] next train south.
The first one, very first one.
[Bbm] You [B] can _
[Ab] _ _ look for my clothes back home.
_ _ And [Eb] _ if you don't see this [Db] old body, Mother.
I [Abm] know.
_ All [Ab] you can do is [Db] _ _ [D] [Ab] moan.
And I beg you.
[Eb] I really think you can do [Ab] it.
I want _ _ to be.
[Abm] _
_ Look [Ab] out there. _ _
Look out there.
Me. _
_ _ _ [Db] _ [Abm] I don't want to.
_ Be. _
_ [F] _ [Fm] I never want to [Ab] die by your hands.
Me. _
_ [Eb] I [G] never want to die by your [Bbm] hands.
[C] [Bbm] When _ _ [Db] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Fm] _ [Abm] I'm alone I cry it all. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
[Db] _ _ Take your time now. _
Yeah. _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [F] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ I've had my [Db] fun.
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] If [Ab] I don't get well [C] no more.
[B] _ [Fm] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] Said I've had my [F] fun.
_ [A] _
[Abm] _ [Db] If _ [Gb] I [Ab] never get well no more.
[Eb] _ [Fm] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Db] _
[D] [Eb] Said my, my, [Ab] my, [Db] my, my health is failing me.
_ _ [Abm] [F] And I think I'm [Ab] going down slow.
_ [Db] _ [D] _
_ [F] _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _
Somebody [Ab] please write my [Fm] mother a letter.
[Db] _ _ _ _
And [Ab] tell her the shape I'm in.
[B] _
[Ab] _ Somebody [Ebm] _ [F] _ _
[Db] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gb] please write [Db] my mother a letter.
[F] _ _
[Gb] And [Ab] tell her the shape I'm [Ebm] [Bbm] in.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] And tell her to pray.
_ [Eb] [Ab] Tell her to [Db] pray for me.
And to forgive me [Ab] for all of my [Db] sins. _ _
[B] [Eb] Uh huh. _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [C] Don't say love, [Db] Dr.
Mother. _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] You see the [Ebm] doctor can't do [Gb]
[Ab] me no good.
None at all. _
[Db] _ _ [F] Please [Db] don't say no, Dr.
Mother.
Please [F] don't say no, Dr.
You [Ab] see the doctor can't do me no good.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
Hey, I've been a sinful man.
[Db]
Uh huh, yeah.
[F] _ And [E] I didn't [Ab] do [Db] the things I [Abm] should.
I [Ab] know.
[Ebm] _ Said, again.
[Ab] _
_ So on the next train [B] south.
[Db] _
_ You [Bbm] [F] can look [Ab] for my clothes home.
All the way back to Memphis.
All the way to [Ebm] Rosenborg.
[B] Hey! _ _
[Db] On the [F] next train south.
The first one, very first one.
[Bbm] You [B] can _
[Ab] _ _ look for my clothes back home.
_ _ And [Eb] _ if you don't see this [Db] old body, Mother.
I [Abm] know.
_ All [Ab] you can do is [Db] _ _ [D] [Ab] moan.
And I beg you.
[Eb] I really think you can do [Ab] it.
I want _ _ to be.
[Abm] _
_ Look [Ab] out there. _ _
Look out there.
Me. _
_ _ _ [Db] _ [Abm] I don't want to.
_ Be. _
_ [F] _ [Fm] I never want to [Ab] die by your hands.
Me. _
_ [Eb] I [G] never want to die by your [Bbm] hands.