Chords for Baby, Please Don't Go - Lightnin' Hopkins

Tempo:
79.275 bpm
Chords used:

B

F#

F#m

C#

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Baby, Please Don't Go - Lightnin' Hopkins chords
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[F#m]
[E] [F#m]
[B] [F#m]
[B]
[E] [F#] [C#]
[B] [F#] [C#] [F#m] Now, baby, please don't go.
Now, baby, please don't go.
Now, baby, please [E] don't go.
Back to New [F#] Orleans, you know I [B] love you so.
Oh, baby, please, [F#]
[A] [B]
[A] [F#] [C#] [B]
[F#] [C#] [B] [F#m] I be a man and gone, I be a man and gone.
[E] [F#] He left the county [B] farm, he [F#m] had a shack alone.
Now, baby, please.
[B] [A] [F#]
[C#] [B] [F#] [B]
[C#] [F#m] Now, [B] don't you call my name.
[F#m] Now, don't you call my name.
You [E] got me waiting here [F#m] with a boiling chain.
Now, baby, please.
[B]
[F#] [C#] [B]
[F#] [B] [F#] [C#] [F#m] That time you laughed a load.
[F#] [Bm] [A] [F#] I beg you [E] all night long, baby, [F#m] please don't go back no more.
[B] [E] [F#]
[C#] [Bm] [F#]
Key:  
B
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F#
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F#m
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C#
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E
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B
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F#
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F#m
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Let's start jamming Lightnin Hopkins - Baby Please Dont Go chords, practice the chord sequence F#, B, F#, C#, B, F#m, E and F#m. Start with a comfortable 39 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 79. With the song's key of F# Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[B] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [F#m] Now, baby, please don't go.
Now, baby, please don't go.
Now, baby, please [E] don't go.
Back to New [F#] Orleans, you know I [B] love you so.
Oh, baby, please, [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ [B] [F#m] I be a man and gone, I be a man and gone.
[E] [F#] He left the county [B] farm, he [F#m] had a shack alone.
Now, baby, please. _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [F#] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
[C#] _ [F#m] Now, [B] don't you call my name.
[F#m] Now, don't you call my name.
You [E] got me waiting here [F#m] with a boiling chain.
Now, baby, please.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _
_ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [C#] _ [F#m] That time you laughed a load.
[F#] _ [Bm] _ _ [A] [F#] I beg you [E] all night long, baby, [F#m] please don't go back no more. _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
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Among the tracks on the album Lectric Lightnin Blues, written by Sam Hopkins, this one stands out.

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