back door man - Howlin' Wolf Chords

Tempo:
98.55 bpm
Chords used:

E

Em

B

Eb

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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back door man - Howlin' Wolf chords
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Now listen peoples, everybody said they don't like the blues, but you wrong.
See the blues come from way back.
And I'm gonna tell you something again, the things that's going
on today is not the blues.
It's just a good beat the people just carrying.
But now when you come
down to the blues, I'm gonna show you how to play the blues.
Now you just sit here and watch me.
[E]
[Gb] [Em]
[E]
[Bm] [Em]
I am a bad [E] yo man.
[Bm] I am [B] [Em]
a bad yo man.
Well now, me don't know.
[E] Little guys don't [Bm] understand.
[Eb] [E]
[Em]
This morning [Eb] [E]
when the roots are prone,
[Em]
something's telling me you better get [B] up and go.
[E]
I am [Bm]
a bad yo man.
[Em] I am a bad yo man.
Well now, me don't know.
Little guys don't understand.
[Eb] [A]
[Em]
[A] [E]
[Em]
[E]
[Eb] [E]
[Em]
I
[Eb] [E]
am a bad [Eb] [E]
yo [Bm] man.
[E]
Sleeping in the ground.
Hurtin' when you come home.
[B] [E]
You ain't talking to me.
[Em] My man eat more [E] chicken
than anybody ever seen.
[E]
I am [D] [E]
a bad yo man.
I am [Dm] [E]
a [G] bad yo man.
[Em] Well now, [Eb] me don't [E] know.
[Eb] Little [Em]
guys don't understand.
Young wives [B] cry.
[Eb] [Em]
Don't take it down.
[Eb] [E]
[Em] I'd rather be [B] dead.
[E]
Sleeping in the [B] ground.
[Em]
Hurtin' when you come [A] home.
[Eb] [E]
You ain't talking to me.
[Eb] [Em]
My man eat more chicken
than anybody [E] ever seen.
[Em]
I am [E]
a bad yo [B] man.
[Em]
Well now, me don't know.
[E] Little guys don't understand.
[Em]
[B] [E]
[D] [Em]
[Gm] [B] [Em]
[E]
Take [G] a pretty doctor.
[D] [Em]
Shot through the [B] hole.
[Em]
The nurse tried doctor.
[B] [E]
Please save [B] his soul.
[Em]
The children were murdered [B] [E]
at the [Em] first degree.
The judge wife cried.
[D] [E]
Let the [Bm] man go free.
[G] I am [D] [Em]
a bad yo man.
[E]
[Em] I am a bad yo man.
Well [E] now, [D] me [Em] don't know.
[E] Little [Em] guys don't understand.
[A] [E]
[Em]
[E]
[Em]
[E]
[Em] Little guys don't understand.
[E]
Key:  
E
2311
Em
121
B
12341112
Eb
12341116
Bm
13421112
E
2311
Em
121
B
12341112
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To learn Howlin Wolf - Back Door Man chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Em, E, Em, A and E. A strategic approach would be to train at 49 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 98. With the song's key of E Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ Now listen peoples, _ everybody _ said they don't like the blues, _ _ but you wrong. _ _
See the blues come from way back.
_ _ And I'm gonna tell you something again, the things that's going
on today is not the blues.
_ _ It's just a good beat the people just carrying.
But now when you come
down to the blues, I'm gonna show you how to play the blues.
Now you just sit here and watch me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
I am _ a bad [E] yo man. _ _
[Bm] I am [B] _ [Em] _
a bad yo man.
_ Well now, me don't know.
_ [E] _ Little _ guys don't [Bm] understand.
[Eb] _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
This morning [Eb] _ [E] _
when the roots are prone,
_ [Em] _ _
something's telling me _ you better get [B] up and go.
_ _ [E] _
I am _ [Bm] _ _
a bad yo man. _ _ _
[Em] I am _ a bad yo man. _ _
Well now, me don't know. _
_ _ Little guys don't understand.
[Eb] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
am a bad _ [Eb] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ yo [Bm] man.
[E] _
Sleeping in the ground. _ _
Hurtin' when you come home.
[B] _ [E] _
You ain't talking to me. _ _
[Em] My man eat more [E] chicken _ _
than anybody ever seen.
_ [E] _ _
I am [D] _ [E] _
a bad yo man. _ _ _ _
I am [Dm] _ [E] _
a [G] bad yo man. _ _ _ _
[Em] Well now, _ [Eb] me don't [E] know.
_ _ _ [Eb] Little [Em]
guys don't understand. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Young wives [B] cry.
[Eb] _ [Em] _
Don't take it down.
[Eb] _ [E] _
[Em] I'd rather be [B] dead.
_ [E] _
Sleeping in the [B] ground.
_ _ [Em] _
Hurtin' when you come [A] home.
[Eb] _ [E] _
You ain't talking to me.
_ [Eb] _ [Em]
My man eat more chicken
than _ anybody [E] ever seen.
_ [Em] _ _
I am [E] _ _
a bad yo [B] man.
_ [Em] _ _
Well now, me don't know.
_ _ _ [E] Little guys don't understand.
[Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _
Take [G] a pretty doctor.
[D] _ [Em] _
Shot through the [B] hole.
_ [Em] _
The nurse tried doctor.
[B] _ [E] _ _
Please save [B] his soul.
_ [Em] _
The children were murdered [B] _ [E] _
at the [Em] first degree. _ _
The judge wife cried.
[D] _ [E] _
Let the [Bm] man go free. _ _ _
[G] I am [D] _ [Em] _
a bad yo man.
_ _ [E] _
[Em] I am _ _ a bad yo man. _ _
Well [E] now, [D] me [Em] don't know.
_ [E] _ Little [Em] guys don't understand.
_ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] Little guys don't understand.
_ _ [E] _ _ _

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