Bessie Smith - Thinking Blues Chords

Tempo:
84.55 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

Cm

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bessie Smith - Thinking Blues chords
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[F] [C] [F]
[Bb] [Eb] [E] [Bb] [Bb] Did you ever start thinking [D] with a [Eb] [F] thousand things on [Bb] your mind?
[F] [Bb] [Eb] Did you ever start thinking with a thousand [F] things on your [Bb] mind?
[C] [Bb] [B] [F] Thinking about someone who [Cm] has treated [Eb] you [F] so nice [Bb] and kind?
[Eb] [Em] [Bb] [F] [Bb] Then you get an old letter [Fm] and [Bbm] you [F] begin
[Bb]
You [Bbm] [Bb] [Eb] get an old letter and [F] you [Bb] begin to
[F] [Gm] [Bb] [G] [F] Write the blues so bad, [Cm] tell that man of [F] mine I [Bb] want to
[Eb] [Em] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
Don't you hear me baby [Eb] [F] knocking on [Bb] your door?
[Eb]
Don't you hear me baby [G] [F] knocking [Bb] on your door?
[G] [Bb] Have [F] you got the nerve to [Cm] drive [Eb] me [F] [Bb] from your door?
[Eb] [Em] [Bb] [F] Have [Bb] you got the [D] nerve to [Bb] say [Eb] that you [E] don't [Bb] want me no more?
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] Have you got the nerve to say that you [F] don't want me [Bb] no more?
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb] [Dm]
[Bm] [F] The good book says [C] you've got [Eb] to read [F] [Bb] what you see
[Eb] [Em] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] Take me [Db] [Bbm] back baby, [Eb] drive me one more [Bb] time
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb] Take me back baby, drive [Fm] [A] me [Bbm] one more time
[Bb]
[F] That's the only way I can get peace, [Eb] taking [F] shoes [Bb] off my mind
[Eb] [Bb] [Db] [D] [Bb]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
Em
121
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
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To learn Demas Dean, Bessie Smith, Charlie Green, Fred Longshaw - (1927-1928) Thinking Blues chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Eb, Em, Bb, Eb, F, Bb, F and Bb of chords. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 42 BPM and then match the original tempo of 85 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Bb Major.

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[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ [Bb] _ [Bb] _ Did you ever start thinking [D] with a [Eb] [F] thousand things on [Bb] your mind?
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] Did you ever start thinking with a thousand [F] things on your [Bb] mind?
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [B] [F] Thinking about someone who [Cm] has treated [Eb] you [F] so nice [Bb] and kind?
_ [Eb] _ [Em] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] Then you get an old letter [Fm] and [Bbm] you [F] begin
[Bb]
You _ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] get an old letter and [F] you [Bb] begin to
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ [G] [F] Write the blues so bad, [Cm] tell that man of [F] mine I [Bb] want to
_ [Eb] _ [Em] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb]
Don't you hear me baby [Eb] _ [F] knocking on [Bb] your door?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Don't you hear me baby [G] _ _ [F] knocking [Bb] on your door?
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ Have [F] you got the nerve to [Cm] drive [Eb] me [F] [Bb] from your door?
_ [Eb] _ [Em] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ Have [Bb] you got the [D] nerve to [Bb] say [Eb] that you [E] don't [Bb] want me no more?
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] Have you got the nerve to say that you [F] don't want me [Bb] no more?
_ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Dm] _
[Bm] _ [F] The good book says [C] you've got [Eb] to read [F] _ [Bb] what you see
[Eb] _ [Em] _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] Take me [Db] [Bbm] back baby, [Eb] drive me one more [Bb] time _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] Take me back baby, drive [Fm] [A] me [Bbm] one more time
[Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [F] That's the only way I can get peace, [Eb] taking [F] shoes [Bb] off my mind
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Db] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _

Facts about this song

The Smith, Bessie: Empty Bed Blues album includes this song.

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