Chords for Big Bill Broonzy - Backwater Blues

Tempo:
77.1 bpm
Chords used:

Db

Ab

Gb

Abm

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Big Bill Broonzy - Backwater Blues chords
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[Gb] [Db]
I got up [Abm] one morning.
Hold me, I couldn't even get out of my door.
[Db] [Gb] [G] I got up one morning.
[Gb] [Abm] Hold me, I couldn't even get out of my door.
[Db]
I [Ab] thought I was really enough trouble
to make a poor [Ab] man wonder why they would
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] pay roll
[Gb] just about five miles across the [Bb] pond.
[Ab] [E] [Db]
[Gb] Yeah, [Eb] just about five [F] miles across the pond.
[Db] [Abm]
[Ab] [Abm] [Ab]
[Db]
Then I went [Gb]
up on high. [Db] How long?
[Abm]
[Db] [Eb] Yes, I went.
I stood [Gb] up [Ab] on high.
How long?
[Eb] [Db]
[Ebm] Oh, [Ab] look down.
Baby, [G] I wonder how far I used to go.
[Db] [Gb] [Db]
[Abm] Then it thundered.
[Db]
[Abm] Now, [D]
[Db] yes, [G] it thundered.
[Bb] [Gb] [Eb] Now, [E] [Db]
[Abm] [Ab]
at that time, they didn't [Eb] have no place.
[Eb] [Ab] [Db]
[Em]
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Ab
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Gb
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Abm
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Eb
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Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Gb
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_ _ _ [Gb] _ [Db] _ _ _
I got up _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] one morning.
Hold me, I couldn't even get out of my door. _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] [G] I got up one morning.
[Gb] _ [Abm] Hold me, I couldn't even get out of my door.
_ _ [Db] _ _ _
I [Ab] thought I was really enough trouble
to make a poor [Ab] man wonder why they would
_ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ pay roll
_ _ [Gb] just about five miles across the [Bb] pond.
_ [Ab] _ [E] _ [Db] _
_ _ [Gb] Yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] just about five [F] miles across the pond.
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Then I went _ _ _ [Gb] _
up on high. [Db] How long?
[Abm] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Yes, I went.
I stood [Gb] up [Ab] on high.
How long?
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ebm] Oh, _ [Ab] _ _ _ look down.
Baby, [G] I wonder how far I used to go.
[Db] _ [Gb] _ [Db] _
_ _ [Abm] Then it _ thundered.
[Db] _
_ _ [Abm] Now, _ [D] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ yes, [G] it thundered.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Gb] [Eb] Now, _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ [Ab] _ _
_ at that time, they didn't [Eb] have no place. _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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