Chords for Big Bill Broonzy - Sittin' and Thinkin'
Tempo:
149.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Am
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [D]
[Am] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [D]
[A]
One [C#] day I was riding along, riding [A] my old mule, minding my own business, wasn't bothering a soul.
And I see the possum and the raccoon.
The raccoon was up the cinnamon tree and the possum was on the ground.
The possum hollered up to the raccoon and says, hey, bub, [D] throw me some cinnamons [A] down.
The raccoon hollered down to the possum and said, look, bub, you laying in the shade,
what are you worried about?
[D] [Am] [A]
[E]
[D] [A]
So I sped my mule and I went riding on down the road, minding my own business, not bothering a soul.
So I met Mr.
[Am] Rabbit, he was in the pea vine.
So I said, hey, bub, I [A] says, why you worried?
So he bucked his eyes and he curled his tail, he says, [D] look, bub, I'm going to find some muscadine.
[A]
[E]
[D] [A]
So I sped my mule and I went riding on down the road, minding my own [D] business, not [A] bothering a soul.
So I see the little red hen and a rooster.
So the hen told the rooster, said, look here, bub, I ain't going to take this sitting down.
I'm sitting here hatching off black and brown, you out catfishing all over town.
[D]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[D] [A]
So I sped my mule and I went riding on down the road.
I saw a black cat and a yellow cat.
So the black cat says to the [D] yellow cat, said, look, bub, let's go across town [A] and clown.
So the yellow cat says, yes, we'll go across town.
But bub says, when we get over there, says, you better set your little self [D] down.
[A]
[E] [D]
[A]
So I sped my mule and I went riding on down the road, minding my own business, not [Am] bothering a soul.
So I saw a good looking girl.
[C#] I said, look, lady, I say, are you [A] married?
She says, no, bub, and never been kissed.
I said, I got a $20 bill and a Cadillac car.
And I know there's a cute little place right over the hill.
She said, look, bub, so the heck with your car, but you can keep [D] talking about that hill
and that $20 bill.
[Am]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A]
So [Am] I sped my mule, I went riding on down [A] the road.
So I rode on up in town.
I see the man at a window pulling off his clothes.
Every time he'd pull off a piece, he would throw it out the window.
So [Am] I said, hey, bub, I said, what goes?
He said, look, mister, if you know [A] what I paid for this room and what's in it, those
clothes I'm throwing out the window, when I come down, they'll all be out of [D] style.
[A]
[E]
[D]
[Am] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [D]
[A]
One [C#] day I was riding along, riding [A] my old mule, minding my own business, wasn't bothering a soul.
And I see the possum and the raccoon.
The raccoon was up the cinnamon tree and the possum was on the ground.
The possum hollered up to the raccoon and says, hey, bub, [D] throw me some cinnamons [A] down.
The raccoon hollered down to the possum and said, look, bub, you laying in the shade,
what are you worried about?
[D] [Am] [A]
[E]
[D] [A]
So I sped my mule and I went riding on down the road, minding my own business, not bothering a soul.
So I met Mr.
[Am] Rabbit, he was in the pea vine.
So I said, hey, bub, I [A] says, why you worried?
So he bucked his eyes and he curled his tail, he says, [D] look, bub, I'm going to find some muscadine.
[A]
[E]
[D] [A]
So I sped my mule and I went riding on down the road, minding my own [D] business, not [A] bothering a soul.
So I see the little red hen and a rooster.
So the hen told the rooster, said, look here, bub, I ain't going to take this sitting down.
I'm sitting here hatching off black and brown, you out catfishing all over town.
[D]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[D] [A]
So I sped my mule and I went riding on down the road.
I saw a black cat and a yellow cat.
So the black cat says to the [D] yellow cat, said, look, bub, let's go across town [A] and clown.
So the yellow cat says, yes, we'll go across town.
But bub says, when we get over there, says, you better set your little self [D] down.
[A]
[E] [D]
[A]
So I sped my mule and I went riding on down the road, minding my own business, not [Am] bothering a soul.
So I saw a good looking girl.
[C#] I said, look, lady, I say, are you [A] married?
She says, no, bub, and never been kissed.
I said, I got a $20 bill and a Cadillac car.
And I know there's a cute little place right over the hill.
She said, look, bub, so the heck with your car, but you can keep [D] talking about that hill
and that $20 bill.
[Am]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A]
So [Am] I sped my mule, I went riding on down [A] the road.
So I rode on up in town.
I see the man at a window pulling off his clothes.
Every time he'd pull off a piece, he would throw it out the window.
So [Am] I said, hey, bub, I said, what goes?
He said, look, mister, if you know [A] what I paid for this room and what's in it, those
clothes I'm throwing out the window, when I come down, they'll all be out of [D] style.
[A]
[E]
[D]
Key:
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D
E
Am
C#
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D
E
[N] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ One [C#] day I was riding along, riding [A] my old mule, _ _ _ _ _ minding my own business, wasn't bothering a soul.
_ _ _ _ And I see the possum and the raccoon.
The raccoon was up the cinnamon tree and the possum was on the ground. _ _ _ _
The possum hollered up to the raccoon and says, hey, bub, [D] throw me some cinnamons [A] down. _ _ _ _ _
The raccoon hollered down to the possum and said, look, bub, you laying in the shade,
what are you worried about? _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ So I sped my mule and I went riding on down the road, _ _ _ _ _ minding my own business, not bothering a soul. _ _ _ _
_ So I met Mr.
[Am] Rabbit, he was in the pea vine.
_ _ _ _ So I said, hey, bub, I [A] says, why you worried? _ _ _ _ _
So he bucked his eyes and he curled his tail, he says, [D] look, bub, I'm going to find some muscadine. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ So I sped my mule and I went riding on down the road, _ _ _ _ _ _ minding my own [D] business, not [A] bothering a soul. _ _ _ _ _
So I see the little red hen and a rooster. _
_ _ _ _ _ So the hen told the rooster, said, look here, bub, I ain't going to take this sitting down.
_ _ _ _ I'm sitting here hatching off black and brown, you out catfishing all over town.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ So I sped my mule and I went riding on down the road. _ _
_ _ _ I saw a black cat and a yellow cat.
_ _ _ _ So the black cat says to the [D] yellow cat, said, look, bub, let's go across town [A] and clown. _ _ _ _
So the yellow cat says, yes, we'll go across town.
But bub says, when we get over there, says, you better set your little self [D] down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So I sped my mule and I went riding on down the road, _ _ _ _ _ minding my own business, not [Am] bothering a soul. _
_ _ _ So I saw a good looking girl.
[C#] I said, look, lady, I say, are you [A] married? _ _
_ _ She says, no, bub, and never been kissed.
_ _ _ _ I said, I got a $20 bill and a Cadillac car. _ _
_ _ _ _ And I know there's a cute little place right over the hill. _ _ _
_ She said, look, bub, so the heck with your car, but you can keep [D] talking about that hill
and that $20 bill.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So [Am] I sped my mule, I went riding on down [A] the road.
_ _ _ So I rode on up in town. _ _ _ _ _
I see the man at a window pulling off his clothes.
Every time he'd pull off a piece, he would throw it out the window. _ _ _
_ So [Am] I said, hey, bub, I said, what goes?
_ _ _ _ He said, look, mister, if you know [A] what I paid for this room and what's in it, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ those
clothes I'm throwing out the window, when I come down, they'll all be out of [D] style. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ One [C#] day I was riding along, riding [A] my old mule, _ _ _ _ _ minding my own business, wasn't bothering a soul.
_ _ _ _ And I see the possum and the raccoon.
The raccoon was up the cinnamon tree and the possum was on the ground. _ _ _ _
The possum hollered up to the raccoon and says, hey, bub, [D] throw me some cinnamons [A] down. _ _ _ _ _
The raccoon hollered down to the possum and said, look, bub, you laying in the shade,
what are you worried about? _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ So I sped my mule and I went riding on down the road, _ _ _ _ _ minding my own business, not bothering a soul. _ _ _ _
_ So I met Mr.
[Am] Rabbit, he was in the pea vine.
_ _ _ _ So I said, hey, bub, I [A] says, why you worried? _ _ _ _ _
So he bucked his eyes and he curled his tail, he says, [D] look, bub, I'm going to find some muscadine. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ So I sped my mule and I went riding on down the road, _ _ _ _ _ _ minding my own [D] business, not [A] bothering a soul. _ _ _ _ _
So I see the little red hen and a rooster. _
_ _ _ _ _ So the hen told the rooster, said, look here, bub, I ain't going to take this sitting down.
_ _ _ _ I'm sitting here hatching off black and brown, you out catfishing all over town.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ So I sped my mule and I went riding on down the road. _ _
_ _ _ I saw a black cat and a yellow cat.
_ _ _ _ So the black cat says to the [D] yellow cat, said, look, bub, let's go across town [A] and clown. _ _ _ _
So the yellow cat says, yes, we'll go across town.
But bub says, when we get over there, says, you better set your little self [D] down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So I sped my mule and I went riding on down the road, _ _ _ _ _ minding my own business, not [Am] bothering a soul. _
_ _ _ So I saw a good looking girl.
[C#] I said, look, lady, I say, are you [A] married? _ _
_ _ She says, no, bub, and never been kissed.
_ _ _ _ I said, I got a $20 bill and a Cadillac car. _ _
_ _ _ _ And I know there's a cute little place right over the hill. _ _ _
_ She said, look, bub, so the heck with your car, but you can keep [D] talking about that hill
and that $20 bill.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So [Am] I sped my mule, I went riding on down [A] the road.
_ _ _ So I rode on up in town. _ _ _ _ _
I see the man at a window pulling off his clothes.
Every time he'd pull off a piece, he would throw it out the window. _ _ _
_ So [Am] I said, hey, bub, I said, what goes?
_ _ _ _ He said, look, mister, if you know [A] what I paid for this room and what's in it, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ those
clothes I'm throwing out the window, when I come down, they'll all be out of [D] style. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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