Chords for Big Bill Broonzy - Sittin' and Thinkin'
Tempo:
149.1 bpm
Chords used:
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E
Am
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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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.
possum was on the ground.
The possum hollered up to the raccoon and says, hey, bub, [D] throw me some cinnamons [A] down.
[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.
possum was on the ground.
The possum hollered up to the raccoon and says, hey, bub, [D] throw me some cinnamons [A] down.
100% ➙ 149BPM
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_ 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? _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ 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. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ 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.
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_ _ _ _ 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.
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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.
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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. _
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_ 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] _
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_ _ _ [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] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ 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.
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[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. _
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