Big Mama Thornton (feat. Mississippi Fred McDowell) - My Heavy Load Chords

Tempo:
69.75 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Gb

Db

Ebm

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Big Mama Thornton (feat. Mississippi Fred McDowell) - My Heavy Load chords
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[Cm] [Eb] Packin' out my trouble, movin' on down [Eb] the road
[Gb] [Eb]
Mmm, mmmm, movin' on
[Gb]
Yeah, [Eb] I'm lookin' for a place
[Bb] Child, to dump this heavy load
[Gb] Yeah, why do I worry?
Why do I have to cry?
[Gb] [Eb]
[Eb] Oh, why do I worry?
[Ebm] Oh, [Eb] why do I have to cry?
[Gb]
[Ab] You [Eb] know I was good to the man I love
I wonder why did he have to say goodbye
[Ebm]
[Eb] [Eb] Oh, why do I have to carry this heavy load?
[Ab] [Eb] Oh, why do I have to carry this heavy load?
Say, [Db] I'm gonna keep on traveling
[Eb] Down this old lonesome road
Hey, I get worried sometimes
You know my burden is getting over heavy
Hey, Lord, I know I'm so weary
You know [Db] my baby's gone
Oh, but my burden is heavy
[Gb] [Eb] Hey, I'm traveling on down this lonesome road
Oh, I'm traveling on down this lonesome road
Yeah, baby, I got to ease my heavy load
[Gb]
[Eb] Hey, [Eb] baby, I got to dump this heavy load
[Gb] [Eb] Hey, baby, [Db] wonder where can I [Eb] lose this heavy load?
Down that lonesome road
Down that lonesome road
I got to lose this heavy load
I got to lose, I got to lose
I got to lose, I got to lose
Got to lose, got to lose
Got to lose this heavy load
Down that road
[N]
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Eb
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Gb
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Db
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Ebm
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Ab
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Eb
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Gb
134211112
Db
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To start learning Big Mama Thornton - My Heavy Load chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Ebm, Db, Ebm, Eb and Db. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 43 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 87. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Ab Minor.

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_ [Cm] _ [Eb] Packin' out my trouble, movin' on down [Eb] the road
[Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
Mmm, _ _ mmmm, _ movin' on
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ Yeah, [Eb] I'm lookin' for a place
[Bb] Child, _ to dump this heavy load _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ Yeah, why do I worry?
_ _ _ Why do I have to cry?
[Gb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ Oh, why do I worry? _
[Ebm] Oh, [Eb] why do I have to cry?
_ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] You [Eb] know I was good to the man I love
_ I wonder why did he have to say goodbye
[Ebm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Eb] Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ why do I have to carry this heavy load?
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] Oh, _ _ _ why do I have to carry this heavy load?
_ _ _ _ Say, [Db] I'm gonna keep on traveling
[Eb] _ Down this old lonesome road
_ _ _ _ Hey, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I get worried sometimes _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You know _ my _ burden is getting over heavy
_ _ _ _ Hey, _ _ _ _ Lord, I know I'm so weary
_ _ _ _ _ You know [Db] my baby's gone
Oh, but my burden is heavy
[Gb] _ _ [Eb] Hey, I'm _ _ traveling on down this lonesome road
_ _ _ Oh, _ _ I'm traveling on down this lonesome road
_ _ _ Yeah, baby, _ I got to ease my heavy load
[Gb] _ _
[Eb] Hey, [Eb] _ baby, I got to dump this heavy load
[Gb] _ _ [Eb] Hey, _ _ baby, [Db] wonder where can I [Eb] lose this heavy load? _
_ _ Down _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that lonesome road
Down that lonesome _ _ road _
_ _ _ _ I got to lose this heavy load
I got to lose, I got to lose
I got to lose, I got to lose
Got to lose, got to lose
Got to lose this heavy load _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Down that road
_ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was featured on the In Europe album.

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