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
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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]
Key:
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Gb
Db
Ebm
Ab
Eb
Gb
Db
_ [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] _
[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] _