Chords for Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog (1952) Blues
Tempo:
77.4 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ebm
Ab
Bb
Abm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] [Eb] You ain't nothing but a hound dog, and a snooping down the door.
You ain't [Ab] nothing but [Ebm] a hound dog, and a [Eb] snooping down the door.
You [Bb] can wag your [Ebm] tail, [Db] but [Eb] you don't feel too long.
[Db] [Eb] You told me you was high class, but I can see through that.
[Abm] There's a girl for you and I can't, but I [Eb] can see through that.
[Bb] And daddy [Ab] I know, [Eb] you ain't no real cool cat.
You ain't nothing but a hound dog, and a snooping down the door.
[Bb]
[Eb] You just an old [Ab] hound dog, and a [B] snooping down [Eb] the door.
You [Db] can wag [Abm] your tail, [Ab] but you [Ebm] don't feel too long.
[Abm] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Abm] [Ebm]
[Eb]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Gm]
Oh, goodness I [Eb] really love you.
[Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab] I wag your tail.
[Eb] Oh, I get it.
[Db] Oh, [Ebm] I get it.
I get it.
I am a hound dog.
[B]
[Eb] [G] You [Ebm] make me feel so blue.
You make me weep and moan.
[D] You make [Eb] me feel [Ab] so blue.
You [Eb] make me weep and [Ebm] moan.
[Eb] Cause [Bbm] you ain't looking for a woman.
[Ebm] [Bbm] [Eb] All you looking is for a [Gb] [Eb] hound dog.
You ain't no [Ebm] hound dog, and a snooping down the door.
You ain't no [Abm] hound [Ebm] dog, and a snooping down the door.
[Abm] You can wag your tail, but [Ebm] you don't feel too long.
[Eb] [Bb] [G] [D]
You ain't [Ab] nothing but [Ebm] a hound dog, and a [Eb] snooping down the door.
You [Bb] can wag your [Ebm] tail, [Db] but [Eb] you don't feel too long.
[Db] [Eb] You told me you was high class, but I can see through that.
[Abm] There's a girl for you and I can't, but I [Eb] can see through that.
[Bb] And daddy [Ab] I know, [Eb] you ain't no real cool cat.
You ain't nothing but a hound dog, and a snooping down the door.
[Bb]
[Eb] You just an old [Ab] hound dog, and a [B] snooping down [Eb] the door.
You [Db] can wag [Abm] your tail, [Ab] but you [Ebm] don't feel too long.
[Abm] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Abm] [Ebm]
[Eb]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Gm]
Oh, goodness I [Eb] really love you.
[Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab] I wag your tail.
[Eb] Oh, I get it.
[Db] Oh, [Ebm] I get it.
I get it.
I am a hound dog.
[B]
[Eb] [G] You [Ebm] make me feel so blue.
You make me weep and moan.
[D] You make [Eb] me feel [Ab] so blue.
You [Eb] make me weep and [Ebm] moan.
[Eb] Cause [Bbm] you ain't looking for a woman.
[Ebm] [Bbm] [Eb] All you looking is for a [Gb] [Eb] hound dog.
You ain't no [Ebm] hound dog, and a snooping down the door.
You ain't no [Abm] hound [Ebm] dog, and a snooping down the door.
[Abm] You can wag your tail, but [Ebm] you don't feel too long.
[Eb] [Bb] [G] [D]
Key:
Eb
Ebm
Ab
Bb
Abm
Eb
Ebm
Ab
[Ab] [Eb] You ain't nothing but a hound dog, and a snooping down the door.
You ain't [Ab] nothing but [Ebm] a hound dog, and a [Eb] snooping down the door.
You [Bb] can wag your [Ebm] tail, [Db] but [Eb] you don't feel too long.
_ _ _ [Db] [Eb] You told me you was high class, but I can see through that.
[Abm] There's a girl for you and I can't, but I [Eb] can see through that.
_ [Bb] And daddy [Ab] I know, _ [Eb] you ain't no real cool cat. _
You ain't nothing but a hound dog, and a snooping down the door.
[Bb]
[Eb] You just an old [Ab] hound dog, and a [B] snooping down [Eb] the door.
You [Db] can wag [Abm] your tail, [Ab] but you [Ebm] don't feel too long. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Abm] _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm]
Oh, goodness I [Eb] really love you.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _
[Ab] I wag your tail.
_ [Eb] _ Oh, I get it.
[Db] Oh, [Ebm] I get it.
I get it.
I am a hound dog. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ You [Ebm] make me feel so blue.
You make me weep and moan.
[D] You make [Eb] me feel [Ab] so blue.
You [Eb] make me weep and [Ebm] moan.
[Eb] Cause [Bbm] you ain't looking for a woman.
[Ebm] _ [Bbm] [Eb] All you looking is for a [Gb] _ [Eb] hound dog.
You ain't no [Ebm] hound dog, and a snooping down the door. _
You ain't no [Abm] hound [Ebm] dog, and a snooping down the door.
[Abm] You can wag your tail, but [Ebm] you don't feel too long.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ [D] _
You ain't [Ab] nothing but [Ebm] a hound dog, and a [Eb] snooping down the door.
You [Bb] can wag your [Ebm] tail, [Db] but [Eb] you don't feel too long.
_ _ _ [Db] [Eb] You told me you was high class, but I can see through that.
[Abm] There's a girl for you and I can't, but I [Eb] can see through that.
_ [Bb] And daddy [Ab] I know, _ [Eb] you ain't no real cool cat. _
You ain't nothing but a hound dog, and a snooping down the door.
[Bb]
[Eb] You just an old [Ab] hound dog, and a [B] snooping down [Eb] the door.
You [Db] can wag [Abm] your tail, [Ab] but you [Ebm] don't feel too long. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Abm] _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm]
Oh, goodness I [Eb] really love you.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _
[Ab] I wag your tail.
_ [Eb] _ Oh, I get it.
[Db] Oh, [Ebm] I get it.
I get it.
I am a hound dog. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ You [Ebm] make me feel so blue.
You make me weep and moan.
[D] You make [Eb] me feel [Ab] so blue.
You [Eb] make me weep and [Ebm] moan.
[Eb] Cause [Bbm] you ain't looking for a woman.
[Ebm] _ [Bbm] [Eb] All you looking is for a [Gb] _ [Eb] hound dog.
You ain't no [Ebm] hound dog, and a snooping down the door. _
You ain't no [Abm] hound [Ebm] dog, and a snooping down the door.
[Abm] You can wag your tail, but [Ebm] you don't feel too long.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ [D] _