Big Mama Thornton - Sometimes I Have a Heartache Chords

Tempo:
166.2 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

Em

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Big Mama Thornton - Sometimes I Have a Heartache chords
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[A]
[B] [B]
[E]
[Gm] [Em] [E]
[A]
[E]
[A#] [A]
[D] [C#m] Sometime I have
[F#m] [Em]
[F#m] [B]
[Em] [G#]
[E]
[F]
[A] [C] [C#] Sometime I have a [F#] [E] heartache
[A]
[C#]
[E] and I ain't
[B] because [E]
[B]
[D#] my [G#] love is gone.
[E]
[G] And that [D] is why [E] my heart makes me go [Gm]
over.
[E] [B]
[Em] [E] Sometimes [D] I cry [C#m] all night [Em] long
[A]
[C] [F#m] I
[E] wake up stroking [Em] [D] wet.
[Em]
[A]
[C] [A] Lord,
[E] sometime I ache all [F#] [A] over
[G] [F#] and [Gm] in my [A] pillow is [D] all stroking wet.
And I [C] ask [E] my
[D] [B]
[G#m] [A] people
[G] [F#] because the
[A] [E] love haven't come home [Bm]
[A] yet.
Oh [Em] Lord, have mercy.
[B]
[E]
[Em] [A] Please have mercy.
[G] [Em]
[B]
[C] [E]
[F#m] My heart [A] aches and pains.
[Gm]
[B] [G]
[C#]
[E] [C#]
[B] [F#m]
[B]
[Am] [C] [F#m]
[Bm] [E]
[A] [Em]
[B]
[Bm] [E] You know I [A] get nervous in the morning
because my baby's gone.
[E]
[D] And I spend all [C#] night [C] alone by [E] myself.
You tell me I'm [C#m] old to the break of [Gm] dawn.
[C] Lord have [F#m] mercy.
[C]
[A] [C] My [Em] heart aches and pains.
Make me ache [E] all [B]
over.
[A]
[E] [A]
[D] [B] Please help me.
Somebody.
[Bm] [A]
[C] [C#] [D] I'm aching [E] from all over.
[Am]
[A#] [B] Oh [Dm] [E] Lord.
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
Em
121
C
3211
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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Let's start jamming Big Mama Thornton, Muddy Waters Blues Band - Sometimes I Have A Heartache chords, Practice these chords sequence - A, C, A, Em, A, F#m, C, A and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 56 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 112. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [C#m] Sometime I have _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [C#] Sometime I have a [F#] _ _ [E] heartache
[A] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[E] and I ain't _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] because _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#] my [G#] love is gone.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] And that [D] is why [E] my heart makes me go [Gm]
over.
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ Sometimes [D] I cry [C#m] all night _ _ [Em] long
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F#m] I _
[E] wake up stroking [Em] _ [D] wet. _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] Lord, _
[E] sometime I ache all _ [F#] _ [A] over
_ [G] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ and [Gm] in my [A] pillow is [D] all stroking _ wet.
And I [C] ask _ [E] my _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ [A] people _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F#] because the _
[A] _ [E] love haven't come home [Bm] _
_ [A] yet.
_ Oh [Em] Lord, _ _ have mercy.
[B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] Please have mercy.
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] My heart [A] aches and pains.
[Gm] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [E] _ You know I [A] get nervous in the morning _ _ _ _
because my baby's gone.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] And I spend all [C#] night [C] alone by [E] myself.
You tell me I'm [C#m] old to the break of [Gm] dawn. _
[C] Lord have [F#m] mercy.
_ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C] My _ [Em] heart aches and pains.
Make me ache [E] all [B]
over.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [B] Please help me.
_ _ Somebody.
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [C#] _ [D] I'm aching [E] from all over.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [A#] _ _ [B] _ Oh [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ Lord. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the Big Mama Thornton with the Muddy Waters Blues Band - 1966 album.

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