Chords for Big Mama Thornton - Watermelon Man (Herbie Hancock) ♪♫

Tempo:
99.6 bpm
Chords used:

A

B

Em

E

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Big Mama Thornton - Watermelon Man (Herbie Hancock) ♪♫ chords
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[Em]
[A] [E]
[A] [B]
[E] [Em]
[F#] [B] [D#]
[A] [Em] [A#] [B]
[A] [B]
[Em] [D] [E]
[Em]
[G] [E] [B] Hey, waterman on me.
[A] [Em] Hey you with the red truck.
[D] [A] [D] Waterman [Em] on me.
[A] [Em] [B]
Bring me a [A] waterman
and make it nice and easy.
[B]
[E] Make it [A] mellow, yes you young fellow.
[B]
Bring it up here to
the fifth floor.
[G] Waterman on me.
[A] [E] Say waterman man, [Em] [Bm] did you hear what I [F#m] said?
[Em]
Will you bring
me a waterman and up to the fifth floor?
[B] [A]
[B] Five dollars?
Wait a minute.
[F#]
What you done?
Charging
a dollar off [Bm] the floor?
[B]
Think I'm gonna pay five dollars for a waterman?
You crazy.
[A] [B] And
move your truck.
I'm [Em] from the house.
What you say?
[F#m] [Em] [A] [Em] Say you got what?
[A] [Em] You tell [F#] me you
got a license.
[E]
That's all right.
I'll call the police.
[D] [A]
What you [F#] say?
You gonna sell the
police a waterman?
[B]
[A#m] [A] I might [Em] not know what kind [B] of police I'm gonna call.
Might not [A] even like
waterman.
[B]
[D] And you keep on telling me [E] you got a license.
[Em] I don't [A] care what kind of license
you [E] got.
You ain't got no license to sell in my driveway, so move.
[Em] [E] Oh you ain't gonna
move her?
Just stay there.
I'll get [Em] all these hound dogs and [E] we'll come downstairs, [Bm] flatten
your [A] tires, [B] and we'll get something [A] free.
[E] You better [B] move you smart ass.
[D#] I'm gonna [B] buy
one of your watermans you talk too smart.
[E]
And that goes for your truck too.
[B] [E]
[A] [E]
[D] [E]
[B] [A]
[B] [A]
[Bm] [Em]
[E] [Bm]
[E]
Key:  
A
1231
B
12341112
Em
121
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
B
12341112
Em
121
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Learn the basic chords of Big Mama Thornton - Watermelon Man chords, with this master sequence: B, A, B, F#, B, A and F#. Start with a comfortable 55 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 111. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [D#] _
_ [A] _ [Em] _ _ [A#] _ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [E] _ [B] Hey, waterman on me. _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ Hey you with the red truck.
[D] _ [A] _ [D] _ Waterman [Em] on me.
_ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _
Bring me a [A] waterman
and make it nice and easy.
_ _ [B] _
[E] Make it [A] mellow, yes you young fellow.
_ [B] _
Bring it up here to
the fifth floor.
[G] _ Waterman on me.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Say waterman man, _ [Em] _ [Bm] did you hear what I [F#m] said?
_ [Em] _
Will you bring
me a waterman and up to the fifth floor?
[B] _ _ [A] _
[B] Five dollars?
_ Wait a minute.
_ [F#]
What you done?
Charging
a dollar off [Bm] the floor?
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ Think I'm gonna pay five dollars for a waterman?
You crazy. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] And
move your truck.
I'm [Em] from the house. _ _ _ _
What you say?
[F#m] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ [Em] Say you got what?
_ [A] _ [Em] _ _ You tell [F#] me you
got a license.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
That's all right.
I'll call the police.
[D] _ _ _ [A]
What you [F#] say?
You gonna sell the
police a waterman?
[B] _ _
_ [A#m] _ [A] I might [Em] not know what kind [B] of police I'm gonna call.
Might not [A] even like
waterman.
_ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [D] _ And you keep on telling me [E] you got a license. _
_ [Em] I don't [A] care what kind of license
you [E] got.
You ain't got no license to sell in my driveway, so move.
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ Oh you ain't gonna
move her?
_ _ _ _ _ Just stay there.
_ _ I'll get [Em] all these hound dogs and [E] we'll come downstairs, [Bm] flatten
your [A] tires, _ [B] and we'll get something [A] free.
_ _ [E] You better [B] move you smart ass.
[D#] I'm gonna [B] buy
one of your watermans you talk too smart.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ And that goes for your truck too.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Herbie Hancock, is featured on the album Sassy Mama.

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