Big Road Blues Chords by Colin James

Tempo:
77.125 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

Em

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Big Road Blues chords
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[Em]
[A] [E]
[B] [A] [E]
Well, I [Em] ain't going down that big road [E] by myself.
Now, pretty mama, [A] won't you hear me talking?
Well, I ain't going down that big road [E] by myself.
[E]
[B] Well, if you don't love [A] me, honey,
go and get me [E] somebody else.
You know the sun's going to shine here
at my back door [Em] someday.
Now, pretty mama, won't you hear me [A] talking?
The sun's going to shine here at my [E] back door someday.
[B] Yeah, the wind's going to [A] blow, blow on mine,
blow on mine after [E] it blows away.
What [Em] good is a bulldog if he don't fuss or fight?
Now, pretty mama, won't you hear me [A] talking?
What good is a bulldog if he don't [E] fuss or fight?
[B] What good is a [A] woman if she stays up [E] almost every night?
Well, all right.
[A] [G]
[E] [B] [E] [A]
[E]
[A]
[E] [B] [A]
[E]
[A] Yeah.
Well,
[E] [B] [A]
[E] I [Em] ain't going [E] down that big road by myself.
Now, pretty mama, won't you hear me [A] talking?
Well, I ain't going down that big [E] road by myself.
[B] Well, if you don't love [A] me, baby,
go and get me [Am] somebody [E] else.
[Em] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [A] [E] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
Em
121
G
2131
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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Let's start jamming Colin James - Big Road Blues chords, Practice these chords sequence - B, A, E, A, E and E. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 38 BPM and then match the original tempo of 77 BPM. Given the song's key of E Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
Well, I [Em] ain't going down that big road [E] by myself.
Now, pretty mama, [A] won't you hear me talking?
Well, I ain't going down that big road [E] by myself.
_ [E]
[B] Well, if you don't love [A] me, honey,
go and get me [E] somebody else. _
You know the sun's going to shine here
at my back door [Em] someday.
Now, pretty mama, won't you hear me [A] talking?
The sun's going to shine here at my [E] back door someday. _
[B] Yeah, the wind's going to [A] blow, blow on mine,
_ blow on mine after [E] it blows away.
_ What [Em] good is a bulldog if he don't fuss or fight?
Now, pretty mama, won't you hear me [A] talking?
What good is a bulldog if he don't [E] fuss or fight?
_ [B] What good is a [A] woman if she stays up [E] almost every night?
Well, all right. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Yeah.
Well, _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ I [Em] ain't going [E] down that big road by myself.
Now, pretty mama, won't you hear me [A] talking?
Well, I ain't going down that big [E] road by myself.
[B] Well, if you don't love [A] me, baby,
go and get me _ [Am] somebody _ [E] else. _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Blue Highways album.

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