Chords for Blind Blake's "Police Dog Blues" on a 1925 Gibson L3
Tempo:
158.95 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Cm
Bb
B
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Bb] [Cm]
[Eb]
All my [Cm] life I've been a [Eb] traveling man.
[Cm] All my life I've [Eb] been a traveling man.
Staying [C] alone, doing [Bb] the [Eb] best I can.
[Cm] [Eb]
[Ebm] [Bbm] [Eb]
Shipped my [B]
[Cm] trunk down [Eb] to Tennessee.
[Cm] I shipped my trunk [B] down to [Ebm] Tennessee.
[Eb]
[Bb] It's hard to [Cm] tell [Eb] how a man like me.
[B] [Cm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Eb]
I met a girl, [Cm] I couldn't get her [Eb] off my mind.
[Cm]
I met a girl, I couldn't [Eb] get her off my mind.
[Bb] She picked me up, [Cm] she didn't [Eb] like my kind.
[F] [Eb] [F] [G]
[Eb] [Gb] [Bb] [Cm]
[Eb]
[Am] [Eb]
I'm scared to [B] [Cm] bother around [Eb] the house at night.
[Cm] I'm scared to bother [Eb] around the house at night.
He's got a poor old dog, craving for a fight.
[C]
[Eb]
[Bb] His [Cm] [Ebm]
[Eb]
name is rambling [Cm] when he [Eb] gets a chance.
His [Cm] name is rambling when [Eb] he gets a chance.
He leaves his [Cm] mark on [Eb] everybody's face.
Oh, I guess I [B] travel, [Cm] I guess [Eb] I let her be.
[Cm] Guess I travel, [Eb] guess I let her be.
[Bb] Before [Eb] she sticks that [Gb] police dog [Eb] on me.
[Eb]
All my [Cm] life I've been a [Eb] traveling man.
[Cm] All my life I've [Eb] been a traveling man.
Staying [C] alone, doing [Bb] the [Eb] best I can.
[Cm] [Eb]
[Ebm] [Bbm] [Eb]
Shipped my [B]
[Cm] trunk down [Eb] to Tennessee.
[Cm] I shipped my trunk [B] down to [Ebm] Tennessee.
[Eb]
[Bb] It's hard to [Cm] tell [Eb] how a man like me.
[B] [Cm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Eb]
I met a girl, [Cm] I couldn't get her [Eb] off my mind.
[Cm]
I met a girl, I couldn't [Eb] get her off my mind.
[Bb] She picked me up, [Cm] she didn't [Eb] like my kind.
[F] [Eb] [F] [G]
[Eb] [Gb] [Bb] [Cm]
[Eb]
[Am] [Eb]
I'm scared to [B] [Cm] bother around [Eb] the house at night.
[Cm] I'm scared to bother [Eb] around the house at night.
He's got a poor old dog, craving for a fight.
[C]
[Eb]
[Bb] His [Cm] [Ebm]
[Eb]
name is rambling [Cm] when he [Eb] gets a chance.
His [Cm] name is rambling when [Eb] he gets a chance.
He leaves his [Cm] mark on [Eb] everybody's face.
Oh, I guess I [B] travel, [Cm] I guess [Eb] I let her be.
[Cm] Guess I travel, [Eb] guess I let her be.
[Bb] Before [Eb] she sticks that [Gb] police dog [Eb] on me.
Key:
Eb
Cm
Bb
B
Ebm
Eb
Cm
Bb
[G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ All my [Cm] life I've been a [Eb] traveling _ man. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] All my life I've [Eb] been a traveling _ man. _
_ _ _ _ _ Staying [C] alone, doing [Bb] the [Eb] best I can. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Shipped my [B]
[Cm] trunk down [Eb] to Tennessee. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] I shipped my trunk [B] down to [Ebm] Tennessee.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] It's hard to [Cm] tell [Eb] how a man like me. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I met a girl, [Cm] I couldn't get her [Eb] off my _ _ _ mind.
_ _ _ [Cm]
I met a girl, I couldn't [Eb] get her off my mind.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] She picked me up, [Cm] she didn't [Eb] like my _ kind. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [G] _
[Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm scared to [B] [Cm] bother around [Eb] the house at _ night.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] I'm scared to bother [Eb] around the house at _ _ night.
_ _ He's got a poor old dog, craving for a fight. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ His [Cm] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ name is rambling [Cm] when he [Eb] gets a chance. _ _ _ _
His [Cm] name is rambling when [Eb] he gets a _ _ chance.
_ _ _ He leaves his [Cm] mark on [Eb] everybody's _ face.
_ _ _ Oh, I guess I [B] travel, [Cm] I guess [Eb] I let her be. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Guess I travel, [Eb] guess I let her be. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Before [Eb] she sticks that [Gb] police dog _ [Eb] on me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ All my [Cm] life I've been a [Eb] traveling _ man. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] All my life I've [Eb] been a traveling _ man. _
_ _ _ _ _ Staying [C] alone, doing [Bb] the [Eb] best I can. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Shipped my [B]
[Cm] trunk down [Eb] to Tennessee. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] I shipped my trunk [B] down to [Ebm] Tennessee.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] It's hard to [Cm] tell [Eb] how a man like me. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I met a girl, [Cm] I couldn't get her [Eb] off my _ _ _ mind.
_ _ _ [Cm]
I met a girl, I couldn't [Eb] get her off my mind.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] She picked me up, [Cm] she didn't [Eb] like my _ kind. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [G] _
[Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm scared to [B] [Cm] bother around [Eb] the house at _ night.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] I'm scared to bother [Eb] around the house at _ _ night.
_ _ He's got a poor old dog, craving for a fight. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ His [Cm] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ name is rambling [Cm] when he [Eb] gets a chance. _ _ _ _
His [Cm] name is rambling when [Eb] he gets a _ _ chance.
_ _ _ He leaves his [Cm] mark on [Eb] everybody's _ face.
_ _ _ Oh, I guess I [B] travel, [Cm] I guess [Eb] I let her be. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Guess I travel, [Eb] guess I let her be. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Before [Eb] she sticks that [Gb] police dog _ [Eb] on me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _