Chords for BLIND WILLIE MCTELL - Death Cell Blues [1933]
Tempo:
79.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
C
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [G] [Dm] [Em] [D] [G]
[D] [A] [D] [B]
[G] Chained down in [Gm] a death [D] cell by myself [G] [D]
[G] Chained in a death [C] cell by [D]
myself
And [A] my gal, she's [Em] got, [A] yeah she's got [D] somebody else
[C] [D]
Well they've got [D] me accused of murder [G] And I haven't even [D] hung the [G#] mail
[D] [G] They've got me accused of murder And I haven't [D] even hung the mail
[A] Oh they've got me charged [E] with [A] burglary And I haven't even raised [D] my [G] hand
[D] [Bm] The judge won't [D] give me no fine
[G]
The judge [D] won't give me no fine
[A] But one thing could release me And that's [D] old father time
[Dm] [D] Goodbye, you're going to jail with us Lord have mercy
[G] Goodbye, I'll have to come to jail [D] with us
I'll [A] have to cry for [E] my wealth of [A] freedom I want none of you women to [D] pity me
[G#] [C] [D] I'll have to give you my number, [Gm] [G] [D] 5994 I'll [G] have to give you my number, [D] 5994
[A] Because I'll be there forever [C#m] I'll have no [D] other place to [G] go
[D] They've got me accused of [G] forging And I can't even [D] write my name
Oh they've [G] got me accused of forging And I [A] can't even [D] write my name
[A] And my eyes [C#m] filled on me [A] My baby left my [D] poor heart in pain
[G] [D] [Bm] Mmm, [G#] la-dee, [D] la-dee-do
Mmm, [G]
la-dee, la [D]-dee-do
And [A] my eyes [E] filled on [A] me My baby left [C#] my [D] heart in [G] pain
[D] [N]
[D] [A] [D] [B]
[G] Chained down in [Gm] a death [D] cell by myself [G] [D]
[G] Chained in a death [C] cell by [D]
myself
And [A] my gal, she's [Em] got, [A] yeah she's got [D] somebody else
[C] [D]
Well they've got [D] me accused of murder [G] And I haven't even [D] hung the [G#] mail
[D] [G] They've got me accused of murder And I haven't [D] even hung the mail
[A] Oh they've got me charged [E] with [A] burglary And I haven't even raised [D] my [G] hand
[D] [Bm] The judge won't [D] give me no fine
[G]
The judge [D] won't give me no fine
[A] But one thing could release me And that's [D] old father time
[Dm] [D] Goodbye, you're going to jail with us Lord have mercy
[G] Goodbye, I'll have to come to jail [D] with us
I'll [A] have to cry for [E] my wealth of [A] freedom I want none of you women to [D] pity me
[G#] [C] [D] I'll have to give you my number, [Gm] [G] [D] 5994 I'll [G] have to give you my number, [D] 5994
[A] Because I'll be there forever [C#m] I'll have no [D] other place to [G] go
[D] They've got me accused of [G] forging And I can't even [D] write my name
Oh they've [G] got me accused of forging And I [A] can't even [D] write my name
[A] And my eyes [C#m] filled on me [A] My baby left my [D] poor heart in pain
[G] [D] [Bm] Mmm, [G#] la-dee, [D] la-dee-do
Mmm, [G]
la-dee, la [D]-dee-do
And [A] my eyes [E] filled on [A] me My baby left [C#] my [D] heart in [G] pain
[D] [N]
Key:
D
G
A
C
G#
D
G
A
[D] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B]
[G] Chained down in [Gm] a death [D] cell by myself [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ Chained in a death [C] cell by [D]
myself
_ And [A] my gal, she's [Em] got, [A] yeah she's got [D] somebody else
[C] _ [D] _ _
Well they've got [D] me accused of murder [G] And I haven't even [D] hung the [G#] mail
_ [D] _ [G] They've got me accused of murder And I haven't [D] even hung the mail _ _
[A] Oh they've got me charged [E] with [A] burglary And I haven't even raised [D] my [G] hand
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] The judge won't [D] give me no fine
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ The judge [D] won't give me no fine _
_ [A] But one thing could release me And that's [D] old father time
[Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ Goodbye, you're going to jail with us Lord have mercy _
[G] Goodbye, _ I'll have to come to jail [D] with us
I'll _ [A] have to cry for [E] my wealth of [A] freedom I want none of you women to [D] pity me
[G#] _ [C] _ [D] _ I'll have to give you my number, [Gm] _ [G] _ [D] 5994 _ I'll [G] have to give you my number, _ [D] _ 5994 _
_ [A] Because I'll be there forever [C#m] I'll have no [D] other place to [G] go
[D] They've got me accused of [G] forging And I can't even [D] write my name
_ _ Oh they've [G] got me accused of forging And I [A] can't even [D] write my name _
_ [A] And my eyes [C#m] filled on me [A] My baby left my [D] poor heart in pain
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] Mmm, _ [G#] la-dee, [D] la-dee-do
_ Mmm, [G] _
_ _ la-dee, la [D]-dee-do _ _
And [A] my eyes [E] filled on [A] me My baby left [C#] my [D] heart in [G] pain
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[D] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B]
[G] Chained down in [Gm] a death [D] cell by myself [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ Chained in a death [C] cell by [D]
myself
_ And [A] my gal, she's [Em] got, [A] yeah she's got [D] somebody else
[C] _ [D] _ _
Well they've got [D] me accused of murder [G] And I haven't even [D] hung the [G#] mail
_ [D] _ [G] They've got me accused of murder And I haven't [D] even hung the mail _ _
[A] Oh they've got me charged [E] with [A] burglary And I haven't even raised [D] my [G] hand
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] The judge won't [D] give me no fine
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ The judge [D] won't give me no fine _
_ [A] But one thing could release me And that's [D] old father time
[Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ Goodbye, you're going to jail with us Lord have mercy _
[G] Goodbye, _ I'll have to come to jail [D] with us
I'll _ [A] have to cry for [E] my wealth of [A] freedom I want none of you women to [D] pity me
[G#] _ [C] _ [D] _ I'll have to give you my number, [Gm] _ [G] _ [D] 5994 _ I'll [G] have to give you my number, _ [D] _ 5994 _
_ [A] Because I'll be there forever [C#m] I'll have no [D] other place to [G] go
[D] They've got me accused of [G] forging And I can't even [D] write my name
_ _ Oh they've [G] got me accused of forging And I [A] can't even [D] write my name _
_ [A] And my eyes [C#m] filled on me [A] My baby left my [D] poor heart in pain
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] Mmm, _ [G#] la-dee, [D] la-dee-do
_ Mmm, [G] _
_ _ la-dee, la [D]-dee-do _ _
And [A] my eyes [E] filled on [A] me My baby left [C#] my [D] heart in [G] pain
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _