Chords for Blue Yodel No. 12 by Jimmie Rodgers (1933)
Tempo:
148.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
F#m
A#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [F#m]
[F] [Em] [D]
Sorrow struck me one morning at the break of day.
[G] Sorrow struck me one morning at the break [D] of day.
Cause a [A] mean old man come and took my gal [D] away.
Dee yodely, [A] yodely,
[D] yodely.
When I woke up there was nothing to do but race.
[G] When I woke up there was nothing I could do [D] but race.
I know she didn't [A] want me, all she wanted was [D] a slave.
[A] [D] [C]
[A#] [B] [A#] [A] [D] [F#]
[G] [F#m]
[D] [F#m]
[Fm] [F#] [D]
Since my mama's gone I've got that aching heart disease.
[G] Since my mama's gone I've got that aching heart [D] disease.
It works just [A] like a cancer, going to kill me by [D] degrees.
Dee yodely, [A] yodely,
[D] yodely.
Never take a woman who is short and thick.
[G] Never take a woman who is short [D] and thick.
She'll [A] have you hunting lions with a little old walking [D] stick.
Dee yodely, [A] yodely, yodely.
[D]
I wish her good luck everywhere she roam.
[G] I wish her good luck everywhere that she [D] may roam.
I don't know [A] why she left, but I know she's never [D] coming home.
Yodely, yodely, [A] yodely.
[D]
Honey, before I met you I had a new pair of shoes.
[G] Before I met you, woman, I had a brand [D] new pair of shoes.
Take a look [A] at me now, I've got those [D] barefooted blues.
Yodely,
[A] yodely, [D] yodely.
[A#m] [A#]
[N]
[F] [Em] [D]
Sorrow struck me one morning at the break of day.
[G] Sorrow struck me one morning at the break [D] of day.
Cause a [A] mean old man come and took my gal [D] away.
Dee yodely, [A] yodely,
[D] yodely.
When I woke up there was nothing to do but race.
[G] When I woke up there was nothing I could do [D] but race.
I know she didn't [A] want me, all she wanted was [D] a slave.
[A] [D] [C]
[A#] [B] [A#] [A] [D] [F#]
[G] [F#m]
[D] [F#m]
[Fm] [F#] [D]
Since my mama's gone I've got that aching heart disease.
[G] Since my mama's gone I've got that aching heart [D] disease.
It works just [A] like a cancer, going to kill me by [D] degrees.
Dee yodely, [A] yodely,
[D] yodely.
Never take a woman who is short and thick.
[G] Never take a woman who is short [D] and thick.
She'll [A] have you hunting lions with a little old walking [D] stick.
Dee yodely, [A] yodely, yodely.
[D]
I wish her good luck everywhere she roam.
[G] I wish her good luck everywhere that she [D] may roam.
I don't know [A] why she left, but I know she's never [D] coming home.
Yodely, yodely, [A] yodely.
[D]
Honey, before I met you I had a new pair of shoes.
[G] Before I met you, woman, I had a brand [D] new pair of shoes.
Take a look [A] at me now, I've got those [D] barefooted blues.
Yodely,
[A] yodely, [D] yodely.
[A#m] [A#]
[N]
Key:
D
A
G
F#m
A#
D
A
G
[D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Sorrow struck me one _ morning at the break of _ day. _ _ _
[G] Sorrow struck me one _ morning at the break [D] of _ day.
_ _ _ _ Cause a [A] mean old man come and took my gal [D] away. _ _ _ _ _
Dee yodely, _ _ [A] yodely, _ _
[D] yodely. _ _ _ _ _
When I woke up there was nothing to do but race. _ _ _ _ _
[G] When I woke up there was nothing I could do [D] but race. _ _
_ _ I know she didn't [A] want me, _ _ all she wanted was [D] a slave. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[A#] _ [B] _ [A#] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [F#] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ [F#] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Since my mama's gone I've got that aching heart disease. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Since my mama's gone I've got that aching heart [D] disease. _ _ _ _
_ It works just [A] like a cancer, _ going to kill me by [D] _ _ degrees. _ _ _
Dee yodely, [A] _ _ yodely, _ _
[D] yodely. _ _ _ _ _ _
Never take a woman who is short and thick. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Never take a woman who is short [D] and thick. _ _ _ _ _
She'll [A] have you hunting lions with a little old walking [D] stick.
_ _ _ _ Dee yodely, [A] yodely, _ yodely.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ I wish her good luck _ everywhere she roam. _ _ _ _ _
[G] I wish her good luck everywhere that she [D] may roam. _ _ _
_ I don't know [A] why she left, but I know she's never [D] coming home. _ _ _ _
Yodely, yodely, [A] _ _ _ yodely. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Honey, before I met you I had a new pair of shoes. _ _ _
_ _ [G] Before I met you, woman, I had a brand [D] new pair of shoes.
_ _ _ _ _ Take a look [A] at me now, _ I've got those _ _ [D] barefooted _ blues.
_ _ _ _ Yodely, _
[A] _ yodely, _ _ [D] yodely. _
[A#m] _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Sorrow struck me one _ morning at the break of _ day. _ _ _
[G] Sorrow struck me one _ morning at the break [D] of _ day.
_ _ _ _ Cause a [A] mean old man come and took my gal [D] away. _ _ _ _ _
Dee yodely, _ _ [A] yodely, _ _
[D] yodely. _ _ _ _ _
When I woke up there was nothing to do but race. _ _ _ _ _
[G] When I woke up there was nothing I could do [D] but race. _ _
_ _ I know she didn't [A] want me, _ _ all she wanted was [D] a slave. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[A#] _ [B] _ [A#] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [F#] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ [F#] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Since my mama's gone I've got that aching heart disease. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Since my mama's gone I've got that aching heart [D] disease. _ _ _ _
_ It works just [A] like a cancer, _ going to kill me by [D] _ _ degrees. _ _ _
Dee yodely, [A] _ _ yodely, _ _
[D] yodely. _ _ _ _ _ _
Never take a woman who is short and thick. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Never take a woman who is short [D] and thick. _ _ _ _ _
She'll [A] have you hunting lions with a little old walking [D] stick.
_ _ _ _ Dee yodely, [A] yodely, _ yodely.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ I wish her good luck _ everywhere she roam. _ _ _ _ _
[G] I wish her good luck everywhere that she [D] may roam. _ _ _
_ I don't know [A] why she left, but I know she's never [D] coming home. _ _ _ _
Yodely, yodely, [A] _ _ _ yodely. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Honey, before I met you I had a new pair of shoes. _ _ _
_ _ [G] Before I met you, woman, I had a brand [D] new pair of shoes.
_ _ _ _ _ Take a look [A] at me now, _ I've got those _ _ [D] barefooted _ blues.
_ _ _ _ Yodely, _
[A] _ yodely, _ _ [D] yodely. _
[A#m] _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _