Blues Before Sunrise Chords by Scrapper Blackwell

Tempo:
86.5 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

C

Gm

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Blues Before Sunrise........ Scrapper Blackwell chords
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[Gm] [A] [C]
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [C#m]
[G] [D] [Em] [C#] [G]
[C] [D] [Gm]
[D] [G] [C#] [C] [G]
[D] [Gm] I got the blues before sunrise [Dm]
With tears staring in my eyes
I got [C] the blues before sunrise With tears staring [G] in my [Gm] [D] eyes
[G] [D] Lord, it's such a lonesome feeling, [Gm] [D] one I do
[G] [C#m]
[G] [D] [G] Look like everybody, everybody's down on me
[C] Look like everybody, everybody's [G] down on me
[Gm]
[D] [G] I'm [D] gonna wash my troubles [Gm] down [D] to the deep [G] blue sea
[C#m] [Am] [G] [D] [Gm]
[G] [E] [G]
[Dm] [C]
[E] [G]
[D]
[G] [D] [G]
[C#m] [C] [G] [D] [Gm]
[C] [Em] [C] I'm [G] gonna wash [C#] my [C] troubles down to [G] [C]
the deep blue sea
I'm [G]
[C#] [F] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] [G]
[Dm] [Gm] [D] [G]
[C] gonna wash my [Gm] troubles down to the deep blue sea
[D] [G] [C#] Lord, [D] I've been lying here [Gm] with [D] my mind [G]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
Blue [Am] started [G] in broad and stopped at my front door
Lord, I ain't got nobody, say where you go, I [C] won't [D#] do
[Em] [Am] Lord, [D#] what a boy you've [Em] done
[D] [G] [D] I'm gonna change my way of living, [Gm] I [D] won't hurt [G] myself no more
[D] [G] [D] [G] I love my baby, but my baby just won't be here
[C] Lord, I love [Em] my baby, [Am] [D#] my [C] baby won't be [Gm] here
[D] [G] [A#] I'm gonna [D] buy me a .44
pistol [Gm] and [D] put her in a [G] grave
[C#m] [Gm] [G]
[E] [Dm]
[C] [D#]
[C] [G] [G] [Bm]
[Em] [Gm] [A] [D]
[Gm] [C#] [C] [C#] [Cm]
[Dm] [D] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Em
121
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
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Let's start jamming Scrapper Blackwell - (Album Version) Blues Before Sunrise chords, Practice these chords sequence - D, G, D, Gm, D, G and Gm. For best results, commence at 43 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 86. Considering the song's key of G Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ [Em] _ [C#] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C#] _ [C] _ [G] _
[D] _ [Gm] I got the blues before sunrise [Dm] _
With tears staring in my eyes _ _
_ _ I got [C] the blues before sunrise With tears staring [G] in my [Gm] [D] eyes _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] Lord, it's such a lonesome feeling, [Gm] _ [D] one I do
[G] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ Look like everybody, _ everybody's down on me _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Look like everybody, _ _ _ everybody's [G] down on me
[Gm] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ I'm [D] gonna wash my troubles _ [Gm] down [D] to the deep [G] blue sea
[C#m] _ [Am] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [C#m] _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] [C] I'm [G] gonna wash [C#] my [C] troubles down to [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ the deep blue sea
I'm _ _ [G] _
_ [C#] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] gonna _ _ _ _ wash my [Gm] troubles down to the deep blue sea
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C#] Lord, [D] I've been lying here _ _ [Gm] with [D] my mind [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [G]
Blue [Am] started [G] in broad and stopped at my front door
Lord, I ain't got nobody, say where you go, I [C] won't [D#] do
[Em] _ [Am] _ Lord, [D#] what a boy you've [Em] done
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] I'm gonna change my way of living, _ [Gm] I [D] won't hurt [G] myself no more
[D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] I love my baby, _ _ but my baby just won't be here
_ _ _ _ [C] Lord, I love [Em] my baby, [Am] _ _ [D#] my [C] baby won't be [Gm] here
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A#] I'm gonna [D] buy me a .44
pistol _ [Gm] and [D] put her in a [G] grave
_ [C#m] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D#] _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _
[Em] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C#] _ [C] _ _ [C#] _ [Cm] _
[Dm] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _

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