Blues For Mama (Live at Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI / July 2, 1966 / Audio) Chords
Tempo:
87.85 bpm
Chords used:
Am
A
D
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[Am] [D]
[Am] [E] Yeah.
[G] [A] [Am]
[A]
[E] [A] [Am]
Hey, lordy mama, [Ab] [Am] I heard you wasn't feeling good, so they spreading dirty words.
[D] They say you [C] mean an evil, [D]
don't know what to [Am] do.
[A] And that somebody's gonna help you black and [Am] blue.
Hey, lordy mama.
[D] Hey, [E] God, [A] what you gonna do?
[D] What [Am] you gonna do?
[Em] They [Am] say he left you all alone to weather [B] this old [Am] storm.
[A] And he's got [Ab] another
[Am] wing in on his arm.
That fool's telling everybody [A] he's sick and tired of [Am] you.
Hey, [N] lordy mama, what you gonna [A] do?
Hey, [E] God.
[Am] [Em]
[D] [E] [A]
Guess you ain't ready for [D] that.
[Am]
[E] [Am] They [B] say you love to fuss [E] and fight [Am] and [Db] bring a good [Em] man down.
And [Am] you [E] don't know how to treat him [A] when he takes you on the town.
[Am]
[D] They say [Am] you ain't behind him [D] and just don't understand.
[Am]
Think that you're a woman, but you're acting like a man.
[E] Hey, God.
[Am]
[A] [Am]
[D] All
[A] [E] [A] these
[D] years you loved, and you know it's true.
[A]
[B] [Am]
[Gbm] [B] A man and a woman ought to [G] disagree.
[Am]
[A] Ain't nobody [D] perfect.
[A]
Ain't nobody free.
[B] Hey, lordy
[E] [A] [D]
[A]
mama.
[Ab] [N]
[Am] [D]
[Am] [E] Yeah.
[G] [A] [Am]
[A]
[E] [A] [Am]
Hey, lordy mama, [Ab] [Am] I heard you wasn't feeling good, so they spreading dirty words.
[D] They say you [C] mean an evil, [D]
don't know what to [Am] do.
[A] And that somebody's gonna help you black and [Am] blue.
Hey, lordy mama.
[D] Hey, [E] God, [A] what you gonna do?
[D] What [Am] you gonna do?
[Em] They [Am] say he left you all alone to weather [B] this old [Am] storm.
[A] And he's got [Ab] another
[Am] wing in on his arm.
That fool's telling everybody [A] he's sick and tired of [Am] you.
Hey, [N] lordy mama, what you gonna [A] do?
Hey, [E] God.
[Am] [Em]
[D] [E] [A]
Guess you ain't ready for [D] that.
[Am]
[E] [Am] They [B] say you love to fuss [E] and fight [Am] and [Db] bring a good [Em] man down.
And [Am] you [E] don't know how to treat him [A] when he takes you on the town.
[Am]
[D] They say [Am] you ain't behind him [D] and just don't understand.
[Am]
Think that you're a woman, but you're acting like a man.
[E] Hey, God.
[Am]
[A] [Am]
[D] All
[A] [E] [A] these
[D] years you loved, and you know it's true.
[A]
[B] [Am]
[Gbm] [B] A man and a woman ought to [G] disagree.
[Am]
[A] Ain't nobody [D] perfect.
[A]
Ain't nobody free.
[B] Hey, lordy
[E] [A] [D]
[A]
mama.
[Ab] [N]
Key:
Am
A
D
E
B
Am
A
D
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _ Yeah.
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _
_ Hey, lordy mama, [Ab] _ _ [Am] I heard you wasn't feeling good, _ so they spreading dirty _ _ words. _ _ _
_ [D] _ They say you [C] mean an evil, _ [D] _
don't know what to [Am] do.
_ _ [A] And that somebody's gonna help you black and [Am] blue.
Hey, lordy mama. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Hey, _ [E] God, [A] what you gonna do?
_ [D] _ What [Am] you gonna do?
_ _ [Em] They [Am] _ _ say he left you all alone to weather [B] this old [Am] storm.
_ _ [A] And he's got [Ab] another _
[Am] wing in on his arm. _ _ _
That fool's telling everybody [A] _ he's sick and tired of [Am] you.
_ _ Hey, [N] lordy mama, _ what you gonna [A] do?
Hey, [E] God.
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A]
Guess you ain't ready for [D] that.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ They [B] say you love to fuss [E] and fight [Am] and [Db] bring a good [Em] man down.
And [Am] you _ [E] don't know how to treat him [A] when he takes you on the town.
[Am] _ _
[D] _ They say [Am] you ain't behind him [D] and just don't understand.
[Am] _ _ _ _
Think that you're a woman, _ _ but you're acting like a man.
[E] Hey, God.
[Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ All _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] these
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ years you loved, _ _ and you know it's true.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Gbm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ A man and a _ _ _ woman ought to [G] disagree.
[Am] _
_ [A] _ Ain't nobody [D] perfect.
_ [A] _ _
_ Ain't nobody free.
[B] Hey, lordy _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ mama.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _ Yeah.
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _
_ Hey, lordy mama, [Ab] _ _ [Am] I heard you wasn't feeling good, _ so they spreading dirty _ _ words. _ _ _
_ [D] _ They say you [C] mean an evil, _ [D] _
don't know what to [Am] do.
_ _ [A] And that somebody's gonna help you black and [Am] blue.
Hey, lordy mama. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Hey, _ [E] God, [A] what you gonna do?
_ [D] _ What [Am] you gonna do?
_ _ [Em] They [Am] _ _ say he left you all alone to weather [B] this old [Am] storm.
_ _ [A] And he's got [Ab] another _
[Am] wing in on his arm. _ _ _
That fool's telling everybody [A] _ he's sick and tired of [Am] you.
_ _ Hey, [N] lordy mama, _ what you gonna [A] do?
Hey, [E] God.
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A]
Guess you ain't ready for [D] that.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ They [B] say you love to fuss [E] and fight [Am] and [Db] bring a good [Em] man down.
And [Am] you _ [E] don't know how to treat him [A] when he takes you on the town.
[Am] _ _
[D] _ They say [Am] you ain't behind him [D] and just don't understand.
[Am] _ _ _ _
Think that you're a woman, _ _ but you're acting like a man.
[E] Hey, God.
[Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ All _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] these
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ years you loved, _ _ and you know it's true.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Gbm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ A man and a _ _ _ woman ought to [G] disagree.
[Am] _
_ [A] _ Ain't nobody [D] perfect.
_ [A] _ _
_ Ain't nobody free.
[B] Hey, lordy _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ mama.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _