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
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Blues For Mama (Live at Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI / July 2, 1966 / Audio) chords
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[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]
Key:  
Am
2311
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
B
12341112
Am
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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To learn Nina Simone - (Live) Blues For Mama chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: B, E, A, D, A, Am, A, Am and D. A strategic approach would be to train at 43 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 88. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G Major.

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_ [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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _