Blues Man Chords by B.B. King

Tempo:
130.4 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Bb

F

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Blues Man chords
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[Ab]
[C] [B]
[C] [Db] I've
[E]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Abm] [Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Db] [D] [Fm]
[Eb] [Ab] traveled for miles [E] around, [B] [Ab] [Db] it seems like [F]
everybody [Fm] want to [Dbm] put me [E] down, [Bb] [E] because [Ab] I'm
a blues man, [F] [Ab] [Bb] but I'm a good man, [Db] [Bb] [Ab] understand?
[Db] I [D] [Ab]
[Bb] [Ab]
went down to the bus station, look [C] along [B] the [Ab] wall, [Db]
my [F] money was too light people, [Dbm]
couldn't
go [E] nowhere at all, [Ab]
I'm a [F] blues man, [Bb] but a good man, [Db] [Bbm] [Ab] understand?
[Db] [Ab]
The [Db]
burdens that [Bbm] I [Dbm]
carry, oh, it's [Ab] so heavy, you see, it seems [Bb] like it ain't [D] nobody in
this great big [Bb]
world, [C] [Db] [D] that [Eb] would wanna, wanna help old me, [Ab] [Bbm] hey, [Ab] but I'll [C] be [Ab]
alright people,
[B] [Ab] [Db] just give me a [F] break, good things [Dbm] come to those who wait, and [Ab] I've waited a long time,
[Fm] [Cm] I'm a blues [Bb] man, [Db] but a good man, [Bb] [Ab]
understand?
[Cm] [Db] [D] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb] [Ab]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Db]
[F] [Dbm]
[Db] [Ab]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Db]
[Fm] [Dbm]
[E] [Abm]
[Ab] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Db] The
[Db]
burdens that I [Dbm]
carry, [Bbm] [A] oh, [Ab] it's so heavy, you see, it [Bb] seems like it ain't nobody in
this great big world, that would [Eb] wanna, wanna help old me, [Gb]
hey, [Ab] but I'll be [Cm] [Fm] [Ab] [Gb] alright [Db] people,
[Ebm] just give [Db] me a break, [F]
good things [Dbm] come to those who wait, and I've waited [Ab] a long time,
[F] I'm a blues man, [Bb] [Fm]
but a good [Db] man, [Bbm] [Ab] understand?
[Db] [Bb] [Ab] [Fm]
[Gb] [Eb] [Ab]
[Db]
[Dbm] [E]
[Dbm] [Ab] [Cm]
[Bb] [Db]
[Ab] [Gb]
[F] [Fm]
[Bb] [D] [Db]
[D] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db]
[Bb] [Ab] [Ab]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Bb
12341111
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To learn B.B. King - Blues Man chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Dbm, Ab, Db, Bb, Db, Bbm, Db, F and Dbm. Set your pace at 65 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 130. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Db Major.

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_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _
_ [C] _ _ [Db] _ I've _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ traveled _ for _ _ miles [E] around, _ [B] _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] it seems like [F]
everybody _ _ [Fm] want to [Dbm] put me [E] down, _ [Bb] _ _ [E] because [Ab] I'm
a blues man, [F] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] but I'm a good man, [Db] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] understand? _
_ _ [Db] I [D] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
went down to the bus station, _ _ look [C] along [B] the [Ab] wall, _ [Db] _
my [F] money was too light people, _ _ [Dbm] _
couldn't
go [E] nowhere at all, _ _ [Ab] _
I'm a [F] blues man, _ [Bb] but a good man, _ [Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] understand? _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The [Db] _
burdens that _ [Bbm] I [Dbm]
carry, _ _ _ oh, it's [Ab] so heavy, _ _ _ _ _ you see, _ _ _ _ it seems [Bb] like it ain't [D] nobody _ _ in
this great big [Bb]
world, [C] _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] that [Eb] would wanna, _ _ _ wanna help old me, _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bbm] hey, [Ab] but I'll _ _ _ [C] be [Ab] _
alright people,
[B] _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] just give me a [F] break, _ _ good things [Dbm] come _ to those who wait, and [Ab] I've waited a long time,
[Fm] _ [Cm] I'm a blues [Bb] man, _ [Db] but a good man, [Bb] _ _ [Ab]
understand?
[Cm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Dbm] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] The _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
burdens that _ _ _ I [Dbm]
carry, _ [Bbm] _ _ [A] oh, [Ab] it's so heavy, _ _ _ _ you see, _ _ _ _ it [Bb] seems like it ain't nobody _ _ _ in
this great big world, _ _ that would [Eb] wanna, _ _ _ wanna help old me, [Gb] _
hey, _ _ [Ab] but I'll _ be [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] alright _ [Db] people,
[Ebm] just give [Db] me a break, [F] _
_ _ good things [Dbm] come _ to those who wait, and I've waited [Ab] a long time, _
[F] I'm a blues man, [Bb] _ _ [Fm]
but a good [Db] man, [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] understand? _
_ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ [Db] _
_ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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