Born in Chicago Chords by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Tempo:
151.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

Am

E

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Born in Chicago chords
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[A]
[D]
[Ab] [A]
[E] [Am] [D]
[A]
I was born in Chicago in 1941.
[Am] I
[D] was born in Chicago in
[A] 1941.
[D] [Am]
Well, [E] my father told [D] me, son, you had [Em] better [A] get a gun.
Well, my first friend went down when I was 17 years [Am] old.
Well, my first friend went [D] down when [Am] I was 17 years old.
[E] Well, there's one thing I [Am] can say about that [A] boy.
He got bold.
[Am]
[A] [Em]
[D]
[Ab] [A]
[E] [D]
[A]
Well, my second friend went down when I was 21 years of [Am] age.
Well, [D] my second friend went down when I was [A] 21 years of age.
[E] Well, there's one thing I can [D] say about that [A] boy.
He got brave.
[D]
[A]
[D]
[Am]
[D]
[Am]
[E] [A] Now, rules are all right if there's someone left to play the game.
[D] Well, now, rules are all right if there's
[Am] someone left to play the game.
I
[E] [C] know [D] it, and things [Em] just don't [A] seem the same.
Oh, things just don't seem the [D] same, [Am] babe.
[D]
[A]
[Am] [D]
[A]
[C]
[Dm]
[Am]
[E] [D] [G]
[D] [A]
[Am] [A] [Em]
[D]
[Am]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
Am
2311
E
2311
Em
121
D
1321
A
1231
Am
2311
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Learn the basic chords of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Born In Chicago chords, with this master sequence: E, D, A, Am, D, Am and E. A good strategy is to initiate at 75 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 152 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: A Minor.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was born in Chicago _ in 1941.
_ [Am] I _ _ _
[D] was born in Chicago in _
[A] 1941.
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
Well, [E] my father told [D] me, son, you had [Em] better [A] get a gun. _ _ _ _ _
Well, my first friend went down when I was 17 years [Am] old. _ _ _ _
Well, my first friend went [D] down when [Am] I was 17 years old. _ _ _ _
[E] Well, there's one thing I [Am] can say about that [A] boy.
He got _ bold. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, my second friend went down when I was 21 years of [Am] age. _ _ _
Well, [D] my second friend went down when I was [A] 21 years of age. _ _ _
[E] Well, there's one thing I can [D] say about that [A] boy.
He got brave. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [A] Now, rules are all right if there's someone left to play the game. _ _ _
[D] Well, now, rules are all right if there's
[Am] someone left to play the game.
I _ _
_ [E] _ _ [C] know [D] it, and things [Em] just don't [A] seem the same. _ _ _
Oh, things just don't seem the [D] same, [Am] babe.
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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