Bright Lights, Big City Chords by Jimmy Reed

Tempo:
92.05 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

Am

G

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bright Lights, Big City chords
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[A] [D] [A] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] [A] [E]
[Am] Oh, fight like [D] [A] a big city, [Am]
gone till my baby's here.
Oh, [D] fight like a big city,
[Am] gone till my baby's here.
I [G] tried [D] to tell that woman, but she don't believe a word I [A] say.
[Cm] [E]
[A] Go [D] lie, [Am] [A] pretty baby, [Am]
[A] gonna [D] need [A] my help some [D] day.
[Am] Oh, [G] all [D] right, pretty [G] baby, [A] gonna need [Am] my help some [D] day.
[Am] [D]
Just gonna wish I had a listen to some of those [Am] things I [A] say.
[E]
[A] [Am] [A] [A]
[Am] [A] [Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [G] [F#] [D] [G] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D] [Am]
[E] [D]
[A] [D] [E]
[A] Go [D] [Am] ahead, pretty baby,
[A] honey, knock yourself out.
[Am] Oh, [D] go [G] [D] ahead, pretty [G] baby, [D] [G]
[Am] [D] honey, [A] knock yourself [D] out.
[Am] Oh, I [E] still love you, [D] baby, cause I don't know what it's [A] all about.
[D] [E]
[A] Oh, fight [D] like [Am] a [A] big [D] city, [Am]
[A] gone [D] [A] till my baby's here.
[D] [Am] Oh, [D] fight [G] like [D] a big [G] city, [C]
[Am] [D] gone [A] till my [Am] baby's [D] here.
[Am] [Bm] I hope you enjoyed this video.
[A] [E]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
Am
2311
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
Am
2311
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Let's start jamming Jimmy Reed - Bright Lights, Big City chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - A, Am, A, D, Am and D in sequence. Set your pace at 46 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 92. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Major.

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[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [E] _
[Am] Oh, fight like _ [D] [A] a big city, _ [Am] _
gone till my baby's here.
Oh, [D] fight like a big city, _ _
[Am] gone till my baby's here.
I [G] tried [D] to tell that woman, but she don't believe a word I [A] say.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [E] _
[A] Go [D] lie, [Am] _ [A] pretty baby, [Am] _
[A] gonna [D] need [A] my help some [D] day.
[Am] Oh, [G] all [D] right, pretty [G] baby, _ [A] gonna need [Am] my help some [D] day.
[Am] _ [D]
Just gonna wish I had a listen to some of those [Am] things I [A] say.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ [A] _ _
[Am] _ [A] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ [G] _ [F#] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _
[A] Go [D] [Am] ahead, pretty baby, _ _
[A] honey, knock yourself out.
[Am] Oh, [D] go [G] [D] ahead, pretty [G] baby, [D] _ [G] _
[Am] [D] honey, [A] knock yourself [D] out.
[Am] Oh, I [E] still love you, [D] baby, cause I don't know what it's [A] all about.
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _
[A] Oh, fight [D] like [Am] a [A] big [D] city, [Am] _
[A] gone [D] [A] till my baby's here.
[D] _ [Am] Oh, [D] fight [G] like [D] a big [G] city, [C] _ _
[Am] [D] gone [A] till my [Am] baby's [D] here.
[Am] [Bm] I hope you enjoyed this video. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Mr. Luck: The Complete Vee-Jay Singles album.

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