Chords for Bukka White-Fixin' To Die Blues
Tempo:
100.1 bpm
Chords used:
F#
A#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
I'm looking fine in my eyes, leave all fixings to die, leave all fixings to die.
I know I was born to [F#] die, but I didn't leave my children crying.
Daddy sure is living, sure is born to die, sure is born to die.
Daddy sure is living, sure is born to die.
I know I was born to die, but I didn't leave my children crying.
[A#] [F#]
Your mother treated me, child, like I was her baby child, was her baby child.
Your mother treated me like I was her baby child.
That's why I tried so hard to come back home to die.
So many nights at the fireside, how my children's mother would cry, how my children's mother would cry.
So many nights at the fireside, how my children's mother would cry,
[F#]
cause I told the mother I had to say goodbye.
Look who we got on the burying ground, on the burying ground.
Look who we got on the burying ground.
None stand ten thousand, and they still let me down.
Mother take my children back, before they let me down, before they let me down.
Mother take my children back, before they let me down.
I know I needed them screaming, crying, and all they gave me on the ground.
[N]
I know I was born to [F#] die, but I didn't leave my children crying.
Daddy sure is living, sure is born to die, sure is born to die.
Daddy sure is living, sure is born to die.
I know I was born to die, but I didn't leave my children crying.
[A#] [F#]
Your mother treated me, child, like I was her baby child, was her baby child.
Your mother treated me like I was her baby child.
That's why I tried so hard to come back home to die.
So many nights at the fireside, how my children's mother would cry, how my children's mother would cry.
So many nights at the fireside, how my children's mother would cry,
[F#]
cause I told the mother I had to say goodbye.
Look who we got on the burying ground, on the burying ground.
Look who we got on the burying ground.
None stand ten thousand, and they still let me down.
Mother take my children back, before they let me down, before they let me down.
Mother take my children back, before they let me down.
I know I needed them screaming, crying, and all they gave me on the ground.
[N]
Key:
F#
A#
F#
A#
F#
A#
F#
A#
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm looking fine in my eyes, leave all fixings to die, leave all fixings to die.
I _ _ _ _ know _ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ was born to [F#] die, but I didn't leave my children crying. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Daddy sure is living, sure is born to die, sure is born to die.
Daddy sure is living, _ sure is born to die. _ _ _ _ _ _
I know I was born to die, but I didn't leave my children crying.
[A#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
Your mother treated me, child, like I was her baby child, was her baby child.
Your mother treated me like I was her baby child. _ _ _ _
That's why I tried so hard to come back home to die.
_ _ _ _ _ _ So many nights at the fireside, how my children's mother would cry, how my children's mother would cry.
So many nights at the fireside, how my children's mother would cry,
_ [F#] _ _
cause I told the mother I had to say goodbye. _
_ _ Look who we got on the burying ground, on the burying ground.
Look who we got on the burying ground. _ _ _
None stand ten thousand, and they still let me down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Mother take my children back, before they let me down, before they let me down.
Mother take my children back, before they let me down.
_ _ I know I needed them screaming, crying, and all they gave me on the ground. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm looking fine in my eyes, leave all fixings to die, leave all fixings to die.
I _ _ _ _ know _ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ was born to [F#] die, but I didn't leave my children crying. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Daddy sure is living, sure is born to die, sure is born to die.
Daddy sure is living, _ sure is born to die. _ _ _ _ _ _
I know I was born to die, but I didn't leave my children crying.
[A#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
Your mother treated me, child, like I was her baby child, was her baby child.
Your mother treated me like I was her baby child. _ _ _ _
That's why I tried so hard to come back home to die.
_ _ _ _ _ _ So many nights at the fireside, how my children's mother would cry, how my children's mother would cry.
So many nights at the fireside, how my children's mother would cry,
_ [F#] _ _
cause I told the mother I had to say goodbye. _
_ _ Look who we got on the burying ground, on the burying ground.
Look who we got on the burying ground. _ _ _
None stand ten thousand, and they still let me down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Mother take my children back, before they let me down, before they let me down.
Mother take my children back, before they let me down.
_ _ I know I needed them screaming, crying, and all they gave me on the ground. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _