High Fever Blues Chords by Bukka White

Tempo:
105.65 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

D

F#

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bukka White-High Fever Blues chords
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[A] [F#] [D]
[A] I'm taking down with the fever and it won't let me sleep.
[G#] I'm taking down [D] with the fever and it won't [A] let me sleep.
[F#]
[E] There was about three raw clouds before he would [A] let me be.
I wish somebody would come and drive my fever away.
[G] I wish [G#] somebody [Dm] would come and drive my [A] fever away.
[E] This fever [Bm] I'm having sure is in [A] my way.
This fever I'm having sure is hard on a man.
[D] This fever I'm having sure [F#] is hard [A] on a man.
[E] They don't allow my lover come and shake [A] my hand.
[F#]
[D] [A]
I wonder what's the matter with this fever, sure is hard on a man.
[D] I want to know what's the matter, [Bm] how come this fever [A] hard on a man.
[B] Doctor said, hey, dick [Bm] fever, [E] that your lover has [A] another man.
Doctor, get your fever gas and put it under my tongue.
[D] Doctor, get your fever gas and put it under [A] my tongue.
[E] Doctor says, all you [Bm] need [E] is your lover [A] in your arms.
I want my lover come and drive my fever away.
I [D] want my lover [A] come and drive my fever away.
[F#] [E] Doctor said, he'd do me more good in a day than he would [A] in all of his days.
[B] [A] [F#m] [A] [E] [G]
[A] [N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
F#
134211112
Bm
13421112
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
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To learn Bukka White - High Fever Blues chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: E, A, E, Bm, A, D and A. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 51 BPM and then match the original tempo of 103 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Major in mind.

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_ [A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ I'm taking down with the fever and it won't let me sleep.
_ _ _ [G#] I'm taking down [D] with the fever _ and it won't [A] let me sleep.
[F#] _
_ [E] There was about three raw clouds before he would [A] let me be. _ _ _
I wish somebody _ would come and drive my fever away.
_ _ _ [G] I wish [G#] somebody _ [Dm] would come and drive my [A] fever away.
_ _ _ [E] This fever [Bm] I'm having _ sure is in [A] my way. _
_ _ This fever I'm having sure is hard on a man. _ _ _
[D] This fever I'm having sure [F#] is hard [A] on a man.
_ _ _ [E] They don't allow my lover _ come and shake [A] my hand.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ I wonder what's the matter with this fever, _ sure is hard on a man. _
[D] I want to know what's the matter, _ [Bm] how come this fever [A] hard on a man.
_ _ _ [B] Doctor said, hey, dick [Bm] fever, _ [E] that your lover has [A] another man.
_ _ _ Doctor, get your fever gas and put it under my tongue. _ _ _
[D] Doctor, get your fever gas and put it under [A] my tongue.
_ _ _ [E] Doctor says, all you [Bm] need [E] is your lover [A] in your arms.
_ _ I want my lover come and drive my fever away. _
I [D] want my lover _ [A] come and drive my fever away.
_ [F#] _ _ [E] Doctor said, he'd do me more good in a day than he would [A] in all of his days.
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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