High Fever Blues Chords by Bukka White
Tempo:
105.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
E
D
F#
Bm
A
E
D
_ [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] _
[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] _