Cabbage Head - Dr. John (Goin' Back to New Orleans, 1992) Chords
Tempo:
122.7 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Gm
Fm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm]
[C] [Fm] Last night [F] I come home, [Abm] [C] tired as a man can be.
I saw a mule in my stable, where my mule [D] is supposed to be.
I [F] said, wake up, Sally, [Ab] [G] [C] explain this stuff to me.
[Gm] [C] Whose mule is that in my stable, where my mule [F] is supposed to be?
He said, I'll hush your mouth, you're talking real [Ab] silly.
[C] Open up your eyes and see, [Gm] [C] that ain't nothing but a milk cow
that the farmer [D] man left to me.
[F] Now I've been all over the [Bb] world, [Abm] [Cm] to [Gm] the Gulf of Mexico,
[C] but that's the first time I ever seen a milk cow with a saddle on his back before.
[F]
[Fm]
[D] [F] The next night when I come home, [Ab] [C] tired as a man [Gm] could be.
[C] I saw a hat on my dresser [Gm] drawer, where my hat is supposed [Fm] to be.
[F] I said, wake up, Sally, [Ab] [G] [Gm] explain this stuff to me.
[C] Whose hat is that on my dresser, where my [Bb] hat is [F] supposed to [D] be?
[E] [F] He said, I'll hush your mouth, you're talking [Abm] real [Gm] silly.
Open [C] up your eyes and see, that ain't nothing but a old cabbage
that the grocer man [F] left to me.
[C] [F] Now I've been all over the world, [Ab] [Gm] to the [C] Gulf of Mexico.
[G] [C] I ain't never [A] seen no [C] cabbage with a hat [Bb] on his [F] head before.
[E] [Fm]
[Cm] [D] [F] The next night when I come home, [D] [Gm] tired as a man could be.
[C] I seen some guy on my front porch, where [Gm] I'm [F] supposed to be.
I said, wake up, Sally, [Ab] [C] explain this mess to me.
Who's this guy on my front [Gm] porch, [C] where [Gm] I'm supposed [Fm] to be?
[B] [F] He said, I'll hush your mouth, you're acting real ignorant.
[C] Open up your eyes and see, that ain't nothing but a chatter
you [E] always [C] [F] accuse of [D] me.
[C] [F] Now I've been all over this world, [D] [C] down to the Gulf of Mexico.
[Gm] [C] But I ain't never stumbled over a chatter in my whole [Am] life before.
[Fm] [F]
[Fm]
[G] [F]
[C] [Fm] Last night [F] I come home, [Abm] [C] tired as a man can be.
I saw a mule in my stable, where my mule [D] is supposed to be.
I [F] said, wake up, Sally, [Ab] [G] [C] explain this stuff to me.
[Gm] [C] Whose mule is that in my stable, where my mule [F] is supposed to be?
He said, I'll hush your mouth, you're talking real [Ab] silly.
[C] Open up your eyes and see, [Gm] [C] that ain't nothing but a milk cow
that the farmer [D] man left to me.
[F] Now I've been all over the [Bb] world, [Abm] [Cm] to [Gm] the Gulf of Mexico,
[C] but that's the first time I ever seen a milk cow with a saddle on his back before.
[F]
[Fm]
[D] [F] The next night when I come home, [Ab] [C] tired as a man [Gm] could be.
[C] I saw a hat on my dresser [Gm] drawer, where my hat is supposed [Fm] to be.
[F] I said, wake up, Sally, [Ab] [G] [Gm] explain this stuff to me.
[C] Whose hat is that on my dresser, where my [Bb] hat is [F] supposed to [D] be?
[E] [F] He said, I'll hush your mouth, you're talking [Abm] real [Gm] silly.
Open [C] up your eyes and see, that ain't nothing but a old cabbage
that the grocer man [F] left to me.
[C] [F] Now I've been all over the world, [Ab] [Gm] to the [C] Gulf of Mexico.
[G] [C] I ain't never [A] seen no [C] cabbage with a hat [Bb] on his [F] head before.
[E] [Fm]
[Cm] [D] [F] The next night when I come home, [D] [Gm] tired as a man could be.
[C] I seen some guy on my front porch, where [Gm] I'm [F] supposed to be.
I said, wake up, Sally, [Ab] [C] explain this mess to me.
Who's this guy on my front [Gm] porch, [C] where [Gm] I'm supposed [Fm] to be?
[B] [F] He said, I'll hush your mouth, you're acting real ignorant.
[C] Open up your eyes and see, that ain't nothing but a chatter
you [E] always [C] [F] accuse of [D] me.
[C] [F] Now I've been all over this world, [D] [C] down to the Gulf of Mexico.
[Gm] [C] But I ain't never stumbled over a chatter in my whole [Am] life before.
[Fm] [F]
[Fm]
[G] [F]
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[C] _ _ _ [Fm] Last night [F] I come home, _ [Abm] _ [C] tired as a man can be.
_ _ I saw a mule in my stable, _ where my mule [D] is supposed to be.
I [F] said, wake up, _ Sally, _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [C] explain this stuff to me.
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ Whose mule is that in my stable, where my mule [F] is supposed to be?
He said, I'll hush your mouth, you're talking real [Ab] silly.
[C] Open up your eyes and see, _ [Gm] _ [C] that ain't nothing but a milk cow
that the farmer [D] man left to me.
_ [F] Now I've been all over the [Bb] world, [Abm] [Cm] to [Gm] the Gulf of Mexico,
_ _ [C] but that's the first time I ever seen a milk cow with a saddle on his back before.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [F] The next night when I come home, _ [Ab] _ [C] _ tired as a man [Gm] could be.
_ [C] I saw a hat on my dresser [Gm] drawer, where my hat is supposed [Fm] to be.
_ [F] I said, wake up, _ Sally, _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [Gm] explain this stuff to me.
_ [C] _ _ Whose hat is that on my dresser, _ where my [Bb] hat is [F] supposed to [D] be?
[E] [F] He said, I'll hush your mouth, you're talking [Abm] real [Gm] silly.
Open [C] up your eyes and see, _ _ that ain't nothing but a old cabbage
_ that the grocer man [F] left to me.
[C] _ [F] Now I've been all over the world, [Ab] [Gm] to the [C] Gulf of Mexico.
_ [G] _ [C] I ain't never [A] seen no [C] cabbage _ with a hat [Bb] on his [F] head before.
[E] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [D] _ [F] The next night when I come home, [D] _ [Gm] _ tired as a man could be.
_ [C] I seen some guy on my front porch, where [Gm] I'm [F] supposed to be.
I said, wake up, Sally, _ [Ab] _ [C] _ _ explain this mess to me.
_ _ _ Who's this guy on my front [Gm] porch, [C] where [Gm] I'm supposed [Fm] to be?
[B] _ [F] He said, I'll hush your mouth, you're acting real ignorant.
[C] Open up your eyes and see, _ _ that ain't nothing but a chatter
_ you [E] always [C] [F] accuse of [D] me.
[C] [F] Now I've been all over this world, [D] _ [C] down to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ [Gm] _ [C] But I ain't never stumbled over a chatter _ in my whole [Am] life before.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Fm] Last night [F] I come home, _ [Abm] _ [C] tired as a man can be.
_ _ I saw a mule in my stable, _ where my mule [D] is supposed to be.
I [F] said, wake up, _ Sally, _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [C] explain this stuff to me.
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ Whose mule is that in my stable, where my mule [F] is supposed to be?
He said, I'll hush your mouth, you're talking real [Ab] silly.
[C] Open up your eyes and see, _ [Gm] _ [C] that ain't nothing but a milk cow
that the farmer [D] man left to me.
_ [F] Now I've been all over the [Bb] world, [Abm] [Cm] to [Gm] the Gulf of Mexico,
_ _ [C] but that's the first time I ever seen a milk cow with a saddle on his back before.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [F] The next night when I come home, _ [Ab] _ [C] _ tired as a man [Gm] could be.
_ [C] I saw a hat on my dresser [Gm] drawer, where my hat is supposed [Fm] to be.
_ [F] I said, wake up, _ Sally, _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [Gm] explain this stuff to me.
_ [C] _ _ Whose hat is that on my dresser, _ where my [Bb] hat is [F] supposed to [D] be?
[E] [F] He said, I'll hush your mouth, you're talking [Abm] real [Gm] silly.
Open [C] up your eyes and see, _ _ that ain't nothing but a old cabbage
_ that the grocer man [F] left to me.
[C] _ [F] Now I've been all over the world, [Ab] [Gm] to the [C] Gulf of Mexico.
_ [G] _ [C] I ain't never [A] seen no [C] cabbage _ with a hat [Bb] on his [F] head before.
[E] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [D] _ [F] The next night when I come home, [D] _ [Gm] _ tired as a man could be.
_ [C] I seen some guy on my front porch, where [Gm] I'm [F] supposed to be.
I said, wake up, Sally, _ [Ab] _ [C] _ _ explain this mess to me.
_ _ _ Who's this guy on my front [Gm] porch, [C] where [Gm] I'm supposed [Fm] to be?
[B] _ [F] He said, I'll hush your mouth, you're acting real ignorant.
[C] Open up your eyes and see, _ _ that ain't nothing but a chatter
_ you [E] always [C] [F] accuse of [D] me.
[C] [F] Now I've been all over this world, [D] _ [C] down to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ [Gm] _ [C] But I ain't never stumbled over a chatter _ in my whole [Am] life before.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
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