Calypso Blues Chords by Calypso Rose

Tempo:
129.8 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

Bb

Gm

C

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Calypso Blues chords
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[Dm]
[C] [Dm] [Bb]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[Gm]
[Dm] Why oh, why oh, why [Bb] oh, why oh, why oh.
[Dm]
Why oh why oh why oh why [Bb] oh why oh why oh
[Dm]
Sitting by the ocean the way she feel [Bb]
so sad
[Dm]
Sitting by the ocean the way she feel [Bb]
so sad
[Dm]
You ain't got the money to take she back to [Bb]
Trinidad
[Dm]
Calypso woman she cook him shrimp [Bb] and rice
[Dm]
Calypso woman she cook him shrimp [Bb] and rice
[Dm]
Those chunky hot dogs gonna treat his stomach [Bb] very nice
In Trinidad [Gm] a dollar buy [Dm]
papaya juice banana pie
[Bb] This coconut [Gm] a female go [Dm] and plenty fish to pull the boat
[Bb] A bushel bread [Gm] a bottle of wine [Dm]
and she came to dine
[Bb] For there is bad [Gm] a dollar [A]
up a coffee hand
[G] [Dm]
[Bb]
[Dm] [F] [Bb]
[N] She thought she sip from nectar he feed she heard from juice
Pocket full of empty he's got the Calypso [Dm] blues
These jokey girls they [Bb] famous here is black in roots and blondie [Dm] hair
Her eyelash false her face is [Bb] pink and perhaps not the girl she [Dm] ain't
She did a bug when she stood once [Bb] I even think her name was false
[Dm]
Calypso girl is good a lot [Bb] is what you see is what you got
[Dm] Oh sitting at the ocean your heart she feel [Bb] so sad
[Dm] You ain't got the money to take she back to [Bb]
Trinidad
[Dm]
Sitting by the ocean your heart she feel [Bb] so sad
[Dm] Because you ain't got no money to take she back to [Bb]
Trinidad
[Gm] [Dm] [Bb]
[Gm] [Dm]
[Bb]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[Dm]
Key:  
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
C
3211
A
1231
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
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To learn Calypso Rose - Calypso Blues chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Gm, Dm, Bb and Dm. Kick off your practice at a gentle 64 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 130 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Bb Major in mind.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Dm] Why oh, why _ _ oh, why [Bb] oh, why oh, why oh.
_ _ _ _ [Dm]
Why oh why oh why oh why [Bb] oh why oh why _ oh
_ _ _ [Dm]
Sitting by the ocean the way she feel [Bb]
so sad
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm]
Sitting by the ocean the way she feel [Bb]
so _ _ sad
_ _ [Dm]
You ain't got the money to take she back to [Bb] _
Trinidad
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Calypso woman she cook him shrimp [Bb] and _ rice
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Calypso woman she cook him shrimp [Bb] and rice
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm]
Those chunky hot dogs gonna treat his stomach [Bb] very _ _ _ nice
_ In _ Trinidad [Gm] a dollar buy [Dm] _
papaya juice banana pie
[Bb] This coconut [Gm] a female go [Dm] and plenty fish to pull the boat
[Bb] A bushel bread [Gm] a bottle of wine [Dm]
and _ she came to dine
[Bb] For there is bad [Gm] a dollar _ [A] _
up a coffee hand
_ [G] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] She thought she sip from nectar _ he feed she heard from juice _
Pocket full of empty _ he's got the Calypso _ [Dm] blues
These jokey girls they [Bb] famous here is black in roots and blondie [Dm] hair
Her eyelash false her face is [Bb] pink and perhaps not the girl she [Dm] ain't
She did a bug when she stood once [Bb] I even think her name was false
[Dm]
Calypso girl is good a lot [Bb] is what you see is what you got
[Dm] Oh sitting at the ocean your heart she feel [Bb] so sad
_ _ _ _ [Dm] You ain't got the money to take she back to [Bb]
Trinidad
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm]
Sitting by the ocean your heart she feel [Bb] so sad
_ _ _ [Dm] Because you ain't got no money to take she back to [Bb]
Trinidad
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Facts about this song

This song was featured on the So Calypso ! album.