Chords for Cassandra Wilson - Billie's Blues (Audio)
Tempo:
103.85 bpm
Chords used:
F#
C#m
C#
G#
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F#]
[C#m] [E]
[F#]
[E]
[F#]
[C#m]
[C#]
[F#] [C#m]
[E] [C#m]
[G#]
I'm alive [C#] if I say I don't.
[F#]
[C#]
[G#]
[C#] [F#] [C#m]
[C#] I've been your slave ever since I was your age.
[G#] [A#] [F#]
[C#]
But [C#m] [F#] [D#] before I be your dog, I'll see you in your [C#m] grave.
Wild man wouldn't give me no breakfast, [B] wouldn't give me [C#] no dinner.
[G#] Squawked about [F#] my supper, then he put [C#m] me out of [F#] door.
Had the nerve to lay [F#m] a matchbox on my clothes.
[B] I [G#] didn't have so many, but I [C#m] had long, long ways to [G#] go.
[F#] [C#]
[C#m]
[G#] [F#]
[F#m] [C#m] [C#]
[C#m] [G#m] I
[F#] [C#m] [C#]
[F#] ain't good looking, [C#] and my hair ain't [F#] curled.
[C#]
[F#]
[C#] But my [G#] mother, she gave me [C#] something [F#] that'll [C#] carry me through this world.
Some [C#m] men like me cause I'm happy.
Some cause I'm snappy.
Some call me honey.
[F#] Others think I got some money.
Some [C#] tell me, baby, you [C#m] built for speed.
And [G#] if you put them all [F#] together, I'm [C#m] everything a good man [C#] needs.
[C#m]
[F#] [C#m]
I ain't good looking, and [G#] my hair ain't curled.
Had the nerve to lay [F#] a
[C#m] matchbox on my [C#] clothes.
Some men like me cause [C#m] I'm happy.
Some cause I'm snappy.
Some call me honey.
Others think I got some money.
[F#]
They tell me, baby, [G#] you built for speed.
[C#] [E] Now if you [G#] put that all [F#] together, it makes me everything a [C#m] good man [N] needs.
[C#m] [E]
[F#]
[E]
[F#]
[C#m]
[C#]
[F#] [C#m]
[E] [C#m]
[G#]
I'm alive [C#] if I say I don't.
[F#]
[C#]
[G#]
[C#] [F#] [C#m]
[C#] I've been your slave ever since I was your age.
[G#] [A#] [F#]
[C#]
But [C#m] [F#] [D#] before I be your dog, I'll see you in your [C#m] grave.
Wild man wouldn't give me no breakfast, [B] wouldn't give me [C#] no dinner.
[G#] Squawked about [F#] my supper, then he put [C#m] me out of [F#] door.
Had the nerve to lay [F#m] a matchbox on my clothes.
[B] I [G#] didn't have so many, but I [C#m] had long, long ways to [G#] go.
[F#] [C#]
[C#m]
[G#] [F#]
[F#m] [C#m] [C#]
[C#m] [G#m] I
[F#] [C#m] [C#]
[F#] ain't good looking, [C#] and my hair ain't [F#] curled.
[C#]
[F#]
[C#] But my [G#] mother, she gave me [C#] something [F#] that'll [C#] carry me through this world.
Some [C#m] men like me cause I'm happy.
Some cause I'm snappy.
Some call me honey.
[F#] Others think I got some money.
Some [C#] tell me, baby, you [C#m] built for speed.
And [G#] if you put them all [F#] together, I'm [C#m] everything a good man [C#] needs.
[C#m]
[F#] [C#m]
I ain't good looking, and [G#] my hair ain't curled.
Had the nerve to lay [F#] a
[C#m] matchbox on my [C#] clothes.
Some men like me cause [C#m] I'm happy.
Some cause I'm snappy.
Some call me honey.
Others think I got some money.
[F#]
They tell me, baby, [G#] you built for speed.
[C#] [E] Now if you [G#] put that all [F#] together, it makes me everything a [C#m] good man [N] needs.
Key:
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C#m
C#
G#
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_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
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_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
I'm _ alive [C#] if I say I don't.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [C#] I've been your slave _ ever since I was your age.
[G#] _ _ _ [A#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
But [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] [D#] before I be your dog, I'll see you in your [C#m] grave.
Wild _ _ _ man wouldn't give me no breakfast, [B] wouldn't give me [C#] no dinner.
[G#] _ Squawked about [F#] my supper, then he put [C#m] me out of [F#] door. _
Had the nerve to lay [F#m] a matchbox on my clothes.
[B] _ _ _ I [G#] didn't have so many, but I [C#m] had long, long ways to [G#] go.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#m] I _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] ain't good looking, _ [C#] and my hair ain't _ [F#] curled.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ But my [G#] mother, she gave me [C#] something _ [F#] that'll [C#] carry me through this world. _
_ Some [C#m] men like me cause I'm happy.
Some cause I'm snappy.
Some call me honey.
[F#] Others think I got some money.
_ _ Some [C#] tell me, baby, you [C#m] built for speed. _ _ _
And [G#] if you put them all [F#] together, I'm [C#m] everything a good man [C#] needs. _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
I ain't good looking, and _ _ _ [G#] my hair _ ain't curled.
Had the nerve to lay [F#] a _ _
[C#m] _ matchbox on my [C#] clothes.
_ _ Some men like me cause [C#m] I'm happy.
Some cause I'm snappy.
Some call me honey.
Others think I got some money.
[F#]
They tell me, baby, _ [G#] you built for speed.
_ _ [C#] _ _ [E] Now if you [G#] put that all [F#] together, it makes me everything a [C#m] good man [N] needs. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
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[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
I'm _ alive [C#] if I say I don't.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [C#] I've been your slave _ ever since I was your age.
[G#] _ _ _ [A#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
But [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] [D#] before I be your dog, I'll see you in your [C#m] grave.
Wild _ _ _ man wouldn't give me no breakfast, [B] wouldn't give me [C#] no dinner.
[G#] _ Squawked about [F#] my supper, then he put [C#m] me out of [F#] door. _
Had the nerve to lay [F#m] a matchbox on my clothes.
[B] _ _ _ I [G#] didn't have so many, but I [C#m] had long, long ways to [G#] go.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#m] I _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] ain't good looking, _ [C#] and my hair ain't _ [F#] curled.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ But my [G#] mother, she gave me [C#] something _ [F#] that'll [C#] carry me through this world. _
_ Some [C#m] men like me cause I'm happy.
Some cause I'm snappy.
Some call me honey.
[F#] Others think I got some money.
_ _ Some [C#] tell me, baby, you [C#m] built for speed. _ _ _
And [G#] if you put them all [F#] together, I'm [C#m] everything a good man [C#] needs. _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
I ain't good looking, and _ _ _ [G#] my hair _ ain't curled.
Had the nerve to lay [F#] a _ _
[C#m] _ matchbox on my [C#] clothes.
_ _ Some men like me cause [C#m] I'm happy.
Some cause I'm snappy.
Some call me honey.
Others think I got some money.
[F#]
They tell me, baby, _ [G#] you built for speed.
_ _ [C#] _ _ [E] Now if you [G#] put that all [F#] together, it makes me everything a [C#m] good man [N] needs. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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