Mississippi Delta City Blues Chords by Chicago

Tempo:
111.65 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

F#m

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Chicago - Mississippi Delta City Blues chords
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[D] [G]
[D] [A#m] [D]
[E]
[Em] [E] [D]
[E]
[F#] [E]
[G]
[E]
[G] [E]
[A] [F#m]
[E] [F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [E] [C#m] [F#m] [B]
[A] [E] [F#m]
[Bm] [Em]
[E]
[A] [Em]
[E] [F#]
[G] [Bm]
[E] [G] I'm going to [E]
[D] [G#] sing a little bit of that.
I've [Em] got a smile [E] I put on.
It was not at home.
It was not [Bm] alone.
[Em] It gets so hard [Bm] to make that smile.
It doesn't go away at all.
Ain't [E] alone, even a while.
No fear, no [A] fear.
[E] [C#m] [F#m]
[G#m] [A] [E] [F#m]
[G#m] [A] [E]
[F#m] [E] [A] [E]
[F#m] [E] I'm going to sing a little bit of that.
[Em] [E] [E]
I put on a smile.
It gets so hard to make that smile.
[F] Ain't [E] [F] [E]
[F] [E] [F] [E]
[F] [E] [Em] [F] [E] alone, even a while.
[C#m] [D] [C#] [C] [Bm] [F#] [E]
Now what [A] can I [E] do?
[F#m] Now that [E] I've got this [A]
[E] room.
[F#m] [B] I've got this [A]
[E] song.
[C#m] [F#m] That I've [G#m] got [A] to hang on.
[E] [F#m] [E] I'm going to tell you.
I'm going to let them see through.
I'm going to tell them no, you can't have this all.
Before I tell you, I've got a few weeks of camp.
If you come back to me, darling.
I'll be your man.
You'll never know how you hurt me.
No.
If you come back to me, darling.
I'm going to also tell you.
We're [C#] alone.
[Bm]
[E] [D] I [E] told you to be a good boy.
I told you to be a good boy.
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
F#m
123111112
D
1321
Em
121
E
2311
A
1231
F#m
123111112
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To jam and learn Chicago - (2003 Remaster) Mississippi Delta City Blues chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: G#m, A, E, F#m, E, F#m, G#m, F, E and F. Start with a comfortable 55 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 112. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Major.

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_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ [D] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [F#m] _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [G] I'm going to _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G#] sing a little bit of that.
I've [Em] got a smile _ [E] I put on.
It was not at home.
It was not [Bm] alone. _
[Em] It gets so hard [Bm] to make that smile.
It doesn't go away at all.
Ain't [E] alone, even a while.
No fear, no [A] fear.
_ [E] _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _
_ _ [G#m] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ I'm going to sing _ _ a little bit of _ _ _ that. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [E] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ put on a smile.
It gets so hard to make that smile.
[F] Ain't [E] _ _ _ [F] _ [E] _ _
_ [F] _ [E] _ _ _ [F] _ [E] _ _
_ [F] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ [F] [E] alone, even a while.
[C#m] _ [D] _ [C#] _ [C] _ [Bm] _ [F#] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ Now what [A] can I _ [E] do?
_ [F#m] _ Now that [E] I've got this [A]
[E] room.
_ [F#m] _ _ [B] I've got this [A] _
[E] song.
[C#m] _ [F#m] _ That I've [G#m] got [A] to hang on.
[E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] I'm going to tell you.
I'm going to let them see through. _
I'm going to tell them no, you can't have this all. _
Before I tell you, I've got a few weeks of camp.
If you come back to me, darling.
I'll be your man.
You'll never know how you hurt me.
No.
If you come back to me, darling.
I'm going to also tell you.
We're [C#] alone.
[Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [D] I [E] told you to be a good boy.
I told you to be a good boy. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Terry Kath who authored this song.

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