Country Joe & The Fish "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" Chords

Tempo:
110.25 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

B

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Country Joe & The Fish "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" chords
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[G#m] [B]
[F#m] [D] [A]
[G#m] [E] [B]
[F#m] [D]
[E] She [A] hides in an [E] attic concealed on [A] a shelf
[E] [A] [Em] [A]
[E] Behind [A] volumes of [E] literature based on [A] herself
[E] And [A] [E] [A]
[E] runs across [A] the [E] pages like some tiny [A] elf
[B] Knowing that it's hard to find
[F#m] Stuff way back in her mind
[G#m] Winds up [E] spending all of [B] her time
[F#m] Trying to memorize [Bm] every [D#] line
[E] Sweet [A] Lorraine, [E] [A] ah, [E] sweet Lorraine
[A] [E]
Sweet Lady of Death wants me to [A] die
[E] So [A] [E]
she can come [A] sit by [E] my bedside and [A] sigh
[E] Wipe [A] [E] [A]
[E] away the [A] tears [E] from all my crimpline
[B] [E] Then softly she will [B] explain just [F#m] exactly
Who was to blame [G#m] for causing me to go insane
[F#m] To finally blow out my [D] brain
[E] Sweet Lorraine, [A] [E] ah, [A]
[E] sweet Lorraine
[A]
[Em] Well, you know [E] that it's a shame [G] and a [A] pity
[D] You were raised [Dm] up in the city
[Em] And you never [D] learned nothing about [E] country ways
[A] [E] How [A] about [E] country ways?
[A] [E]
The joy of life she dresses in black
[A] [E] [A] [E]
With celestial [D] secrets [E] engraved in her back
[A] [E] And her face keeps flashing that she doesn't [F#m] act
[E] But you know when you look into [B] her eyes
[F#m] All she's learned she's had to memorize
And [G#m] the only way [E] you'll ever get her [G#m] high
[B] Is to let [A] her do her thing and then watch [D] you die
[D#] Sweet [E] Lorraine, [A] [D] [E] [A] ah, [E] sweet Lorraine
[A] [D] [E] [A] Now
[E] she's the one who gives us all those magical [A] things
[E]
[A] [E] [C#]
[E] Reads [A] us stories [E] out of the e.g.
[C#]
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[E] Then she passes out a [A] whole [E] new basket of [A] rings
[E] That when you put on your [B] hand
Makes [F#m] you one of the angel band
[G#m] And gives you the power to be [C#] a [B] man
But [F#m] what it does for her you never quite [Bm] understand
[E] Sweet Lorraine, [A] [E] ah, sweet Lorraine
[A] [E] [A]
[E] Well, you know [Am] [E] that it's a [G] shame [D] and a pity
You were raised [Dm] up in the city
[G] And you never [D] learned nothing about country [E] ways
How about country ways?
How about country ways?
Yeah, how [A] about [D]
[E] country ways?
[A] [Em]
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To learn Country Joe And The Fish - Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - E, A and E of chords. A good strategy is to initiate at 55 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 110 BPM. Considering the song's key of A Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ [G#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] She [A] hides in an [E] attic concealed on [A] a shelf
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
[E] Behind [A] volumes of [E] literature based on [A] herself
[E] And _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ runs across [A] the [E] pages like some tiny [A] elf
_ [B] Knowing that it's hard to find
[F#m] Stuff way _ back in her mind
[G#m] _ Winds up [E] spending all of [B] her time
[F#m] Trying to memorize _ [Bm] every [D#] line
[E] Sweet [A] Lorraine, [E] _ _ [A] ah, [E] sweet Lorraine
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
Sweet Lady of Death wants me to [A] die
[E] _ So [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
she can come [A] sit by [E] my bedside and [A] sigh
[E] _ Wipe [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ away the [A] tears [E] from all my crimpline
[B] _ [E] Then softly she will [B] explain just [F#m] exactly
_ Who was to blame [G#m] for causing me to go insane
[F#m] To finally blow out my [D] brain
[E] Sweet Lorraine, [A] _ [E] _ ah, [A]
[E] sweet Lorraine
_ _ _ _ _ [A]
[Em] Well, you know [E] that it's a shame [G] and a [A] pity
[D] You were raised [Dm] _ _ up in the city
[Em] And you never _ [D] learned nothing about [E] country ways
[A] _ [E] _ How [A] about [E] country ways?
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [E]
The joy of life she dresses in black _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E]
With celestial [D] secrets [E] _ engraved in her back _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] [E] And her face keeps flashing that she doesn't [F#m] act
[E] But you know when you look into [B] her eyes
[F#m] All she's learned she's had to memorize
And [G#m] the only way [E] you'll ever get her [G#m] high
[B] Is to let [A] her do her thing and then watch [D] you die
[D#] Sweet [E] Lorraine, [A] _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] ah, [E] sweet Lorraine
[A] _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] Now _
[E] she's the one who gives us all those magical [A] things
[E] _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[E] Reads [A] us stories [E] out of the e.g.
[C#] _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A]
[E] Then she passes out a [A] whole [E] new basket of [A] rings
[E] _ That when you put on your [B] hand
Makes [F#m] you one of the angel band
[G#m] And gives you the power to be [C#] a [B] man
But [F#m] what it does for her you never quite [Bm] understand
[E] Sweet Lorraine, [A] _ [E] _ _ ah, sweet Lorraine
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ [A]
[E] Well, you know [Am] [E] that it's a [G] shame [D] and a pity
You were raised [Dm] _ _ up in the city
[G] And you never _ [D] learned nothing about country [E] _ ways
_ How about country ways?
_ _ How about country ways?
_ _ Yeah, how [A] about [D]
[E] country ways?
[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Classic: California Rock album.

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