Crossroads 2013 Diving Duck Blues Chords

Tempo:
92.325 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Cm

Bb

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Crossroads 2013 Diving Duck Blues chords
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Oh, [Eb]
thank [C] you so much.
This is a wonderful time here, isn't it?
Everybody feeling [A] good?
Are you sure I'm looking good?
[Eb]
[Gb] This tune's called the Diving Duck [Eb] Blues.
There was whiskey, and I was a diving duck.
Baby [Ab] now, I didn't want whiskey, daddy was a diving [Eb] duck.
Honey, if there wasn't [Ab] whiskey, big daddy was a diving [Eb] duck.
Oh, he [Cm] would dive on the bottom, baby.
Now, [Bb] honey, now, he'd [Cm] never come [Eb] up.
Well, the sun gonna shine in my back door someday.
[Bb] Honey, now, the sun gonna [Ab] shine in my back [Eb] door someday.
[Bb] Well, the sun gonna shine [Ab] in my back door [Eb] someday.
Oh, [Cm] now, the wind gonna rise up, mama, now, and blow my [Eb] blues away.
Won't you arms around me, baby?
Honey, like this circle around the sun.
[Ab] Won't you put your arm around me, baby?
[Fm] Honey, like this circle around [Eb] the sun.
[Ab] Won't you put your arm around me, baby?
Like this circle around the [Eb] sun.
Oh, oh, [Ab] I want you to do me pretty, [G] baby, like my [Eb] easy rider done.
Oh, you old easy rider, you don't give your daddy no rest.
Honey, you an old easy rider, don't give daddy no rest.
[Ab] Oh, easy rider, don't give no daddy [Ebm] no [Eb] rest.
[Cm] He got his arms around your waist, he got his head [Eb] blbblblb in your chest.
Hit me now.
[Cm] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Cm] [C]
[Eb]
Oh, take it again, take it again.
[G]
[Bb] [Ab]
Oh, that's so sweet.
[Ebm] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Cm]
[Eb]
Uh-huh.
Don't you ever take a married woman to be your friend.
Uh-uh.
That ain't the right thing to [Ab] do.
Don't you ever take a married woman to [Eb] be your friend.
Uh-uh.
[Ab] Don't you never take a married woman to [Eb] be your friend.
You [Cm] can't get her when you want her.
You got [Bb] to get her [Eb] when you can.
Said if the river was whiskey and I was a diving duck.
Oh Lord [Ab] have mercy.
If the river was whiskey, I was a [Cm] diving duck.
What [Eb] a man of war.
[Ab] If the river was whiskey, was a diving duck.
[Eb]
[Cm] Kevin Moe, you know I'd dive on the bottom.
[C] Oh, and I'd never [Cm] come up.
Said I would dive on the bottom.
Maybe [Eb] I'd never come up.
[Cm] Never [Eb] come up, baby.
I'd never come up.
[Eb]
Here we [D] go.
[Cm]
[Bb] [Eb]
Diving [N] duck blues, ladies.
My partner, Taj Mahal.
Kevin Moe, baby.
[Eb] [N]
Key:  
Eb
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Ab
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Cm
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Bb
12341111
C
3211
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
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To learn Taj Mahal, Keb Mo - Diving Duck Blues chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Ab, Eb and Ab. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 61 BPM before aiming for the song's 123 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Ab Major.

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Oh, _ [Eb] _ _ _
thank _ _ _ [C] you so much.
This is a wonderful time here, isn't it?
Everybody feeling [A] good?
_ Are you sure I'm looking good?
[Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] This tune's called the Diving Duck [Eb] Blues. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There was whiskey, and I was a diving duck. _
_ Baby [Ab] now, I didn't want whiskey, daddy was a diving [Eb] duck. _
_ Honey, if there wasn't [Ab] whiskey, big daddy was a diving [Eb] duck. _
_ Oh, he [Cm] would dive on the bottom, baby.
Now, [Bb] honey, now, he'd [Cm] never come [Eb] up. _
_ _ Well, the sun gonna shine in my back door someday. _ _
_ _ [Bb] Honey, now, the sun gonna [Ab] shine in my back [Eb] door someday. _ _
_ _ [Bb] Well, the sun gonna shine [Ab] in my back door [Eb] someday. _
_ Oh, [Cm] now, the wind gonna rise up, mama, now, and blow my [Eb] blues away. _
_ _ Won't you arms around me, baby?
Honey, like this circle around the sun. _
_ _ [Ab] Won't you put your arm around me, baby?
[Fm] Honey, like this circle around [Eb] the sun. _
_ _ [Ab] Won't you put your arm around me, baby?
Like this circle around the [Eb] sun.
Oh, oh, [Ab] I want you to do me pretty, [G] baby, _ like my [Eb] easy rider done. _
_ Oh, you old easy rider, _ you don't give your daddy no rest.
_ Honey, you an old easy rider, _ don't give daddy no rest.
_ _ _ [Ab] Oh, easy rider, don't give no daddy [Ebm] no [Eb] rest.
_ _ [Cm] He got his arms around your waist, he got his head [Eb] blbblblb in your chest.
_ Hit me now. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
Oh, take it again, take it again. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
Oh, that's so sweet. _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
Uh-huh.
Don't you ever take a married woman to be your friend. _
Uh-uh.
That ain't the right thing to [Ab] do.
Don't you ever take a married woman to [Eb] be your friend. _
Uh-uh.
[Ab] Don't you never take a married woman to [Eb] be your friend.
You _ _ _ [Cm] can't get her when you want her.
You got [Bb] to get her [Eb] when you can. _
_ _ Said if the river was whiskey and I was a diving duck. _
_ Oh Lord [Ab] have mercy.
If the river was whiskey, I was a [Cm] diving duck.
What [Eb] a man of war.
_ _ _ [Ab] If the river was whiskey, was a diving duck.
[Eb] _
_ [Cm] Kevin Moe, you know I'd dive on the bottom.
[C] Oh, and I'd never [Cm] come up. _
_ _ Said I would dive on the bottom.
Maybe [Eb] I'd never come up. _
_ _ [Cm] Never [Eb] come up, baby.
I'd never come up.
[Eb] _
_ Here we [D] go.
[Cm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Diving [N] duck blues, ladies. _
_ My partner, _ Taj Mahal.
Kevin Moe, baby. _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [N] _ _

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It's Sleepy John Estes who authored this song.

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