Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya Chords by Dr. John

Tempo:
81.5 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

Em

G

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dr. John - Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya chords
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[Bm] [E] [Bm] [B] [Em]
[Bm] They call me [E]
Dr.
John, known as the night tripper.
Got my satchel of gree-gree's in my hand.
[Ab]
[B] They be trippin' up [Am] and back down to buy you.
[E] I'm the last of the best, they call me [Bm] the gree-gree man.
Got many clients, [A] come from miles [Eb] around.
[E] Runnin' down my [Gb] prescription.
[E]
[Em] I got medicine, [B] cure all y'all's ills.
I got remedies of every description.
[E]
[B] I [Em] got
Gree-gree, yada-yada [A]-yada Headin' [E] out.
[F] Headin' out.
[E]
[Db] [E] Gree [F]-gree, [E] yada-yada-yada
Headin' out.
[Am] Headin' out.
[E]
If you got love trouble, you got a [D] bad woman you [B] can't [Em] control,
I got just the thing [B] for you.
Something called controlling [E] on some get-together drops.
[F] [E] If you work too hard and you need a little rest,
Try my easy [Eb] lime rub or put some of my [E] boss fix [N] jam in your [E] breakfast.
Try a little bit [Am] of
Gree-gree, [E] yada-yada-yada Headin' out.
[A] Headin' [E] out.
Gree-gree, yada-yada-yada
[Gb] [B] Gree-gree,
[Em] [G] [E] [A] yada-yada-yada Headin' [E] out.
Gree-gree, yada-yada-yada
They [B]
[C] [B]
[Ab] [E] call me Dr.
[Bb] John.
[B] [E] Known as a night tripper.
[C] A satchel of Gree-gree is in [D] my hand.
[Dm] [B] Then it trippin' up, back down to body.
You know I'm the last of the best.
I'm known as a Gree-gree man.
[E] Step it.
[C] Gree-gree, yada-yada-yada
[D] Headin' out.
[E] Gree [D] [E] [Dm]-gree, yada [G]-yada [Em]-yada [B] Headin' [Em] out.
Some wall water [Eb] if your neighbors give you trouble.
[Em] Put your business in the [B] street.
[Gb] Silly jukebin' [Dm] my whole car.
They [E] just want me dead.
[B] [Gb] Drop my dragon's blood, my drawn out and my [E] sacred [B] sand.
Left a little black cat oil if your woman got another [E] man.
[Bb] [G] [A] [G] Some goo for dust, but even that's fine.
[E] I'm about six pounds.
I know the reason I'm the palm of your hand.
Get a [Em] woman.
Dill she's string and the whole [N] lot is sang.
Put her on your woman's feet and say she don't know.
I'm gonna drive [G] you up on the road.
[E] [A]
[E] [B] Get a woman.
Won't get any no, no, [E] no.
[Am] Won't get any no, [Gm] no, no.
[E] Won't get any no, no, no.
[G] Won't get any no, no, no.
[D] [Am] [E] [Em] We greedy gon' vote down here.
Little, little head now, boy.
[Dbm] [Abm] [G]
[Am] [E] [N]
[E] [N] [G] [Db]
[E]
[Em] [N]
[E]
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
Em
121
G
2131
Am
2311
E
2311
B
12341112
Em
121
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Dr. John - Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya chords, practice playing Dm, B, E, C, D, Db, E, F, E, Bm, B, Em, Bm and E in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 40 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 82 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: B Minor.

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_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ They call me [E]
Dr.
John, known as the night tripper.
Got my satchel of gree-gree's in my hand.
_ [Ab] _ _
[B] They be trippin' up [Am] and back down to buy you. _
[E] I'm the last of the best, they call me [Bm] the gree-gree man. _ _
Got many clients, [A] _ come from miles [Eb] around.
[E] Runnin' down my [Gb] prescription.
[E] _ _
_ [Em] I got medicine, [B] cure all y'all's ills.
I got remedies of every description.
[E] _
[B] I [Em] got_
Gree-gree, yada-yada [A]-yada Headin' [E] out.
[F] Headin' out.
[E] _ _
[Db] _ _ [E] _ Gree [F]-gree, [E] yada-yada-yada
_ Headin' out.
[Am] Headin' out.
[E] _ _
_ _ If you got love trouble, you got a [D] bad woman you [B] can't [Em] control,
I got just the thing [B] for you.
Something called controlling [E] on some get-together drops.
_ [F] _ [E] If you work too hard and you need a little rest,
Try my easy [Eb] lime rub or put some of my [E] boss fix [N] jam in your [E] breakfast.
_ Try a little bit [Am] of_
Gree-gree, [E] yada-yada-yada Headin' out.
[A] Headin' [E] out.
Gree-gree, yada-yada-yada
_ [Gb] _ _ [B] Gree-gree, _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ [A] yada-yada-yada Headin' [E] out.
Gree-gree, yada-yada-yada
_ They _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [E] call me Dr.
[Bb] John.
[B] [E] Known as a night tripper.
[C] A satchel of Gree-gree is in [D] my hand.
_ [Dm] _ [B] Then it trippin' up, _ back down to body.
You know I'm the last of the best.
I'm known as a Gree-gree man.
_ [E] Step it.
[C] Gree-gree, yada-yada-yada
_ _ [D] _ _ Headin' out.
_ [E] Gree [D] _ [E] _ [Dm]-gree, yada [G]-yada _ _ [Em]-yada [B] Headin' [Em] out.
_ _ _ _ Some wall water [Eb] if your neighbors give you trouble.
[Em] Put your business in the [B] street.
_ [Gb] Silly jukebin' [Dm] my whole car.
They [E] just want me dead.
[B] _ [Gb] Drop my dragon's blood, my drawn out and my [E] sacred [B] sand.
Left a little black cat oil if your woman got another [E] man.
_ [Bb] _ [G] _ [A] [G] Some goo for dust, but even that's fine.
[E] I'm about six pounds.
I know the reason I'm the palm of your hand.
Get a [Em] woman.
_ _ _ Dill she's string and the whole [N] lot is sang.
Put her on your woman's feet and say she don't know.
I'm gonna drive [G] you up on the road.
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ Get a woman.
Won't get any no, no, [E] no.
[Am] Won't get any no, [Gm] no, no.
[E] Won't get any no, no, no.
[G] Won't get any no, no, no.
[D] _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ [Em] We greedy gon' vote down here.
_ Little, little head now, boy.
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[Am] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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