Chords for Drinkin' Blues
Tempo:
103.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
Em
C
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Sittin' in a juke joint, surrounded by [Em]
alcohol.
[E] Sittin' in a juke joint, [C] surrounded by [G]
alcohol.
Well [D] if I'm gonna have me one B, you know I'm gonna drink [Em]
em all.
[G]
Temptation, temptation, why you won't mess with me?
[B] [C] Yeah, temptation, [E] temptation, why you won't [G] mess with me?
[D] Cause you're all about nothin', hard times and [G]
misery.
Come on John,
[Gm]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[Bbm]
[Am] [D] [G]
brother Paul Skelton now.
[Em] [G] [E]
[C] [Gm]
[G] [Dm]
[D] [Gm] [Em]
[G]
Friday evening, locked up in the county jail, down in Atlanta.
[C]
Friday evening, locked up in the [G] county jail.
Well [D] I had to call my good gal, cause no one's gonna throw [G]
my bail.
Come here Mr.
River,
[Em] [G]
[Em]
[C] [E] [G]
that's an old cell box.
[Gm] [D]
[G]
[D] [Em]
[G]
Monday [Dm] [G] [E]
[C] [Em]
[Eb] [D]
[G] [Am] [G]
[Eb] [Em] [G] [Am] [G]
morning, heartaches and [Em] full of [G] pain.
[C] Yeah, [E] Monday morning, heartaches and full [G] of pain.
Well [D] I've been thinkin' about the future, listenin' to the [G] drivin' rain.
Lord, temptation, temptation, why you won't mess with me?
[Eb] [G] Yeah, [C] temptation, temptation, [E] why you won't mess [G] with me?
[Em] [D] Cause you're all about nothin', hard times and [G]
misery.
[Db] [C] [B] All this drinkin' blues.
alcohol.
[E] Sittin' in a juke joint, [C] surrounded by [G]
alcohol.
Well [D] if I'm gonna have me one B, you know I'm gonna drink [Em]
em all.
[G]
Temptation, temptation, why you won't mess with me?
[B] [C] Yeah, temptation, [E] temptation, why you won't [G] mess with me?
[D] Cause you're all about nothin', hard times and [G]
misery.
Come on John,
[Gm]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[Bbm]
[Am] [D] [G]
brother Paul Skelton now.
[Em] [G] [E]
[C] [Gm]
[G] [Dm]
[D] [Gm] [Em]
[G]
Friday evening, locked up in the county jail, down in Atlanta.
[C]
Friday evening, locked up in the [G] county jail.
Well [D] I had to call my good gal, cause no one's gonna throw [G]
my bail.
Come here Mr.
River,
[Em] [G]
[Em]
[C] [E] [G]
that's an old cell box.
[Gm] [D]
[G]
[D] [Em]
[G]
Monday [Dm] [G] [E]
[C] [Em]
[Eb] [D]
[G] [Am] [G]
[Eb] [Em] [G] [Am] [G]
morning, heartaches and [Em] full of [G] pain.
[C] Yeah, [E] Monday morning, heartaches and full [G] of pain.
Well [D] I've been thinkin' about the future, listenin' to the [G] drivin' rain.
Lord, temptation, temptation, why you won't mess with me?
[Eb] [G] Yeah, [C] temptation, temptation, [E] why you won't mess [G] with me?
[Em] [D] Cause you're all about nothin', hard times and [G]
misery.
[Db] [C] [B] All this drinkin' blues.
Key:
G
Em
C
D
E
G
Em
C
Sittin' in a juke joint, surrounded by [Em]
alcohol. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Sittin' in a juke joint, [C] surrounded by [G]
alcohol.
_ _ _ _ _ Well [D] if I'm gonna have me one B, you know I'm gonna drink [Em]
em all.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Temptation, temptation, why you won't mess with me?
_ _ _ _ [B] [C] Yeah, temptation, [E] temptation, why you won't [G] mess with me?
_ _ _ _ [D] Cause you're all about _ nothin', hard times and [G]
misery.
_ _ _ Come on John, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ brother Paul Skelton now.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ Friday evening, locked up in the county _ jail, down in Atlanta.
_ _ [C] _
_ Friday evening, locked up in the [G] county jail.
_ _ _ _ Well [D] I had to call my good gal, cause no one's gonna throw [G]
my bail.
Come here Mr.
River, _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ that's an old cell box.
[Gm] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Monday _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ [Eb] _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ morning, _ heartaches and [Em] full of [G] pain.
_ _ _ _ [C] Yeah, [E] Monday morning, heartaches and full [G] of pain.
Well _ _ [D] I've been thinkin' about the future, listenin' to the [G] drivin' rain.
_ _ _ _ Lord, temptation, temptation, why you won't mess with me?
[Eb] _ [G] Yeah, _ [C] temptation, _ temptation, [E] why you won't mess [G] with me?
_ _ _ _ [Em] [D] Cause you're all about _ nothin', hard times and [G]
misery.
_ [Db] _ _ [C] _ [B] _ All this drinkin' blues. _ _ _ _ _ _
alcohol. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Sittin' in a juke joint, [C] surrounded by [G]
alcohol.
_ _ _ _ _ Well [D] if I'm gonna have me one B, you know I'm gonna drink [Em]
em all.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Temptation, temptation, why you won't mess with me?
_ _ _ _ [B] [C] Yeah, temptation, [E] temptation, why you won't [G] mess with me?
_ _ _ _ [D] Cause you're all about _ nothin', hard times and [G]
misery.
_ _ _ Come on John, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ brother Paul Skelton now.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ Friday evening, locked up in the county _ jail, down in Atlanta.
_ _ [C] _
_ Friday evening, locked up in the [G] county jail.
_ _ _ _ Well [D] I had to call my good gal, cause no one's gonna throw [G]
my bail.
Come here Mr.
River, _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ that's an old cell box.
[Gm] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Monday _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ [Eb] _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ morning, _ heartaches and [Em] full of [G] pain.
_ _ _ _ [C] Yeah, [E] Monday morning, heartaches and full [G] of pain.
Well _ _ [D] I've been thinkin' about the future, listenin' to the [G] drivin' rain.
_ _ _ _ Lord, temptation, temptation, why you won't mess with me?
[Eb] _ [G] Yeah, _ [C] temptation, _ temptation, [E] why you won't mess [G] with me?
_ _ _ _ [Em] [D] Cause you're all about _ nothin', hard times and [G]
misery.
_ [Db] _ _ [C] _ [B] _ All this drinkin' blues. _ _ _ _ _ _