Chords for Eric Bibb - Follow The Drinking Gourd

Tempo:
146.2 bpm
Chords used:

G

Gm

D

Dm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eric Bibb - Follow The Drinking Gourd chords
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[D]
[Dm]
When the sun [D] comes back, when the first quail calls,
follow the drinking gourd, [Dm] for the old [G] man is waiting [Gm] for
to [G] carry you to freedom.
[Gm]
Follow the drinking [D]
gourd.
Well, the river bank is a mighty good road.
Dead trees show you the way.
[Dm] [G] Barefoot, [Gm] pegfoot, traveling [Am] on,
[Gm] follow the drinking [Dm]
gourd.
[D] [Dm]
[G] Follow [D] the drinking gourd.
[G] Follow the [D]
drinking gourd.
For the old [G] man is waiting [Gm] for to carry [Am] you to freedom.
[Gm] Follow the drinking [G] [D] gourd.
Well, the river ends between two hills.
Follow the drinking gourd.
There's [G] another river [Gm] on the [Am] other side.
[Gm] Follow the drinking [D]
gourd.
[G] Follow the drinking [Dm] gourd.
[G]
Follow the [Dm] drinking gourd.
For the old [G] man is waiting [Gm] for to carry [Am] you to freedom.
[Gm]
Follow the [G] drinking [D]
gourd.
Well, the little river meets the great big one.
Follow the drinking gourd, for the old man [G] is waiting
[Gm] for to carry [D] you to freedom.
[Gm] Follow the drinking gourd.
[D]
[G] Follow [Dm] the drinking gourd.
[G] Follow [Dm] the drinking gourd, for the old man
[G] is waiting for to carry you to freedom.
[Gm] Follow the [G] drinking [D] gourd.
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
Gm
123111113
D
1321
Dm
2311
Am
2311
G
2131
Gm
123111113
D
1321
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To learn Eric Bibb - Drinkin Gourd chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: C, G, Dm, G, C and Dm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 45 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 91. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Minor.

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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When the sun [D] comes back, when the first quail calls, _ _
follow _ _ the drinking gourd, [Dm] for the old [G] man is waiting [Gm] for
to [G] carry you to freedom.
_ [Gm]
Follow _ the drinking _ _ [D] _
gourd. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, the river bank _ is a mighty good _ road. _
Dead trees show you the way.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] Barefoot, _ [Gm] pegfoot, traveling [Am] on, _
[Gm] _ follow the drinking [Dm]
gourd.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Follow _ _ [D] the drinking gourd. _
[G] _ Follow _ _ the [D]
drinking _ gourd.
For the old [G] man is waiting [Gm] for to carry [Am] you to freedom.
_ [Gm] Follow the drinking [G] _ [D] gourd. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, the river ends _ between two _ hills.
_ Follow _ _ the drinking _ gourd.
_ There's [G] another river [Gm] on the [Am] other side. _
_ [Gm] _ Follow the drinking [D] _
gourd. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Follow _ _ the drinking [Dm] _ gourd.
_ [G] _
Follow _ the [Dm] _ drinking gourd.
For the old [G] man is waiting [Gm] for to carry [Am] you to freedom.
_ [Gm] _
Follow the [G] drinking _ [D]
gourd. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, the little river _ meets the great big one. _ _
Follow _ _ _ the drinking _ gourd, for the old man [G] is waiting
[Gm] for to carry [D] you to freedom.
[Gm] _ Follow the drinking gourd.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Follow _ _ [Dm] the drinking gourd. _
[G] _ Follow _ _ _ [Dm] the drinking gourd, _ for the old man
[G] is waiting for to carry you to freedom.
[Gm] _ Follow _ the _ _ _ _ _ [G] drinking _ [D] gourd. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song is part of Jericho Road album.

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