Chords for Fixin' To Die by Bukka White Bottleneck Slide Blues Guitar / Republic Guitar
Tempo:
89.3 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[F] [C]
[C]
Sitting 40 miles long, here I'm [F] fixing to die.
[C] Sitting 40 miles long, here I'm [F] fixing to die.
[C] Well, I don't mind dying, but I need to [F] live and choose to cry.
[C]
So many nights by the fireside, how your poor mother, how your poor [F] mother would ride.
So many nights by the fireside, how your poor mother would ride.
[C] Tell your mother I had to say [F] goodbye.
Mama, take my children back, back before they lay me down.
Said, Mama, take my children back, back before they lay me down.
[C] And no more those living [F] crying on this [G] graveyard ground.
[F]
[C]
Look over yonder on that graveyard [F]
ground.
[C] She said, look over yonder on that [F] graveyard ground.
Yonder sits his house and they can't see that old Leo can't lay down.
Feeling funny [G] in my mind, Lord, believe I'm fixing to [F] die.
Yeah, I'm feeling funny in my mind, Lord, believe I'm fixing to die.
[C] Well, I don't mind dying, but I hate to [F] see my children cry.
[N]
[C]
Sitting 40 miles long, here I'm [F] fixing to die.
[C] Sitting 40 miles long, here I'm [F] fixing to die.
[C] Well, I don't mind dying, but I need to [F] live and choose to cry.
[C]
So many nights by the fireside, how your poor mother, how your poor [F] mother would ride.
So many nights by the fireside, how your poor mother would ride.
[C] Tell your mother I had to say [F] goodbye.
Mama, take my children back, back before they lay me down.
Said, Mama, take my children back, back before they lay me down.
[C] And no more those living [F] crying on this [G] graveyard ground.
[F]
[C]
Look over yonder on that graveyard [F]
ground.
[C] She said, look over yonder on that [F] graveyard ground.
Yonder sits his house and they can't see that old Leo can't lay down.
Feeling funny [G] in my mind, Lord, believe I'm fixing to [F] die.
Yeah, I'm feeling funny in my mind, Lord, believe I'm fixing to die.
[C] Well, I don't mind dying, but I hate to [F] see my children cry.
[N]
Key:
F
C
G
F
C
G
F
C
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Sitting 40 miles long, here I'm [F] fixing to die. _ _ _ _
[C] Sitting 40 miles long, here I'm [F] fixing to die. _ _ _ _
[C] Well, I don't mind dying, but I need to [F] live and choose to cry. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
So many nights by the fireside, how your poor mother, how your poor [F] mother would ride. _ _ _
_ _ So many nights by the fireside, how your poor mother would _ ride. _ _
_ _ [C] Tell your mother I had to say [F] goodbye. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Mama, take my children back, back before they lay me down. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Said, Mama, take my children back, back before they lay me down. _ _ _ _
[C] And no more those living [F] crying on this [G] graveyard ground.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Look over yonder on that graveyard [F]
ground.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] She said, look over yonder on that [F] graveyard ground.
_ _ _ _ _ Yonder sits his house and they can't see that old Leo can't lay down. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Feeling funny [G] in my mind, Lord, believe I'm fixing to [F] die.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah, I'm feeling funny in my mind, Lord, believe I'm fixing to die. _
_ _ _ [C] Well, I don't mind dying, but I hate to [F] see my children cry. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Sitting 40 miles long, here I'm [F] fixing to die. _ _ _ _
[C] Sitting 40 miles long, here I'm [F] fixing to die. _ _ _ _
[C] Well, I don't mind dying, but I need to [F] live and choose to cry. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
So many nights by the fireside, how your poor mother, how your poor [F] mother would ride. _ _ _
_ _ So many nights by the fireside, how your poor mother would _ ride. _ _
_ _ [C] Tell your mother I had to say [F] goodbye. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Mama, take my children back, back before they lay me down. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Said, Mama, take my children back, back before they lay me down. _ _ _ _
[C] And no more those living [F] crying on this [G] graveyard ground.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Look over yonder on that graveyard [F]
ground.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] She said, look over yonder on that [F] graveyard ground.
_ _ _ _ _ Yonder sits his house and they can't see that old Leo can't lay down. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Feeling funny [G] in my mind, Lord, believe I'm fixing to [F] die.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah, I'm feeling funny in my mind, Lord, believe I'm fixing to die. _
_ _ _ [C] Well, I don't mind dying, but I hate to [F] see my children cry. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _