Chords for Forty Days & Forty Nights , Steppenwolf , 1970 Vinyl
Tempo:
166.6 bpm
Chords used:
A
C
D
Am
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Forty days and forty nights [A] since my baby [C] [G] done [A] left this town.
[Ab] Oh, [D] the sun's shining all day long, [C]
[D] but the rain, [Am] it just keeps on coming down.
[Em] She's my life, I need [E] her so.
[D]
Why she [Em] left, I [A] just don't know.
[E]
[A] Forty [C]
days [A] and forty [C]
nights [A] since I sat right down and [C] cried.
[A] [D] It keeps on raining all the time, [Am] but the river keeps [A] running [C] dry.
[G] [E] Lord, help me just stand right.
[D] I love that girl with all [A] my [C] might.
[A]
[E] [A] Forty [C] days [A] and forty [C] nights [A] since my [C] baby [A] done broke my [C] heart.
[A] [D] I've been searching for [G] every [D] word, [G]
[D] [Am] just like the blind man in the dark.
[E] Lord, can make a woman rich [D] [A] or break a heart, I don't know [C] which.
[A]
[E] [A] [C]
[Am]
[D] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[Am]
[E]
[D] [A]
[C]
[A]
[E] [A] Forty [C] days [A] and forty nights like a [C] ship out [A] of the sea.
[Am]
[D] I've been praying for her every night that [Am] she would come back home to me.
Love, [E] love, love is life.
[D] [Am]
I hope she come back home tonight.
[A] [Am]
[Ab]
[Ab] Oh, [D] the sun's shining all day long, [C]
[D] but the rain, [Am] it just keeps on coming down.
[Em] She's my life, I need [E] her so.
[D]
Why she [Em] left, I [A] just don't know.
[E]
[A] Forty [C]
days [A] and forty [C]
nights [A] since I sat right down and [C] cried.
[A] [D] It keeps on raining all the time, [Am] but the river keeps [A] running [C] dry.
[G] [E] Lord, help me just stand right.
[D] I love that girl with all [A] my [C] might.
[A]
[E] [A] Forty [C] days [A] and forty [C] nights [A] since my [C] baby [A] done broke my [C] heart.
[A] [D] I've been searching for [G] every [D] word, [G]
[D] [Am] just like the blind man in the dark.
[E] Lord, can make a woman rich [D] [A] or break a heart, I don't know [C] which.
[A]
[E] [A] [C]
[Am]
[D] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[Am]
[E]
[D] [A]
[C]
[A]
[E] [A] Forty [C] days [A] and forty nights like a [C] ship out [A] of the sea.
[Am]
[D] I've been praying for her every night that [Am] she would come back home to me.
Love, [E] love, love is life.
[D] [Am]
I hope she come back home tonight.
[A] [Am]
[Ab]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ Forty days _ and _ forty nights _ _ [A] _ since my baby [C] _ _ [G] done [A] left this town.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ Oh, [D] the sun's shining _ all day long, [C] _
[D] but the rain, [Am] it just keeps on _ _ coming down.
_ _ _ _ [Em] She's my life, I need [E] her so.
_ [D] _ _ _
Why she [Em] left, I [A] just don't know.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Forty [C]
days _ [A] and _ forty [C]
nights [A] _ _ _ since I sat right _ down and [C] cried.
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] It keeps on raining all the time, _ _ _ _ [Am] but the river _ _ keeps [A] running [C] dry.
_ _ _ [G] _ [E] Lord, help me just stand right.
_ _ [D] _ I love that girl with all [A] my [C] might.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] Forty [C] days _ [A] _ and forty [C] nights _ [A] _ _ since my [C] baby _ [A] _ done broke my [C] heart.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ I've been searching for [G] every _ [D] word, [G] _
_ [D] _ [Am] just like the blind man _ _ _ in the dark.
_ _ _ [E] _ Lord, can make a woman _ rich [D] _ _ [A] or break a heart, I don't know [C] which.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] Forty [C] days _ [A] _ and forty nights _ _ _ _ like a [C] ship out [A] of the sea.
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ [D] I've been praying for her every _ night _ _ _ that [Am] she would come back _ home to me.
_ _ _ _ Love, [E] love, love is life.
[D] _ _ _ [Am]
I hope she come back home tonight. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ Oh, [D] the sun's shining _ all day long, [C] _
[D] but the rain, [Am] it just keeps on _ _ coming down.
_ _ _ _ [Em] She's my life, I need [E] her so.
_ [D] _ _ _
Why she [Em] left, I [A] just don't know.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Forty [C]
days _ [A] and _ forty [C]
nights [A] _ _ _ since I sat right _ down and [C] cried.
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] It keeps on raining all the time, _ _ _ _ [Am] but the river _ _ keeps [A] running [C] dry.
_ _ _ [G] _ [E] Lord, help me just stand right.
_ _ [D] _ I love that girl with all [A] my [C] might.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] Forty [C] days _ [A] _ and forty [C] nights _ [A] _ _ since my [C] baby _ [A] _ done broke my [C] heart.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ I've been searching for [G] every _ [D] word, [G] _
_ [D] _ [Am] just like the blind man _ _ _ in the dark.
_ _ _ [E] _ Lord, can make a woman _ rich [D] _ _ [A] or break a heart, I don't know [C] which.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ [A] Forty [C] days _ [A] _ and forty nights _ _ _ _ like a [C] ship out [A] of the sea.
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ [D] I've been praying for her every _ night _ _ _ that [Am] she would come back _ home to me.
_ _ _ _ Love, [E] love, love is life.
[D] _ _ _ [Am]
I hope she come back home tonight. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _