Gertrude "Ma" Rainey - Countin The Blues Chords
Tempo:
87.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
Eb
D
Am
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] Lord, I got the blues to flow and I want [D] everybody to go down [G] and pray.
[Am] Lord, [Eb] Lord.
[G] Laying in my bed with my sweet son to bed with.
Lord, [C] laying in the [Eb] bed with my sweet son to [G] bed with.
[Em] [G] [B] I [Ebm] got the country blues [Gb] so I could sing them [G]
all.
[Db] [Eb] [D] [Em]
Men were ran [G] bored, hill streets set them free.
[Ab] [G]
[C] Ah, men were ran [Em] bored, hill streets set [G] them free.
graveyard [D] and bell were bound.
Lord, Lord, it comes from the [G] sanctuary.
[B] [Cm]
[G] [D] God [G] sitting on the server, gonna ride, [Eb] ride all [G] night long.
[B] [G] [Eb] God sitting on the [Am] server, gonna ride all [G] night long.
Down the [D] heart of the cold, there was [B] all [G] good songs.
[D]
[G] Lord, rest of that midnight tail house made me lose my mind.
Lord, rest of that midnight [C] tail house made me lose my [G] mind.
That [Am] lucky boy [Bm] weaver made me [Am] think of old [Eb] moon tide.
[G] [D]
[G] Lord, [Eb] join the sleep boys, mama's just not that bad.
[G]
Lord, [C] join the sleep guys, just not [Eb] that bad.
[Gm] [Eb] The tide [D] of [Ebm] dream away my [F] sorrow, [Bm] how it leaves me.
[F] [Eb] [G] [Bm] [F]
[Am] Lord, [Eb] Lord.
[G] Laying in my bed with my sweet son to bed with.
Lord, [C] laying in the [Eb] bed with my sweet son to [G] bed with.
[Em] [G] [B] I [Ebm] got the country blues [Gb] so I could sing them [G]
all.
[Db] [Eb] [D] [Em]
Men were ran [G] bored, hill streets set them free.
[Ab] [G]
[C] Ah, men were ran [Em] bored, hill streets set [G] them free.
graveyard [D] and bell were bound.
Lord, Lord, it comes from the [G] sanctuary.
[B] [Cm]
[G] [D] God [G] sitting on the server, gonna ride, [Eb] ride all [G] night long.
[B] [G] [Eb] God sitting on the [Am] server, gonna ride all [G] night long.
Down the [D] heart of the cold, there was [B] all [G] good songs.
[D]
[G] Lord, rest of that midnight tail house made me lose my mind.
Lord, rest of that midnight [C] tail house made me lose my [G] mind.
That [Am] lucky boy [Bm] weaver made me [Am] think of old [Eb] moon tide.
[G] [D]
[G] Lord, [Eb] join the sleep boys, mama's just not that bad.
[G]
Lord, [C] join the sleep guys, just not [Eb] that bad.
[Gm] [Eb] The tide [D] of [Ebm] dream away my [F] sorrow, [Bm] how it leaves me.
[F] [Eb] [G] [Bm] [F]
Key:
G
Eb
D
Am
C
G
Eb
D
[G] _ _ _ Lord, I got the blues to flow and I want [D] everybody to go down [G] and pray.
_ [Am] Lord, [Eb] Lord. _ _
_ _ [G] Laying in my bed with my sweet son to bed with. _ _ _
_ _ _ Lord, [C] laying in the [Eb] bed with my sweet son to [G] bed with.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] [B] I [Ebm] got the country blues [Gb] so I could sing them [G]
all.
[Db] _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
Men were ran [G] bored, hill streets set them free.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _
[C] Ah, men were ran [Em] bored, hill streets set [G] them free. _ _ _ _
_ _ graveyard [D] and bell were bound.
Lord, Lord, it comes from the [G] sanctuary.
_ [B] _ _ [Cm] _
[G] _ _ [D] _ God [G] sitting on the server, gonna ride, [Eb] ride all [G] night long. _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [G] [Eb] God sitting on the [Am] server, _ gonna ride all [G] night long.
_ _ _ _ Down the [D] heart of the _ cold, there was [B] all [G] good songs.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] Lord, rest of that midnight tail house made me lose my mind. _
Lord, _ _ _ rest of that midnight [C] tail house made me lose my [G] mind. _
_ _ _ _ _ That [Am] lucky boy [Bm] weaver made me [Am] think of old [Eb] moon tide.
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[G] Lord, [Eb] join the sleep boys, mama's just not that bad.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ Lord, [C] _ join the sleep guys, just not [Eb] that bad. _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ The tide [D] of [Ebm] dream away my [F] sorrow, [Bm] _ _ how it leaves me.
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _ [Bm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] Lord, [Eb] Lord. _ _
_ _ [G] Laying in my bed with my sweet son to bed with. _ _ _
_ _ _ Lord, [C] laying in the [Eb] bed with my sweet son to [G] bed with.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] [B] I [Ebm] got the country blues [Gb] so I could sing them [G]
all.
[Db] _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
Men were ran [G] bored, hill streets set them free.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _
[C] Ah, men were ran [Em] bored, hill streets set [G] them free. _ _ _ _
_ _ graveyard [D] and bell were bound.
Lord, Lord, it comes from the [G] sanctuary.
_ [B] _ _ [Cm] _
[G] _ _ [D] _ God [G] sitting on the server, gonna ride, [Eb] ride all [G] night long. _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [G] [Eb] God sitting on the [Am] server, _ gonna ride all [G] night long.
_ _ _ _ Down the [D] heart of the _ cold, there was [B] all [G] good songs.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] Lord, rest of that midnight tail house made me lose my mind. _
Lord, _ _ _ rest of that midnight [C] tail house made me lose my [G] mind. _
_ _ _ _ _ That [Am] lucky boy [Bm] weaver made me [Am] think of old [Eb] moon tide.
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[G] Lord, [Eb] join the sleep boys, mama's just not that bad.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ Lord, [C] _ join the sleep guys, just not [Eb] that bad. _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ The tide [D] of [Ebm] dream away my [F] sorrow, [Bm] _ _ how it leaves me.
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _ [Bm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _