Gertrude "Ma" Rainey - Countin The Blues Chords

Tempo:
87.25 bpm
Chords used:

G

Eb

D

Am

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gertrude "Ma" Rainey - Countin The Blues chords
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[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]
Key:  
G
2131
Eb
12341116
D
1321
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
Eb
12341116
D
1321
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To jam and learn Ma Rainey - (Album Version) Countin The Blues chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: C, Eb, G, D and G. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 43 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 87 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

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[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] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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