Chords for Gertrude "Ma" Rainey-Travelling Blues
Tempo:
99.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
Am
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[E] [A] [Em]
[E]
[Am]
[E]
[B] I bought my ticket and I [F#] don't know where I'm going.
[A] [B] I [E] went to the [G] depot, [E] looked up and [B] down the road.
I [Am] went to the depot, looked up and down [E] the road.
I [B] asked the ticket agent if [G] my town could [E] be grown.
[E]
The ticket agent said, woman, don't sit and cry.
[Am] Ticket agent said, woman, don't you sit [E] and cry.
[G#] Your train blows at this station but she keeps on [E] passing by.
I hear my daddy calling some other woman's name.
[A] I hear my daddy calling some other [E] woman's name.
[B] I know he don't need me but I'm going to [A] answer [E] desperately.
[A]
[E] I'm dangerous and I can't stand no more.
I'm [Am] dangerous and I can't stand [E] no more.
[B] Here comes my train, oh, and I've got [E] to go.
[A] [E]
[E] [A] [Em]
[E]
[Am]
[E]
[B] I bought my ticket and I [F#] don't know where I'm going.
[A] [B] I [E] went to the [G] depot, [E] looked up and [B] down the road.
I [Am] went to the depot, looked up and down [E] the road.
I [B] asked the ticket agent if [G] my town could [E] be grown.
[E]
The ticket agent said, woman, don't sit and cry.
[Am] Ticket agent said, woman, don't you sit [E] and cry.
[G#] Your train blows at this station but she keeps on [E] passing by.
I hear my daddy calling some other woman's name.
[A] I hear my daddy calling some other [E] woman's name.
[B] I know he don't need me but I'm going to [A] answer [E] desperately.
[A]
[E] I'm dangerous and I can't stand no more.
I'm [Am] dangerous and I can't stand [E] no more.
[B] Here comes my train, oh, and I've got [E] to go.
[A] [E]
Key:
E
B
A
Am
G
E
B
A
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] I bought my ticket and I [F#] don't know where I'm going.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ I [E] went to the [G] depot, [E] looked up and [B] down the road. _ _ _ _ _
I [Am] went to the depot, looked up and down [E] the road. _ _ _ _ _
I [B] asked the ticket agent if [G] my town could [E] be grown.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ The ticket agent said, woman, _ _ don't sit and cry. _ _ _
_ _ [Am] Ticket agent said, woman, _ don't you sit [E] and cry. _ _
_ _ [G#] Your train blows at this station but she keeps on [E] passing by. _ _ _
_ _ I hear my daddy calling some other woman's name. _ _ _
_ _ [A] I hear my daddy calling some other [E] woman's name. _ _
_ _ [B] I know he don't need me but I'm going to [A] answer [E] desperately.
_ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ I'm dangerous and I _ can't stand no more. _ _
I'm _ _ [Am] dangerous and I can't stand [E] no more. _ _ _
_ _ [B] Here comes my train, oh, and I've got [E] to go.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] I bought my ticket and I [F#] don't know where I'm going.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ I [E] went to the [G] depot, [E] looked up and [B] down the road. _ _ _ _ _
I [Am] went to the depot, looked up and down [E] the road. _ _ _ _ _
I [B] asked the ticket agent if [G] my town could [E] be grown.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ The ticket agent said, woman, _ _ don't sit and cry. _ _ _
_ _ [Am] Ticket agent said, woman, _ don't you sit [E] and cry. _ _
_ _ [G#] Your train blows at this station but she keeps on [E] passing by. _ _ _
_ _ I hear my daddy calling some other woman's name. _ _ _
_ _ [A] I hear my daddy calling some other [E] woman's name. _ _
_ _ [B] I know he don't need me but I'm going to [A] answer [E] desperately.
_ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ I'm dangerous and I _ can't stand no more. _ _
I'm _ _ [Am] dangerous and I can't stand [E] no more. _ _ _
_ _ [B] Here comes my train, oh, and I've got [E] to go.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _