Chords for He's Got Me Goin' - Bessie Smith

Tempo:
166.1 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Fm

Cm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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He's Got Me Goin' - Bessie Smith chords
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[Eb] [G] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Ab]
Don't know what's come over [C] me, I lost my self [Fm] -control.
[Eb] He's [Bb] the sugar [Ab] in my tea, [D]
the jelly in [Cm] my roll.
[F]
[Eb] Got me [Cm] going, [D] [Eb]
[Ab] he's got me going, but I [G] don't [Fm] know where I'm headed [Ab] for.
[Fm]
[Eb] [Ab] [D] Gee, I've got [Cm] a loving man, one [F] of them handsome [Gm] brutes.
[Gbm] [Fm]
[Cm] He's built up according to that [Gb] plan, [Fm] too bad when [Cm] it's soon.
[Db] Got [Eb] me [Cm] going,
[Bm] [G] [Ab] he's got me going, [G] [Ab] but I don't know where [D] I'm headed [G] for.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Fm] [Cm]
I [Abm] can't sleep [Gm] or [Cm] doggone wink unless [Gb] he's by [Fm] my [Eb] side.
[Bb] [Cm] Mine's so different I [D] [Cm] just can't think without [F] [Ab] my easy ride.
[Db] Got [Eb] me [Ab] going, [G] [Eb] [Ab] he's got me going, but I don't know [Dm] where [Fm] I'm headed [Cm] for.
[Bb] [Eb] [Fm]
[Ab] Plan listened [Eb] [Fm] to the clock [Eb] tick [Db] loud as a drum.
[Eb] Yeah, [D] the [Abm] crowing of [Dm] a cock, still [Fm] my man [Eb] ain't come.
[Db] [Eb] Got [Ab] me [Eb] going, [Ab] he's got me going, [Cm] but I don't know [F] where [Ab] I'm headed for.
[Am] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] Wouldn't [Abm] be [Ab] no two-time gal, just one man's [Bbm] enough.
[C]
[Bb] [Gb] [Cm] I don't [G] need no two men [Gb] [F] cause my [Fm] one man knows [Cm] his stuff.
[Db] [Cm] Got me going, [D] [Ab] got me [Ebm] going, [Fm] but I [C] don't know [F] where [D] I'm headed for.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] Got a heart but [F] just one [Eb] man [C] knows how to [Fm] get to it.
[Bb] [Gb] [Ab] For he's got the [Eb]
only [Fm] key that's a perfect [Eb] fit.
[D] [Eb] Got me [C] going, [Eb] [Ab] he's got me going, [Abm] but I [C] don't know [F] where [Fm] I'm headed [Eb]
for.
[Am] [D] [Eb] [Bb] [Fm]
[Eb] Afraid to advertise my man, [F] simply [Fm] scared to [Em]
death.
[Fm] [Gm] [Fm] [G] These gals, you hear about [Cm] him [Bb] and [Fm] try him for [Cm] they self.
[Db] [Eb] Got me going, [Fm] [Cm] [Ab] got me going, [Ebm] [A] but I [G] don't [C] know [F] where [Bb] I'm [Gm] headed [Ab] for.
[Eb] [N]
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Ab
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Fm
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Cm
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Bb
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Eb
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Ab
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Fm
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Learn the basic chords of Bessie Smith - Hes Got Me Goin chords, with this master sequence: Ab, G, Eb, Db, Eb, Fm, Cm, Gb and Fm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 83 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 166. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Db Minor.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ Don't know what's come over [C] me, I lost my self [Fm] _ -control.
_ _ [Eb] _ He's [Bb] the sugar [Ab] in my tea, _ [D]
the jelly in [Cm] my roll.
_ [F] _
[Eb] _ Got me _ [Cm] going, [D] _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] he's got me _ going, _ _ _ but I [G] don't [Fm] know where I'm headed [Ab] _ for.
[Fm] _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [D] Gee, I've got [Cm] a loving man, one [F] of them handsome [Gm] brutes.
[Gbm] _ [Fm] _ _
[Cm] He's built up according to that [Gb] plan, [Fm] too bad when [Cm] it's soon.
[Db] _ _ Got [Eb] me [Cm] going, _
[Bm] _ [G] _ [Ab] he's got me going, _ [G] _ [Ab] _ but I don't know where [D] I'm headed [G] for.
[Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Cm] _
I [Abm] can't sleep [Gm] or [Cm] doggone wink _ unless [Gb] he's by [Fm] my _ [Eb] side.
[Bb] _ [Cm] _ Mine's so different I [D] [Cm] just can't think without [F] [Ab] my easy ride.
_ _ [Db] Got [Eb] me [Ab] going, _ _ [G] _ [Eb] [Ab] he's got me going, _ _ _ but I don't know [Dm] where [Fm] I'm headed [Cm] for.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Ab] _ Plan listened [Eb] [Fm] to the clock [Eb] _ tick [Db] loud as a drum.
_ [Eb] _ Yeah, [D] the [Abm] crowing of [Dm] a cock, _ still [Fm] my man [Eb] ain't come.
[Db] _ [Eb] _ Got [Ab] me [Eb] going, _ _ _ [Ab] _ he's got me going, _ _ _ _ [Cm] but I don't know [F] where [Ab] I'm headed for.
[Am] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ Wouldn't [Abm] be [Ab] no two-time gal, just one man's [Bbm] enough.
[C] _
[Bb] _ [Gb] _ [Cm] _ I don't [G] need no two men [Gb] [F] cause my [Fm] one man knows [Cm] his stuff.
_ [Db] _ [Cm] Got me going, _ _ [D] _ _ [Ab] got me [Ebm] going, _ [Fm] _ _ but I [C] don't know [F] where [D] I'm headed for.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ Got a heart but [F] just one [Eb] man _ [C] knows how to [Fm] get to it.
[Bb] _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ For he's got the [Eb]
only _ [Fm] key that's a perfect [Eb] _ fit.
[D] _ [Eb] _ Got me [C] going, [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] he's got me going, _ _ _ [Abm] but I [C] don't know [F] where [Fm] I'm headed [Eb] _
for.
[Am] _ [D] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _
[Eb] _ _ Afraid to _ advertise my man, _ _ [F] simply [Fm] scared to [Em]
death.
_ [Fm] _ [Gm] _ [Fm] [G] These gals, you hear about [Cm] him [Bb] and [Fm] try him for [Cm] they self.
[Db] _ _ _ [Eb] Got me going, _ [Fm] _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] got me going, [Ebm] _ _ _ [A] but I [G] don't [C] know [F] where [Bb] I'm [Gm] headed [Ab] for.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song is part of The Complete Recordings Vol. 4 album.

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