Howlin' Wolf - Back Door Man Chords

Tempo:
106.35 bpm
Chords used:

E

Em

G

A

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Howlin' Wolf - Back Door Man chords
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Now listen, peoples.
Everybody said they don't like the blues.
But you wrong.
See, the blues come from way back.
And I'm gonna tell you something again.
The things that's going on today is not the blues.
It's just a good beat the people is carrying.
But now when you come down to the blues,
I'm gonna show you how to play the blues.
Now you just sit here and watch me.
[E] I [G] [Em] [G]
[Em]
[G]
[Bm] [Em] am a [E] bad yo man.
[Em] I am [E]
a bad yo man.
[A] [E] Well, those men don't know.
Little [Em] girls understand.
[E]
[G] Good [E] morning [G] when the [E] rooster [Am] crow.
[E] Stop that telling me [G] you better get up [Bm] and go.
[E]
[Em] [E] [D] [E]
I am a bad yo man.
[Dm] [Am] [Em] I am [E] a bad yo man.
Well, those [A] men [E] don't know.
Little girls [G] understand.
[A] [E]
[Em]
[A] [Em] [E] [Gb] [Em]
[A] [G] [A]
[B] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[Bm] [Em]
[Bb] [Am] [E] [G] [E]
[G] Come [E] wife, bride, don't take him [A] down.
[Em]
I'd rather [E] be [Bm] dead [A] [E] sleeping [G]
in the ground.
[E] But when you come home, [D] [Em] you eat pork and [Am] beans.
[E] My [Em] man eat more [E] chicken than [G] [E] anybody ever seen.
[A]
I [E] am [Bm] [E] a bad yo [Am] man.
[E] I am [A] [Em] a bad [E] yo man.
[A]
[Em] Well, those men don't know.
Little girls understand.
Understand.
Judge my [Am] bride,
[Em] don't take him down.
I'd rather be dead sleeping in the ground.
[Dm] [E] [Em] But when you come home, [A] [G] [E] tell you [Am] the truth.
[Em] My man eat more chicken than anybody [E] ever seen.
[Am] [Em]
I [E] am [A] [G] a bad [A] yo man.
[Em] Well, those men don't know.
[E] Little girls already understand.
[Em]
Understand.
Understand.
[A] [Em]
[E] [G]
[A] [Em]
[Dm] [E] [A]
[E] [B]
[Em]
[E] [D] [Eb] [E]
[G] Take him to [E] the doctor.
[G] Shot [E] to the [A] heart.
[Em] The night's dry, [Am]
[B] doctor.
[E] [G] Please [E] save his [D] soul.
[Em] The children were [Am] murdered.
[E]
And [Em] the first degree.
[Am] [Em] The judge was [E] cry.
Let [G] the man go free.
[E] [G] [A] I am
[Em] a bad yo [Dm] man.
[E]
[Em] I am a bad [E] yo man.
[D] [E] Well, those men don't know.
[Em] Little [Dm] girls [E] [Dm]
understand.
[E] [Dm] [N]
Key:  
E
2311
Em
121
G
2131
A
1231
Am
2311
E
2311
Em
121
G
2131
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To start learning Howlin Wolf - Back Door Man chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: G, E, A, Em, E and G. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 53 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 106 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Minor.

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Now listen, peoples.
_ Everybody _ said they don't like the blues. _ _
But you wrong.
_ _ See, the blues come from way back.
_ _ And I'm gonna tell you something again.
The things that's going on today is not the blues.
_ _ It's just a good beat the people is carrying.
But now when you come down to the blues,
I'm gonna show you how to play the blues.
Now you just sit here and watch me.
[E] I _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ am _ a [E] bad yo man. _ _
_ [Em] I am _ [E] _
a bad yo man.
[A] _ [E] _ _ Well, those men don't know. _ _ _
Little [Em] girls understand. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G] Good [E] morning _ _ [G] when the [E] rooster [Am] crow.
_ [E] _ Stop that telling me [G] _ _ you better get up [Bm] and go.
_ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [E] _
I am a bad yo man.
[Dm] _ [Am] _ [Em] I am [E] a _ bad yo man.
_ _ Well, those [A] men [E] don't know.
_ _ _ Little girls [G] understand.
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ [Gb] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [A] _
_ [B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ [E] _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [G] Come [E] wife, bride, _ _ don't take him [A] down.
_ [Em] _ _
I'd rather [E] be [Bm] dead [A] _ [E] sleeping [G]
in the ground.
_ _ [E] _ But when you come home, [D] _ [Em] _ you eat pork and [Am] beans. _
_ [E] My [Em] man eat more [E] chicken than [G] _ [E] anybody ever seen.
_ _ _ [A]
I [E] am [Bm] _ [E] _ a bad yo [Am] man.
_ _ _ [E] I am [A] [Em] a bad [E] yo man.
_ [A] _
_ [Em] Well, those men don't know.
_ _ _ Little girls understand. _ _ _ _ _ _
Understand.
_ _ Judge my [Am] bride, _
_ _ [Em] don't take him down. _ _
I'd rather be dead _ sleeping in the ground.
_ [Dm] _ [E] _ [Em] But when you come home, [A] _ _ [G] [E] tell you [Am] the truth.
_ [Em] My man eat more chicken than _ anybody [E] ever seen.
[Am] _ _ _ [Em]
I [E] am _ [A] _ [G] a bad [A] yo man.
_ _ [Em] Well, those _ men don't know.
_ _ [E] _ Little girls _ already understand.
[Em] _ _ _ _
_ Understand.
_ _ _ Understand.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [Eb] _ [E] _
[G] Take him to [E] the doctor.
_ _ _ [G] Shot [E] to the [A] heart.
_ [Em] _ The night's dry, [Am]
[B] doctor.
_ [E] _ [G] Please [E] save his [D] soul. _
[Em] _ The children were [Am] murdered.
_ [E]
And [Em] the first degree.
_ [Am] _ _ [Em] The judge was [E] cry.
_ _ Let [G] the man go free.
_ [E] _ _ [G] [A] I am _
[Em] _ a bad yo [Dm] man.
_ _ [E] _
[Em] I am _ _ _ a bad [E] yo man.
[D] _ [E] _ _ Well, those men don't know.
[Em] _ _ Little _ [Dm] girls [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
understand.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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