Chords for Ice Storm Blues
Tempo:
100.2 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [E]
You know it's bad weather [Em] here in Houston You [A]
know it's about to get everybody [E] down
You know it's bad weather here [A] in Houston Bad [Em]
weather about to get everybody [E] down
[B] [E]
You know it's been raining, it's been cold [A]
You [Em] know it's done froze up the whole [E] town
I [A] [E] [B]
[E] went to a car lot to buy me a car [G] That man said you stop
[E] He's the ever second hand car guy This weather done bust a block
You know ain't got a chance to ride
[A]
[E] Down here in Houston this weather's too cold
[A] [E] All them ain't got [F#] to bust a block
I'm gonna [B] tell you the truth [A]
I'd [Em] hoped to die, this [E] little car done froze
[B] [E] [A]
[G] [E] [A]
[E] [B] You know I'm gonna buy me a car with two motors [G] And one with two tail pipes
[E] So if one of them go out and maybe the other It may take a nose and a act right
Cause I'm tired of walking [A] Yes [Em] man you know my feet done [E] got cold
[Em]
[E] They say that the hottest freeze they [B] had in Houston
[A] Whoa [Em] man since thirty years [E] ago If [Em]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[B]
[Em] [B]
[E] [B] [E] you don't go by [Em] boat you know you can't go by land
I was in Galveston one day when it just [E]
When I caught a fish he whipped a hand
[E] You know that was an awful freeze When a fish give up the gold
When he used to jump [B] and dip and dodge from me from the water
[E]
And he didn't try that prank no more
Just when I done picked him up with your [A] hand
You know it done froze all on the land
You know you could [B] walk straight up to him he wouldn't run
[A] Reach down and pick him up with your [E] natural hand
Pretty cold in Galveston then wasn't it
[Em]
[E]
[Em] [B] [E]
[B] [Em] Crying all day long
[A] Baby I'm cold and I can't [E] keep warm
I was crying all [A] night long
Baby [Dm] I was cold and I can't keep [E] warm
You know the pressure [B] done went down on my lungs
And we [E] don't have enough fire to keep us warm
[E]
[Em]
[E] [A]
[B] [A] [E]
You know I done hung around here in old [A] Houston
Right in that poor [G] lightning's almost froze
[E]
You know I done hung around here in old Houston
[A]
Right in that poor lightning's almost [E] froze
[A]
I hope some of y'all will [B] send me back to some warm [E] climate
[A] [E] Oh Lord what a doggone [A] weather [E] fit my clothes
[A] [E] [G]
[E]
[B] [E]
[A]
[Em]
[B]
You know it's bad weather [Em] here in Houston You [A]
know it's about to get everybody [E] down
You know it's bad weather here [A] in Houston Bad [Em]
weather about to get everybody [E] down
[B] [E]
You know it's been raining, it's been cold [A]
You [Em] know it's done froze up the whole [E] town
I [A] [E] [B]
[E] went to a car lot to buy me a car [G] That man said you stop
[E] He's the ever second hand car guy This weather done bust a block
You know ain't got a chance to ride
[A]
[E] Down here in Houston this weather's too cold
[A] [E] All them ain't got [F#] to bust a block
I'm gonna [B] tell you the truth [A]
I'd [Em] hoped to die, this [E] little car done froze
[B] [E] [A]
[G] [E] [A]
[E] [B] You know I'm gonna buy me a car with two motors [G] And one with two tail pipes
[E] So if one of them go out and maybe the other It may take a nose and a act right
Cause I'm tired of walking [A] Yes [Em] man you know my feet done [E] got cold
[Em]
[E] They say that the hottest freeze they [B] had in Houston
[A] Whoa [Em] man since thirty years [E] ago If [Em]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[B]
[Em] [B]
[E] [B] [E] you don't go by [Em] boat you know you can't go by land
I was in Galveston one day when it just [E]
When I caught a fish he whipped a hand
[E] You know that was an awful freeze When a fish give up the gold
When he used to jump [B] and dip and dodge from me from the water
[E]
And he didn't try that prank no more
Just when I done picked him up with your [A] hand
You know it done froze all on the land
You know you could [B] walk straight up to him he wouldn't run
[A] Reach down and pick him up with your [E] natural hand
Pretty cold in Galveston then wasn't it
[Em]
[E]
[Em] [B] [E]
[B] [Em] Crying all day long
[A] Baby I'm cold and I can't [E] keep warm
I was crying all [A] night long
Baby [Dm] I was cold and I can't keep [E] warm
You know the pressure [B] done went down on my lungs
And we [E] don't have enough fire to keep us warm
[E]
[Em]
[E] [A]
[B] [A] [E]
You know I done hung around here in old [A] Houston
Right in that poor [G] lightning's almost froze
[E]
You know I done hung around here in old Houston
[A]
Right in that poor lightning's almost [E] froze
[A]
I hope some of y'all will [B] send me back to some warm [E] climate
[A] [E] Oh Lord what a doggone [A] weather [E] fit my clothes
[A] [E] [G]
[E]
[B] [E]
[A]
[Em]
[B]
Key:
E
A
B
Em
G
E
A
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ You know it's bad weather [Em] here in Houston You _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ know it's about to get everybody [E] down _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You know it's bad weather here [A] in Houston _ _ Bad [Em] _ _
weather about to get everybody [E] down _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
You know it's been raining, it's been cold _ _ _ [A] _
You [Em] know it's done froze up the whole [E] town
I _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ went to a car lot to buy me a car [G] That man said you stop
_ [E] _ He's the ever second hand car guy _ This weather done bust a block
You know ain't got a chance to ride
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] Down here in Houston this weather's too cold _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ All _ _ _ them ain't got [F#] to bust a block
I'm gonna [B] tell you the truth [A]
I'd _ [Em] hoped to die, this [E] little car done froze
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ You know I'm gonna buy me a car with two motors [G] And one with two tail pipes
_ [E] _ So if one of them go out and maybe the other _ It may take a nose and a act right
Cause I'm tired of walking _ [A] Yes _ _ _ _ [Em] man you know my feet done [E] got cold
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ They say that the hottest freeze they [B] had in Houston
_ [A] _ _ Whoa [Em] man since thirty years [E] ago If [Em] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ you don't go by [Em] boat you know you can't go by land _
_ I was in Galveston one day when it just _ [E]
When I caught a fish he whipped a hand
[E] _ You know that was an awful freeze _ When a fish give up the gold
_ When he used to jump [B] and dip and dodge from me from the water
[E]
And he didn't try that prank no more
Just when I done picked him up with your [A] hand
_ _ _ _ You know it done froze all on the land _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You know you could [B] walk straight up to him he wouldn't run
_ [A] _ _ Reach down and pick him up with your [E] natural hand
_ _ _ Pretty cold in Galveston then wasn't it
[Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Em] Crying all day long _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ Baby I'm cold and I can't [E] keep warm _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I was crying all [A] night long
_ _ _ _ Baby [Dm] I was cold and I can't keep [E] warm _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You know the pressure [B] done went down on my lungs
_ _ _ And we [E] don't have enough fire to keep us warm _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You know I done hung around here in old [A] Houston _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Right in that poor [G] lightning's almost froze
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know I done hung around here in old Houston
[A] _ _ _
_ Right in that poor lightning's almost [E] froze _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I hope some of y'all will [B] send me back to some warm [E] climate _
[A] _ [E] Oh Lord what a doggone [A] weather [E] fit my clothes _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ You know it's bad weather [Em] here in Houston You _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ know it's about to get everybody [E] down _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You know it's bad weather here [A] in Houston _ _ Bad [Em] _ _
weather about to get everybody [E] down _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
You know it's been raining, it's been cold _ _ _ [A] _
You [Em] know it's done froze up the whole [E] town
I _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ went to a car lot to buy me a car [G] That man said you stop
_ [E] _ He's the ever second hand car guy _ This weather done bust a block
You know ain't got a chance to ride
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] Down here in Houston this weather's too cold _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ All _ _ _ them ain't got [F#] to bust a block
I'm gonna [B] tell you the truth [A]
I'd _ [Em] hoped to die, this [E] little car done froze
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ You know I'm gonna buy me a car with two motors [G] And one with two tail pipes
_ [E] _ So if one of them go out and maybe the other _ It may take a nose and a act right
Cause I'm tired of walking _ [A] Yes _ _ _ _ [Em] man you know my feet done [E] got cold
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ They say that the hottest freeze they [B] had in Houston
_ [A] _ _ Whoa [Em] man since thirty years [E] ago If [Em] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ you don't go by [Em] boat you know you can't go by land _
_ I was in Galveston one day when it just _ [E]
When I caught a fish he whipped a hand
[E] _ You know that was an awful freeze _ When a fish give up the gold
_ When he used to jump [B] and dip and dodge from me from the water
[E]
And he didn't try that prank no more
Just when I done picked him up with your [A] hand
_ _ _ _ You know it done froze all on the land _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You know you could [B] walk straight up to him he wouldn't run
_ [A] _ _ Reach down and pick him up with your [E] natural hand
_ _ _ Pretty cold in Galveston then wasn't it
[Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Em] Crying all day long _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ Baby I'm cold and I can't [E] keep warm _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I was crying all [A] night long
_ _ _ _ Baby [Dm] I was cold and I can't keep [E] warm _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You know the pressure [B] done went down on my lungs
_ _ _ And we [E] don't have enough fire to keep us warm _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You know I done hung around here in old [A] Houston _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Right in that poor [G] lightning's almost froze
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know I done hung around here in old Houston
[A] _ _ _
_ Right in that poor lightning's almost [E] froze _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I hope some of y'all will [B] send me back to some warm [E] climate _
[A] _ [E] Oh Lord what a doggone [A] weather [E] fit my clothes _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _