Chords for Janis Joplin - Black Mountain Blues (Live) - (Bessie Smith Cover) - Early 1960s
Tempo:
126.3 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Bb
B
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] I'm [Gb] going to do one more.
This is a Bessie Smith song.
[Ab]
If you've ever heard me [B] sing it, or any of you have, you've [Gm] heard me sing it,
because I sing it every time I sing.
[B] It's called Black Mountain.
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb] Going out in Black Mountain, [Ab] I'm trying to slap your [Eb] face.
[Ab] I'm singing out in Black Mountain, I'm trying to slap your [Eb] face.
Look at [Bb] your friends, bring your [Ab] girls, all those birds sing bass.
[Bb]
Out [Eb] in Black Mountain, [Ab] the people are meanest [Eb] they can be.
Yeah, [Ab] those people in Black Mountain are meanest they [Eb] can be.
You [Bb] know they use this [Ab] gunpowder just to sweeten up [Eb] their tea.
Lord, out in Black Mountain, you [Bb] can't keep a good [Eb] man in jail.
[Ab] I said out in Black Mountain, you can't keep a good man in [Eb] jail.
[Bb] Cause if the jury convicts [Ab] him, the judge will [Eb] pay his [Ab] bail.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] I had a [Ab] man in Black Mountain, the sweetest man in [Eb] that town.
I had [Ab] a man in Black Mountain, the sweetest man [Eb] in that town.
He [Bb] took me to the city jail, [Ab] that's when he drove me down.
[Bb] Now [Eb] I'm going to Black Mountain, [Ab] where my rest [Eb] is my gun.
I'm [Ab] going back to Black Mountain, where my rest is [Eb] my [Ab] gun.
[Eb] [Bb] Lord, I'm a Kurdish man, [Ab] still I see them in Iran.
[Bb] Well, [Eb] now you heard my story, [Ab]
now you heard [Eb] my news.
Now [Ab] you heard me, so
[Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] Black Mountain, [Eb] you know.
[Ab] [Eb] [G]
[E] [Db]
[E] [A] [F]
[Ab]
This is a Bessie Smith song.
[Ab]
If you've ever heard me [B] sing it, or any of you have, you've [Gm] heard me sing it,
because I sing it every time I sing.
[B] It's called Black Mountain.
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb] Going out in Black Mountain, [Ab] I'm trying to slap your [Eb] face.
[Ab] I'm singing out in Black Mountain, I'm trying to slap your [Eb] face.
Look at [Bb] your friends, bring your [Ab] girls, all those birds sing bass.
[Bb]
Out [Eb] in Black Mountain, [Ab] the people are meanest [Eb] they can be.
Yeah, [Ab] those people in Black Mountain are meanest they [Eb] can be.
You [Bb] know they use this [Ab] gunpowder just to sweeten up [Eb] their tea.
Lord, out in Black Mountain, you [Bb] can't keep a good [Eb] man in jail.
[Ab] I said out in Black Mountain, you can't keep a good man in [Eb] jail.
[Bb] Cause if the jury convicts [Ab] him, the judge will [Eb] pay his [Ab] bail.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] I had a [Ab] man in Black Mountain, the sweetest man in [Eb] that town.
I had [Ab] a man in Black Mountain, the sweetest man [Eb] in that town.
He [Bb] took me to the city jail, [Ab] that's when he drove me down.
[Bb] Now [Eb] I'm going to Black Mountain, [Ab] where my rest [Eb] is my gun.
I'm [Ab] going back to Black Mountain, where my rest is [Eb] my [Ab] gun.
[Eb] [Bb] Lord, I'm a Kurdish man, [Ab] still I see them in Iran.
[Bb] Well, [Eb] now you heard my story, [Ab]
now you heard [Eb] my news.
Now [Ab] you heard me, so
[Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] Black Mountain, [Eb] you know.
[Ab] [Eb] [G]
[E] [Db]
[E] [A] [F]
[Ab]
Key:
Ab
Eb
Bb
B
Db
Ab
Eb
Bb
[N] I'm [Gb] going to do one more.
This is a Bessie Smith song.
[Ab] _
If you've ever heard me [B] sing it, or any of you have, you've [Gm] heard me sing it,
because I sing it every time I sing.
[B] It's called Black Mountain. _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] Going out in Black Mountain, [Ab] I'm trying to slap your [Eb] face.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] I'm singing out in Black Mountain, _ I'm trying to slap your [Eb] face. _ _ _ _
Look at [Bb] your friends, bring your [Ab] girls, all those birds sing bass.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
Out [Eb] in Black Mountain, [Ab] the people are meanest [Eb] they can be. _ _ _
Yeah, [Ab] those people in Black Mountain _ are meanest they [Eb] can be. _ _ _ _
You [Bb] know they use this _ [Ab] gunpowder just to sweeten up [Eb] their tea. _ _ _ _
Lord, out in Black Mountain, you [Bb] can't keep a good [Eb] man in jail. _ _ _
[Ab] I said out in Black Mountain, you can't keep a good man in [Eb] jail. _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Cause if the jury convicts [Ab] him, the judge will [Eb] pay his [Ab] bail.
_ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ I had a [Ab] man in Black Mountain, the sweetest man in [Eb] that town.
_ _ _ _ I had [Ab] a man in Black Mountain, the sweetest man [Eb] in that town.
_ _ _ He [Bb] took me to the city jail, [Ab] that's when he drove me down. _
[Bb] _ _ _ Now [Eb] I'm going to Black Mountain, [Ab] where my rest [Eb] is my gun. _ _
_ _ I'm [Ab] going back to Black Mountain, where my rest is [Eb] my [Ab] gun. _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] Lord, I'm a Kurdish man, [Ab] still I see them in Iran. _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ Well, [Eb] now you heard my story, _ [Ab]
now you heard [Eb] my news. _ _ _ _
_ Now [Ab] you heard me, so _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ Black Mountain, [Eb] you know.
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This is a Bessie Smith song.
[Ab] _
If you've ever heard me [B] sing it, or any of you have, you've [Gm] heard me sing it,
because I sing it every time I sing.
[B] It's called Black Mountain. _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] Going out in Black Mountain, [Ab] I'm trying to slap your [Eb] face.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] I'm singing out in Black Mountain, _ I'm trying to slap your [Eb] face. _ _ _ _
Look at [Bb] your friends, bring your [Ab] girls, all those birds sing bass.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
Out [Eb] in Black Mountain, [Ab] the people are meanest [Eb] they can be. _ _ _
Yeah, [Ab] those people in Black Mountain _ are meanest they [Eb] can be. _ _ _ _
You [Bb] know they use this _ [Ab] gunpowder just to sweeten up [Eb] their tea. _ _ _ _
Lord, out in Black Mountain, you [Bb] can't keep a good [Eb] man in jail. _ _ _
[Ab] I said out in Black Mountain, you can't keep a good man in [Eb] jail. _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Cause if the jury convicts [Ab] him, the judge will [Eb] pay his [Ab] bail.
_ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ I had a [Ab] man in Black Mountain, the sweetest man in [Eb] that town.
_ _ _ _ I had [Ab] a man in Black Mountain, the sweetest man [Eb] in that town.
_ _ _ He [Bb] took me to the city jail, [Ab] that's when he drove me down. _
[Bb] _ _ _ Now [Eb] I'm going to Black Mountain, [Ab] where my rest [Eb] is my gun. _ _
_ _ I'm [Ab] going back to Black Mountain, where my rest is [Eb] my [Ab] gun. _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] Lord, I'm a Kurdish man, [Ab] still I see them in Iran. _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ Well, [Eb] now you heard my story, _ [Ab]
now you heard [Eb] my news. _ _ _ _
_ Now [Ab] you heard me, so _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ Black Mountain, [Eb] you know.
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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