Chords for Janis Joplin Turtle Blues
Tempo:
72.55 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Bm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [A]
[G] [D] [G] [Eb]
[A] [Ab] [A] [D] Oh, [Bm] me, me, woman, [G] I don't mean no one male, [D] no good, no.
[G] [C] [G] [Em]
[G] [D]
I [A] just treat them like a waltz [C] dance, I [G] never cheat, so [D] honey, I ain't gonna [Gb] shoot.
[Bm] [Eb]
[A] [A] Lord, I [D] once had a daddy,
[G] he said he'd give me [C] [D] everything insane.
[G] Once had a daddy, [C] he said [G] he'd give me [C] [D] everything insane.
Yes, he did.
[G] So [A] I said, honey, I want the [Ab] sunshine, [G] [Am] he'll take the stars out of the [D] night.
[Bm] [Gm]
[B] [A] I [D] ain't the kind of woman
[G] who'd make your [Em] life [D] a bed of [C] thieves.
[Bm]
No, no, no, no, no, [G] [Gm] not [G] the kind of woman, no, [Gm] to make your [G] life a [D] bed of [Bm] thieves.
[D]
[A] Yeah, but if you just wanna go out drinking, [G] honey, [Am] won't you invite me [Bm] along, [D] please?
[G] [Eb] I'll be [A] so good to you, babe, yeah!
[Am] [Bm] [Am] [B]
[Am] [F] [Bm] [D] I
[B] [G]
[Gm] [Dm] [B]
[A] [Dm] [A] [Bm] [A]
[G] [C] [Bb] [G] [D] [G] [Gm]
[Am] [A] [D] [Bm] guess I'm just like a turtle, [G] hiding [Gm] underneath its [D] horny shell.
Whoa, [Bm] whoa, [G] whoa, [C] [G] like a [C] turtle [G] [C] [G] hiding [C] underneath [D] its horny shell.
[A] But you know I'm protected, [G] [Bm] I know this goddamn life [D] too [G] well.
[Eb]
[A] Oh, now [D] call me mean, you can call me evil, [G] I'll be coming to watch [D] all things around.
Oh, now you know, hey.
[G] Call me mean, or call me evil, I'll be coming to watch [D] all things, all things around.
[A] Yeah, but I'm gonna take good care of Janice, [G] yeah!
Honey, no one's gonna [D] talk me down.
[G] Alright!
[Ab] [D]
Yeah.
[G] [D] [G] [Eb]
[A] [Ab] [A] [D] Oh, [Bm] me, me, woman, [G] I don't mean no one male, [D] no good, no.
[G] [C] [G] [Em]
[G] [D]
I [A] just treat them like a waltz [C] dance, I [G] never cheat, so [D] honey, I ain't gonna [Gb] shoot.
[Bm] [Eb]
[A] [A] Lord, I [D] once had a daddy,
[G] he said he'd give me [C] [D] everything insane.
[G] Once had a daddy, [C] he said [G] he'd give me [C] [D] everything insane.
Yes, he did.
[G] So [A] I said, honey, I want the [Ab] sunshine, [G] [Am] he'll take the stars out of the [D] night.
[Bm] [Gm]
[B] [A] I [D] ain't the kind of woman
[G] who'd make your [Em] life [D] a bed of [C] thieves.
[Bm]
No, no, no, no, no, [G] [Gm] not [G] the kind of woman, no, [Gm] to make your [G] life a [D] bed of [Bm] thieves.
[D]
[A] Yeah, but if you just wanna go out drinking, [G] honey, [Am] won't you invite me [Bm] along, [D] please?
[G] [Eb] I'll be [A] so good to you, babe, yeah!
[Am] [Bm] [Am] [B]
[Am] [F] [Bm] [D] I
[B] [G]
[Gm] [Dm] [B]
[A] [Dm] [A] [Bm] [A]
[G] [C] [Bb] [G] [D] [G] [Gm]
[Am] [A] [D] [Bm] guess I'm just like a turtle, [G] hiding [Gm] underneath its [D] horny shell.
Whoa, [Bm] whoa, [G] whoa, [C] [G] like a [C] turtle [G] [C] [G] hiding [C] underneath [D] its horny shell.
[A] But you know I'm protected, [G] [Bm] I know this goddamn life [D] too [G] well.
[Eb]
[A] Oh, now [D] call me mean, you can call me evil, [G] I'll be coming to watch [D] all things around.
Oh, now you know, hey.
[G] Call me mean, or call me evil, I'll be coming to watch [D] all things, all things around.
[A] Yeah, but I'm gonna take good care of Janice, [G] yeah!
Honey, no one's gonna [D] talk me down.
[G] Alright!
[Ab] [D]
Yeah.
Key:
G
D
A
Bm
C
G
D
A
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [Eb] _
[A] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ [D] Oh, [Bm] me, me, woman, [G] I don't mean no one male, [D] no good, _ no.
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
I _ _ [A] just treat them like a waltz [C] dance, I [G] never cheat, so [D] honey, I ain't gonna [Gb] shoot.
[Bm] _ [Eb] _
[A] _ [A] Lord, I [D] once had a daddy, _
[G] he said he'd give me [C] [D] everything insane. _
_ _ _ _ [G] Once had a daddy, [C] he said [G] he'd give me [C] [D] everything insane.
Yes, he did.
[G] So [A] I said, honey, I want the [Ab] sunshine, [G] [Am] he'll take the stars out of the [D] night.
_ [Bm] _ [Gm] _
[B] [A] I _ _ [D] ain't the kind of woman _
[G] who'd make your [Em] life [D] a bed of [C] thieves.
[Bm]
No, no, no, no, no, [G] [Gm] not [G] the kind of woman, no, [Gm] to make your [G] life a [D] bed of [Bm] thieves.
[D] _
_ _ [A] Yeah, but if you just wanna go out drinking, [G] honey, [Am] won't you invite me [Bm] along, [D] please?
[G] [Eb] I'll be [A] so good to you, babe, yeah!
_ [Am] _ [Bm] _ [Am] _ [B] _ _
[Am] _ [F] _ _ [Bm] _ [D] I _ _
_ _ [B] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _
[G] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _
[Am] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] [Bm] guess I'm just like a turtle, [G] _ hiding [Gm] underneath its [D] horny shell. _ _
Whoa, [Bm] whoa, [G] whoa, [C] [G] like a [C] turtle [G] _ [C] [G] hiding [C] underneath [D] its horny shell.
_ _ _ [A] But you know I'm protected, [G] _ [Bm] I know this goddamn life [D] too [G] well.
[Eb] _
[A] _ _ Oh, now [D] call me mean, you can call me evil, [G] _ I'll be coming to watch [D] all things around.
Oh, now you know, hey.
_ _ [G] Call me mean, or call me evil, _ I'll be coming to watch [D] all things, all things around.
_ [A] Yeah, but I'm gonna take good care of Janice, [G] yeah!
Honey, no one's gonna [D] talk me down.
[G] Alright!
[Ab] _ [D] _
Yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [Eb] _
[A] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ [D] Oh, [Bm] me, me, woman, [G] I don't mean no one male, [D] no good, _ no.
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
I _ _ [A] just treat them like a waltz [C] dance, I [G] never cheat, so [D] honey, I ain't gonna [Gb] shoot.
[Bm] _ [Eb] _
[A] _ [A] Lord, I [D] once had a daddy, _
[G] he said he'd give me [C] [D] everything insane. _
_ _ _ _ [G] Once had a daddy, [C] he said [G] he'd give me [C] [D] everything insane.
Yes, he did.
[G] So [A] I said, honey, I want the [Ab] sunshine, [G] [Am] he'll take the stars out of the [D] night.
_ [Bm] _ [Gm] _
[B] [A] I _ _ [D] ain't the kind of woman _
[G] who'd make your [Em] life [D] a bed of [C] thieves.
[Bm]
No, no, no, no, no, [G] [Gm] not [G] the kind of woman, no, [Gm] to make your [G] life a [D] bed of [Bm] thieves.
[D] _
_ _ [A] Yeah, but if you just wanna go out drinking, [G] honey, [Am] won't you invite me [Bm] along, [D] please?
[G] [Eb] I'll be [A] so good to you, babe, yeah!
_ [Am] _ [Bm] _ [Am] _ [B] _ _
[Am] _ [F] _ _ [Bm] _ [D] I _ _
_ _ [B] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _
[G] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _
[Am] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] [Bm] guess I'm just like a turtle, [G] _ hiding [Gm] underneath its [D] horny shell. _ _
Whoa, [Bm] whoa, [G] whoa, [C] [G] like a [C] turtle [G] _ [C] [G] hiding [C] underneath [D] its horny shell.
_ _ _ [A] But you know I'm protected, [G] _ [Bm] I know this goddamn life [D] too [G] well.
[Eb] _
[A] _ _ Oh, now [D] call me mean, you can call me evil, [G] _ I'll be coming to watch [D] all things around.
Oh, now you know, hey.
_ _ [G] Call me mean, or call me evil, _ I'll be coming to watch [D] all things, all things around.
_ [A] Yeah, but I'm gonna take good care of Janice, [G] yeah!
Honey, no one's gonna [D] talk me down.
[G] Alright!
[Ab] _ [D] _
Yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _