Chords for Jean Goldkette - Birmingham Bertha (1929) - Alabama

Tempo:
108.3 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Db

Bb

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jean Goldkette - Birmingham Bertha (1929) - Alabama chords
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[Eb] [Gb]
[Ab]
[Db] [Dbm] [Ab] [Db] [Ab] And [F]
they've done things [Ab] that really touch the heart.
[D] [E] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] There [Db] [Ab] [F] are [Ab] [Db] circumstances [Dbm] in the country
when this is something that changes my life.
[Ab]
[F] [D] [Eb] [Ab]
[Db] Not all [Ab] of our politicians are [Db] political people.
[Fm] And this is something I've heard [Ab] about [Gb] [Eb]
[Ab] [B] [Gb] [A] [Ab] often
[Ab] [Eb] is is
[Ab] [B] [Bb] [F] [E] [G]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab] [Db] is
[Ab]
[Db] [Fm] [Eb] [Db]
[Ab] [Abm] [Ab] [Db] is
[Bb] [Ab]
[Db] [Abm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Db] [Dbm]
[Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Gb]
[D] [E] [G] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] is is is [Eb] is is
[Ab] I'm a student, Birmingham, [Eb] Bertha, I [C] for a [F] lie, [Bb] for a [Eb] do-sir plan.
[D] [Bb] [Eb] Meet me [Ab] fair, and I'm on the [Eb] level, give me [Ab] air, and I'm just a [Eb] devil, he's [C] on my [F] mind, [Bb] I'm gonna [Eb] find my Sam.
[F] I'm just [Ab] the worst simple Simon that you know, [Abm] gave him my diamonds and all my [Eb] dough, but you can [C] bet it, that he'll regret [F] it, he's gonna [Bb] get it and so.
[Eb] You can't expect [Ab] no two dollars [Eb] worth of [Ab] sympathy from Birmingham, [Eb] Bertha, just like the police, I'll [Bb] never really [Eb] [Bb] let him.
[Eb] [Ab] [Db] [Ab] [Db] [Ab] [F]
[Bb] [Fm] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Db] [Ab] [F]
[Bb] [Ab] [Db] [Ab] [Db]
[Dbm] [Ab]
[F] [Bb] [Eb] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Db] [Fm]
[G] [Bbm] [Ab] [A] [Ab]
Key:  
Ab
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Eb
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Db
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Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Db
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To learn Mckinneys Cotton Pickers - Birmingham Bertha chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Db, Ab, Db, Dbm and Ab. Start with a comfortable 54 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 108. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Ab Major.

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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Dbm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] [Ab] And [F]
they've done things [Ab] that really touch the heart.
[D] _ [E] _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] There [Db] _ _ [Ab] [F] are [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] circumstances _ _ [Dbm] in the country
when this is something that changes my life.
[Ab] _ _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
[Db] Not all [Ab] of our politicians are [Db] political people.
[Fm] And this is something I've heard [Ab] _ about [Gb] _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ [B] _ [Gb] _ [A] [Ab] often _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] is is _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [B] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [E] _ [G] _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] is
_ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Ab] _ [Abm] _ [Ab] _ [Db] is
[Bb] _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _
[D] _ [E] _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] is is is [Eb] is is
[Ab] I'm a student, Birmingham, [Eb] Bertha, I [C] for a [F] lie, [Bb] for a [Eb] do-sir plan.
[D] _ [Bb] [Eb] Meet me [Ab] fair, and I'm on the [Eb] level, give me [Ab] air, and I'm just a [Eb] devil, he's [C] on my [F] mind, [Bb] I'm gonna [Eb] find my Sam.
[F] I'm just [Ab] the worst simple Simon that you know, [Abm] gave him my diamonds and all my [Eb] dough, but you can [C] bet it, that he'll regret [F] it, he's gonna [Bb] get it and so.
[Eb] You can't expect [Ab] no two dollars [Eb] worth of [Ab] sympathy from Birmingham, [Eb] Bertha, just like the police, I'll [Bb] never really [Eb] [Bb] let him.
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _
[G] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Beyond Patina Jazz Masters album.

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