JIMMY ''Fast Fingers'' DAWKINS (Tchula, Mississippi, U.S.A) - Welfare Blues Chords

Tempo:
71.3 bpm
Chords used:

B

Bm

F#m

F#

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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JIMMY ''Fast Fingers'' DAWKINS (Tchula, Mississippi, U.S.A) - Welfare Blues chords
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[A] [F#] [A] [E]
[B] I don't know.
[F#] [B] [E]
[D] [B]
[E]
[Bm] I don't know.
[B]
I don't [Bm] know.
[F#] I [F#m] [E] don't [A] know.
I [Bm] don't [B] know.
I don't know.
[E] [Bm] I [A] [B] don't know.
People bawling and [E] crying.
[Bm] Everybody [B] got their welfare blue.
[F#m]
[D] [Bm]
[B]
[F#] Look, children screaming and crying [E] for bread.
[Bm] [B] Mom and dad ain't got no shoes.
[F#] [Em] [B] For folks out on the [E] street.
[B] For lords ain't got no place to go.
[G#] Up out on the street.
[Bm] [B] For lords ain't got no place to go.
[F#] Oh, don't my [Bm] sack say [F#m] we can't be all normal.
[B] [F#] [Bm] [F#m]
[G#] [F#m]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[B] [F#]
[G#] [F#] [F#m]
[F#] The [F#m] [B] mailman told me this [Bm] morning that [E] he was [F#m] passing my door.
[C#] Well, [Bm] the mailman told me this morning the girl that
was passing [F#m] my door.
[B]
[F#m] [B] [F#] Thanks [Bm] for the post.
[B] There ain't no food, no [F#m] food for the poor.
[F#] [A#] [F#m] [B]
[E] No [Bm] governor.
[F#m] You mess up everything.
[G#] Oh, God, no governor, no.
He [F#m] done messed up everything.
[B]
[F#] He done cut off the poor welfare [G#] check.
Oh, Lord, I'm [B] about to lose everything.
[A] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm] [F#m] Welfare blue.
[B]
Key:  
B
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Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
F#
134211112
E
2311
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
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To jam and learn Jimmy Dawkins - Welfare Blues chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: F#m, B, F#, Bm, B and E. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 35 BPM before aiming for the song's 71 BPM. Given the song's key of F# Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ [B] I don't know. _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] I don't know.
[B] _ _ _ _
I don't [Bm] know.
[F#] I _ _ [F#m] [E] don't [A] know.
I [Bm] don't [B] know.
I don't know.
[E] [Bm] I _ [A] _ _ [B] don't know.
People bawling and [E] crying.
_ [Bm] Everybody [B] got their welfare blue.
[F#m] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ Look, children screaming and crying [E] for bread.
_ [Bm] _ [B] _ Mom and dad ain't got no shoes.
[F#] _ [Em] _ [B] _ For folks out on the [E] street.
_ _ [B] For lords ain't got no place to go.
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ Up out on the street.
_ _ [Bm] [B] For lords ain't got no place to go.
_ _ [F#] Oh, don't my [Bm] sack _ say [F#m] we can't be all normal. _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [F#] The _ [F#m] _ _ [B] mailman told me this [Bm] morning that [E] he was [F#m] passing my door. _ _
_ _ [C#] Well, [Bm] the mailman told me this morning _ _ the girl that
was passing [F#m] my door.
_ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#m] _ [B] [F#] Thanks _ [Bm] for the post.
_ _ _ [B] There ain't no food, no [F#m] food for the poor.
_ [F#] _ _ [A#] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B]
[E] No [Bm] governor.
_ [F#m] You mess up everything. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] Oh, God, no governor, no.
_ _ He [F#m] done messed up everything.
_ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] He done cut off the poor welfare [G#] check.
Oh, Lord, I'm [B] about to lose everything.
[A] _ [Bm] _
_ [F#] _ [Bm] _ [F#m] Welfare blue.
_ [B] _

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This song finds its place within the All For Business album.

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