These Blues Chords by Jj Cale

Tempo:
70.2 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Ab

Gb

Gm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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JJ Cale - These Blues chords
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[Cm] [Gm]
[G] [F] [Cm]
[F] [Cm] [Gm] [Fm]
[Ab] [Cm] [Eb] [Cm]
[Gb] [Eb] [Cm] [Gb] [Ab]
[A] [Ab] [Cm] [Ab] [G] [Cm]
A hundred miles is not too far, unless you [Gm] have to walk.
Life, it seems, is like a dream, [Cm] until you have to talk.
Don't wonder for a moment if you [Fm] win or lose.
Just stop and [C] stay and watch the day, [G] and listen [Cm] to these blues.
[Gm]
[Cm]
[Fm]
[Cm] [G] [Cm]
[C] If it [Gb] don't work [Cm] for you, girl, [Gb] put it off [Ab] your mind.
[F] [Gb] If you dream [Ab] and live [Cm] from a well, [Ab] [Cm] you'll find a bottom line.
[Gb] A fancy woman [Cm] told me, [Gb] yeah, you're bound [Ab] to lose.
[Gb] So I just stay [Ab] and watch [Cm] the day, [Ab] and sing [Cm] these lonesome blues.
[G] [Cm] [G]
[Gm] [Cm] [Cm]
[D] [Eb] [Gm] [Ab]
[Cm]
[Eb] The blues [Cm] is not a song you sing, it is a way of [Gm] life.
I've hung around them bar rooms, gal, [Cm] almost all my life.
The men, they all look outless, they take all [Fm] they can use.
So if I [Cm] find no peace of [Gm] mind, I'll [Cm] settle for these blues.
[Fm] [Cm] [Gm]
[Cm]
[Eb] [Cm] [Fm]
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm]
[Gb] [A] [Cm] [Gb] [Ab]
[Gb] [A] [Ebm] [Cm] [Ab] [Cm]
[Ab] [G] [Cm] [C]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
Gb
134211112
Gm
123111113
G
2131
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
Gb
134211112
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To learn Jj Cale - These Blues chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Fm, Cm, Gm, Cm, Ab, Cm, Gb, Cm and Cm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 35 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 70. With C Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _
[F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Fm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Gb] _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[A] _ _ [Ab] _ [Cm] _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [Cm] _
A hundred miles is not too far, unless you [Gm] have to walk.
Life, it seems, is like a dream, [Cm] until you have to talk.
Don't wonder for a moment if you [Fm] win or lose.
Just stop and [C] stay and watch the day, [G] and listen [Cm] to these blues.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _
[C] If it [Gb] don't work [Cm] for you, girl, [Gb] put it off [Ab] your mind.
[F] [Gb] If you dream [Ab] and live [Cm] from a well, [Ab] [Cm] you'll find a bottom line.
[Gb] A fancy woman [Cm] told me, [Gb] yeah, you're bound [Ab] to lose.
[Gb] So I just stay [Ab] and watch [Cm] the day, [Ab] and sing [Cm] these lonesome blues.
_ _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Cm] _ _
_ [D] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] The blues [Cm] is not a song you sing, it is a way of [Gm] life.
I've hung around them bar rooms, gal, [Cm] almost all my life.
The men, they all look outless, they take all [Fm] they can use.
So if I [Cm] find no peace of [Gm] mind, I'll [Cm] settle for these blues.
[Fm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Gb] _ [A] _ [Cm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gb] _ [A] _ [Ebm] _ [Cm] _ [Ab] _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [G] _ [Cm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _

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