Chords for John Butler and Mama Kin,
Tempo:
105.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Em
C
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] That [Em] was awesome.
[G]
[C]
[Em] [D] [G]
[Bm] [E] [Em] [C] [G]
[F#] [G]
[Em] Jenny met Ray on the [G] street.
[C] Jenny met [G] Ray on [D] the street.
[Gm] And though she learned to [D] dodge his fist,
[C] He's the only man she'd kiss.
[G] Jenny met Ray on the street.
[Em] Time goes by, and [C] she wonders [G] who's to blame.
[Em] Time goes by, [C] another shot [G] into the vein
That takes her back to [Em] the town.
[C] One of my [G] ma's [Am] held her closely to her breast,
Stroked her hair right through the night,
Before the world turned its back
With all its judgment and denial.
[G] But don't you take [D] her for [Em] a fool.
[C] Don't you [G] take her for [D] a fool.
She [G] may have been around [D] the block,
But [C] she'd walk in all her talk.
[G] Don't you take [D] her [G] for a fool.
[Em] Jenny can't [G] remember her real name.
[C] Jenny can't [Em] remember her [D] real name.
[G] It was so [D] long ago,
[Em] And now the memory's [C] just gone cold.
[G] Jenny [D] can't remember [G] her real name.
Time [Em] goes by, and she wonders [G] who's to blame.
Time [Em] goes by, [C] another shot [G] into the vein
That takes her back [Em] to the town.
One of my ma's held her [Am] closely to her breast,
Stroked her hair right through the night,
Before [D] the world turned its back
With all its judgment [Em] and denial.
But [G] don't you take [D] her for [Em] a fool.
Don't [C] you take [G] her for [D] a fool.
[G] She may have been [D] around the block,
[Em] But she'd walk in [C] all her talk.
Don't [G] you take [D] her for [G] a fool.
Jenny's getting ready for the night.
[C]
Jenny's getting ready for the [D] night.
She [G] paints the lips and rolls [D] the dice,
And now [C] those shadows pay her prize.
[Gm] Jenny's [D] getting ready [Em] for the night.
She [G] paints the lips and [D] rolls the dice,
And [Em] now those shadows pay her prize.
Jenny's getting ready for the night.
But don't [G] you take [D] her for [Em] a fool.
Don't [G] you take her for a [D] fool.
She [Gm] may have been around the [D] block,
but [C] she's walking all her [G] talk.
Don't you take her [D] for [E] a fool.
[Em] [G] She may have been around [D] the block,
[Em] but she's walking all her talk.
[G] Don't you take [D] her [G] for a fool.
[N]
[Bm]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] I [A#] just asked them [G] to stay out for the next song.
What do you reckon?
[D] [G]
[G]
[C]
[Em] [D] [G]
[Bm] [E] [Em] [C] [G]
[F#] [G]
[Em] Jenny met Ray on the [G] street.
[C] Jenny met [G] Ray on [D] the street.
[Gm] And though she learned to [D] dodge his fist,
[C] He's the only man she'd kiss.
[G] Jenny met Ray on the street.
[Em] Time goes by, and [C] she wonders [G] who's to blame.
[Em] Time goes by, [C] another shot [G] into the vein
That takes her back to [Em] the town.
[C] One of my [G] ma's [Am] held her closely to her breast,
Stroked her hair right through the night,
Before the world turned its back
With all its judgment and denial.
[G] But don't you take [D] her for [Em] a fool.
[C] Don't you [G] take her for [D] a fool.
She [G] may have been around [D] the block,
But [C] she'd walk in all her talk.
[G] Don't you take [D] her [G] for a fool.
[Em] Jenny can't [G] remember her real name.
[C] Jenny can't [Em] remember her [D] real name.
[G] It was so [D] long ago,
[Em] And now the memory's [C] just gone cold.
[G] Jenny [D] can't remember [G] her real name.
Time [Em] goes by, and she wonders [G] who's to blame.
Time [Em] goes by, [C] another shot [G] into the vein
That takes her back [Em] to the town.
One of my ma's held her [Am] closely to her breast,
Stroked her hair right through the night,
Before [D] the world turned its back
With all its judgment [Em] and denial.
But [G] don't you take [D] her for [Em] a fool.
Don't [C] you take [G] her for [D] a fool.
[G] She may have been [D] around the block,
[Em] But she'd walk in [C] all her talk.
Don't [G] you take [D] her for [G] a fool.
Jenny's getting ready for the night.
[C]
Jenny's getting ready for the [D] night.
She [G] paints the lips and rolls [D] the dice,
And now [C] those shadows pay her prize.
[Gm] Jenny's [D] getting ready [Em] for the night.
She [G] paints the lips and [D] rolls the dice,
And [Em] now those shadows pay her prize.
Jenny's getting ready for the night.
But don't [G] you take [D] her for [Em] a fool.
Don't [G] you take her for a [D] fool.
She [Gm] may have been around the [D] block,
but [C] she's walking all her [G] talk.
Don't you take her [D] for [E] a fool.
[Em] [G] She may have been around [D] the block,
[Em] but she's walking all her talk.
[G] Don't you take [D] her [G] for a fool.
[N]
[Bm]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] I [A#] just asked them [G] to stay out for the next song.
What do you reckon?
[D] [G]
Key:
G
D
Em
C
Gm
G
D
Em
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ That [Em] was awesome.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
[F#] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Jenny met Ray on the [G] street.
_ _ [C] Jenny met [G] Ray on [D] the street.
[Gm] And though she learned to [D] dodge his fist,
[C] He's the only man she'd kiss.
[G] Jenny met Ray on the street. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Time goes by, and [C] she wonders [G] who's to blame.
_ [Em] Time goes by, [C] another shot [G] into the vein
That takes her back to [Em] the town.
[C] One of my [G] ma's [Am] held her closely to her breast,
Stroked her hair right through the night,
Before the world turned its back
With all its judgment and denial.
[G] But don't you take [D] her for [Em] a fool. _
[C] Don't you [G] take her for [D] a fool.
She [G] may have been around [D] the block,
But [C] she'd walk in all her talk.
[G] Don't you take [D] her [G] for a fool. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] Jenny can't [G] remember her real name.
_ _ [C] Jenny can't [Em] remember her [D] real name.
_ [G] It was so [D] long ago,
[Em] And now the memory's [C] just gone cold.
[G] Jenny [D] can't remember [G] her real name. _ _ _
_ Time [Em] goes by, and she wonders [G] who's to blame.
_ Time [Em] goes by, [C] another shot [G] into the vein
That takes her back [Em] to the town.
One of my ma's held her [Am] closely to her breast,
Stroked her hair right through the night,
Before [D] the world turned its back
With all its judgment [Em] and denial.
But [G] don't you take [D] her for [Em] a fool. _
Don't [C] you take [G] her for [D] a fool.
[G] She may have been [D] around the block,
[Em] But she'd walk in [C] all her talk.
Don't [G] you take [D] her for [G] a fool.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Jenny's getting ready for the night.
_ _ [C]
Jenny's getting ready for the [D] night.
She [G] paints the lips and rolls [D] the dice,
And now [C] those shadows pay her prize. _
[Gm] Jenny's [D] getting ready [Em] for the night.
She [G] paints the lips and [D] rolls the dice,
And [Em] now those shadows pay her prize.
_ Jenny's getting ready for the night. _
_ _ _ But don't [G] you take [D] her for [Em] a fool.
Don't [G] you take her for a [D] fool.
She [Gm] may have been around the [D] block,
but [C] she's walking all her [G] talk.
Don't you take her [D] for [E] a fool.
[Em] _ [G] She may have been around [D] the block,
[Em] but she's walking all her talk.
[G] Don't you take [D] her [G] for a fool. _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] I [A#] just asked them [G] to stay out for the next song.
What do you reckon? _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
[F#] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Jenny met Ray on the [G] street.
_ _ [C] Jenny met [G] Ray on [D] the street.
[Gm] And though she learned to [D] dodge his fist,
[C] He's the only man she'd kiss.
[G] Jenny met Ray on the street. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Time goes by, and [C] she wonders [G] who's to blame.
_ [Em] Time goes by, [C] another shot [G] into the vein
That takes her back to [Em] the town.
[C] One of my [G] ma's [Am] held her closely to her breast,
Stroked her hair right through the night,
Before the world turned its back
With all its judgment and denial.
[G] But don't you take [D] her for [Em] a fool. _
[C] Don't you [G] take her for [D] a fool.
She [G] may have been around [D] the block,
But [C] she'd walk in all her talk.
[G] Don't you take [D] her [G] for a fool. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] Jenny can't [G] remember her real name.
_ _ [C] Jenny can't [Em] remember her [D] real name.
_ [G] It was so [D] long ago,
[Em] And now the memory's [C] just gone cold.
[G] Jenny [D] can't remember [G] her real name. _ _ _
_ Time [Em] goes by, and she wonders [G] who's to blame.
_ Time [Em] goes by, [C] another shot [G] into the vein
That takes her back [Em] to the town.
One of my ma's held her [Am] closely to her breast,
Stroked her hair right through the night,
Before [D] the world turned its back
With all its judgment [Em] and denial.
But [G] don't you take [D] her for [Em] a fool. _
Don't [C] you take [G] her for [D] a fool.
[G] She may have been [D] around the block,
[Em] But she'd walk in [C] all her talk.
Don't [G] you take [D] her for [G] a fool.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Jenny's getting ready for the night.
_ _ [C]
Jenny's getting ready for the [D] night.
She [G] paints the lips and rolls [D] the dice,
And now [C] those shadows pay her prize. _
[Gm] Jenny's [D] getting ready [Em] for the night.
She [G] paints the lips and [D] rolls the dice,
And [Em] now those shadows pay her prize.
_ Jenny's getting ready for the night. _
_ _ _ But don't [G] you take [D] her for [Em] a fool.
Don't [G] you take her for a [D] fool.
She [Gm] may have been around the [D] block,
but [C] she's walking all her [G] talk.
Don't you take her [D] for [E] a fool.
[Em] _ [G] She may have been around [D] the block,
[Em] but she's walking all her talk.
[G] Don't you take [D] her [G] for a fool. _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] I [A#] just asked them [G] to stay out for the next song.
What do you reckon? _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _