Chords for JOHN RENBOURN - White House Blues - 1971 - Contemporary Folk music

Tempo:
156.8 bpm
Chords used:

D

Am

Em

C

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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JOHN RENBOURN -  White House Blues - 1971 - Contemporary Folk music chords
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[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D]
[Em] [Am]
Mr.
[D] McKinley, [Em] he didn't do no [A] wrong.
[C] He rode on down to [D] Buffalo, [F] but he didn't stay [C] too [G] long.
[Am]
Hard times, [D] hard times, [Am] hard [D] times.
[Em] [Am]
[D] [Em] [Am]
The people they came [D] a-runnin' round to [G] see what had [Am] been done.
[C] And you have shot the [D] president down [F] with your Ivor [C] Johnson [G] gun.
Hard [Am] times, [D] hard times, [A] hard [D] times.
[Em] [Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [Am] [D]
[Am]
[A] [D] [Am] [D]
[Am] [B] [D] [Em]
[Am] The train, oh the [D]
train, [G] runnin' on down the [Am] line.
[C] Blowin' out of every [D] station,
[F] McKinley's [C] a [Em]
-dyin'.
[Am] Hard times, [D] hard times, [Am] hard [D] times.
[Em] [Am]
[D] [Em]
[Am] Now Roosevelt, he's in the [D] White House, [G] he's doin' [Am] his best.
[C] And McKinley, he's [D] in the graveyard,
[F] takin' [C] his [G] rest.
[Am] Hard times, [D] hard times, [Am] hard
[D] times.
[Em] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[B] [D] [G]
[Am] Yes, Roosevelt, he's in the [D] White House, [Em] drinkin' out of a silver [Am] cup.
[C] And McKinley, he's [D] in the graveyard, and [F] he'll never [C] wake [G] up.
[Am] Hard times, [D] hard times, [Am] hard [D] times.
[Em] [Am]
[D] [Em]
[Am] Mr.
[D]
McKinley, [G] he didn't do [Am] no wrong.
[C] He just rode on down to [D] Buffalo, [F] but he didn't stay [C] too [Em] long.
[Am] Hard times, [D] hard times, [Am] hard [D] times.
[G] [Am] [C] [D]
[Am] [D]
[Am]
[D] [Am] [D]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [Am]
Key:  
D
1321
Am
2311
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
Am
2311
Em
121
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To start learning John Renbourn - White House Blues chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: D, Em, Am, D and Am. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 78 BPM and then match the original tempo of 157 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Minor.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
Mr.
_ [D] McKinley, [Em] he didn't do no [A] wrong.
_ _ [C] He rode on down to [D] Buffalo, _ _ _ [F] but he didn't stay [C] too [G] long.
_ _ [Am]
Hard times, _ [D] hard _ times, _ [Am] hard [D] times. _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ The people they came [D] a-runnin' round to [G] see what had [Am] been done. _ _ _
[C] And you have shot the [D] president down [F] with your Ivor [C] Johnson _ [G] gun. _
Hard [Am] times, _ _ [D] hard _ times, _ [A] hard [D] times.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ The train, oh the [D]
train, [G] runnin' on down the [Am] line. _
_ _ [C] Blowin' out of every [D] station, _
_ _ [F] _ McKinley's [C] a _ [Em] _
-dyin'.
[Am] Hard times, _ [D] hard _ _ times, [Am] hard [D] times.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ Now Roosevelt, he's in the [D] White House, [G] he's doin' [Am] his best.
_ [C] And McKinley, he's [D] in the graveyard, _
_ _ [F] _ takin' [C] his _ [G] rest.
_ [Am] Hard times, _ [D] hard _ times, _ [Am] hard _
[D] times.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ Yes, Roosevelt, he's in the [D] White House, [Em] drinkin' out of a silver [Am] _ cup.
_ [C] And McKinley, he's [D] in the graveyard, _ and [F] he'll never [C] wake [G] up.
_ [Am] Hard times, _ _ [D] hard times, _ [Am] _ hard [D] times.
_ _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Mr.
_ [D]
McKinley, [G] he didn't do [Am] no wrong. _
_ [C] He just rode on down to [D] Buffalo, _ _ _ [F] but he didn't stay [C] too [Em] long.
_ _ [Am] Hard times, _ _ [D] hard _ times, [Am] hard _ [D] times.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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