Better Off With The Blues Chords by Junior Wells

Tempo:
61.1 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Em

Gm

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Junior Wells-Better off with the Blues chords
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[G] [F]
[Em] [Gm] [Em] [A#] [G]
[C] [E] [Gm] [Am]
[Em] [F#] [F] [E] [Em]
[Gm] [G] [C] [Gm]
[C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [D]
[C] [Em] [G] [C] [G] I have [C] a [G] mood [Dm] trying to [Em] find [B] somebody that can love.
[G#m] Yes, [Gm] you told me you were leaving.
[C] [E] I almost [C] can't miss the [G] news.
[F#] [F] [E]
It [A] may sound [G] funny.
[C] [G] I'll [Am] thank them better on my own.
[G] You.
[Gm] [G] I [D]
[G] must admit that I miss you sometimes.
[Cm] [G] There's not a day that goes by [Em] [G] that you don't cross my mind.
[Gm] Sometimes [Cm] I [Gm] think of all the [C] hell you've been [G] through.
[F#] [F] [E] [Em]
[A] But it's the last of two [C] evils.
[A] [C] I'll thank them better on [G] my own.
I [C] [G] [D]
[G#m] [C] know someday I'll wake up and this blues will be gone.
[G] And I'll forget about you [G#] [G] and the [Dm] way you [A#] did me [B] wrong.
[Gm] But if I had a tail, [Gm] I'd be dead in my tracks.
[A] [Em] [C] I love you, baby.
[C#] [D] But [Em] I don't [F] want you [C] back.
[B] Tonight I'm going down [Am] to [G] the sad side [Dm] of town.
[C] [G] [Em] Sit there [G] by myself [Cm] and [A#] just [Dm] start going around.
[G] [Gm] And I know this what they say, [Gm] when someone [E]
[C] asks about [Em] you.
[D#m] [F] [E]
[A] I'll say, [G] yeah, we had a [C] good time.
[C#] But [C] I'll thank them [Am] better [C] on [G] [Em] my [Gm] [Em] [D]
[G] [Am] [G]
[Em] [D#] [G] [Gm]
[C] [G] [C#] [A#] own.
[G] [F#] [E] [Em]
[A] [G]
[C] [G] [Cm] [E] [G]
[Gm] I know someday I'll wake up and this blues will be gone.
[Am] [G] And I'll forget about [Em] you and [Gm] the way you did [Em] me [B] wrong.
[C] But if you had a tail, [Gm] I'd be dead in my tracks.
[C#] I love [G] you, [C] baby.
[G] [C] [Bm]
[D#] [G] Tonight I'm going [D#] [Em] down to the sad side of town.
[C] [G] Sit [Em] there by myself and [Cm] just [G] start going [Gm] around.
[G#m] [E] And I know this what they say, [A] [Gm] when someone [C] asks about [G] you.
[F#] [F] [E]
[A] I'll say, yeah, we had a good time.
[C] [A] [C] But I'll thank them better on [G] [Gm] [G] [D] [C]
[G] my [G] [C] [G]
[G] [F] [Em] [E] [G]
[Gm] [Am] own.
[Gm] [Am]
[G] [F#] [F] [E] [D#] [Bm]
[A] [B] [C] [D] [C] [G] [C] [Em]
[E] [G] Since [F#] [E] [Em]
you been gone, I've been [F] trying to [Am] myself.
I [Em]
haven't even tried to find somebody else.
[Gm] You told me you were leaving.
[Am] It [Gm] almost [C] pained me to [Em] lose you.
[F#] [F] [E] [Em] It [A] may sound [G] funny, but it's true.
[C#] [C] I'll thank them better on my [Em] own.
[C] [G] [C] [G] [Em]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
Gm
123111113
E
2311
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
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To learn Junior Wells - Better Off With The Blues chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: C, G, G and C. Ease into the song by practicing at 30 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 61 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Em] _ [Gm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ [G] _
_ [C] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Am] _
_ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ [F] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [Gm] _
[C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [D] _
_ [C] _ [Em] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] I have [C] a [G] mood [Dm] trying to [Em] find _ [B] somebody that can love.
[G#m] Yes, [Gm] you told me you were leaving.
[C] [E] I almost [C] can't miss the [G] news.
[F#] _ [F] _ [E] _ _
It [A] may sound [G] funny.
[C] _ [G] I'll [Am] thank them better on my own.
[G] You.
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] I [D] _
[G] _ must admit that I miss you sometimes. _
[Cm] _ [G] There's not a day that goes by [Em] [G] that you don't cross my mind.
[Gm] Sometimes _ [Cm] I [Gm] think of all the [C] hell you've been [G] through.
[F#] _ [F] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
[A] But it's the last of two [C] evils.
[A] [C] I'll thank them better on [G] my own.
I [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[G#m] [C] know someday I'll wake up and this blues will be gone.
[G] And I'll forget about you [G#] [G] and the [Dm] way you [A#] did me [B] wrong.
[Gm] But if I had a tail, [Gm] I'd be dead in my tracks.
[A] _ [Em] [C] I love you, baby.
[C#] [D] But [Em] I don't [F] want you [C] back.
[B] Tonight I'm going down [Am] to [G] the sad side [Dm] of town.
[C] _ [G] [Em] Sit there [G] by myself [Cm] and [A#] just [Dm] start going around.
[G] [Gm] And I know this what they say, [Gm] when someone [E]
[C] asks about [Em] you.
_ [D#m] _ [F] _ [E] _ _ _
[A] I'll say, [G] yeah, we had a [C] good time.
[C#] But [C] I'll thank them [Am] better [C] on [G] [Em] my [Gm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] _ [D#] _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [C#] _ [A#] own.
_ [G] _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ [E] _ [G] _ _ _
[Gm] I know someday I'll wake up and this blues will be gone.
[Am] [G] And I'll forget about [Em] you and [Gm] the way you did [Em] me [B] wrong.
[C] But if you had a tail, _ [Gm] I'd be dead in my tracks.
[C#] I love [G] you, [C] baby.
[G] _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _
[D#] [G] Tonight I'm going _ [D#] [Em] down to the sad side of town.
[C] [G] Sit [Em] there by myself and [Cm] just [G] start going [Gm] around.
[G#m] [E] And I know this what they say, _ [A] [Gm] when someone [C] asks about [G] you.
_ [F#] _ [F] _ [E] _ _
[A] I'll say, yeah, we had a good time.
[C] _ [A] [C] But I'll thank them better on [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [C] _
[G] my _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Em] _ [E] _ [G] _
[Gm] _ [Am] _ own.
[Gm] _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ [F] _ [E] _ [D#] _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ [B] _ [C] _ [D] _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ [G] _ Since [F#] _ [E] _ [Em]
you been gone, I've been [F] trying to [Am] myself.
I [Em]
haven't even tried to find somebody else.
[Gm] You told me you were leaving.
[Am] It [Gm] almost [C] pained me to [Em] lose you.
[F#] _ [F] _ [E] _ _ [Em] It [A] may sound [G] funny, but it's true.
_ [C#] [C] I'll thank them better on my [Em] own.
[C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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