Chords for JUNIOR WELLS W/ BUDDY GUY - VIETCONG BLUES - 1966

Tempo:
158.4 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

Am

Eb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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JUNIOR WELLS W/ BUDDY GUY - VIETCONG BLUES - 1966 chords
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[Dm] [A]
[Bb]
[Eb] [D]
[B] [Am]
[D]
[Am]
[Eb]
[E] [Bb]
[G] I [A] woke up early this [C] morning I [Eb]
[D] was feeling kind of [Gb] blue
[G]
[A] My landlady said [C] you got a [Db] little boy [Am]
And I began [Bb] to sing the blues
[G] [Gb]
[D] It was from my brother [Am] But [D] you're the only one laying down in [Am]
heaven
[Db] [A]
[Am]
[C]
[A] [Bm] Lord they say [F] you don't have no [Em] reason to fight baby
[D] But [Gb] Lord [G] knows [A] you think you're right But you got to be wrong though, you [D] hear me?
You got to be wrong [Am] Now pick up
[C]
[Em] You wake up early in the morning [C] baby [A]
And you don't have [Gbm] nothing to [G] eat
You [Fm] [E] came by yourself [G] in no clothes baby [Em]
[A] Lord knows [Eb] who can you meet
My [D] brother's in Vietnam People don't you know that's why I'm [Bb] singing these [Am] blues
[E] [G]
[Am]
[F]
[B] You might not have [Gb] no respect [F] for your country [E] darling
[A] [D] But that's why, [Gb] that's [G] why I'm singing [Am] these blues
[A] You better [D] pick up baby and get with it, you hear me?
[Am] Look here, [E]
[Bb]
[Am]
[Cm]
[D]
[Gb] [Gm]
[Am]
[D] [A]
[Eb]
[D]
[Am] all the mothers, [Gbm]
[Ebm] [D] all the wives, [A] all the fathers
That have sons in Vietnam, [B] you hear me?
[A] This is for you, [E] always
You [B]
[F] [E]
[Dm]
[Eb]
[A]
[Dm]
[Am] [E]
[B]
[Am] wake up early [D] in the morning
[A]
[D] People I'm [Gb] about to go [G] out of my [A] god darn mind
[Ab] [Gm]
[Am] [C]
[A] Lord [Ebm] I'm [D] gonna wake up early [Am] in the [Ab]
morning
[D] People I'm about to [Eb] go out of my [E]
god [Am] darn mind
[Db] [D]
[A]
[Ab] [A]
[Bb] [B] It's so sad, [Bb] it's so sad [Eb] to think about your people
[Dm] Loving when the other [Gbm] man [A]
thinks they're wrong
[Eb] You're not [D] right baby,
[Am] here it is just before I go
[Em]
[Am] You're gonna wake up early in the morning
[C]
[D] You're gonna look [Db] up, you're gonna look [C] up and [A] find yourself [G] wrong
[Ab]
[Am]
Lord [D]
this moment
[Eb] [D]
You're gonna look up and [Eb]
find [E] [A] yourself gone
How [Ab] would you feel if it was your brother [G] over there, [Gb] huh?
How [A] would you feel?
[Am]
[Bb] Lord, then you're [B] gonna ask the good Lord to [Bb] forgive you
[Eb] [D]
[G] Please forgive me for my [Bb] sin
[C]
[Bb]
[Am]
[E]
[A]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
Am
2311
Eb
12341116
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
Am
2311
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To learn Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band - Vietcong Blues chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Am, D, A, Eb, D, A, D and C. A good strategy is to initiate at 88 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 176 BPM. With the song's key of Db Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [G] I [A] woke up early this [C] morning _ I [Eb] _
[D] _ was feeling kind of [Gb] blue
_ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ My landlady said [C] you got a [Db] little boy [Am] _ _
And I began [Bb] to sing the blues
[G] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [D] It was from my brother _ [Am] _ _ _ But _ [D] _ _ you're the only one laying down in _ [Am] _
heaven _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Bm] Lord they say [F] you don't have no [Em] reason to fight baby
[D] But _ _ _ [Gb] Lord [G] knows _ _ [A] you think you're right But you got to be wrong though, you [D] hear me?
You got to be wrong [Am] Now pick up _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ You wake up early in the morning [C] baby _ [A] _
And _ _ you don't have [Gbm] nothing to [G] eat
_ You [Fm] _ _ [E] _ came by yourself [G] in no clothes baby [Em] _
_ _ [A] Lord knows [Eb] who can you meet _ _
My [D] brother's in _ Vietnam _ _ _ _ _
People _ _ _ don't you know that's why I'm [Bb] singing these [Am] blues _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] You might not have [Gb] no respect [F] for your country [E] darling
[A] _ _ [D] _ But that's why, [Gb] that's [G] why I'm singing [Am] these blues _
[A] You better [D] pick up baby and get with it, you hear me?
[Am] Look here, _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] all the mothers, [Gbm] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [D] all the wives, _ [A] all the fathers _
_ That have sons _ _ in Vietnam, [B] you hear me?
[A] _ _ _ This is for you, _ _ [E] always
You [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[Am] wake up early _ _ [D] in the morning
[A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ People I'm [Gb] about to go [G] out of my _ [A] god darn _ mind
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [A] _ Lord [Ebm] I'm [D] gonna wake up early [Am] in the _ [Ab]
morning
_ [D] _ _ People I'm about to [Eb] go out of my [E]
god [Am] darn mind _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [B] _ It's so sad, [Bb] it's so sad [Eb] to think about your people
_ _ [Dm] _ _ Loving when the other [Gbm] man _ [A] _
thinks they're wrong
_ [Eb] You're not [D] right baby, _ _
[Am] here it is just before I go _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] You're gonna wake up early in the morning
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] You're gonna look [Db] up, you're gonna look [C] up and [A] find yourself _ _ [G] wrong
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Lord [D] _
_ _ _ this moment
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _
You're gonna look up and _ [Eb]
find _ [E] [A] yourself gone
_ _ How [Ab] would you feel if it was your brother [G] over there, [Gb] huh?
How [A] would you feel?
_ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Bb] _ Lord, then you're [B] gonna ask the good Lord to [Bb] forgive you
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] Please forgive me _ for my [Bb] sin
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Junior Wells.

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