Chords for Keb' Mo' Perpetual Blues Machine
Tempo:
107.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
B
F#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D]
[D]
[C] [B]
[A]
[C] You had [A] style, you had class, you had [D] everything to make a [A] love last.
You had grace, you had charm, you had me hanging on [A] your arm.
But I [F#] found out you were a fake.
[B] You ran up to me like a snake.
I [F#] was ready to let go and [G] let [B] all my feelings [F#m] show.
[D] Tell me why you wanna be [A] so cold.
[F#m] Tell me why [D] you wanna be [A] so mean.
[D] You're gonna let [A]
true [F#] colors show.
[B] You're up to get you on the [A] do the show.
Who could've known just how [D] wild and beautiful it'd be in your [A] life.
Cause I was for real, you did not know.
[D] You were snapping on my heart as [A] you were walking out the door.
Now I [F#] know just [F#m] who you are.
And [B] it's a damn good thing we didn't get too far.
Now [F#] I'm not the one that's right for you.
You [B] need a man to do your role [E] like you wanted me to now.
[F#] Baby, why you wanna be so [A] cold?
[C]
Why you wanna be [Am] so mean?
[D]
You're gonna let [A] true colors show.
[B] You're up to get you on the [A] do the show.
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[G] Now you [F#m] gone and I'm glad that [B] we didn't let it get too bad.
You [F#] know I tried, babe, to make you go.
[F#] [B] But there was just no way.
[F#] Damn you're so [D] darlin' why you got to be [A] so mean?
[D] Why you wanna be so
[A] Turn it around, that's alright.
[D] Yeah, you gone and let [A] your true colors show.
[B] You're up to get you on the do [A] the show.
Now you [G] gone and I'm [D] glad that we didn't let it get [F#m] too bad.
[D] Why you wanna be so [A] mean?
[D] You gone and let your true colors show.
[F#] You're [B] up to get you [E] on the do [A] the show.
[B] Yeah, perpetual.
[Em] [A]
[B] You're up to get you on
[E] [A] [F#m] [E]
[E] [C] [A]
[D]
[C] [B]
[A]
[C] You had [A] style, you had class, you had [D] everything to make a [A] love last.
You had grace, you had charm, you had me hanging on [A] your arm.
But I [F#] found out you were a fake.
[B] You ran up to me like a snake.
I [F#] was ready to let go and [G] let [B] all my feelings [F#m] show.
[D] Tell me why you wanna be [A] so cold.
[F#m] Tell me why [D] you wanna be [A] so mean.
[D] You're gonna let [A]
true [F#] colors show.
[B] You're up to get you on the [A] do the show.
Who could've known just how [D] wild and beautiful it'd be in your [A] life.
Cause I was for real, you did not know.
[D] You were snapping on my heart as [A] you were walking out the door.
Now I [F#] know just [F#m] who you are.
And [B] it's a damn good thing we didn't get too far.
Now [F#] I'm not the one that's right for you.
You [B] need a man to do your role [E] like you wanted me to now.
[F#] Baby, why you wanna be so [A] cold?
[C]
Why you wanna be [Am] so mean?
[D]
You're gonna let [A] true colors show.
[B] You're up to get you on the [A] do the show.
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[G] Now you [F#m] gone and I'm glad that [B] we didn't let it get too bad.
You [F#] know I tried, babe, to make you go.
[F#] [B] But there was just no way.
[F#] Damn you're so [D] darlin' why you got to be [A] so mean?
[D] Why you wanna be so
[A] Turn it around, that's alright.
[D] Yeah, you gone and let [A] your true colors show.
[B] You're up to get you on the do [A] the show.
Now you [G] gone and I'm [D] glad that we didn't let it get [F#m] too bad.
[D] Why you wanna be so [A] mean?
[D] You gone and let your true colors show.
[F#] You're [B] up to get you [E] on the do [A] the show.
[B] Yeah, perpetual.
[Em] [A]
[B] You're up to get you on
[E] [A] [F#m] [E]
[E] [C] [A]
Key:
A
D
B
F#
F#m
A
D
B
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] You had [A] style, you had class, you had [D] everything to make a [A] love last.
You had grace, you had charm, you had me hanging on [A] your arm.
But I [F#] found out you were a fake.
_ [B] You ran up to me like a snake.
I [F#] was ready to let go and [G] let [B] all my feelings [F#m] show.
_ [D] Tell me why you wanna be [A] so cold.
_ [F#m] Tell me why [D] you wanna be [A] so mean.
_ _ [D] _ You're gonna let [A]
true [F#] colors show.
[B] You're up to get you on the [A] do the show.
_ _ _ _ Who could've known _ just how [D] wild and beautiful it'd be in your [A] life.
_ Cause I was for real, you did not know.
_ [D] You were snapping on my heart as [A] you were walking out the door.
Now I [F#] know just [F#m] who you are.
And [B] it's a damn good thing we didn't get too far.
Now [F#] I'm not the one that's right for you.
You [B] need a man to do your role [E] like you wanted me to now.
[F#] Baby, why you wanna be so [A] cold?
_ _ [C]
Why you wanna be [Am] so mean?
_ _ _ [D] _
You're gonna let [A] true colors show.
[B] You're up to get you on the [A] do the show. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] Now you [F#m] gone _ and I'm glad that [B] we didn't let it get too bad.
You [F#] know I tried, babe, to make you go.
[F#] _ [B] But there was just no way. _ _
[F#] Damn you're so [D] darlin' why you got to be [A] so mean?
_ _ [D] Why you wanna be so_
[A] Turn it around, that's alright.
_ _ [D] Yeah, you gone and let [A] your true colors show.
[B] You're up to get you on the do [A] the show.
Now you [G] gone and I'm [D] glad that we didn't let it get [F#m] too bad.
_ _ [D] Why you wanna be so [A] mean?
_ _ _ [D] _ You gone and let your true colors show.
[F#] You're [B] up to get you [E] on the do [A] the show.
_ _ [B] Yeah, perpetual.
[Em] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [B] You're up to get you on_
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] You had [A] style, you had class, you had [D] everything to make a [A] love last.
You had grace, you had charm, you had me hanging on [A] your arm.
But I [F#] found out you were a fake.
_ [B] You ran up to me like a snake.
I [F#] was ready to let go and [G] let [B] all my feelings [F#m] show.
_ [D] Tell me why you wanna be [A] so cold.
_ [F#m] Tell me why [D] you wanna be [A] so mean.
_ _ [D] _ You're gonna let [A]
true [F#] colors show.
[B] You're up to get you on the [A] do the show.
_ _ _ _ Who could've known _ just how [D] wild and beautiful it'd be in your [A] life.
_ Cause I was for real, you did not know.
_ [D] You were snapping on my heart as [A] you were walking out the door.
Now I [F#] know just [F#m] who you are.
And [B] it's a damn good thing we didn't get too far.
Now [F#] I'm not the one that's right for you.
You [B] need a man to do your role [E] like you wanted me to now.
[F#] Baby, why you wanna be so [A] cold?
_ _ [C]
Why you wanna be [Am] so mean?
_ _ _ [D] _
You're gonna let [A] true colors show.
[B] You're up to get you on the [A] do the show. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] Now you [F#m] gone _ and I'm glad that [B] we didn't let it get too bad.
You [F#] know I tried, babe, to make you go.
[F#] _ [B] But there was just no way. _ _
[F#] Damn you're so [D] darlin' why you got to be [A] so mean?
_ _ [D] Why you wanna be so_
[A] Turn it around, that's alright.
_ _ [D] Yeah, you gone and let [A] your true colors show.
[B] You're up to get you on the do [A] the show.
Now you [G] gone and I'm [D] glad that we didn't let it get [F#m] too bad.
_ _ [D] Why you wanna be so [A] mean?
_ _ _ [D] _ You gone and let your true colors show.
[F#] You're [B] up to get you [E] on the do [A] the show.
_ _ [B] Yeah, perpetual.
[Em] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [B] You're up to get you on_
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _