Ernestine Chords by Koko Taylor

Tempo:
139.4 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

Am

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Koko Taylor-Ernestine chords
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[D] [A] [D]
[A] [Dm]
[D#] [E] [E]
[A]
[F#] [A] [Bm]
[Am] [Bm] [A]
[F#] [A]
[F#m] [Am] [D]
[A]
[Em] [F#m] [A]
[F#m] [E]
[D#] [F#m]
the [Am] name [B] of [A] your [D] home.
[D#] [E]
[D#] Now this thing that [F#]
[Bm] [Am] you've done, [Bm] you know it [A] ain't [C#] right.
[Em] [F#m] [A]
And this [F#] thing [A] ain't
[Bm] [Am] making [A] you wanna fight.
[C#m] [Em]
[A]
[E] This thing is danger, [D] and [Bm] that's just my day.
And [A] I [D]
[E]
[A] was [C] shut [A] [D] down [A] to strike you [D]
loose.
[Am] The [A] words strike you [D] out [A] like a baseball [D]
game.
[C] [A] You messin' with the [D] swagger.
[A] I hit a [D] great slam, [C] [A] cause I'm a man of the fire.
Now [D] honestly,
[Bm] [D] [Bm] you better [Am]
leave.
[A] I told
[D] [A]
[E] you for the last time, [D#] [D] I'm your man [B] of [Am] your own.
[D]
[A] [E]
[A] [Em]
[E] [D] [A]
[Bm] [A] [Em]
[F#m] [A] [E]
[D#] [D] [Am]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[D#] [E]
[D]
[C#] [A]
[D] [D#] [E]
[G#] [A] Honestly,
[F#] [A] you play [Am] with [B] fire, [A] you know that.
[Em] [A]
[F#] [E] [D] Honestly,
[A] [D]
[Am] I know where [B] you [A] come from.
[D] [A]
[F#m] [E] You refuse to listen, [D] but you give your right [A] school to learn.
And [D]
[A] [E] you [E]
[C] [A]
[D] want [C] to [A] get out of bound [Am] [A] to strike you [D] loose.
[C] [A] The words strike you out [C] [A] like a baseball [D] game.
[Am] [A] You messin' with the swagger.
[C] [A] I hit a great [D] slam, [C] cause [A] I'm a [C#] man of the fire.
[D] Now honestly, [A]
you [B] [A] [Bm] better [Am] leave.
I [Em]
[F#m] [A]
told [D] [E] you for the [Bm]
last [E] time, [D#] [A] I'm your man of your own.
[D#] [E] [A]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
Am
2311
Bm
13421112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To learn Koko Taylor - Ernestine chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: A, D and A. Kick off your practice at a gentle 52 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 105 BPM. With an eye on the song's key D Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [D#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [F#m] _
the [Am] name [B] of [A] your _ _ [D] home.
_ [D#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D#] Now this thing _ _ that [F#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ [Am] you've done, [Bm] you know it [A] ain't [C#] right.
_ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And this [F#] thing _ [A] ain't _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ making [A] you wanna fight.
[C#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ This thing is danger, _ [D] and _ [Bm] that's just my day.
And _ [A] I _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ was [C] shut [A] _ _ _ _ [D] down _ _ [A] _ to strike you [D]
loose.
[Am] _ The [A] words strike you [D] out _ [A] like a baseball _ [D]
game.
[C] [A] You messin' with the [D] swagger.
_ _ [A] _ I hit a [D] great slam, [C] [A] cause I'm a man of the fire.
Now _ [D] _ honestly, _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] you better [Am] _
leave.
[A] I _ _ told _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ you for the last time, [D#] _ [D] _ _ I'm your _ man [B] of [Am] your own.
_ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D#] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [D#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ [A] Honestly, _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [A] _ you play [Am] with _ [B] fire, [A] you know that. _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [E] [D] Honestly, _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Am] I know where [B] you [A] come from. _ _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [E] You refuse _ to listen, _ [D] but you give your right [A] school to learn.
And _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ [E] you _ _ _ [E] _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] want [C] to [A] _ get out of bound _ [Am] _ [A] _ to strike you [D] loose.
[C] [A] The words strike you out _ [C] _ [A] _ like a baseball _ [D] game.
[Am] [A] You messin' with the swagger.
_ [C] _ [A] _ I hit a great [D] slam, [C] cause [A] I'm a [C#] man of the fire.
_ [D] Now honestly, _ _ _ [A]
you [B] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] better [Am] leave.
I _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
told _ [D] _ [E] _ you for the [Bm]
last [E] time, [D#] _ [A] _ I'm your man of your own. _ _
[D#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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