Lead Belly "Good Morning Blues" Chords

Tempo:
142.75 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Eb

Bb

F

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lead Belly "Good Morning Blues" chords
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[Eb] [Gm] [C] [Eb]
Now, this is the blues.
Never was [Bb] a white man had the [Cm] blues, cause [Eb] nothing to worry about.
Now, you laid on at [Bb] night,
[Cm] you [Bb] roll from one [Eb] side of the bed to the other all night long,
you can't sleep.
What's the matter?
The blues has got you.
[Gm] You get [Eb] up and sit on the side of your bed in the morning, may have a sister or brother,
mother and father around, but you don't want to talk either.
What's the matter?
The blues got you.
[Gm] Well, you go and put your feet [Cm] under the table and [Eb] look down in your bed, got everything you want to eat,
but you shake your head, you get up, you say, Lord, I can't eat and I can't sleep.
What's the matter?
The blues got you.
Want to talk to you.
Tell what you got to tell her.
Good [Gm] morning, [Cm] blues.
Blues, how [Eb] do you do?
[Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] Good [Cm] morning, blues.
[Gb] [Cm] Blues, how do you [Eb] do?
[Cm] [Eb]
[F] I'm doing all right.
[Bb] Good morning, how [Eb] are you?
[Cm] [Eb]
I lay down last [Cm] night, turning [Eb] from side to side.
[Cm]
[Eb] [Ab] Oh, [Cm] [F] [Gb]
turning [Eb] from side to side.
[F] Not sick, but I was [Bb] just [Eb] dissatisfied.
[Cm] [Eb] When I got up this morning [Cm] with the blues [Eb] walking around my bed.
[Cm] [Eb] [Cm] Oh, [Gb] with the blues [Cm] walking around [Eb] my bed.
[Cm] I [Bb] will [F] eat my breakfast.
Blues [Bb] was all in [Eb] my breakfast.
Good morning, blues.
[Cm] Blues, [Eb] how do you do?
[Cm] [Bb]
[Ab] Oh, [Cm] [Gb] [Eb] blues, how do you do?
I'm [F] doing all right.
[Bb] Good morning, [Eb] how are you?
Thought a bronx woman would [Cm] make a moon [Eb]-eyed man go blind.
[Cm]
Oh, [Gb] she would make a moon [Cm]-eyed man [Eb] go blind.
[Cm]
[Bb] And [F] a jet black woman would [Bb] make you take [Eb] your time.
Good morning, [Cm] blues.
[Eb] Blues, how do you do?
[Cm]
[Bb] [Cm] Oh, [F] [Gb]
[Cm] blues, how do you do?
[Gm] I'm [F] doing all right.
[Bb] Good morning, how [Eb] are [Gm] you?
[Cm] [Eb]
Key:  
Cm
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Eb
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Bb
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F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Bb
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Leadbelly - Good Morning Blues chords, practice playing Cm, Eb, Cm, Bb and Eb in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 71 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 143 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E Major.

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[Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ Now, this is the blues. _
Never was [Bb] a white man had the [Cm] blues, cause [Eb] nothing to worry about.
Now, you laid on at [Bb] night, _
[Cm] _ you [Bb] roll from one [Eb] side of the bed to the other all night long,
you can't sleep.
What's the matter?
The blues has got you.
[Gm] You get [Eb] up and sit on the side of your bed in the morning, may have a sister or brother,
mother and father around, but you don't want to talk either.
What's the matter?
The blues got you.
[Gm] Well, you go and put your feet [Cm] under the table and [Eb] look down in your bed, got everything you want to eat,
but you shake your head, you get up, you say, Lord, I can't eat and I can't sleep.
What's the matter?
The blues got you.
Want to talk to you.
Tell what you got to tell her. _
_ Good [Gm] morning, [Cm] blues. _
Blues, how [Eb] do you do?
_ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] Good [Cm] morning, blues.
[Gb] _ _ [Cm] Blues, how do you [Eb] do?
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[F] I'm doing all right.
[Bb] Good morning, how [Eb] are you?
_ _ [Cm] _ [Eb] _ _ _
I lay down last [Cm] night, turning [Eb] from side to side.
[Cm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Ab] Oh, _ [Cm] _ [F] _ [Gb]
turning [Eb] from side to side. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Not sick, but I was [Bb] just _ _ [Eb] dissatisfied. _
[Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ When I got up this morning [Cm] with the blues [Eb] walking around my bed.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] Oh, _ [Gb] with the blues [Cm] walking around [Eb] my bed.
[Cm] I _ _ _ [Bb] will [F] eat my breakfast.
Blues [Bb] was all in [Eb] my breakfast. _ _ _ _
Good morning, blues.
[Cm] _ Blues, [Eb] how do you do?
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Ab] Oh, [Cm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] blues, how do you do? _ _ _ _ _
I'm [F] doing all right.
[Bb] Good morning, [Eb] how are you? _ _ _ _ _
Thought a bronx woman would [Cm] make a moon [Eb]-eyed man go blind.
_ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, [Gb] she would make a moon [Cm]-eyed man [Eb] go blind.
[Cm] _ _ _
[Bb] And [F] a jet black woman would [Bb] make you take [Eb] your time. _ _ _ _
_ Good morning, [Cm] blues. _
[Eb] Blues, how do you do?
_ [Cm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Cm] Oh, _ _ [F] _ [Gb] _
[Cm] blues, how do you do? _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] I'm [F] doing all right.
[Bb] Good morning, how [Eb] are [Gm] you?
_ [Cm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of How Blues Was Born album.

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