Black Snake Moan Chords by Leadbelly
Tempo:
164.5 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
C#
E
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] [G#m] [C#] [F#]
[E] [F#] [B]
[C#m] [D#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[B] [C#] [B]
Oh, I ain't got no mammy now.
[A]
[A#] Oh, I ain't got no [B] mammy now.
[C#] [B]
[F#] She told me late last night, you need no mammy [B] no how.
Oh, black snake crawling in my room.
[A] [C#] Oh, [E]
black snake crawling [A#m] in [B] my [E] room.
[F#]
[B] Better [F#] tell somebody, better come and get it.
Oh, black [B] snake, shoo.
[C#] [B]
Oh, might have been [F#] a bad book,
cause [B] a change couldn't bite me that hard.
[A] [E] Oh, might have been a bad book,
cause a change [F#] can't bite me that hard.
[B] [F#] Had my sugar for fifty cents,
and let Bella and her child in, [B] yeah.
[C#] [B]
Honey, that's alright, that's alright for you.
[A]
[Em] Honey, that's alright, that's [G#m] alright for [A#m] you.
[B]
Darling, [F#] that's alright, most of the time.
[B] [D#] [F#] I [B] walked up to my baby,
[F#] [B] and I know that anything she's done is alright with me.
[F#]
[B] It was okay with me,
just anything she's done would satisfy me.
I walked up to her and I wanted to know what the matter.
Mmm, honey, what's the matter now?
[A] [E] Mmm, honey, what's [B] the matter now?
[A#m] [B]
Darling, [F#] tell me what the matter's done like.
No black [B] snake, no harm.
[C#]
[B] [F#] [B]
[F#] Well, [B] wonder where that black snake gone.
[A]
[F] [A#] Well, wonder [E] where [F#] that black snake gone.
[B]
That [F#] old black snake mama done run my [B] darling home.
[C#] [F]
[F#] [B]
[D#] Oh, I ain't got [F#] no mammy now.
[B] [A] [E]
Oh, I ain't [B] got no mammy now.
[F#] [B] Tell [F#] me late, late night, you didn't need no mammy, no harm.
[B] [C#] [B]
Mmm, wonder where that black snake [C#] gone.
[A] [E] Mmm, wonder where [A#m] that black snake gone.
[B] [C#] That old black snake mama done run my [B] darling home.
[E] [F#] [F] [B]
[A#] [A]
[N]
[E] [F#] [B]
[C#m] [D#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[B] [C#] [B]
Oh, I ain't got no mammy now.
[A]
[A#] Oh, I ain't got no [B] mammy now.
[C#] [B]
[F#] She told me late last night, you need no mammy [B] no how.
Oh, black snake crawling in my room.
[A] [C#] Oh, [E]
black snake crawling [A#m] in [B] my [E] room.
[F#]
[B] Better [F#] tell somebody, better come and get it.
Oh, black [B] snake, shoo.
[C#] [B]
Oh, might have been [F#] a bad book,
cause [B] a change couldn't bite me that hard.
[A] [E] Oh, might have been a bad book,
cause a change [F#] can't bite me that hard.
[B] [F#] Had my sugar for fifty cents,
and let Bella and her child in, [B] yeah.
[C#] [B]
Honey, that's alright, that's alright for you.
[A]
[Em] Honey, that's alright, that's [G#m] alright for [A#m] you.
[B]
Darling, [F#] that's alright, most of the time.
[B] [D#] [F#] I [B] walked up to my baby,
[F#] [B] and I know that anything she's done is alright with me.
[F#]
[B] It was okay with me,
just anything she's done would satisfy me.
I walked up to her and I wanted to know what the matter.
Mmm, honey, what's the matter now?
[A] [E] Mmm, honey, what's [B] the matter now?
[A#m] [B]
Darling, [F#] tell me what the matter's done like.
No black [B] snake, no harm.
[C#]
[B] [F#] [B]
[F#] Well, [B] wonder where that black snake gone.
[A]
[F] [A#] Well, wonder [E] where [F#] that black snake gone.
[B]
That [F#] old black snake mama done run my [B] darling home.
[C#] [F]
[F#] [B]
[D#] Oh, I ain't got [F#] no mammy now.
[B] [A] [E]
Oh, I ain't [B] got no mammy now.
[F#] [B] Tell [F#] me late, late night, you didn't need no mammy, no harm.
[B] [C#] [B]
Mmm, wonder where that black snake [C#] gone.
[A] [E] Mmm, wonder where [A#m] that black snake gone.
[B] [C#] That old black snake mama done run my [B] darling home.
[E] [F#] [F] [B]
[A#] [A]
[N]
Key:
B
F#
C#
E
A
B
F#
C#
[F#] _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [F#] _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, I ain't got no mammy now.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[A#] Oh, _ _ I ain't got no [B] mammy now.
[C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] She told me late last night, you need no mammy [B] no how. _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, _ _ black snake crawling in my room. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C#] _ Oh, _ [E] _
black snake crawling [A#m] in [B] my [E] room.
[F#] _
_ [B] _ _ Better [F#] tell somebody, better come and get it.
Oh, black [B] snake, shoo. _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, _ _ might have been [F#] a bad book,
cause [B] a change couldn't bite me that hard. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ Oh, _ _ might have been a bad book,
cause a change [F#] can't bite me that hard.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] Had my sugar for fifty cents,
and let Bella and her child in, [B] yeah.
[C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
Honey, that's alright, _ that's alright for you.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] Honey, that's alright, that's [G#m] alright for [A#m] you.
_ _ [B] _ _
Darling, [F#] that's alright, most of the time.
_ [B] _ [D#] [F#] I _ [B] _ walked up to my baby,
[F#] _ [B] _ _ and I know that anything she's done is alright with me.
_ [F#]
[B] It was okay with me,
just anything she's done would satisfy me.
I walked up to her and I wanted to know what the matter.
_ _ _ Mmm, _ _ honey, what's the matter now? _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ Mmm, _ _ honey, what's [B] the matter now?
[A#m] _ _ _ [B] _
_ Darling, [F#] tell me what the matter's done like.
No black [B] snake, no harm.
_ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [F#] _ Well, _ [B] wonder where that black snake gone.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ [F] _ [A#] Well, wonder [E] where [F#] that black snake gone.
_ _ [B] _ _
That [F#] old black snake mama done run my [B] darling home.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[D#] Oh, _ I ain't got [F#] no mammy now.
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [E]
Oh, _ _ I ain't [B] got no mammy now.
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ Tell [F#] me late, late night, you didn't need no mammy, no harm.
_ [B] _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Mmm, _ wonder where that black snake [C#] gone. _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] Mmm, _ wonder where [A#m] that black snake gone. _ _
[B] _ _ [C#] That old black snake mama done run my [B] darling home.
[E] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [A#] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [F#] _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, I ain't got no mammy now.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[A#] Oh, _ _ I ain't got no [B] mammy now.
[C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] She told me late last night, you need no mammy [B] no how. _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, _ _ black snake crawling in my room. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C#] _ Oh, _ [E] _
black snake crawling [A#m] in [B] my [E] room.
[F#] _
_ [B] _ _ Better [F#] tell somebody, better come and get it.
Oh, black [B] snake, shoo. _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, _ _ might have been [F#] a bad book,
cause [B] a change couldn't bite me that hard. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ Oh, _ _ might have been a bad book,
cause a change [F#] can't bite me that hard.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] Had my sugar for fifty cents,
and let Bella and her child in, [B] yeah.
[C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
Honey, that's alright, _ that's alright for you.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] Honey, that's alright, that's [G#m] alright for [A#m] you.
_ _ [B] _ _
Darling, [F#] that's alright, most of the time.
_ [B] _ [D#] [F#] I _ [B] _ walked up to my baby,
[F#] _ [B] _ _ and I know that anything she's done is alright with me.
_ [F#]
[B] It was okay with me,
just anything she's done would satisfy me.
I walked up to her and I wanted to know what the matter.
_ _ _ Mmm, _ _ honey, what's the matter now? _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ Mmm, _ _ honey, what's [B] the matter now?
[A#m] _ _ _ [B] _
_ Darling, [F#] tell me what the matter's done like.
No black [B] snake, no harm.
_ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [F#] _ Well, _ [B] wonder where that black snake gone.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ [F] _ [A#] Well, wonder [E] where [F#] that black snake gone.
_ _ [B] _ _
That [F#] old black snake mama done run my [B] darling home.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[D#] Oh, _ I ain't got [F#] no mammy now.
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [E]
Oh, _ _ I ain't [B] got no mammy now.
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ Tell [F#] me late, late night, you didn't need no mammy, no harm.
_ [B] _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Mmm, _ wonder where that black snake [C#] gone. _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] Mmm, _ wonder where [A#m] that black snake gone. _ _
[B] _ _ [C#] That old black snake mama done run my [B] darling home.
[E] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [A#] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _