Chords for Leadbelly - Good Mornin' Blues

Tempo:
140.55 bpm
Chords used:

E

C#m

B

F#

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Leadbelly - Good Mornin' Blues chords
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[E] [G#m] [C#]
[E] Now, this is the blues.
Never was a [B] white man had the [C#] blues,
[E] cause nothing to worry about.
Now, you laid on at night.
[B] [C#m] You [B] roll from one side [E] of the bed to the other all night long.
You can't sleep.
What's the matter?
The blues has got you.
[G#m] You get up and [C#m] sit on the side of your bed [E] in the morning.
May have a sister or brother, mother and father around,
but you don't want no talk out of.
What's the matter?
The blues got you.
[G#m] Well, you go and put your feet [C#m] under the table,
look [E] down at your plate, 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 morning, [C#] blues.
Blues, how [E] do you do?
[C#m]
[B] Good [A] [C#m] morning, [F#] blues.
[G] [C#m] Blues, how do [E] you do?
[C#m] [E] [F#] I'm doing all right.
Good [B] morning, how [E] are you?
[C#m] [E] I laid down last [C#m] night.
Turning [E] from side to side.
[C#m] [E] [A]
[F#] [G] Turning [E] from side to side.
[F#] I was not sick, but I was [B] just
[E] dissatisfied.
[C#m] [E]
When I got up this morning [C#m] with the blues [E] walking around my bed.
[C#m]
[E] [A] [C#m] [G] With the [C#m] blues walking around [E] my bed.
[C#m]
[B] I [F#] would eat my breakfast.
Blues [B] was all in [E] my breast.
Good morning, [C#m] blues.
[E] Blues, how do you do?
[C#m]
[E] [A] [C#m] [G] Blues, [E] how do you do?
[C#m]
I'm [F#] doing all right.
Good [B]
morning, how [E] are you?
I'm a broncon woman.
[C#m] I make a moon [E]-eyed man go blind.
[C#m]
I [G] make a [C#m] moon-eyed man go [E] blind.
[C#m]
[B] And a [F#] jet black woman.
I [B] make you take [E] your time.
Good morning, [C#m] blues.
Blues, [E] how do you do?
[C#m]
[F#] [G] Blues, [C#m] how do you do?
I'm [F#] doing all right.
[B] Good morning, how [E] are you?
Key:  
E
2311
C#m
13421114
B
12341112
F#
134211112
G
2131
E
2311
C#m
13421114
B
12341112
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To start learning Leadbelly - Good Morning Blues chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: C#m, E and C#m. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 70 BPM before aiming for the song's 141 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: E Major.

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[E] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ Now, this is the blues.
_ Never was a [B] white man had the [C#] blues,
[E] cause nothing to worry about.
Now, you laid on at night.
[B] _ [C#m] _ You [B] roll from one side [E] of the bed to the other all night long.
You can't sleep.
What's the matter?
The blues has got you.
[G#m] You get up and [C#m] sit on the side of your bed [E] in the morning.
May have a sister or brother, mother and father around,
but you don't want no talk out of.
What's the matter?
The blues got you.
[G#m] Well, you go and put your feet [C#m] under the table,
look [E] down at your plate, 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 morning, [C#] blues.
_ Blues, how [E] do you do?
_ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [B] _ Good [A] [C#m] morning, [F#] blues.
[G] [C#m] Blues, how do [E] you do? _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] I'm doing all right.
Good [B] morning, how [E] are you? _
_ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ _ I laid down last [C#m] night.
Turning [E] from side to side.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [G] Turning [E] from side to side. _ _ _ _
[F#] I was not sick, but I was [B] just _
[E] _ dissatisfied.
_ [C#m] _ [E] _ _
When I got up this morning [C#m] with the blues [E] walking around my bed.
_ [C#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [C#m] _ [G] With the [C#m] blues walking around [E] my bed.
_ [C#m] _ _ _
[B] I [F#] would eat my breakfast.
Blues [B] was all in [E] my breast. _ _ _ _
_ Good morning, [C#m] blues. _
[E] Blues, how do you do?
_ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ [C#m] _ _ [G] Blues, [E] how do you do?
_ [C#m] _ _ _
_ I'm [F#] doing all right.
Good [B]
morning, how [E] are you? _ _ _ _
_ I'm a broncon woman.
[C#m] I make a moon [E]-eyed man go blind.
_ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ I [G] make a [C#m] moon-eyed man go [E] blind.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[B] And a [F#] jet black woman.
I [B] make you take [E] your time. _ _ _ _
_ _ Good morning, [C#m] blues.
Blues, [E] how do you do?
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] [G] Blues, [C#m] how do you do? _ _ _ _ _
I'm [F#] doing all right.
[B] Good morning, how [E] are you? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the How Blues Was Born album.

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