Leadbelly - The Medicine Man Chords
Tempo:
195.7 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
F
Cm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [Ab]
[F] [Cm]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[F] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[C] Oh, the [F] medicine man, [Cm] [Eb] the baby,
[Dm] [Eb]
he's traveling through the
[Ab] land.
Oh, the [F] medicine [Cm] man, [Eb] the baby, [Dm] [Eb]
he's traveling [Ab] through the land.
[C] God is [F] giving his [Eb] hand, [C]
[Eb] baby, and he's [B] doing the best he can.
[C] God is giving [F] his hand, [Am] [F]
[Eb] baby, [Dm]
[Eb] and he's [C] doing the best [Ab] he can.
[Fm]
I [Cm] told the [B] doctor, you sell [Cm] medicine, [B] he ain't got to be a blind [Ab] man.
And he's sitting [B] outside the road begging all he can.
And everybody come along and see him, [Ab] they know him, and they know he was a good doctor.
[B] And everybody look like they're trying to do something [Ab] for the good doctor.
And he had his old medicine case in his [B] hand, and every once in a while,
the [Eb] people that come along, you want to let them know [Ab] who you [B] are.
Oh, the [F] blind [Cm] man, [Eb] the baby,
[Dm] [Eb]
he's sitting on the road again.
[Ab] Oh, [F] the blind [C] man, [Eb]
baby, [Bb]
[Eb] he's [Fm] sitting on the road [Ab] again.
[C] God is [Fm] giving his [C] hand,
[Cm] baby,
[Gm] [Eb]
[B] God is [Eb] giving his [C] hand, God is [F] giving his [C] hand, [F] [Cm]
baby.
[Dm] [Eb]
[B]
[Cm] I'm the [F] medicine man, [Eb]
baby, [Gm]
[Eb] and I'm on the road [Ab] again.
[F] I'm the medicine man,
[Bb] baby, [Dm] [Eb]
on the road again.
[Cm]
Oh, [F] I declare,
[Eb] [Bb]
baby, [Dm] [Eb]
I'm [B] sitting on the road somewhere.
Baby, [F] I declare, [Cm] [Eb]
[Bb] baby, [Dm]
[Eb] I'm sitting on the [Ab] road somewhere.
[C]
God is giving my hand, [Cm]
[F] [Bb] Lord, [Dm] yeah.
[Fm] [Eb]
I'm doing the best I [Cm] can.
God is giving my [C] hand,
[Eb] [Cm] [Fm] [Bb]
Lord, [Dm] yeah.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Cm]
[Dm]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Dm]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab]
[F] [Cm]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[F] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[C] Oh, the [F] medicine man, [Cm] [Eb] the baby,
[Dm] [Eb]
he's traveling through the
[Ab] land.
Oh, the [F] medicine [Cm] man, [Eb] the baby, [Dm] [Eb]
he's traveling [Ab] through the land.
[C] God is [F] giving his [Eb] hand, [C]
[Eb] baby, and he's [B] doing the best he can.
[C] God is giving [F] his hand, [Am] [F]
[Eb] baby, [Dm]
[Eb] and he's [C] doing the best [Ab] he can.
[Fm]
I [Cm] told the [B] doctor, you sell [Cm] medicine, [B] he ain't got to be a blind [Ab] man.
And he's sitting [B] outside the road begging all he can.
And everybody come along and see him, [Ab] they know him, and they know he was a good doctor.
[B] And everybody look like they're trying to do something [Ab] for the good doctor.
And he had his old medicine case in his [B] hand, and every once in a while,
the [Eb] people that come along, you want to let them know [Ab] who you [B] are.
Oh, the [F] blind [Cm] man, [Eb] the baby,
[Dm] [Eb]
he's sitting on the road again.
[Ab] Oh, [F] the blind [C] man, [Eb]
baby, [Bb]
[Eb] he's [Fm] sitting on the road [Ab] again.
[C] God is [Fm] giving his [C] hand,
[Cm] baby,
[Gm] [Eb]
[B] God is [Eb] giving his [C] hand, God is [F] giving his [C] hand, [F] [Cm]
baby.
[Dm] [Eb]
[B]
[Cm] I'm the [F] medicine man, [Eb]
baby, [Gm]
[Eb] and I'm on the road [Ab] again.
[F] I'm the medicine man,
[Bb] baby, [Dm] [Eb]
on the road again.
[Cm]
Oh, [F] I declare,
[Eb] [Bb]
baby, [Dm] [Eb]
I'm [B] sitting on the road somewhere.
Baby, [F] I declare, [Cm] [Eb]
[Bb] baby, [Dm]
[Eb] I'm sitting on the [Ab] road somewhere.
[C]
God is giving my hand, [Cm]
[F] [Bb] Lord, [Dm] yeah.
[Fm] [Eb]
I'm doing the best I [Cm] can.
God is giving my [C] hand,
[Eb] [Cm] [Fm] [Bb]
Lord, [Dm] yeah.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Cm]
[Dm]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Dm]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab]
Key:
Eb
Ab
F
Cm
C
Eb
Ab
F
[N] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [C] Oh, the [F] medicine man, _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] the baby, _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ he's traveling through the _
_ _ [Ab] land.
Oh, the [F] medicine _ [Cm] man, _ _ [Eb] the baby, _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ he's traveling [Ab] through the _ land.
_ [C] God is [F] giving his [Eb] hand, _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ baby, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and he's [B] doing the best he can.
_ _ [C] God is giving [F] his _ hand, [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ baby, _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ and he's [C] doing the best [Ab] he can.
_ [Fm] _ _ _
I [Cm] told the [B] doctor, you sell [Cm] medicine, _ [B] he ain't got to be a blind [Ab] man.
_ And he's sitting [B] outside the road begging all he can.
And everybody come along and see him, [Ab] they know him, and they know he was a good doctor.
[B] And everybody look like they're trying to do something [Ab] for the good doctor.
And he had his old medicine case in his [B] hand, and every once in a while,
the [Eb] people that come along, you want to let them know [Ab] who you [B] are.
Oh, the [F] blind [Cm] man, _ _ _ [Eb] the baby, _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
he's sitting on the road _ again.
_ _ [Ab] Oh, [F] the blind _ [C] man, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ baby, _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ he's [Fm] sitting on the road _ [Ab] again.
_ _ [C] God is [Fm] giving his [C] hand, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ baby, _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[B] _ God is [Eb] giving his _ _ _ [C] hand, God is [F] giving his _ [C] hand, _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _
baby.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ I'm the [F] medicine _ man, [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ baby, _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ and I'm on the road _ [Ab] again. _ _
[F] I'm the medicine _ man, _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ baby, [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ on the road again.
[Cm] _
_ _ Oh, [F] I declare, _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
baby, _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ I'm [B] sitting on the road somewhere.
_ _ _ Baby, [F] I declare, [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ baby, [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ I'm sitting on the [Ab] road somewhere.
_ _ [C] _
God is giving my hand, _ [Cm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ Lord, [Dm] yeah.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
I'm doing the best I _ _ [Cm] can.
God is giving my [C] hand, _
[Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _
Lord, _ [Dm] yeah.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [C] Oh, the [F] medicine man, _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] the baby, _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ he's traveling through the _
_ _ [Ab] land.
Oh, the [F] medicine _ [Cm] man, _ _ [Eb] the baby, _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ he's traveling [Ab] through the _ land.
_ [C] God is [F] giving his [Eb] hand, _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ baby, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and he's [B] doing the best he can.
_ _ [C] God is giving [F] his _ hand, [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ baby, _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ and he's [C] doing the best [Ab] he can.
_ [Fm] _ _ _
I [Cm] told the [B] doctor, you sell [Cm] medicine, _ [B] he ain't got to be a blind [Ab] man.
_ And he's sitting [B] outside the road begging all he can.
And everybody come along and see him, [Ab] they know him, and they know he was a good doctor.
[B] And everybody look like they're trying to do something [Ab] for the good doctor.
And he had his old medicine case in his [B] hand, and every once in a while,
the [Eb] people that come along, you want to let them know [Ab] who you [B] are.
Oh, the [F] blind [Cm] man, _ _ _ [Eb] the baby, _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
he's sitting on the road _ again.
_ _ [Ab] Oh, [F] the blind _ [C] man, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ baby, _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ he's [Fm] sitting on the road _ [Ab] again.
_ _ [C] God is [Fm] giving his [C] hand, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ baby, _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[B] _ God is [Eb] giving his _ _ _ [C] hand, God is [F] giving his _ [C] hand, _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _
baby.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ I'm the [F] medicine _ man, [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ baby, _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ and I'm on the road _ [Ab] again. _ _
[F] I'm the medicine _ man, _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ baby, [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ on the road again.
[Cm] _
_ _ Oh, [F] I declare, _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
baby, _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ I'm [B] sitting on the road somewhere.
_ _ _ Baby, [F] I declare, [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ baby, [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ I'm sitting on the [Ab] road somewhere.
_ _ [C] _
God is giving my hand, _ [Cm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ Lord, [Dm] yeah.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
I'm doing the best I _ _ [Cm] can.
God is giving my [C] hand, _
[Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _
Lord, _ [Dm] yeah.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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