Leadbelly - Where Did you Sleep Last Night Chords

Tempo:
120.1 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

G

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Leadbelly - Where Did you Sleep Last Night chords
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[E] [A]
[G] [Bm] [B]
[Gbm] [Ab] [E]
[A] [G]
[D] [B] [Abm]
[E] My girl, my girl, [A] don't lie [G] to me Tell [B] me where did you sleep [E] last night
Come on, tell me, baby In the ponds, in the ponds
Where [A] the sun don't [G] ever shine I [B] wish you very well
[E] Oh, night, you, [B]
[E] my girl, my girl [A] Where will [G] you go?
[Bm] [B] I'm [Gb] going where the cold [Ab] wind [E] blows In the ponds, in the ponds
[A] Where the sun don't ever [Bm] shine I wish [B] you very well
[Ab] Oh, [E] night, you, my girl, my girl [A] Don't you lie [G] to me
[Bm]
[B] Tell me where did [Gb] you [E] sleep last night
Come on and tell me something about it
In the ponds, in the ponds [A] Where the sun don't [G] ever shine
[B] I wish you very well [Abm] Oh, [E] night, you,
You're shivering for me now
[A] [G]
[Bm] [B] [Gb] [Ab]
[E] Uh-huh,
[A]
[G] [Bm] [B] [Gb]
[Ab] [E] what happened down there?
My husband was a [A] hard-working [G] man [B] Killed a mile [Gb] and a [E] half from here
What happened to him?
His head was found [A] in a [G] driver's wheel [Bm] And his [B] body haven't [Ab] ever [E] been found
My girl, my girl, don't [A] you lie to [G] me [Bm] Tell [B] me where [Gb] did you sleep [E] last night
Come on and tell me something about it
In the ponds, in the ponds Where [A] the sun don't [G] ever shine
I wish [B] you very well [E] Oh, night, you,
[A]
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
G
2131
Bm
13421112
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To learn Various Artists - Where Did You Sleep Last Night chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: B, E, A, G and Bm. A good strategy is to initiate at 60 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 120 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of E Major.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Ab] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ My girl, my girl, [A] don't lie [G] to me Tell [B] me where did you sleep [E] last night
Come on, tell me, baby In the ponds, in the ponds
Where [A] the sun don't [G] ever shine I [B] wish you very well
[E] Oh, night, you, _ [B] _ _
[E] my girl, my girl [A] Where will [G] you go?
[Bm] [B] I'm _ [Gb] going where the cold [Ab] wind [E] blows _ _ _ In the ponds, in the ponds
[A] Where the sun don't ever [Bm] shine I wish [B] you very well
[Ab] Oh, [E] night, you, _ _ _ my girl, my girl [A] Don't you lie [G] to me
[Bm]
[B] Tell me where did [Gb] you [E] sleep last night
Come on and tell me something about it
In the ponds, in the ponds [A] Where the sun don't [G] ever shine
[B] I wish you _ very well [Abm] Oh, [E] night, you,
You're shivering for me now _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _
[E] _ _ _ _ Uh-huh, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
[Ab] _ [E] what happened down there?
My husband _ was a [A] hard-working [G] man [B] Killed a mile [Gb] and a [E] half from here
What happened to him?
_ His head was found [A] in a _ [G] driver's wheel [Bm] And his [B] body _ haven't [Ab] ever [E] been found
_ _ My girl, my girl, don't [A] you lie to [G] me [Bm] Tell [B] me where [Gb] did you sleep [E] last night
Come on and tell me something about it
In the ponds, in the ponds Where [A] the sun don't [G] ever shine
I wish [B] you very well [E] Oh, night, you, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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The The Blues Roots Of White Stripes album includes this song.

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