Lightnin' Hopkins-Found My Baby Crying Chords

Tempo:
104.6 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Fm

C

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lightnin' Hopkins-Found My Baby Crying chords
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[C] [Dm] [F]
[Bb]
[F] [E] [F]
[Bb] [Fm] [C]
[F] I come home this morning, [Fm] [E] [Bb]
yes I found my [Fm] baby crying.
[F]
[Bb]
[F] I [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Fm] said, [C] Lord, how mercy, [Bb] [Fm] [Bb] what is wrong with that [F] little baby of mine?
[Eb]
[Fm] [F] You know it hurt me so bad, [Fm] [Bb]
[Fm] see them tears roll down my baby's cheek.
[Bb] [Fm]
[F] [Bb] Yeah, you know it hurt me so bad, see them tears rolling down my [F] baby's cheek.
[Bb]
[F] Oh, you know I [C] didn't have [G] no [F] money, [Bb] poor lightning [Fm] didn't have me buy a tree.
[Bb]
[F] [C] [F]
[Fm]
[F]
[Fm]
[Bb] [Fm]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [C] [Bb]
[Fm] [F] [Bb]
[F]
Don't, don't cry baby, [Bb]
[Fm] you know things is bound to change.
[F] [Fm] [Bb]
[F] Don't cry, [Bb] don't cry, don't cry, baby you know things [Fm] is bound to change.
[F] What [C] if I don't bring the bacon in the winter,
[Ab] [Bb]
Redwood Shore [F] poor lightning bring it in the spring.
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F] One more time.
[F]
[Fm] [F]
Oh yeah!
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[C] [Ab]
[Bm] [Bb] [Fm] [Dm] [F]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
C
3211
Dm
2311
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
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To learn Lightnin Hopkins - Found My Baby Crying chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Bb, Fm, F, Bb and F. Start with a comfortable 52 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 105. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: F Minor.

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[C] _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] I come home this morning, [Fm] _ [E] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ yes I found my [Fm] baby crying.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ I _ _ [Bb] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] said, [C] Lord, how mercy, _ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ [Bb] what is wrong with that [F] little baby of mine?
_ _ _ [Eb] _
[Fm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ You know it hurt me so bad, [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Fm] see them tears roll down my baby's cheek.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] Yeah, you know it hurt me so bad, _ _ _ _ see them tears rolling down my [F] baby's cheek.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ Oh, you know I [C] didn't have [G] no [F] money, _ _ [Bb] _ _ poor lightning [Fm] didn't have me buy a tree.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
Don't, don't cry baby, [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] you know things is bound to change.
[F] _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ Don't cry, [Bb] don't cry, don't cry, _ _ _ _ baby you know things [Fm] is bound to change. _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ What [C] if I don't bring the bacon in the winter,
_ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _
Redwood Shore [F] poor lightning bring it in the spring.
[Bb] _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ One more time.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ Oh yeah!
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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