Chords for LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS ~ Give Me 209 (Hello Central)

Tempo:
110.825 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Ab

Abm

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS ~ Give Me 209 (Hello Central) chords
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[C] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [B] Hello Central, [Eb] please give me tonight.
[Bb] [Abm]
[Eb] Hello, [Ab]
hello Central, [B]
will you [Eb] please give me tonight.
[Ab] [Eb]
Yes, you know [Bb] I want to talk to my baby.
[B] [Ab] Oh, darling, she's way down [Eb] the line.
[Bb] [Abm] [Eb]
[Eb] Seems like the buses [Ebm] done stopped running,
And [B] the trains don't [Ab] allow me to ride no [Eb] more.
[Abm]
[Eb] [Bb] Seems like the [Ab] buses done stopped running,
[B]
[Bb] Trains don't allow me to [Eb] ride no more.
[Bb] [Eb]
Ticket agent [Bb] said my ticket played out,
[Gb] [Ab] He'll see that I don't ride for [Eb] sure.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Abm] [Eb] [Abm]
[Ab] [Abm]
[Abm] [Eb]
[Db] [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] I [Ab] turn around from the [Ebm] telephone,
[Eb] When walking straight back home.
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Ab]
Turn around from the telephone,
I went walking straight [Eb] back home.
[Abm] [Eb]
I was [Bb] praying in my heart, asking Jesus,
Oh Lord, now [Ab] what [Eb] wrong have I done?
Key:  
Eb
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Bb
12341111
Ab
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Abm
123111114
B
12341112
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
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To learn Lightnin Hopkins - Give Me Central 209 chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Eb, Ab, Eb, Ebm and B. Start with a comfortable 72 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 144. With the song's key of Eb Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [B] Hello Central, _ [Eb] _ _ _ please give me tonight.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ Hello, [Ab] _
hello Central, _ _ _ [B] _
will you [Eb] please give me tonight. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
Yes, you know [Bb] I want to talk to my baby. _ _ _
[B] _ [Ab] _ Oh, darling, she's way down [Eb] the line.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Seems like the buses [Ebm] done stopped running,
And _ _ [B] _ the trains don't [Ab] allow me to ride no [Eb] more.
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Seems like the [Ab] buses done stopped running,
_ _ _ _ [B] _
[Bb] Trains don't allow me to [Eb] ride no more. _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
Ticket agent [Bb] said my ticket played out, _ _
[Gb] _ [Ab] _ He'll see that I don't ride for [Eb] sure.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ I [Ab] turn around from the [Ebm] telephone,
_ _ _ _ [Eb] When walking straight back home.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ Turn around from the telephone, _ _
_ _ I went walking straight [Eb] back home.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ I was [Bb] praying in my heart, asking Jesus,
Oh Lord, now [Ab] _ what [Eb] wrong have I done? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Blues Legends, Vol. 6 album.

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