Chords for Lottie Kimbrough Rolling Log Blues (1928)
Tempo:
159.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Gm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C#]
[Dm]
[Cm] [C]
[G]
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm]
[G]
[C] I've been rolling and drifting [G] along the road, [D] just looking [Gm] for [G] my room and board.
[C] Like a log I've been [G] jammed on the bank, [D] so hungry [Gm] I [G] feel lean and lame.
Get me a [C] pick and shovel dig down in the ground, [D] gonna keep on [Gm] digging till [G] the blues come down.
[D]
[G]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[Gm] [G]
I've [C] got the blues for my [G] sweet man in jail, and [D] the [G] judge [Gm] won't let [G] me go his bail.
[C] I've been rolling and drifting [G] along the road, [D] gonna be clear, won't [G] have to drift no more.
[Dm]
[Cm] [C]
[G]
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm]
[G]
[C] I've been rolling and drifting [G] along the road, [D] just looking [Gm] for [G] my room and board.
[C] Like a log I've been [G] jammed on the bank, [D] so hungry [Gm] I [G] feel lean and lame.
Get me a [C] pick and shovel dig down in the ground, [D] gonna keep on [Gm] digging till [G] the blues come down.
[D]
[G]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[Gm] [G]
I've [C] got the blues for my [G] sweet man in jail, and [D] the [G] judge [Gm] won't let [G] me go his bail.
[C] I've been rolling and drifting [G] along the road, [D] gonna be clear, won't [G] have to drift no more.
Key:
G
C
D
Gm
Dm
G
C
D
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_ [C] I've been rolling and drifting [G] _ _ along the road, _ [D] just looking _ [Gm] for [G] my room and board. _ _ _
_ _ [C] Like a _ log I've _ been _ [G] jammed on the bank, [D] so hungry _ [Gm] I [G] feel lean and lame. _ _ _
_ Get me a [C] _ pick and shovel dig down in the ground, [D] gonna keep on [Gm] digging till [G] the blues come down. _ _ _
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[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
I've [C] got the _ _ blues for my [G] sweet man in jail, and [D] the [G] judge [Gm] won't let [G] me go his bail. _ _ _ _
_ [C] I've been rolling and _ drifting [G] _ _ along the road, _ [D] gonna be clear, won't [G] have to drift no more. _ _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] I've been rolling and drifting [G] _ _ along the road, _ [D] just looking _ [Gm] for [G] my room and board. _ _ _
_ _ [C] Like a _ log I've _ been _ [G] jammed on the bank, [D] so hungry _ [Gm] I [G] feel lean and lame. _ _ _
_ Get me a [C] _ pick and shovel dig down in the ground, [D] gonna keep on [Gm] digging till [G] the blues come down. _ _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
I've [C] got the _ _ blues for my [G] sweet man in jail, and [D] the [G] judge [Gm] won't let [G] me go his bail. _ _ _ _
_ [C] I've been rolling and _ drifting [G] _ _ along the road, _ [D] gonna be clear, won't [G] have to drift no more. _ _ _ _
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