Statesboro Blues Chords by Lucky Peterson
Tempo:
111.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Am
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[F] [F#] [N] [D]
[Dm]
[G] [Dm] [D]
[F] [Bm]
[A] [G] [D]
[Bm] [D] [A] [D]
Wake up mama, [Am] turn your [Dm] lamp down low.
[D] [G]
Wake up mama, [Am] turn your [D] lamp down low.
[A] You know you got no love baby, [G] to turn Uncle John [D] from your door.
Oh yeah.
[A] [D]
I woke up this morning and had those [G] state [D] bird blues.
[G] I said, woke up this morning and had those [D] state bird blues.
I [Am] looked over in the corner and you [G] know, [Am] Papa [D] had them too.
[A] [D]
[Am] [D] [Dm]
[G] [D]
[A]
[D]
[Bm] [A#] [D] [A] [D]
[G]
[D] [D] [D]
[A]
[D]
[A] My mama died and [D] left me.
My papa died and left me.
I [C] ain't good [D] looking baby, but I'm somewhat sweet and kind.
Goin' [G] to the country, baby do you [D] wanna go?
If [A] you can't make it baby, [D] your sister [G] Lucille, she said she [D] wanna go.
[A] [D] Said I love that woman better than any woman ever seen.
I [G] love that woman better [Am] than any woman [D] ever seen.
You know [A] you treat me like a king, y'all.
[G] [B] And I treat her [D] like a doggone queen.
[A] [D]
Wake up mama, [G] turn your lamp [D] down low.
I [G] said, wake up mama, turn, turn your [D] lamp down low.
You [A] know you got no love baby, [Bm] to [G] turn Uncle John from [D] your door.
[A] [D]
I woke up this morning and [G] had those state [A] bird [D] blues.
I [G]
woke up this morning y'all and I, I, I [Em] had those [D] state bird blues.
[A] You know what, I looked over in the corner [G] and Papa and then I had, [D]
wow!
I'm going to.
[G] [F] [D]
[G]
[D] [G] [Dm] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[C#] [D]
[F] [F#] [N] [D]
[Dm]
[G] [Dm] [D]
[F] [Bm]
[A] [G] [D]
[Bm] [D] [A] [D]
Wake up mama, [Am] turn your [Dm] lamp down low.
[D] [G]
Wake up mama, [Am] turn your [D] lamp down low.
[A] You know you got no love baby, [G] to turn Uncle John [D] from your door.
Oh yeah.
[A] [D]
I woke up this morning and had those [G] state [D] bird blues.
[G] I said, woke up this morning and had those [D] state bird blues.
I [Am] looked over in the corner and you [G] know, [Am] Papa [D] had them too.
[A] [D]
[Am] [D] [Dm]
[G] [D]
[A]
[D]
[Bm] [A#] [D] [A] [D]
[G]
[D] [D] [D]
[A]
[D]
[A] My mama died and [D] left me.
My papa died and left me.
I [C] ain't good [D] looking baby, but I'm somewhat sweet and kind.
Goin' [G] to the country, baby do you [D] wanna go?
If [A] you can't make it baby, [D] your sister [G] Lucille, she said she [D] wanna go.
[A] [D] Said I love that woman better than any woman ever seen.
I [G] love that woman better [Am] than any woman [D] ever seen.
You know [A] you treat me like a king, y'all.
[G] [B] And I treat her [D] like a doggone queen.
[A] [D]
Wake up mama, [G] turn your lamp [D] down low.
I [G] said, wake up mama, turn, turn your [D] lamp down low.
You [A] know you got no love baby, [Bm] to [G] turn Uncle John from [D] your door.
[A] [D]
I woke up this morning and [G] had those state [A] bird [D] blues.
I [G]
woke up this morning y'all and I, I, I [Em] had those [D] state bird blues.
[A] You know what, I looked over in the corner [G] and Papa and then I had, [D]
wow!
I'm going to.
[G] [F] [D]
[G]
[D] [G] [Dm] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[C#] [D]
Key:
D
G
A
Am
Dm
D
G
A
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [F#] _ [N] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [F] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Bm] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
Wake up mama, _ [Am] _ turn your [Dm] lamp down low.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
Wake up mama, _ [Am] _ turn your [D] lamp down low.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] You know you got no love baby, [G] _ to turn Uncle John [D] from your door.
_ Oh yeah.
[A] _ _ [D]
I woke up this morning and had those [G] state [D] bird blues.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] I said, woke up this morning and had _ those [D] state bird blues. _ _ _ _ _ _
I [Am] looked over in the corner and you [G] know, [Am] Papa [D] had them too.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [A#] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ My mama died and [D] left me.
My papa died and left me.
I [C] ain't good [D] looking baby, but I'm somewhat sweet and kind.
Goin' [G] to the country, _ _ baby do you [D] wanna go?
_ _ _ _ _ If [A] you can't make it baby, _ [D] your sister [G] Lucille, she said she [D] wanna go.
_ _ _ _ [A] [D] Said I love that woman better _ _ than any woman ever seen.
_ _ _ _ I [G] love that woman better _ _ [Am] than any woman [D] ever seen.
_ _ _ _ You know [A] you treat me like a king, y'all.
[G] [B] And I treat her [D] like a doggone queen.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D]
Wake up mama, _ [G] _ turn your lamp [D] down low.
_ _ _ _ I [G] said, wake up mama, _ turn, turn your [D] lamp down low.
_ _ _ _ You [A] know you got no love baby, [Bm] to [G] turn Uncle John from [D] your door.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
I woke up this morning and [G] had those state [A] bird [D] blues.
_ _ _ _ I _ [G]
woke up this morning y'all and I, I, I [Em] had those [D] state bird blues.
_ _ _ [A] _ You know what, I looked over in the corner [G] and Papa and then I had, [D] _
_ wow!
I'm going to. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [F#] _ [N] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [F] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Bm] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
Wake up mama, _ [Am] _ turn your [Dm] lamp down low.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
Wake up mama, _ [Am] _ turn your [D] lamp down low.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] You know you got no love baby, [G] _ to turn Uncle John [D] from your door.
_ Oh yeah.
[A] _ _ [D]
I woke up this morning and had those [G] state [D] bird blues.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] I said, woke up this morning and had _ those [D] state bird blues. _ _ _ _ _ _
I [Am] looked over in the corner and you [G] know, [Am] Papa [D] had them too.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [A#] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ My mama died and [D] left me.
My papa died and left me.
I [C] ain't good [D] looking baby, but I'm somewhat sweet and kind.
Goin' [G] to the country, _ _ baby do you [D] wanna go?
_ _ _ _ _ If [A] you can't make it baby, _ [D] your sister [G] Lucille, she said she [D] wanna go.
_ _ _ _ [A] [D] Said I love that woman better _ _ than any woman ever seen.
_ _ _ _ I [G] love that woman better _ _ [Am] than any woman [D] ever seen.
_ _ _ _ You know [A] you treat me like a king, y'all.
[G] [B] And I treat her [D] like a doggone queen.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D]
Wake up mama, _ [G] _ turn your lamp [D] down low.
_ _ _ _ I [G] said, wake up mama, _ turn, turn your [D] lamp down low.
_ _ _ _ You [A] know you got no love baby, [Bm] to [G] turn Uncle John from [D] your door.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
I woke up this morning and [G] had those state [A] bird [D] blues.
_ _ _ _ I _ [G]
woke up this morning y'all and I, I, I [Em] had those [D] state bird blues.
_ _ _ [A] _ You know what, I looked over in the corner [G] and Papa and then I had, [D] _
_ wow!
I'm going to. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _