Luther 'Snake boy' Johnson - Somebody loan me a dime Chords

Tempo:
120.15 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

G

E

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Luther 'Snake boy' Johnson - Somebody loan me a dime chords
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[Am]
[E]
[A] [G] [C] [B]
[G] [A]
[Am] [D] [Dm]
[A] [D#] [Em] [E]
[B] [A]
Somebody loaned me a dime.
[D] You know I want to call [Am] my old time used to be.
[Dm] [E]
[A]
[F] [A]
[D] Somebody [D#] loaned me a dime [Am] I want to tell you.
[D] [Am]
Want to call my old time used to be.
[A]
[E]
[D] You know [G] she been gone so long.
[Bm]
[C] [D] [Dm]
Maybe he begin to [D#] worry [A] me.
[D]
[G] [Cm] [A]
[E]
I'm going to tell you something.
[A] I [Am] bought my baby a mint coat.
[D]
And she said it was a common wear.
[A]
[Am] You know she walked in this bitch and called me.
[A]
She told me I was [G] nothing but a squirt.
[F#m] [D]
Somebody loaned me a dime.
I want to call my old time used to be.
[A]
[D] [A]
[B] [D]
[E] You know she been gone so long.
[D] [C#] [D]
[Dm] Oh lord it [Am] just begin [D] to worry [A]
me.
[D]
[Bm] [A]
[D#] [E] Somebody [D] better come [A] here I said.
[D] [A]
You [G]
[D] [E] [A]
[D]
[A]
[D] [C] [Dm]
[G] [F#] [Am] [A]
[Dm] [A]
[E] [G]
[B] [E] [G] [F#] [D]
[A]
[E] [Em]
have to [Dm] [D#]
[Gm]
[Dm] [Em]
[Am] [A]
[G] [D] leave.
Oh don't you leave, don't leave, don't leave, don't leave, don't leave, don't leave.
[A] [D] [D#] Woman, [A] don't make me cry.
[D]
[A]
[E] Well let me love you, let me love [G] you.
Somebody had to loan me a dime.
[D] Baby, I can tell you the reason [A] why.
[D]
I'm going to tell you this right [A] here.
[D]
[Em]
[E] Oh [A] if I had a million dollars woman.
[Dm]
[A] [C] [G] [D]
You know I would give you every dime.
[A] [Dm] [D]
[A]
[D]
Oh, you [C] know if I had [G] three cents in my [D] pocket baby.
Woman, I would give you every [A] dime.
[G]
[A]
[E] [D] Just to tell you love me woman.
[E] [D] And you'll always have me [A] on your mind.
I'm going to tell you.
[Gm] [A] You know what?
[G] [A] Look here.
[E] If somebody, [Cm] [A]
if I could just only get [C] three cents.
[G]
[D] Four cents.
[G] [Cm] [A] You know what?
If I could get eight cents I [D] would need but two more.
[F#]
[A] But then again I know I have a dime.
But [D] you know what I could do?
[F#m] Call.
[D]
Call.
[Am] [B] My [A] old time history.
[D] [G] [Am]
[D] [Em] [D]
[Em] [D] Well it should be gone [E] so long, so long, so long.
[D]
You know it begin to worry me.
[C] [A] [F#m] [A] [G]
[A]
[G]
[C#] [D] [A]
[G]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
E
2311
Am
2311
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Luther Snakeboy Johnson - Somebody Loan Me A Dime chords, Practice these chords sequence - G, D, A, D, A and E. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 60 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 120. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A# Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [B] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D#] _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Somebody loaned me a dime.
_ _ [D] _ You _ _ know I want to call [Am] my old time used to be.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] Somebody _ _ _ [D#] loaned me a dime [Am] I want to tell you.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
Want to call my old time used to be. _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[D] You know [G] she been gone so long.
[Bm] _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
Maybe he begin to [D#] worry [A] me.
_ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E]
I'm going to tell you something.
[A] I _ _ [Am] bought my baby a mint coat.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ And she said it was a common wear.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] You know she walked in this bitch and called me.
_ _ [A] _ _
She told me I was [G] nothing but a squirt. _
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Somebody loaned me a dime. _ _ _ _ _
_ I want to call my old time used to be.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ You know she been gone so long.
[D] _ _ [C#] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Dm] Oh lord it [Am] just begin [D] to worry [A]
me.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ [E] _ Somebody [D] better come [A] here I said. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
You _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [F#] _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ [G] _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ have to [Dm] _ _ _ [D#] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ leave. _
Oh don't you leave, don't leave, don't leave, don't leave, don't leave, don't leave.
[A] _ _ [D] _ [D#] Woman, _ _ _ [A] don't make me cry. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ Well let me love you, let me love [G] you.
Somebody had to loan me a dime. _
[D] _ _ Baby, I can tell you the reason [A] why.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
I'm going to tell you this right [A] here.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[E] Oh [A] if I had a million dollars woman.
[Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] _ _
You know I would give you every dime.
[A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Oh, _ _ you [C] know if I had [G] three cents in my [D] pocket baby. _ _ _ _
_ Woman, I would give you every [A] dime.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] Just to tell you love me woman. _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ And you'll always have me _ [A] on your mind.
I'm going to tell you.
_ [Gm] _ [A] You know what?
[G] _ [A] Look here. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ If somebody, [Cm] _ _ [A] _
if I could just only get [C] three cents.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ Four cents. _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [A] _ You know what?
If I could get eight cents I [D] would need but two more.
_ [F#] _ _
[A] _ But then again I know I have a dime. _
But [D] you know what I could do? _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] Call.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Call.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [B] My [A] old time history. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] Well it should be gone [E] so long, so long, so long.
[D] _ _ _
You know it begin to worry me.
[C] _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of They call me the snake album.

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