Chords for Mance Lipscomb ~ Goin' Down Slow
Tempo:
112.7 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
Bm
F#
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[E] [B] He said, I done had my fun, but don't get well no more.
But he got sick and he wanted to report back home to his people.
But you only had a mother, he said, I'd write and tell my mother what shape I'm in,
because there's no need of me saying I'll be home, she can just pray for me for my sin.
So I made up a few remarks about it, and this song come out in the late 70s.
And it came out on the way he wanted it to come out on him, [E] after he was a sick boy.
[B] The title of it was I done had my fun, but don't get well no more.
[A] [B]
Well [E] I done had my fun, but don't get well [Bm] no more.
[F#]
[B] [E] Yes I done had my fun, but don't get well [Bm] no more.
[B] My [F#] health is failing, [E] Lord and I'm going [Bm] down slow.
[B]
[E] I want to write my mother, [G] [Bm] tell her what shape I'm in.
[B]
[Em] Please write my mother, [Bm]
tell her what shape I'm in.
[B]
Tell her to [F#] pray for me,
[E] forgive me for my [B] sin.
[A]
[B] [E]
[Bm] [B]
[D] [E]
[Bm] [B]
[F#] [Bm]
[B]
Mama, I just sent [Em] no doctor, [E] doctor [Bm] can't do no good.
[F#] [B]
[E] Mama, I just sent no doctor, doctor [Bm] can't do no good.
[B]
It's [F#] all my fault now [Bm] mama, them good things I should.
[B]
[Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm] [E]
[Bm]
[B] [F#] [A] [Bm]
[B]
[E] Next train south [Em] mama, look for my [Bm] toes home.
[B]
Next [E] train south mama, [Bm] you can look for my toes home.
[B] You [F#] don't see my body mama, [E] all you [Bm] can do is [E] mourn.
[B] [E] Mama, please don't worry, this is all in [Bm] my prayer.
[E] [B] Mama, [Em] don't you worry, [E] cause this is all in [Bm] my prayer.
[B] [A] [F#] Just say oh sunny day, [Bm] go out this way somewhere.
[E] [B] [E]
[E] [B] He said, I done had my fun, but don't get well no more.
But he got sick and he wanted to report back home to his people.
But you only had a mother, he said, I'd write and tell my mother what shape I'm in,
because there's no need of me saying I'll be home, she can just pray for me for my sin.
So I made up a few remarks about it, and this song come out in the late 70s.
And it came out on the way he wanted it to come out on him, [E] after he was a sick boy.
[B] The title of it was I done had my fun, but don't get well no more.
[A] [B]
Well [E] I done had my fun, but don't get well [Bm] no more.
[F#]
[B] [E] Yes I done had my fun, but don't get well [Bm] no more.
[B] My [F#] health is failing, [E] Lord and I'm going [Bm] down slow.
[B]
[E] I want to write my mother, [G] [Bm] tell her what shape I'm in.
[B]
[Em] Please write my mother, [Bm]
tell her what shape I'm in.
[B]
Tell her to [F#] pray for me,
[E] forgive me for my [B] sin.
[A]
[B] [E]
[Bm] [B]
[D] [E]
[Bm] [B]
[F#] [Bm]
[B]
Mama, I just sent [Em] no doctor, [E] doctor [Bm] can't do no good.
[F#] [B]
[E] Mama, I just sent no doctor, doctor [Bm] can't do no good.
[B]
It's [F#] all my fault now [Bm] mama, them good things I should.
[B]
[Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm] [E]
[Bm]
[B] [F#] [A] [Bm]
[B]
[E] Next train south [Em] mama, look for my [Bm] toes home.
[B]
Next [E] train south mama, [Bm] you can look for my toes home.
[B] You [F#] don't see my body mama, [E] all you [Bm] can do is [E] mourn.
[B] [E] Mama, please don't worry, this is all in [Bm] my prayer.
[E] [B] Mama, [Em] don't you worry, [E] cause this is all in [Bm] my prayer.
[B] [A] [F#] Just say oh sunny day, [Bm] go out this way somewhere.
[E] [B] [E]
Key:
B
E
Bm
F#
Em
B
E
Bm
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] He said, _ _ _ I done had my fun, but don't get well no more.
But he got sick and he wanted to report back home to his people.
_ But you only had a mother, he said, I'd write and tell my mother what shape I'm in,
because there's no need of me saying I'll be home, she can just pray for me for my sin.
So I made up a few remarks about it, and this song come out in the late 70s.
And it came out on the way he wanted it to come out on him, [E] after he was a sick boy.
[B] _ The title of it was I done had my fun, but don't get well no more.
[A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ Well [E] I done had my fun, _ _ but don't get well [Bm] no more.
[F#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] Yes I done had my fun, _ but don't get well [Bm] no more.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ My [F#] health is failing, _ _ [E] _ Lord and I'm going [Bm] down slow.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] I want to write my mother, [G] _ [Bm] _ tell her what shape I'm in.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Em] Please write my mother, _ _ [Bm]
tell her what shape I'm in.
_ _ _ [B] _
_ _ Tell her to [F#] pray for me, _ _
[E] forgive me for my [B] sin.
[A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
Mama, I just sent [Em] no doctor, [E] _ doctor [Bm] can't do no good.
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] Mama, I just sent no doctor, _ doctor [Bm] can't do no good.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
It's [F#] all my fault now [Bm] mama, _ them good things I should.
_ [B] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [B] _ [F#] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] Next train south [Em] mama, _ look for my [Bm] toes home.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
Next [E] train south mama, [Bm] you can look for my toes home.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ You [F#] don't see my body mama, [E] all you [Bm] can do is [E] mourn.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] Mama, please don't worry, _ this is all in [Bm] my prayer.
[E] _ [B] Mama, _ _ [Em] _ don't you worry, [E] cause this is all in [Bm] my prayer. _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] [F#] Just say oh sunny day, [Bm] go out this way somewhere. _ _ _
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] He said, _ _ _ I done had my fun, but don't get well no more.
But he got sick and he wanted to report back home to his people.
_ But you only had a mother, he said, I'd write and tell my mother what shape I'm in,
because there's no need of me saying I'll be home, she can just pray for me for my sin.
So I made up a few remarks about it, and this song come out in the late 70s.
And it came out on the way he wanted it to come out on him, [E] after he was a sick boy.
[B] _ The title of it was I done had my fun, but don't get well no more.
[A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ Well [E] I done had my fun, _ _ but don't get well [Bm] no more.
[F#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] Yes I done had my fun, _ but don't get well [Bm] no more.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ My [F#] health is failing, _ _ [E] _ Lord and I'm going [Bm] down slow.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] I want to write my mother, [G] _ [Bm] _ tell her what shape I'm in.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Em] Please write my mother, _ _ [Bm]
tell her what shape I'm in.
_ _ _ [B] _
_ _ Tell her to [F#] pray for me, _ _
[E] forgive me for my [B] sin.
[A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
Mama, I just sent [Em] no doctor, [E] _ doctor [Bm] can't do no good.
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] Mama, I just sent no doctor, _ doctor [Bm] can't do no good.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
It's [F#] all my fault now [Bm] mama, _ them good things I should.
_ [B] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [B] _ [F#] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] Next train south [Em] mama, _ look for my [Bm] toes home.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
Next [E] train south mama, [Bm] you can look for my toes home.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ You [F#] don't see my body mama, [E] all you [Bm] can do is [E] mourn.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] Mama, please don't worry, _ this is all in [Bm] my prayer.
[E] _ [B] Mama, _ _ [Em] _ don't you worry, [E] cause this is all in [Bm] my prayer. _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] [F#] Just say oh sunny day, [Bm] go out this way somewhere. _ _ _
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _