Chords for Memphis Minnie - Down In The Alley - Blues
Tempo:
132.65 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[C] [Dm] [G] I [C] met a man asked me did I want a valley?
Yes baby let's go down an alley.
Take me [F] down an alley.
Take [C] me down an alley.
[G] Take me down an alley.
[A] And I can get my business fixed alright.
Well [C] I met another man asked me for a dollar.
Why did he do you a holler?
Let's [F] go down an alley.
Let's go [C] down an alley.
Take [G] me down an alley.
I [A] can get my business fixed [D] alright.
[Am] Let's [C] go.
[Am]
[F]
[Am]
[C] [G] [A]
[C]
When he got me an alley, called me a name.
What I put on it was a price [C] shade.
[F] Down in this valley.
[G]
[C] Down in this valley.
[G] Down in this valley.
[A] Well I got my business fixed alright.
[C] He got me an alley.
Don't get rough.
I ain't gonna put up with that dog gone struff.
[F] Way down in this valley.
[C] Down in this valley.
Got [G] me down an alley.
[B] Now my business fixed [C] alright.
[A] [C]
Oh it's so dark.
[D] Can't see no [C] light.
[F] I can feel my way.
[Am] I'll just act.
[C]
[G] I'm [Dm] sure it's not [C] worth the fight.
[Dm] [C]
You took me in an alley.
You knocked me down.
Caught me in this pound.
You [Am] got me [F] down in an alley.
[C] Way down in an alley.
[G] You got me down in an alley.
Now you got your business [C] fixed alright.
[Am]
[F] Boy I'm sure we'll stop working [C] and walking.
Late at night.
[G] It's so dangerous.
Basically you gotta go down an [Am] alley.
[G] [C]
[C] [Dm] [G] I [C] met a man asked me did I want a valley?
Yes baby let's go down an alley.
Take me [F] down an alley.
Take [C] me down an alley.
[G] Take me down an alley.
[A] And I can get my business fixed alright.
Well [C] I met another man asked me for a dollar.
Why did he do you a holler?
Let's [F] go down an alley.
Let's go [C] down an alley.
Take [G] me down an alley.
I [A] can get my business fixed [D] alright.
[Am] Let's [C] go.
[Am]
[F]
[Am]
[C] [G] [A]
[C]
When he got me an alley, called me a name.
What I put on it was a price [C] shade.
[F] Down in this valley.
[G]
[C] Down in this valley.
[G] Down in this valley.
[A] Well I got my business fixed alright.
[C] He got me an alley.
Don't get rough.
I ain't gonna put up with that dog gone struff.
[F] Way down in this valley.
[C] Down in this valley.
Got [G] me down an alley.
[B] Now my business fixed [C] alright.
[A] [C]
Oh it's so dark.
[D] Can't see no [C] light.
[F] I can feel my way.
[Am] I'll just act.
[C]
[G] I'm [Dm] sure it's not [C] worth the fight.
[Dm] [C]
You took me in an alley.
You knocked me down.
Caught me in this pound.
You [Am] got me [F] down in an alley.
[C] Way down in an alley.
[G] You got me down in an alley.
Now you got your business [C] fixed alright.
[Am]
[F] Boy I'm sure we'll stop working [C] and walking.
Late at night.
[G] It's so dangerous.
Basically you gotta go down an [Am] alley.
[G] [C]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] I _ [C] met a man asked me did I want a valley?
_ Yes baby let's go down an alley.
Take me [F] down an alley.
_ _ Take [C] me down an alley.
_ _ _ [G] Take me down an alley.
[A] And I can get my business fixed alright.
Well [C] _ _ _ _ I met another man asked me for a dollar.
_ Why did he do _ you a holler?
Let's [F] go down an alley.
_ _ Let's go [C] down an alley.
_ _ Take [G] me down an alley.
I [A] can get my business fixed [D] alright.
[Am] Let's [C] go.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
When he got me an alley, _ called me a name.
What I put on it was a price [C] shade.
[F] Down in this valley.
_ [G] _
_ [C] Down in this valley. _ _ _
[G] Down in this valley.
[A] Well I got my business fixed alright.
_ _ [C] _ He _ got me an alley.
Don't get rough.
I ain't gonna put up with that dog gone struff.
[F] Way down in this valley. _ _ _
[C] Down in this valley. _ _
Got [G] me down an alley.
[B] Now my business fixed [C] alright.
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _
Oh it's so dark. _ _ _
_ _ [D] Can't see no [C] light. _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ I can feel my way.
[Am] I'll just act.
[C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ I'm [Dm] sure it's not [C] worth the fight.
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
You took me in an alley.
You knocked me down.
_ _ _ Caught me in this pound.
You [Am] got me [F] down in an alley. _ _
[C] Way down in an alley. _ _ _
[G] You got me down in an alley.
Now you got your business [C] fixed alright. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ Boy I'm sure we'll stop working _ [C] and walking.
_ Late at night.
_ _ [G] It's so _ dangerous.
Basically you gotta go down an [Am] alley.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] I _ [C] met a man asked me did I want a valley?
_ Yes baby let's go down an alley.
Take me [F] down an alley.
_ _ Take [C] me down an alley.
_ _ _ [G] Take me down an alley.
[A] And I can get my business fixed alright.
Well [C] _ _ _ _ I met another man asked me for a dollar.
_ Why did he do _ you a holler?
Let's [F] go down an alley.
_ _ Let's go [C] down an alley.
_ _ Take [G] me down an alley.
I [A] can get my business fixed [D] alright.
[Am] Let's [C] go.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
When he got me an alley, _ called me a name.
What I put on it was a price [C] shade.
[F] Down in this valley.
_ [G] _
_ [C] Down in this valley. _ _ _
[G] Down in this valley.
[A] Well I got my business fixed alright.
_ _ [C] _ He _ got me an alley.
Don't get rough.
I ain't gonna put up with that dog gone struff.
[F] Way down in this valley. _ _ _
[C] Down in this valley. _ _
Got [G] me down an alley.
[B] Now my business fixed [C] alright.
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _
Oh it's so dark. _ _ _
_ _ [D] Can't see no [C] light. _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ I can feel my way.
[Am] I'll just act.
[C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ I'm [Dm] sure it's not [C] worth the fight.
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
You took me in an alley.
You knocked me down.
_ _ _ Caught me in this pound.
You [Am] got me [F] down in an alley. _ _
[C] Way down in an alley. _ _ _
[G] You got me down in an alley.
Now you got your business [C] fixed alright. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ Boy I'm sure we'll stop working _ [C] and walking.
_ Late at night.
_ _ [G] It's so _ dangerous.
Basically you gotta go down an [Am] alley.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _