Chords for Mississippi John Hurt - Candy Man

Tempo:
107.05 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Gb

Cm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mississippi John Hurt - Candy Man chords
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[F] [Eb]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] Well [Db] [C] [F] [Bb] [Gm]
[Gb] [Bb] all you ladies all gather round, that sweet sweet candy man's in [Cm] town, it's the candy [Cm] man, [Bb] it's [Gm] the candy [Gb] man.
[Bb]
[Cm] [F]
[Bb] [Gm] [Gb] [Bb] He got stick candy just nine eight long, he sells his face a whole bunch to his [Cm] corn, it's the candy [F] man, [Bb] it's the candy [Gb] man.
[Bb]
[Cm] [F]
[Bbm] [Gm] [Gb] [Bb] All her sisters joins and says, she always takes her candy stick to [Cm] bed, it's the candy [F] man, [Bb] it's the [Gm] candy [Gb] [Bb] man.
[C] [F]
[Bbm] [Gm] [Gb] [Bb] Don't stand close to the candy man, it should be candy stick in your [F] hand, it's the candy man, [Bb] it's the candy [Gm] [Gb] man.
[F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] [Bb] [C] [F]
[Bbm] [Gb] [Bb] [F]
[Eb]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [Cm] [F]
[Bbm] [Gm] [Gb] [Bb] He sold his candy to his sister fast, the very next day she took all he [Cm] had, it's the [F] candy man, [Bbm] it's the [Gm] candy [Gb] man.
[Bb]
[Cm] [F]
[Bb] [Gm] [Gb] [Bb] If you try his candy, good friend of mine, you sure will want it for a long long time, [Cm] it's the candy man, [Bb] sweet candy man.
[Cm] [F]
[Bbm] [Gm] [Gb] [Bb] Stick candy don't melt away, it just gets better so the ladies [Cm] say, it's the [F] candy man, [Bb] it's the candy man.
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bb] [Db] [Cm] [F]
[Bb] [Gm] [Gb] [Bb]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Gb
134211112
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Gb
134211112
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To learn Mississippi John Hurt - Candy Man Blues chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Gm, Gb, Bb, F, Bb, Cm, Bb, Gb, Cm and F. Set your pace at 53 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 107. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Bb Minor.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] [Bb] Well _ [Db] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _
[Gb] _ _ [Bb] all you ladies all gather round, that sweet sweet candy man's in [Cm] town, it's the candy [Cm] man, [Bb] it's [Gm] the candy [Gb] man.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Gm] _ [Gb] _ [Bb] He got stick candy just nine eight long, he sells his face a whole bunch to his [Cm] corn, it's the candy [F] man, [Bb] it's the candy [Gb] man.
[Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ [Gm] _ [Gb] _ [Bb] _ All her sisters joins and says, she always takes her candy stick to [Cm] bed, it's the candy [F] man, [Bb] it's the [Gm] candy [Gb] [Bb] man. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ [Gm] _ [Gb] _ [Bb] _ Don't stand close to the candy man, it should be candy stick in your [F] hand, it's the candy man, [Bb] it's the candy [Gm] [Gb] man.
[F] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bbm] _ [Gm] _ [Gb] _ [Bb] He sold his candy to his sister fast, the very next day she took all he [Cm] had, it's the [F] candy man, [Bbm] it's the [Gm] candy [Gb] man.
[Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ [Gb] _ [Bb] If you try his candy, good friend of mine, you sure will want it for a long long time, [Cm] it's the candy man, [Bb] sweet candy man. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ [Gm] _ [Gb] _ [Bb] _ Stick candy don't melt away, it just gets better so the ladies [Cm] say, it's the [F] candy man, [Bb] it's the candy man.
_ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Db] _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ [Gb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by John Hurt, is featured on the album Boogie Chillen - Blues Masterpieces.

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