Take The Bitter With The Sweet Chords by Muddy Waters

Tempo:
137.3 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

E

F

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Muddy Waters - Take the Bitter With the Sweet chords
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[F] [D]
[Gm] [A#] [E]
[G] [C]
[D]
[C] [G] Well, here's my [D] story [C] [E] that I'm [F] [F#] going to [G] tell.
[Bm]
[Dm] [E] [G]
[Em] [C] Well, here's [Em] my story [G] that [F] I'm going [F#] to tell.
[G]
[D] [G] Well,
[Am] you [B]
don't [C] believe me.
[C#] [Gm] Well, yes, I [E] just want you [F] to [G] wish me well.
[F#]
[F] [E] [G]
[D] I [G] am mother and [D] father, [Em] [C]
[E] brother, [F] sister, I [F#] ain't never [G] seen.
[Dm] [C] [G]
[E] [A#] [C] [Em]
I'm no mother, [G] father, [C]
[E] brother, [F] sister, boys, I ain't never [G] seen.
[D] [Am] Oh, [B]
and I [C] feel so [C#m] lonesome.
[C] Well, yes, it [F] feels just like [F#] I [Gm] want to sleep.
[B]
[Em] [G]
[D] Well, it's been nights I've laid down [C] without
[F] any [F#] food to [G] eat.
[Bm]
[Gm] [G]
[A] Oh, [C] yeah, that's [E] been nights I [G] laid down.
[C] Oh, [C] yeah, little girl, I didn't [E] have no [G] food to eat.
[E] [G]
[A#] [E] Oh, [Am]
that's been [Dm] days since my [C#] body got everything.
[C] Oh, [A] yeah, [G] little girl, I didn't [F#] have no place [G] to sleep.
[Em] [Gm]
[D] Now, [G] it's been days I've walked [E] around.
[F] [C] Oh, yeah, [A] I didn't have no shoes [Gm] on my feet.
It's [Bm]
[E] [G] [Dm]
[E] [Dm] [C] [E]
[F] been days I've walked around.
[C] Oh, I'm [F] sorry, boy, I didn't have no shoes [G] on my feet.
[D]
It's been so many nights [E] I let it out.
Oh, I'm sorry, boy, I [F#] got to take the pillows [G] with the sweet.
[C] [D#] [D]
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
E
2311
F
134211111
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
E
2311
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Let's start jamming Muddy Waters - Take The Bitter With The Sweet chords, practice the chord sequence Gm, D, Bb, C, Gm, C, G and Gm. Kick off your practice at a gentle 34 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 69 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G Minor.

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_ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [A#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [C] [G] Well, here's my [D] story _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] that I'm [F] [F#] going to [G] tell.
_ _ [Bm] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] Well, here's [Em] my story [G] _ _ that _ _ [F] I'm going [F#] to tell.
[G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [G] Well, _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ you _ [B]
don't [C] believe me.
[C#] _ _ [Gm] _ Well, yes, I [E] just want you [F] to [G] wish me well.
_ [F#] _
_ [F] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ I [G] am mother and [D] father, _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _
[E] brother, [F] sister, I [F#] ain't never [G] seen. _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A#] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em]
I'm no mother, [G] father, _ _ [C] _ _
[E] brother, [F] sister, boys, I ain't never [G] seen. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] Oh, _ _ [B]
and I [C] feel so [C#m] lonesome.
_ [C] _ Well, yes, it [F] feels just like [F#] I [Gm] want to sleep.
_ [B] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ Well, it's been nights I've laid down _ _ [C] without _
[F] any _ [F#] food to [G] eat.
_ [Bm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ Oh, _ [C] yeah, that's [E] been nights I [G] laid down.
_ [C] _ Oh, [C] yeah, little girl, I didn't [E] have no [G] food to eat. _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A#] _ [E] _ _ Oh, [Am] _ _
that's been [Dm] days since my [C#] body got everything.
[C] _ Oh, [A] yeah, [G] little girl, I didn't [F#] have no place [G] to sleep. _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ Now, [G] it's been days I've walked [E] around.
_ [F] _ _ [C] Oh, yeah, [A] I didn't have no shoes [Gm] on my feet.
It's [Bm] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ [E] _
[F] been days I've walked around.
[C] _ Oh, I'm [F] sorry, boy, I didn't have no shoes [G] on my feet. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
It's been so many nights [E] I let it out.
Oh, I'm sorry, boy, I [F#] got to take the pillows [G] with the sweet. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D#] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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