Gin House Blues Chords by Nina Simone

Tempo:
54.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nina Simone - Gin House Blues (1961) chords
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[D]
[G] [D] I'm in my sin.
[G] Stay away from me.
Stay away from me.
Everybody.
[D] I'm in my sin.
[A] If this is ready,
[G] somebody [D] give me my gin.
Don't try me nobody
[G] cause [D] you will never win.
[G] Don't try me nobody
cause [D] you will never win.
[A] I'll fight the army and navy.
[G] Somebody [D] gives me my gin.
When I'm feeling high, [G] I [D] don't have nothing to do.
Oh, [G] when I'm feeling high, I [D] don't have nothing to do.
Just [A] fill me full of good liquor.
[G] I'll sure be [D] nice to you.
Any bootlegger, [G] show [D] him a pile of my
Any old time, [G] any bootlegger, show [D] him a pile of my
I'm a [A] good ball of gin.
[G] We'll get it [D] every time.
Lord, I don't want no clothes.
[G] I don't even [D] want no bed.
To lay my head.
[G] I don't want no clothes.
I don't [D] even want no bed to lay my head.
I [A] don't want no post shops and [G] greens.
Just give me [D] gin instead.
Oh, stay away from me.
[G] Cause I'm in [D] my sin.
Oh, stay [G] away from me, everybody.
Cause I'm in [D] my sin.
If it's [G] jewelry, [G] somebody give [D] me my gin.
[A] [D]
Somebody give me my gin.
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
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Let's start jamming Nina Simone - Gin House Blues chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - A, G, D and G in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 55 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 110 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Major.

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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [D] I'm in my sin.
_ [G] Stay away from me.
Stay away from me.
Everybody.
[D] I'm in my sin.
_ [A] If this is ready,
[G] somebody [D] give me my gin.
_ Don't try me nobody
[G] cause [D] you will never win.
_ [G] Don't try me nobody
cause [D] you will never win.
_ [A] I'll fight the army and navy.
[G] Somebody [D] gives me my gin.
_ When I'm feeling high, [G] I [D] don't have nothing to do.
Oh, [G] when I'm feeling high, I [D] don't have nothing to do.
Just [A] fill me full of good liquor.
[G] I'll sure be [D] nice to you.
_ Any bootlegger, [G] show [D] him a pile of my
Any old time, [G] any bootlegger, show [D] him a pile of my
I'm a [A] good ball of gin.
[G] We'll get it [D] every time.
Lord, I don't want no clothes.
[G] I don't even [D] want no bed.
To lay my head.
[G] I don't want no clothes.
I don't [D] even want no bed to lay my head.
I [A] don't want no post shops and [G] greens.
Just give me [D] gin instead.
Oh, stay away from me.
[G] Cause I'm in [D] my sin.
_ Oh, stay [G] away from me, everybody.
Cause I'm in [D] my sin.
_ If it's [G] jewelry, _ [G] somebody give [D] me my gin. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _
Somebody give me my gin. _ _ _ _

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Among the compositions on the album Taste of Blues, written by Fletcher Henderson and Henry Troy, this one shines.

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