Chords for Odetta-Oh,papa

Tempo:
89.9 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

A

Eb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Odetta-Oh,papa chords
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[F]
[Bb] Just [Eb] [Bb]
like a rainbow [Cm] I'm fading away
[Bb] My [Dm] daddy leaves me [Cm] most every [F] day
But [Bb] he don't mean me no good
Why?
[C] Because I only [F] wish he would
[F]
I've almost gone insane
[Cm] I'm forever [C] trying to call his [F] name
[Db]
[F] Oh, look what he did, look what he [G] did
Oh, papa, he caused me ruin, he caused me ruin
[Eb] All my money [A] I gave to you
[Bb] It made me mean and [G] made me awfully blue
[C] Oh, when you miss me, you long to kiss [F] me
[Gb] Regret the day [B] that you ever could with [F] me
Oh, papa, think when [E] you're [D] always from home
[Eb] I give you money, you [A] don't
[Bb] But you will love [G] me one day somehow
[Cm] [F]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[G] [C]
[A] [F]
[Dm] [A] [Dm]
[A] [G]
[D] [Eb] [A]
[Bb] [Dm] [G]
[C]
[F] [D] [C]
[A] [D] Oh, [F]
[F] papa, think [E] when you're [D] always from home
[Eb] You just don't want me [A] now, but wait and [Bb] see
You'll find some other man, make him [G] love to me
And [Cm] you [F] ain't got no
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
A
1231
Eb
12341116
G
2131
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
A
1231
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To learn Odetta - (Album Version) Oh, Papa chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G, Cm, F, Bb, Eb, Bb, Ab and F. A good strategy is to initiate at 43 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 86 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Bb Major.

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_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] Just _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ like a rainbow [Cm] I'm fading away
[Bb] My [Dm] daddy leaves me [Cm] most every [F] day
But [Bb] he don't mean me no good
Why? _
[C] _ Because I only [F] wish he would
[F] _ _
I've almost gone insane _
[Cm] I'm forever [C] trying to call his [F] name
[Db] _ _
[F] Oh, _ _ _ _ _ look what he did, _ look what he [G] did
Oh, _ _ _ papa, _ he caused me ruin, he caused me ruin
[Eb] _ All my money [A] I gave to you
[Bb] It made me mean and [G] made me awfully blue
[C] Oh, when you miss me, you long to kiss [F] me
[Gb] Regret the day [B] that you ever could with [F] me
Oh, _ _ _ papa, think when [E] you're [D] always from home _ _
[Eb] I give you money, you [A] don't _ _ _
[Bb] But you will love [G] me one day somehow
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] Oh, _ [F] _
[F] papa, _ think [E] when you're [D] always from home
_ [Eb] You just don't want me [A] now, but wait and [Bb] see
You'll find some other man, make him [G] love to me
And [Cm] _ _ _ you [F] ain't got no
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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