Chords for One Shoe Blues
Tempo:
105.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Gm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D] Well, [G] I woke up this morning, couldn't find my shoe.
Yes, [Em] I woke up this morning, and I couldn't find my shoe.
[G] [A] Although the right one is here, [C] [D] I need the [G] left one too.
Yes, I do.
[D] [G] I can hear my mama calling.
[Bb] She says it's [G] time to go.
[Gm] Yes, I can hear my mama calling.
And she says, really now, it's time to go.
[G] [E] I say, [A] mama, I can't find one of [D] my shoes.
And [A] she says,
[Bm] oh, no, [G] not again.
I [Gm] got one shoe blue.
[C] It [E] seems they're never [G] going to stop.
[Bb] [Bm]
[E] Yes, those one shoe blues.
Oh, they [G] might not ever, ever stop.
[A] Mama says, just come on along [C] now.
One shoe, [D] do you expect me to hop?
[Dm] [D] [G] Did you look in the closet and under the bed?
[D]
[G] Yes, I did.
[C] Did you look carefully in the closet [Em] and [G] under the bed?
Yes, yes, I did.
[D] Go on, think where you left it.
[C] That's what my [G] mama said.
[D] [G] Last night, I left it right [Gm] here [G] next to my other shoe.
[C] I know I put it right here [Gm] next to my other shoe.
[D] I [Bm] think somebody took it, [Gm] but I don't know who.
[G]
No, I don't.
I [Gm] got one shoe blue.
That's why I'm singing [G] this song.
I [C] got the one [Gm] shoe blues.
And so I'm singing this [Dm] sad song.
[G] [A] It's been [D] at least 20 minutes that I've
been looking in every possible place.
[Gb]
There it is.
I [E] guess it was on my foot [G] all along.
OK, I'm ready to go now.
Anybody see my coat?
Yes, [Em] I woke up this morning, and I couldn't find my shoe.
[G] [A] Although the right one is here, [C] [D] I need the [G] left one too.
Yes, I do.
[D] [G] I can hear my mama calling.
[Bb] She says it's [G] time to go.
[Gm] Yes, I can hear my mama calling.
And she says, really now, it's time to go.
[G] [E] I say, [A] mama, I can't find one of [D] my shoes.
And [A] she says,
[Bm] oh, no, [G] not again.
I [Gm] got one shoe blue.
[C] It [E] seems they're never [G] going to stop.
[Bb] [Bm]
[E] Yes, those one shoe blues.
Oh, they [G] might not ever, ever stop.
[A] Mama says, just come on along [C] now.
One shoe, [D] do you expect me to hop?
[Dm] [D] [G] Did you look in the closet and under the bed?
[D]
[G] Yes, I did.
[C] Did you look carefully in the closet [Em] and [G] under the bed?
Yes, yes, I did.
[D] Go on, think where you left it.
[C] That's what my [G] mama said.
[D] [G] Last night, I left it right [Gm] here [G] next to my other shoe.
[C] I know I put it right here [Gm] next to my other shoe.
[D] I [Bm] think somebody took it, [Gm] but I don't know who.
[G]
No, I don't.
I [Gm] got one shoe blue.
That's why I'm singing [G] this song.
I [C] got the one [Gm] shoe blues.
And so I'm singing this [Dm] sad song.
[G] [A] It's been [D] at least 20 minutes that I've
been looking in every possible place.
[Gb]
There it is.
I [E] guess it was on my foot [G] all along.
OK, I'm ready to go now.
Anybody see my coat?
Key:
G
D
C
Gm
A
G
D
C
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ Well, [G] I woke up this morning, _ couldn't find my shoe.
_ _ _ _ _ Yes, [Em] I woke up this morning, _ and I couldn't find my shoe.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] Although the right one is here, [C] _ [D] I need the [G] left one too.
_ Yes, I do.
[D] _ [G] I can hear my mama calling.
_ [Bb] She says it's [G] time to go.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] Yes, I can hear my mama calling.
And she says, really now, it's time to go.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] I say, [A] mama, I can't find one of [D] my shoes.
And [A] she says, _
[Bm] oh, no, _ [G] not again.
I [Gm] got one shoe blue.
[C] _ It [E] seems they're never [G] going to stop.
_ [Bb] _ [Bm] _ _
[E] Yes, those one shoe blues.
_ Oh, they [G] might not ever, ever stop. _ _ _
[A] Mama says, just come on along [C] now.
One shoe, [D] _ do you expect me to hop? _
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] Did you look in the closet _ and under the bed?
[D] _
[G] Yes, I did.
_ [C] Did you look carefully in the closet _ [Em] and [G] under the bed?
Yes, yes, I did.
[D] Go on, think where you left it.
[C] _ That's what my [G] mama said. _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] Last night, I left it right [Gm] here _ [G] next to my other shoe. _
_ _ _ _ [C] I know I put it right here [Gm] next to my other shoe. _
_ _ _ _ [D] I [Bm] think somebody took it, [Gm] but I don't know who.
[G]
No, I don't.
I [Gm] got one shoe blue.
That's why I'm singing [G] this song. _
_ _ _ I [C] got the one [Gm] shoe blues.
And so I'm singing this [Dm] sad song.
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] It's been [D] at least 20 minutes that I've
been looking in every possible place.
[Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ There it is. _ _
I [E] guess it was on my foot [G] all along. _
_ _ OK, I'm ready to go now. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Anybody see my coat? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Yes, [Em] I woke up this morning, _ and I couldn't find my shoe.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] Although the right one is here, [C] _ [D] I need the [G] left one too.
_ Yes, I do.
[D] _ [G] I can hear my mama calling.
_ [Bb] She says it's [G] time to go.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] Yes, I can hear my mama calling.
And she says, really now, it's time to go.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] I say, [A] mama, I can't find one of [D] my shoes.
And [A] she says, _
[Bm] oh, no, _ [G] not again.
I [Gm] got one shoe blue.
[C] _ It [E] seems they're never [G] going to stop.
_ [Bb] _ [Bm] _ _
[E] Yes, those one shoe blues.
_ Oh, they [G] might not ever, ever stop. _ _ _
[A] Mama says, just come on along [C] now.
One shoe, [D] _ do you expect me to hop? _
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] Did you look in the closet _ and under the bed?
[D] _
[G] Yes, I did.
_ [C] Did you look carefully in the closet _ [Em] and [G] under the bed?
Yes, yes, I did.
[D] Go on, think where you left it.
[C] _ That's what my [G] mama said. _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] Last night, I left it right [Gm] here _ [G] next to my other shoe. _
_ _ _ _ [C] I know I put it right here [Gm] next to my other shoe. _
_ _ _ _ [D] I [Bm] think somebody took it, [Gm] but I don't know who.
[G]
No, I don't.
I [Gm] got one shoe blue.
That's why I'm singing [G] this song. _
_ _ _ I [C] got the one [Gm] shoe blues.
And so I'm singing this [Dm] sad song.
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] It's been [D] at least 20 minutes that I've
been looking in every possible place.
[Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ There it is. _ _
I [E] guess it was on my foot [G] all along. _
_ _ OK, I'm ready to go now. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Anybody see my coat? _ _ _