Chords for Origins of the song "Suzy Q."
Tempo:
114.7 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Eb
Fm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Fm] Stan, how'd that song come [G] about, Suzy Q?
Well, let's go back to Lenny.
Alright.
Leonard [C] became such a great person in my life.
Leonard was the first manufacturer that I met pedaling out of the back of his car.
And he had [F] the first record of any lead blues by Muddy Waters.
And that's when I first met Leonard.
And about every three months he would come through here with a new Muddy Waters,
Sonny Boy Williams, a Howling Wolf, or a Low Walter, what have you.
But anyhow, when Lenny was born in [C] 1941,
[Eb] I, oh, 51, I'm sorry.
When he was born in 1951, I named him Lenny after Leonard Chess, Leonard Chose the Fluids.
[F] [C] So when Susan was born in 1955, [F]
I had stayed, every time I went to Chicago, I stayed at Leonard's house.
Except when they had a wedding or a bar mitzvah or some big event where all the people were invited
from the [C]
various cities, Leonard's distributors and friends, and we'd go to a hotel.
But when they left, we'd move back to the house.
So anyhow, when Susan was born, I met Leonard's children naturally, and he had a daughter by the name of Susan,
so we named our daughter Susan.
So I started kidding around with Susie Q.
And so one morning, Dale Hawkins was working for me, and I came to work.
And as I recall, Dale had a band, and he was playing at the Diamond Head Lounge.
My brother was playing drums with him and my cousin [F] Ronnie Lewis [C] on drums, T.J. Mandini on bass,
James Burton was on guitar, and Dale.
But I came to work, and Dale was just a heck of a salesman, and his mind was just always, you know,
it was clicking every minute of the day.
And I said, oh, Susie Q, my little Susie Q.
And from there, we went on and just tinkered around with it and wrote some words, and it was a very simple record.
But it had one heck of a guitar lick that James Burton did, and the intro on the drums was good.
And it just was one of those three things that it hit number one in a lot of charts.
But when it really got big is when Credence recorded it and put it out in 72.
And, you know, I got a nice piece of change on that from $700 and some odd dollars a year [Db] to two figures, two big figures a year.
It was a big increase.
And, of course, [F] you know, [Eb] [Gb] from then on, history will tell itself about Susie Q.
But then we wrote another song with Thats Washington called I'll Be Home, which Pat Boone did,
and Sleeping at the Wheel, and oh, I don't know how many different [Gm] people recorded it.
And it's been a great song.
But I had a habit of listening to people talk in bars, and [C] I was in an airplane [F] bed to flight one time, and I swore I'd never fly.
So I started [E] riding the train, and we'd go in the club car, and I'd get napkins, and I'd hear punchlines that people would say that to me that would be good for a record.
And then I would get people that were recording for me or songwriters, and I would give them to them, and we'd [Eb] go over it and [Bb] come up [G] with some song.
And that's the way a lot of songs that I was involved with came about.
[C]
Poor Peppermint Harris died before he ever finished the song, but I told Pep, I said, Pep, I said, I got an idea.
I said, how about seatbelts on a barstool, because I saw somebody fall off a barstool.
I said, damn, they need seatbelts.
So I gave him the idea, and he wrote it, and he sent me a demo copy of it, but Peppermint died, and Peppermint was a wonderful blues singer.
He had a big, big record called The Sun Is Shining, But It's Raining In My Heart.
[E]
And he recorded it for Bobby Shedd, and then he in turn [Fm] recorded it again for me.
After seven years, you can re-record
Well, let's go back to Lenny.
Alright.
Leonard [C] became such a great person in my life.
Leonard was the first manufacturer that I met pedaling out of the back of his car.
And he had [F] the first record of any lead blues by Muddy Waters.
And that's when I first met Leonard.
And about every three months he would come through here with a new Muddy Waters,
Sonny Boy Williams, a Howling Wolf, or a Low Walter, what have you.
But anyhow, when Lenny was born in [C] 1941,
[Eb] I, oh, 51, I'm sorry.
When he was born in 1951, I named him Lenny after Leonard Chess, Leonard Chose the Fluids.
[F] [C] So when Susan was born in 1955, [F]
I had stayed, every time I went to Chicago, I stayed at Leonard's house.
Except when they had a wedding or a bar mitzvah or some big event where all the people were invited
from the [C]
various cities, Leonard's distributors and friends, and we'd go to a hotel.
But when they left, we'd move back to the house.
So anyhow, when Susan was born, I met Leonard's children naturally, and he had a daughter by the name of Susan,
so we named our daughter Susan.
So I started kidding around with Susie Q.
And so one morning, Dale Hawkins was working for me, and I came to work.
And as I recall, Dale had a band, and he was playing at the Diamond Head Lounge.
My brother was playing drums with him and my cousin [F] Ronnie Lewis [C] on drums, T.J. Mandini on bass,
James Burton was on guitar, and Dale.
But I came to work, and Dale was just a heck of a salesman, and his mind was just always, you know,
it was clicking every minute of the day.
And I said, oh, Susie Q, my little Susie Q.
And from there, we went on and just tinkered around with it and wrote some words, and it was a very simple record.
But it had one heck of a guitar lick that James Burton did, and the intro on the drums was good.
And it just was one of those three things that it hit number one in a lot of charts.
But when it really got big is when Credence recorded it and put it out in 72.
And, you know, I got a nice piece of change on that from $700 and some odd dollars a year [Db] to two figures, two big figures a year.
It was a big increase.
And, of course, [F] you know, [Eb] [Gb] from then on, history will tell itself about Susie Q.
But then we wrote another song with Thats Washington called I'll Be Home, which Pat Boone did,
and Sleeping at the Wheel, and oh, I don't know how many different [Gm] people recorded it.
And it's been a great song.
But I had a habit of listening to people talk in bars, and [C] I was in an airplane [F] bed to flight one time, and I swore I'd never fly.
So I started [E] riding the train, and we'd go in the club car, and I'd get napkins, and I'd hear punchlines that people would say that to me that would be good for a record.
And then I would get people that were recording for me or songwriters, and I would give them to them, and we'd [Eb] go over it and [Bb] come up [G] with some song.
And that's the way a lot of songs that I was involved with came about.
[C]
Poor Peppermint Harris died before he ever finished the song, but I told Pep, I said, Pep, I said, I got an idea.
I said, how about seatbelts on a barstool, because I saw somebody fall off a barstool.
I said, damn, they need seatbelts.
So I gave him the idea, and he wrote it, and he sent me a demo copy of it, but Peppermint died, and Peppermint was a wonderful blues singer.
He had a big, big record called The Sun Is Shining, But It's Raining In My Heart.
[E]
And he recorded it for Bobby Shedd, and then he in turn [Fm] recorded it again for me.
After seven years, you can re-record
Key:
C
F
Eb
Fm
G
C
F
Eb
[Fm] Stan, how'd that song come [G] about, Suzy Q?
Well, let's go back to Lenny.
Alright. _ _ _
Leonard [C] became such a _ _ great person in my life.
_ _ _ Leonard was the first manufacturer that I met pedaling out of the back of his car.
_ _ And he had _ [F] the first record of any lead blues by Muddy Waters.
_ And that's when I first met Leonard.
_ _ And about every three months he would come through here with a new Muddy Waters,
Sonny Boy Williams, a Howling Wolf, or a Low Walter, what have you.
But anyhow, _ _ when Lenny was born in [C] 1941, _
_ [Eb] _ I, oh, 51, I'm sorry.
When he was born in 1951, I named him Lenny after Leonard Chess, Leonard Chose the Fluids. _
[F] [C] So when Susan was born in 1955, [F] _
_ _ I had stayed, every time I went to Chicago, I stayed at Leonard's house.
_ Except when they had a wedding or a bar mitzvah or some big event where all the people were invited
from the [C]
various cities, Leonard's distributors and friends, and we'd go to a hotel.
But when they left, we'd move back to the house.
So anyhow, when Susan was born, _ _ I met Leonard's children naturally, and he had a daughter by the name of Susan,
so we named our daughter Susan.
So I started kidding around with Susie Q.
And so one morning, Dale Hawkins was working for me, and I came to work.
_ And as I recall, _ _ Dale had a band, and he was playing at the Diamond Head Lounge.
My brother was playing drums with him and my cousin [F] Ronnie Lewis [C] on drums, T.J. Mandini on bass,
James Burton was on guitar, and Dale.
But I came to work, and _ Dale was just a heck of a salesman, and his mind was just always, you know,
it was clicking every minute of the day.
_ And I said, oh, Susie Q, my little Susie Q.
_ And from there, we went on and just tinkered around with it and wrote some words, and it was a very simple _ record.
But it had one heck of a guitar lick that James Burton did, and the intro on the drums was good.
And it just was one of those three things that it hit _ number one in a lot of charts. _
_ But when it really got big is when Credence _ recorded it and put it out in 72.
_ And, you know, I got a nice piece of change on that from _ $700 and some odd dollars a year [Db] to two _ _ figures, two big figures _ a year.
It was a big increase.
And, of course, [F] you know, _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] from then on, history will tell itself about Susie Q. _
But then we wrote another song with _ Thats Washington _ called I'll Be Home, which Pat Boone did,
and Sleeping at the Wheel, and oh, I don't know how many different [Gm] people recorded it.
And it's been a great song.
But I had a habit of _ listening to people talk in bars, _ and [C] I was in an airplane [F] _ bed to flight one time, and I swore I'd never fly.
So I started [E] riding the train, and we'd go in the club car, and I'd get napkins, and I'd hear punchlines that people would say that to me that would be good for a record.
And then I would get people that were recording for me or songwriters, and I would give them to them, and we'd [Eb] go over it and [Bb] come up [G] with some song.
And that's the way a lot of _ _ songs that I was involved with came about.
_ [C] _ _
Poor Peppermint Harris died before he ever finished the song, but I told Pep, I said, Pep, I said, I got an idea.
I said, how about _ _ _ seatbelts on a barstool, because I saw somebody fall off a barstool.
I said, damn, they need seatbelts.
So I gave him the idea, and he wrote it, and he sent me a demo copy of it, but Peppermint died, and Peppermint was a wonderful blues singer.
He had a big, big record called The Sun Is Shining, But It's Raining In My Heart.
_ _ _ [E]
And he recorded it for Bobby Shedd, and then he in turn [Fm] recorded it again for me.
After seven years, you can re-record
Well, let's go back to Lenny.
Alright. _ _ _
Leonard [C] became such a _ _ great person in my life.
_ _ _ Leonard was the first manufacturer that I met pedaling out of the back of his car.
_ _ And he had _ [F] the first record of any lead blues by Muddy Waters.
_ And that's when I first met Leonard.
_ _ And about every three months he would come through here with a new Muddy Waters,
Sonny Boy Williams, a Howling Wolf, or a Low Walter, what have you.
But anyhow, _ _ when Lenny was born in [C] 1941, _
_ [Eb] _ I, oh, 51, I'm sorry.
When he was born in 1951, I named him Lenny after Leonard Chess, Leonard Chose the Fluids. _
[F] [C] So when Susan was born in 1955, [F] _
_ _ I had stayed, every time I went to Chicago, I stayed at Leonard's house.
_ Except when they had a wedding or a bar mitzvah or some big event where all the people were invited
from the [C]
various cities, Leonard's distributors and friends, and we'd go to a hotel.
But when they left, we'd move back to the house.
So anyhow, when Susan was born, _ _ I met Leonard's children naturally, and he had a daughter by the name of Susan,
so we named our daughter Susan.
So I started kidding around with Susie Q.
And so one morning, Dale Hawkins was working for me, and I came to work.
_ And as I recall, _ _ Dale had a band, and he was playing at the Diamond Head Lounge.
My brother was playing drums with him and my cousin [F] Ronnie Lewis [C] on drums, T.J. Mandini on bass,
James Burton was on guitar, and Dale.
But I came to work, and _ Dale was just a heck of a salesman, and his mind was just always, you know,
it was clicking every minute of the day.
_ And I said, oh, Susie Q, my little Susie Q.
_ And from there, we went on and just tinkered around with it and wrote some words, and it was a very simple _ record.
But it had one heck of a guitar lick that James Burton did, and the intro on the drums was good.
And it just was one of those three things that it hit _ number one in a lot of charts. _
_ But when it really got big is when Credence _ recorded it and put it out in 72.
_ And, you know, I got a nice piece of change on that from _ $700 and some odd dollars a year [Db] to two _ _ figures, two big figures _ a year.
It was a big increase.
And, of course, [F] you know, _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] from then on, history will tell itself about Susie Q. _
But then we wrote another song with _ Thats Washington _ called I'll Be Home, which Pat Boone did,
and Sleeping at the Wheel, and oh, I don't know how many different [Gm] people recorded it.
And it's been a great song.
But I had a habit of _ listening to people talk in bars, _ and [C] I was in an airplane [F] _ bed to flight one time, and I swore I'd never fly.
So I started [E] riding the train, and we'd go in the club car, and I'd get napkins, and I'd hear punchlines that people would say that to me that would be good for a record.
And then I would get people that were recording for me or songwriters, and I would give them to them, and we'd [Eb] go over it and [Bb] come up [G] with some song.
And that's the way a lot of _ _ songs that I was involved with came about.
_ [C] _ _
Poor Peppermint Harris died before he ever finished the song, but I told Pep, I said, Pep, I said, I got an idea.
I said, how about _ _ _ seatbelts on a barstool, because I saw somebody fall off a barstool.
I said, damn, they need seatbelts.
So I gave him the idea, and he wrote it, and he sent me a demo copy of it, but Peppermint died, and Peppermint was a wonderful blues singer.
He had a big, big record called The Sun Is Shining, But It's Raining In My Heart.
_ _ _ [E]
And he recorded it for Bobby Shedd, and then he in turn [Fm] recorded it again for me.
After seven years, you can re-record