Chords for Paul Burch "Black Lady Blues"
Tempo:
116.45 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
E
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [D] [G]
Down in Louisiana, I gave lady luck a play.
Fell in a game of hearts and I [G] barely got away.
[C] Took my grave [A] with every high [G] card I played.
[E]
[D] And when I got my fill of lovin', I [A] found all [D] my money's gone [A] away.
[A] [G]
She goes by black lady or the slippery hand.
Black Mariah, that'll make a fool of any man.
[C] Shoot the moon, you [A] might, when I lose [G] the day.
[E]
[D] Seems like there's one too many jokers [A] tryin' to steal [D] my heart [G] away.
Oh, play the blues, man.
[C] [A]
[G] [E]
[D] [A]
[D] [G]
[B] Well, I dealt the cards, looked at my hand.
[A] Some new suit tryin' to upset my plans.
[D] Talkin' tricks to my queen when all I wanna do is hold mercy.
[G] Breakin' hearts will try a [A] poor boy's soul.
[G] Now watch out for the queen of spades.
True to fact, Jack, you better look out for all the maids.
[C] Down in New Orleans, [A] I done lost my [G] hat and home.
[E]
[D] It'll be the end of me [A] when they find there's no [D] such bank for [G] my note.
Ooh, no bank for my note, Batman.
I'll take it, son.
[B] [G]
[A] [C] [Em]
[A] [G] [E]
[D] [A]
[D] [G]
Well, [B] I played the lady [E] for a one-night stand.
[A] Watch my money go from hand to hand.
[D] She'll clean your slate and your pockets too.
I believe [G] I'll go home to Texas and leave these black lady blues.
They say bread, spring poker's a perilous game to play.
Well, that tryer gave my heart sin.
It'll surely ruin the day.
[C]
[G] Fall behind with every [A] high [G] card you play.
[E] [D] And when you got your fill of lovin', you'll [A] find all your [G] money's gone away.
[A] [G]
[N]
Down in Louisiana, I gave lady luck a play.
Fell in a game of hearts and I [G] barely got away.
[C] Took my grave [A] with every high [G] card I played.
[E]
[D] And when I got my fill of lovin', I [A] found all [D] my money's gone [A] away.
[A] [G]
She goes by black lady or the slippery hand.
Black Mariah, that'll make a fool of any man.
[C] Shoot the moon, you [A] might, when I lose [G] the day.
[E]
[D] Seems like there's one too many jokers [A] tryin' to steal [D] my heart [G] away.
Oh, play the blues, man.
[C] [A]
[G] [E]
[D] [A]
[D] [G]
[B] Well, I dealt the cards, looked at my hand.
[A] Some new suit tryin' to upset my plans.
[D] Talkin' tricks to my queen when all I wanna do is hold mercy.
[G] Breakin' hearts will try a [A] poor boy's soul.
[G] Now watch out for the queen of spades.
True to fact, Jack, you better look out for all the maids.
[C] Down in New Orleans, [A] I done lost my [G] hat and home.
[E]
[D] It'll be the end of me [A] when they find there's no [D] such bank for [G] my note.
Ooh, no bank for my note, Batman.
I'll take it, son.
[B] [G]
[A] [C] [Em]
[A] [G] [E]
[D] [A]
[D] [G]
Well, [B] I played the lady [E] for a one-night stand.
[A] Watch my money go from hand to hand.
[D] She'll clean your slate and your pockets too.
I believe [G] I'll go home to Texas and leave these black lady blues.
They say bread, spring poker's a perilous game to play.
Well, that tryer gave my heart sin.
It'll surely ruin the day.
[C]
[G] Fall behind with every [A] high [G] card you play.
[E] [D] And when you got your fill of lovin', you'll [A] find all your [G] money's gone away.
[A] [G]
[N]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Down in Louisiana, I gave lady luck a play.
Fell in a game of hearts and I [G] barely got away.
_ [C] Took my grave [A] with every high [G] card I played.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] And when I got my fill of lovin', I [A] found all [D] my money's gone [A] away.
[A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ She goes by black lady or the slippery hand.
_ Black Mariah, that'll make a fool of any man.
[C] _ Shoot the moon, you [A] might, when I lose [G] the day.
_ _ [E] _
_ [D] Seems like there's one too many jokers [A] tryin' to steal [D] my heart [G] away. _ _ _
Oh, play the blues, man. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Well, I dealt the cards, looked at my hand.
_ [A] Some new suit tryin' to upset my plans.
_ [D] Talkin' tricks to my queen when all I wanna do is hold mercy.
[G] Breakin' hearts will try a [A] poor boy's soul.
[G] _ Now watch out for the queen of spades.
_ True to fact, Jack, you better look out for all the maids.
[C] _ Down in New Orleans, [A] I done lost my [G] hat and home.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] It'll be the end of me [A] when they find there's no [D] such bank for [G] my note.
Ooh, no bank for my note, Batman.
I'll take it, son. _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, [B] I played the lady [E] for a one-night stand.
_ [A] _ Watch my money go from hand to hand.
_ [D] _ She'll clean your slate and your pockets too.
I believe [G] I'll go home to Texas and leave these black lady blues. _ _ _
They say bread, spring poker's a perilous game to play.
Well, that tryer gave my heart sin.
It'll surely ruin the day.
[C] _
[G] Fall behind with every [A] high [G] card you play.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] And when you got your fill of lovin', you'll [A] find all your [G] money's gone away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Down in Louisiana, I gave lady luck a play.
Fell in a game of hearts and I [G] barely got away.
_ [C] Took my grave [A] with every high [G] card I played.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] And when I got my fill of lovin', I [A] found all [D] my money's gone [A] away.
[A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ She goes by black lady or the slippery hand.
_ Black Mariah, that'll make a fool of any man.
[C] _ Shoot the moon, you [A] might, when I lose [G] the day.
_ _ [E] _
_ [D] Seems like there's one too many jokers [A] tryin' to steal [D] my heart [G] away. _ _ _
Oh, play the blues, man. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Well, I dealt the cards, looked at my hand.
_ [A] Some new suit tryin' to upset my plans.
_ [D] Talkin' tricks to my queen when all I wanna do is hold mercy.
[G] Breakin' hearts will try a [A] poor boy's soul.
[G] _ Now watch out for the queen of spades.
_ True to fact, Jack, you better look out for all the maids.
[C] _ Down in New Orleans, [A] I done lost my [G] hat and home.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] It'll be the end of me [A] when they find there's no [D] such bank for [G] my note.
Ooh, no bank for my note, Batman.
I'll take it, son. _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, [B] I played the lady [E] for a one-night stand.
_ [A] _ Watch my money go from hand to hand.
_ [D] _ She'll clean your slate and your pockets too.
I believe [G] I'll go home to Texas and leave these black lady blues. _ _ _
They say bread, spring poker's a perilous game to play.
Well, that tryer gave my heart sin.
It'll surely ruin the day.
[C] _
[G] Fall behind with every [A] high [G] card you play.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] And when you got your fill of lovin', you'll [A] find all your [G] money's gone away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _