Chords for Roots of Blues -- Big Joe Turner „Rocks In My Bed"
Tempo:
159.4 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Fm
Abm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bbm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Gb] [Bb] My [Eb] heart is heavy [Abm] as lead [Eb] because the blues is [Abm] done spread.
[Eb] Rocks in my bed.
[F]
[Eb] Of all the people [Abm] I see, why [Eb] do they pick on [Abm] for me
and put [Eb] rocks in [Fm] my [Eb] bed?
[Em] All night [Bb] long I weep.
[Ebm] Oh, how can I sleep [Eb] with rocks in [B] my [Bb] bed?
[Eb] I ain't but two people [Db] [Abm] in this [A] world I just can't [Eb] stand.
No, [Ab] I ain't but two people in [F] this world I [E] just [Eb] can't
[Bb] stand.
[Cm] [Bb]
[E] That's a jealous [Eb]-hearted [D]
woman [Bb] [Fm] [D] and a two [Eb]-faced man.
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Eb] My [Gm] baby's gone.
[Ab]
[Am] I know [Gm] she won't be back.
[Fm]
My [Eb]
[Ab] baby's [Bb] gone.
[Ab] Yes, and I know [Eb] she won't be back.
[Fm] [Eb]
[C] [F] Says she's [Bb] lower than a snake, [Fm] way [F] down [Eb] in a wagon track.
[Ab] [B]
[Eb] Says she's long, she's tall.
[Ab] [Ebm]
She's shaped [C] just [Eb] like a willow tree.
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bbm]
She's [Ab] long, [C] she's tall.
[Ab]
[Gb] She's shaped [E] just like a [Eb] willow tree.
[C] [Eb]
[E] I tell the [Eb] world [D]
[Bb] [Eb] my [D] baby's [Bb] all right [Eb] with me.
[Ab] [B] [Bb]
[Eb] So I'm going to call up to China.
[Abm] I want to see my [Eb] baby's over there.
[Fm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
Yes, [Ab] I'm going to call to [Eb] China.
[Ab] I want to see my [Eb] baby's over there.
[Fm] [Eb]
[Bb] Say, I've got a feeling my good gal's in [Eb] this world somewhere.
[Ab] [B]
[Eb] I've got rocks in my bed.
[Ebm] [Eb] I've got rocks in my bed.
[Ebm] [Eb]
I've [Ab] got rocks in my bed.
[Bb]
[Abm] [Eb] Yes, there's rocks [Fm] in my bed.
[Eb]
[B] I'm under [Fm] love and overfed.
My gal's gone, [Bb] so instead I've got [Eb] rocks in my bed.
[N]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Gb] [Bb] My [Eb] heart is heavy [Abm] as lead [Eb] because the blues is [Abm] done spread.
[Eb] Rocks in my bed.
[F]
[Eb] Of all the people [Abm] I see, why [Eb] do they pick on [Abm] for me
and put [Eb] rocks in [Fm] my [Eb] bed?
[Em] All night [Bb] long I weep.
[Ebm] Oh, how can I sleep [Eb] with rocks in [B] my [Bb] bed?
[Eb] I ain't but two people [Db] [Abm] in this [A] world I just can't [Eb] stand.
No, [Ab] I ain't but two people in [F] this world I [E] just [Eb] can't
[Bb] stand.
[Cm] [Bb]
[E] That's a jealous [Eb]-hearted [D]
woman [Bb] [Fm] [D] and a two [Eb]-faced man.
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Eb] My [Gm] baby's gone.
[Ab]
[Am] I know [Gm] she won't be back.
[Fm]
My [Eb]
[Ab] baby's [Bb] gone.
[Ab] Yes, and I know [Eb] she won't be back.
[Fm] [Eb]
[C] [F] Says she's [Bb] lower than a snake, [Fm] way [F] down [Eb] in a wagon track.
[Ab] [B]
[Eb] Says she's long, she's tall.
[Ab] [Ebm]
She's shaped [C] just [Eb] like a willow tree.
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bbm]
She's [Ab] long, [C] she's tall.
[Ab]
[Gb] She's shaped [E] just like a [Eb] willow tree.
[C] [Eb]
[E] I tell the [Eb] world [D]
[Bb] [Eb] my [D] baby's [Bb] all right [Eb] with me.
[Ab] [B] [Bb]
[Eb] So I'm going to call up to China.
[Abm] I want to see my [Eb] baby's over there.
[Fm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
Yes, [Ab] I'm going to call to [Eb] China.
[Ab] I want to see my [Eb] baby's over there.
[Fm] [Eb]
[Bb] Say, I've got a feeling my good gal's in [Eb] this world somewhere.
[Ab] [B]
[Eb] I've got rocks in my bed.
[Ebm] [Eb] I've got rocks in my bed.
[Ebm] [Eb]
I've [Ab] got rocks in my bed.
[Bb]
[Abm] [Eb] Yes, there's rocks [Fm] in my bed.
[Eb]
[B] I'm under [Fm] love and overfed.
My gal's gone, [Bb] so instead I've got [Eb] rocks in my bed.
[N]
Key:
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Ab
Bb
Fm
Abm
Eb
Ab
Bb
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Gb] _ [Bb] _ My [Eb] heart is heavy [Abm] as lead _ [Eb] because the blues is [Abm] done spread.
_ [Eb] _ Rocks in my bed.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] Of all the people [Abm] I see, why [Eb] do they pick on [Abm] for me
and put [Eb] rocks in [Fm] my [Eb] bed? _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] All night _ [Bb] long I _ weep.
[Ebm] Oh, how can I sleep [Eb] with rocks in [B] my [Bb] bed? _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I ain't but two people _ [Db] [Abm] in this [A] world I just can't [Eb] stand. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
No, [Ab] I ain't but two people _ _ _ in [F] this world I [E] just [Eb] can't _
[Bb] stand.
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[E] _ _ That's a jealous [Eb]-hearted [D]
woman [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [D] and a two [Eb]-faced man.
_ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ My [Gm] baby's gone.
_ [Ab] _ _
[Am] I know [Gm] she won't be back.
[Fm] _
My [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ baby's _ [Bb] gone.
[Ab] _ _ _ Yes, and I know [Eb] she won't be back.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ Says she's [Bb] lower than a snake, [Fm] _ _ way _ [F] down [Eb] in a wagon track.
_ [Ab] _ [B] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ Says she's long, she's tall.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm]
She's shaped [C] just [Eb] like a willow tree.
[Cm] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
She's [Ab] long, _ [C] she's tall.
[Ab] _ _
_ [Gb] She's shaped [E] just like a [Eb] willow tree.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [E] I tell the _ [Eb] world [D] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] my [D] baby's [Bb] all right [Eb] with me.
[Ab] _ _ [B] _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ So I'm going to call up to China.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ I want to see my [Eb] baby's over there.
[Fm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
Yes, [Ab] I'm going to call to [Eb] China. _
[Ab] I want to see my [Eb] baby's over there.
[Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] Say, I've got a feeling _ _ my _ good gal's in [Eb] this world somewhere.
_ [Ab] _ _ [B] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ I've got rocks in my bed. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ [Eb] I've got rocks in my bed.
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _
I've [Ab] got rocks in my bed.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ [Eb] Yes, there's rocks [Fm] in my bed.
_ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [B] I'm under [Fm] love and _ overfed.
My gal's gone, [Bb] so instead I've got [Eb] rocks in my bed.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Gb] _ [Bb] _ My [Eb] heart is heavy [Abm] as lead _ [Eb] because the blues is [Abm] done spread.
_ [Eb] _ Rocks in my bed.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] Of all the people [Abm] I see, why [Eb] do they pick on [Abm] for me
and put [Eb] rocks in [Fm] my [Eb] bed? _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] All night _ [Bb] long I _ weep.
[Ebm] Oh, how can I sleep [Eb] with rocks in [B] my [Bb] bed? _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I ain't but two people _ [Db] [Abm] in this [A] world I just can't [Eb] stand. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
No, [Ab] I ain't but two people _ _ _ in [F] this world I [E] just [Eb] can't _
[Bb] stand.
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[E] _ _ That's a jealous [Eb]-hearted [D]
woman [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [D] and a two [Eb]-faced man.
_ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ My [Gm] baby's gone.
_ [Ab] _ _
[Am] I know [Gm] she won't be back.
[Fm] _
My [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ baby's _ [Bb] gone.
[Ab] _ _ _ Yes, and I know [Eb] she won't be back.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ Says she's [Bb] lower than a snake, [Fm] _ _ way _ [F] down [Eb] in a wagon track.
_ [Ab] _ [B] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ Says she's long, she's tall.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm]
She's shaped [C] just [Eb] like a willow tree.
[Cm] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
She's [Ab] long, _ [C] she's tall.
[Ab] _ _
_ [Gb] She's shaped [E] just like a [Eb] willow tree.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [E] I tell the _ [Eb] world [D] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] my [D] baby's [Bb] all right [Eb] with me.
[Ab] _ _ [B] _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ So I'm going to call up to China.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ I want to see my [Eb] baby's over there.
[Fm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
Yes, [Ab] I'm going to call to [Eb] China. _
[Ab] I want to see my [Eb] baby's over there.
[Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] Say, I've got a feeling _ _ my _ good gal's in [Eb] this world somewhere.
_ [Ab] _ _ [B] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ I've got rocks in my bed. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ [Eb] I've got rocks in my bed.
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _
I've [Ab] got rocks in my bed.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ [Eb] Yes, there's rocks [Fm] in my bed.
_ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [B] I'm under [Fm] love and _ overfed.
My gal's gone, [Bb] so instead I've got [Eb] rocks in my bed.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _