Roots of Blues -- Blind Boy Fuller „Pistol Slapper Blues" Chords
Tempo:
155.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Dm
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D]
[G] [C]
[G]
[D] [G]
I can tell [F#] my dogs anywhere I [C] hear them bark.
I [G] can tell my [D] right if I feel a [G] hinder, doc.
You're the cold, [D] bloody murder [G] when you want me [C] out your way.
Says, that's all right, [D] mama, you're gonna need my [G] help someday.
And you say [D] you want to put me, mama, [G] down in my [C] lonesome grave.
[Dm] [G] Say you must remember [D] I once have [G] been your slave.
[D]
[G]
[Dm] [G] [D]
[G]
And I feel like [D] snapping [G] my pistol [C] in your face.
[Dm] [G] Let some brown-skinned [D] woman be at [G] her teacher's place.
[D] Yeah, yeah.
[G] [C] Mm-hmm.
[Dm] [G] Let some brown-skinned woman [D] be at her [G] teacher's place.
Now you know [D] you didn't want me [G] when you lied down [C] across my bed,
[Dm] [G] drinking your moonshine whiskey, [D] mama, talking all [G] out your head.
Now give me the money, baby.
I'll kiss that train and go.
You don't have to kill me because you don't want me no [C] more. Hey, hey.
[D] Thought you don't want me [G] no more.
Now you [D] give me the money, baby, and I'll kiss [C] that [G] train and go.
Now you see, [D] my writer, tell her I said [C] bring it home.
[Dm] [G] I ain't had no [D] loving since my [G] gal been gone.
It's two [D] kind of people, [G] and the word that [C] I can't stand,
[G] that's a lying woman [D] and a [G] monkey man.
[F#] [G] [D] Mm.
[G] Mm.
[C]
[A#m] [G] Mm.
[G] [C]
[G]
[D] [G]
I can tell [F#] my dogs anywhere I [C] hear them bark.
I [G] can tell my [D] right if I feel a [G] hinder, doc.
You're the cold, [D] bloody murder [G] when you want me [C] out your way.
Says, that's all right, [D] mama, you're gonna need my [G] help someday.
And you say [D] you want to put me, mama, [G] down in my [C] lonesome grave.
[Dm] [G] Say you must remember [D] I once have [G] been your slave.
[D]
[G]
[Dm] [G] [D]
[G]
And I feel like [D] snapping [G] my pistol [C] in your face.
[Dm] [G] Let some brown-skinned [D] woman be at [G] her teacher's place.
[D] Yeah, yeah.
[G] [C] Mm-hmm.
[Dm] [G] Let some brown-skinned woman [D] be at her [G] teacher's place.
Now you know [D] you didn't want me [G] when you lied down [C] across my bed,
[Dm] [G] drinking your moonshine whiskey, [D] mama, talking all [G] out your head.
Now give me the money, baby.
I'll kiss that train and go.
You don't have to kill me because you don't want me no [C] more. Hey, hey.
[D] Thought you don't want me [G] no more.
Now you [D] give me the money, baby, and I'll kiss [C] that [G] train and go.
Now you see, [D] my writer, tell her I said [C] bring it home.
[Dm] [G] I ain't had no [D] loving since my [G] gal been gone.
It's two [D] kind of people, [G] and the word that [C] I can't stand,
[G] that's a lying woman [D] and a [G] monkey man.
[F#] [G] [D] Mm.
[G] Mm.
[C]
[A#m] [G] Mm.
Key:
G
D
C
Dm
F#
G
D
C
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I can tell _ [F#] my dogs _ anywhere I [C] hear them bark.
I [G] can tell my [D] right if I feel a [G] hinder, doc.
_ _ _ _ You're the cold, _ [D] bloody murder _ [G] when you want me [C] out your way. _
Says, that's all right, [D] mama, you're gonna need my [G] help someday.
And _ _ _ you say [D] you want to put me, mama, [G] down in my [C] lonesome grave. _
[Dm] [G] Say you must remember [D] I once have [G] been your slave. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And I feel like [D] snapping [G] my pistol [C] in your face.
[Dm] [G] Let some brown-skinned [D] _ woman be at [G] her teacher's place. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Yeah, yeah. _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] Mm-hmm. _
[Dm] [G] Let some brown-skinned woman [D] be at her _ [G] teacher's place. _ _ _ _ _
Now you know [D] you didn't want me [G] when you lied down [C] across my bed,
[Dm] [G] drinking your moonshine whiskey, [D] mama, talking all [G] out your head. _ _ _ _
Now give me the money, baby.
I'll kiss that train and go.
You don't have to kill me because you don't want me no [C] more. Hey, hey.
[D] Thought you don't want me [G] no more. _ _ _ _
Now you [D] give me the money, baby, and I'll kiss [C] that [G] train and go. _ _ _ _ _
Now you see, [D] my writer, _ tell her I said [C] bring it home.
[Dm] [G] I ain't had no [D] loving since my [G] gal been gone. _ _ _ _ _
It's two [D] kind of people, _ [G] and the word that [C] I can't stand,
[G] that's a lying woman [D] _ and a [G] monkey man. _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] Mm. _
_ [G] Mm.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
[A#m] [G] Mm. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I can tell _ [F#] my dogs _ anywhere I [C] hear them bark.
I [G] can tell my [D] right if I feel a [G] hinder, doc.
_ _ _ _ You're the cold, _ [D] bloody murder _ [G] when you want me [C] out your way. _
Says, that's all right, [D] mama, you're gonna need my [G] help someday.
And _ _ _ you say [D] you want to put me, mama, [G] down in my [C] lonesome grave. _
[Dm] [G] Say you must remember [D] I once have [G] been your slave. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And I feel like [D] snapping [G] my pistol [C] in your face.
[Dm] [G] Let some brown-skinned [D] _ woman be at [G] her teacher's place. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Yeah, yeah. _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] Mm-hmm. _
[Dm] [G] Let some brown-skinned woman [D] be at her _ [G] teacher's place. _ _ _ _ _
Now you know [D] you didn't want me [G] when you lied down [C] across my bed,
[Dm] [G] drinking your moonshine whiskey, [D] mama, talking all [G] out your head. _ _ _ _
Now give me the money, baby.
I'll kiss that train and go.
You don't have to kill me because you don't want me no [C] more. Hey, hey.
[D] Thought you don't want me [G] no more. _ _ _ _
Now you [D] give me the money, baby, and I'll kiss [C] that [G] train and go. _ _ _ _ _
Now you see, [D] my writer, _ tell her I said [C] bring it home.
[Dm] [G] I ain't had no [D] loving since my [G] gal been gone. _ _ _ _ _
It's two [D] kind of people, _ [G] and the word that [C] I can't stand,
[G] that's a lying woman [D] _ and a [G] monkey man. _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] Mm. _
_ [G] Mm.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
[A#m] [G] Mm. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _