Chords for Roots of Blues -- Lead Belly „ Alberta"
Tempo:
152.3 bpm
Chords used:
C#
F#
C#m
G#
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G#] [C#]
[G#] [F#]
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
Oh, Alberto, [G#] oh, Alberto, [F#] don't you hear me calling you?
[C#m]
[C#] Yes, Alberto, yeah, you call him what [F#] you want, poor Alberto, [C#] do, do.
Oh, Alberto, oh, Alberto,
[C#m] [F#] will you tell me why did you stay last [C#m] night?
[C#]
When you didn't come home [F#] till a little bit before [C#] daylight.
Oh, Alberto, oh, Alberto, [G#m] tell [F#] me what in the hell you [C#] mean.
The way you're sticking out on me beats [F#]
all I ever [C#m] see.
[C#] [G#] You's a brown-skinned woman, you's a brown-skinned woman, [C#m] [F#] you'll make a preacher lay his Bible down.
[C#m] And [C#]
[E] a [F#] jet black woman will make a Jack Rabbit hug [C#] her.
Oh, Alberto, oh, Alberto, [C#m]
will you tell me [F#] what in the hell you mean?
[C#m] [C#]
The way you've been, like you've been [F#] drinking [C#] Benedictine.
Oh, Alberto, oh, Alberto, [C#m]
don't you [F#] hear me calling you?
[C#m]
No, you're three [G] times better than [G#] just what you want to [C#] do.
[G#m]
[C#] [C#m]
[F#]
[C#]
[G#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#]
[G#] [F#]
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
Oh, Alberto, [G#] oh, Alberto, [F#] don't you hear me calling you?
[C#m]
[C#] Yes, Alberto, yeah, you call him what [F#] you want, poor Alberto, [C#] do, do.
Oh, Alberto, oh, Alberto,
[C#m] [F#] will you tell me why did you stay last [C#m] night?
[C#]
When you didn't come home [F#] till a little bit before [C#] daylight.
Oh, Alberto, oh, Alberto, [G#m] tell [F#] me what in the hell you [C#] mean.
The way you're sticking out on me beats [F#]
all I ever [C#m] see.
[C#] [G#] You's a brown-skinned woman, you's a brown-skinned woman, [C#m] [F#] you'll make a preacher lay his Bible down.
[C#m] And [C#]
[E] a [F#] jet black woman will make a Jack Rabbit hug [C#] her.
Oh, Alberto, oh, Alberto, [C#m]
will you tell me [F#] what in the hell you mean?
[C#m] [C#]
The way you've been, like you've been [F#] drinking [C#] Benedictine.
Oh, Alberto, oh, Alberto, [C#m]
don't you [F#] hear me calling you?
[C#m]
No, you're three [G] times better than [G#] just what you want to [C#] do.
[G#m]
[C#] [C#m]
[F#]
[C#]
[G#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#]
Key:
C#
F#
C#m
G#
G#m
C#
F#
C#m
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [G#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, _ Alberto, _ _ _ _ [G#] _ oh, Alberto, _ _ _ _ [F#] don't you hear me _ _ _ calling you?
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ Yes, Alberto, yeah, you call him what [F#] you want, poor Alberto, [C#] do, do. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, Alberto, _ _ _ _ oh, Alberto, _ _
_ [C#m] _ [F#] will you tell me why did you stay last [C#m] night? _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
When you didn't come home [F#] till a little bit before [C#] daylight. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, Alberto, _ _ _ _ oh, _ Alberto, _ _ [G#m] _ tell [F#] me what in the hell you [C#] mean. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The way you're sticking out on me beats [F#]
all I ever [C#m] see. _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ You's a brown-skinned woman, _ _ _ you's a brown-skinned woman, _ _ [C#m] _ [F#] you'll make a preacher lay his Bible down. _
[C#m] And _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] a [F#] jet black woman will make a Jack Rabbit hug [C#] her. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, Alberto, _ _ _ _ oh, Alberto, _ _ [C#m] _
will you tell me [F#] what in the hell you mean?
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ The way you've been, like you've been [F#] drinking _ _ [C#] Benedictine. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, Alberto, _ _ _ _ oh, Alberto, _ _ [C#m] _
don't you [F#] hear me _ _ calling you?
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ No, you're three [G] times better than [G#] just what you want to [C#] do. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
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_ [G#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, _ Alberto, _ _ _ _ [G#] _ oh, Alberto, _ _ _ _ [F#] don't you hear me _ _ _ calling you?
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ Yes, Alberto, yeah, you call him what [F#] you want, poor Alberto, [C#] do, do. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, Alberto, _ _ _ _ oh, Alberto, _ _
_ [C#m] _ [F#] will you tell me why did you stay last [C#m] night? _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
When you didn't come home [F#] till a little bit before [C#] daylight. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, Alberto, _ _ _ _ oh, _ Alberto, _ _ [G#m] _ tell [F#] me what in the hell you [C#] mean. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The way you're sticking out on me beats [F#]
all I ever [C#m] see. _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ You's a brown-skinned woman, _ _ _ you's a brown-skinned woman, _ _ [C#m] _ [F#] you'll make a preacher lay his Bible down. _
[C#m] And _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] a [F#] jet black woman will make a Jack Rabbit hug [C#] her. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, Alberto, _ _ _ _ oh, Alberto, _ _ [C#m] _
will you tell me [F#] what in the hell you mean?
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ The way you've been, like you've been [F#] drinking _ _ [C#] Benedictine. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, Alberto, _ _ _ _ oh, Alberto, _ _ [C#m] _
don't you [F#] hear me _ _ calling you?
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ No, you're three [G] times better than [G#] just what you want to [C#] do. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
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