Roots of Blues Mississippi John Hurt „Candy Man Blues Chords

Tempo:
124.95 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Cm

Gm

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Roots of Blues  Mississippi John Hurt „Candy Man Blues chords
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[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [F]
[Bb] Well all you ladies all gather round, that good sweet candy man's in [Cm] town, it's the candy man, [Bb] it's the candy man.
[F]
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb] She gots to pick the candy just nine-eighths long, he sells his fat and hog and chew his [F] cone, it's the candy man, it's [Gm] the candy man.
[Bb]
[Cm] [F]
[Gm] [Gb] [Bb] All her husbands just joins and says, she always takes a candy stick to [Cm] bed, it's the [F] candy man, [Bb] it's the candy [Ebm] man.
[Bb]
[Cm] [F] [Bb] [Gb]
[Bb] Don't stand close to the candy man, he'll eat the big candy stick in [D] your hand, it's [F] the candy man, it's the [Gm] candy [Gb] man.
[F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Gm] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] He stole some candy from sister's bed, the very next day she took all he had, it's the [F] candy man, it's the candy [Ebm] man.
[Bb]
[Cm] [F] [Ebm]
[Bb] If you tried candy good friend of mine, you will want it for a long [N] long time.
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
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To start learning Mississippi John Hurt - Candy Man Blues chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bb, F, Bb, Cm, Bb, Cm, Gm and Bb in sequence. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Bb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ Well all you ladies all gather round, that good sweet candy man's in [Cm] town, it's the candy man, [Bb] it's the candy man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] She gots to pick the candy just nine-eighths long, he sells his fat and hog and chew his [F] cone, it's the candy man, it's [Gm] the candy man.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Gb] _ [Bb] _ All her husbands just joins and says, she always takes a candy stick to [Cm] bed, it's the [F] candy man, [Bb] it's the candy [Ebm] man.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Bb] Don't stand close to the candy man, he'll eat the big candy stick in [D] your hand, it's [F] the candy man, it's the [Gm] candy [Gb] man.
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_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ He stole some candy from sister's bed, the very next day she took all he had, it's the [F] candy man, _ it's the candy [Ebm] man.
[Bb] _ _
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[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [Bb] If you tried candy good friend of mine, you will want it for a long [N] long time. _ _ _ _ _
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Facts about this song

Among the tracks on the album Boogie Chillen - Blues Masterpieces, written by John Hurt, this one stands out.

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