Chords for ROPE STRETCHING BLUES - Blind Blake - Homespun tutorial avail.
Tempo:
109.6 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
G
Cm
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[C] [Gb] [Cm] [G] [Gb] [Ab]
[Cm] [Eb] [G]
[Eb] [Fm] [Ab] [Gb]
[Ebm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Gbm] [Gb]
[Eb] [G] [Fm] [Eb] [G]
I [Gm] caught a [Cm] stranger in my [G] house and I busted his [C] head with a club.
[Eb]
[Ab] I caught a stranger in my house [Bb] and I busted his [Ebm] head with a club.
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Bb] And I lay my coat with the [Gb] seams [Bb] back in the [Eb] tub.
[B] [Fm] [Eb] [G] I [C] saw the sheriff coming [G] and I jumped [Cm] for the door.
[Eb] I
[Ab] saw the sheriff coming [Bb] and I jumped [Ebm] for the door.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] But I jumped too late, [Gbm] the sheriff [Bb] had done jumped [Ebm] before.
[Fm] [Eb] [G]
[Cm] [Gm] [Gb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Fm] [Ebm] [Gb]
[Ebm] [Bb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Gbm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb] [G]
[C] They buried a man on [Gm] Thursday, [G] just two short days you [Cm] see.
[Eb]
[Ab] They buried a man on Thursday, just [Bb] two short [Ebm] days you see.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] And it makes me wonder [A] what they're gonna [Bb] do to [Ebm] me.
[Fm] [Eb] [G]
[Cm] I killed a man [G] and that's the how [Cm] of how.
[Eb]
[Ab] I killed a man [Bb] and that's the how [Ebm] of how.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] And I sit here and wonder [Eb] if that woman [Bb] was [Gb] worth it [Fm] now.
[Gb] [Cm] [Eb] [G]
[Cm] Rope [G] stretching all [Cm] day long.
[Eb]
[Ab] Rope stretching, rope [Bb] stretching all [Ebm] day long.
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Bb] And in two days time I won't [Gb] be [Bb] able to sing my song.
[Fm] [Eb] [G] [C] [G] [Cm] [Gm] [G] [Ab]
[Gb] [Cm] [G]
[Eb] [Fm] [Gb]
[Ebm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Gbm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[C] [N]
[C] [Gb] [Cm] [G] [Gb] [Ab]
[Cm] [Eb] [G]
[Eb] [Fm] [Ab] [Gb]
[Ebm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Gbm] [Gb]
[Eb] [G] [Fm] [Eb] [G]
I [Gm] caught a [Cm] stranger in my [G] house and I busted his [C] head with a club.
[Eb]
[Ab] I caught a stranger in my house [Bb] and I busted his [Ebm] head with a club.
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Bb] And I lay my coat with the [Gb] seams [Bb] back in the [Eb] tub.
[B] [Fm] [Eb] [G] I [C] saw the sheriff coming [G] and I jumped [Cm] for the door.
[Eb] I
[Ab] saw the sheriff coming [Bb] and I jumped [Ebm] for the door.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] But I jumped too late, [Gbm] the sheriff [Bb] had done jumped [Ebm] before.
[Fm] [Eb] [G]
[Cm] [Gm] [Gb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Fm] [Ebm] [Gb]
[Ebm] [Bb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Gbm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb] [G]
[C] They buried a man on [Gm] Thursday, [G] just two short days you [Cm] see.
[Eb]
[Ab] They buried a man on Thursday, just [Bb] two short [Ebm] days you see.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] And it makes me wonder [A] what they're gonna [Bb] do to [Ebm] me.
[Fm] [Eb] [G]
[Cm] I killed a man [G] and that's the how [Cm] of how.
[Eb]
[Ab] I killed a man [Bb] and that's the how [Ebm] of how.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] And I sit here and wonder [Eb] if that woman [Bb] was [Gb] worth it [Fm] now.
[Gb] [Cm] [Eb] [G]
[Cm] Rope [G] stretching all [Cm] day long.
[Eb]
[Ab] Rope stretching, rope [Bb] stretching all [Ebm] day long.
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Bb] And in two days time I won't [Gb] be [Bb] able to sing my song.
[Fm] [Eb] [G] [C] [G] [Cm] [Gm] [G] [Ab]
[Gb] [Cm] [G]
[Eb] [Fm] [Gb]
[Ebm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Gbm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[C] [N]
Key:
Eb
Bb
G
Cm
Gb
Eb
Bb
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ _ [Gb] _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Gb] _
[Eb] _ _ [G] _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G]
I [Gm] caught a [Cm] stranger in my [G] house and I busted his [C] head with a club.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] I caught a stranger in my house [Bb] and I busted his [Ebm] head with a club.
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] And I lay my coat with the [Gb] seams [Bb] back in the [Eb] tub.
[B] _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ [G] I [C] saw the sheriff coming [G] _ and I jumped [Cm] for the door.
[Eb] I _ _ _
_ [Ab] saw the sheriff coming _ [Bb] and I jumped [Ebm] for the door.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] But I jumped too late, [Gbm] the sheriff [Bb] had done jumped [Ebm] before.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ [Ebm] _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] They buried a man on [Gm] Thursday, [G] just two short days you [Cm] see.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] They buried a man on Thursday, just [Bb] two short [Ebm] days you see.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] And it makes me wonder [A] what they're gonna [Bb] do to [Ebm] me.
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] I killed a man [G] and that's the how [Cm] of how.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] I killed a man _ [Bb] and that's the how [Ebm] of how.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] And I sit here and wonder [Eb] if that woman [Bb] was [Gb] worth it [Fm] now.
[Gb] _ [Cm] _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ Rope [G] stretching _ all [Cm] day long.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ Rope stretching, rope [Bb] stretching all [Ebm] day long.
[Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] And in two days time I won't [Gb] be [Bb] able to sing my song.
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ [G] _ [Ab] _
[Gb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ _ [Gb] _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Gb] _
[Eb] _ _ [G] _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G]
I [Gm] caught a [Cm] stranger in my [G] house and I busted his [C] head with a club.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] I caught a stranger in my house [Bb] and I busted his [Ebm] head with a club.
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] And I lay my coat with the [Gb] seams [Bb] back in the [Eb] tub.
[B] _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ [G] I [C] saw the sheriff coming [G] _ and I jumped [Cm] for the door.
[Eb] I _ _ _
_ [Ab] saw the sheriff coming _ [Bb] and I jumped [Ebm] for the door.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] But I jumped too late, [Gbm] the sheriff [Bb] had done jumped [Ebm] before.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ [Ebm] _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] They buried a man on [Gm] Thursday, [G] just two short days you [Cm] see.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] They buried a man on Thursday, just [Bb] two short [Ebm] days you see.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] And it makes me wonder [A] what they're gonna [Bb] do to [Ebm] me.
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] I killed a man [G] and that's the how [Cm] of how.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] I killed a man _ [Bb] and that's the how [Ebm] of how.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] And I sit here and wonder [Eb] if that woman [Bb] was [Gb] worth it [Fm] now.
[Gb] _ [Cm] _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ Rope [G] stretching _ all [Cm] day long.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ Rope stretching, rope [Bb] stretching all [Ebm] day long.
[Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] And in two days time I won't [Gb] be [Bb] able to sing my song.
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ [G] _ [Ab] _
[Gb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _