Chords for Sam Chatmon: Hollandale Blues (1978)
Tempo:
131.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
Em
A
B
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] Well, I'm going to give you these Hollandale blues.
[A] [A#]
[B] Why is she here taking this picture?
[A]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E] [C#m]
[E] I got to see my baby
[Em] [E] Hey, I know that woman want to see me
Oh, [G] yes she do, [E] boy
I got [A] the blues to see my woman
I know [Em] she want [E] to see me
[C#m] [Em] [E]
And it [B] ain't going to be many more [F#m] days
Oh, [A] my [G] woman I'm bound [E] to see
[Em]
[E] Well, I know that woman
[Em] [E] Sure [G] gonna jump and [E] shout
[C#m] [E]
[A] Hey, I know [C#m] my woman
[C] [A] Sure [C#] gonna [E] jump and shout
[Em]
[E] When that [B] Greyhound bus rolled up to Hollandale, [F#m] Mississippi
[A] Oh, [G] Sam, come step [E] in now
[Em] I [E]
got a letter for my woman
[Em]
[E] Listen, boy, [G] it's a-gain-d' [E]-ray
[B] [E] I
[C#m] [D] got [A] a letter for my woman
Oh, listen, boy, it's [Em] a-gain-d' [E]-ray
[Em] [E]
She [B] says, come on home, Sam
I want [A] to drop my [C#m] love at [Em] overdrive [E]
speed
[Em] I [E]
said, baby, don't sell it
Please
[Em] don't get away
I [E] [C#]
[F#] said, [A] baby, don't sell [D#] it
[A]
Please [Em] don't [E] get away
[Em] [E]
You [C#m] just [B] put it on ice and freeze it, [F#m] woman
[A] Oh, I'll be [Em] home, I'll wake it up [E] someday
Oh, [G] yes, I [E] will, boy
You know I got the [B] blues
[Bm] [E]
I said, I'm to my baby, [B] throw it on there
[F#] [E]
[A] [C#] I [A]
[Em] [E]
[C#m] [E]
[A] [A#] [B]
[C#m] [G] [E]
[Em] [E]
got the blues to see my baby
[G] I [E] said, don't tell your love on [Em] me [E] so strong
[D] I [C] got the [A] blues to see that [E] woman
But I [A] don't want to tell her [E] love on Sam so strong
[Em]
[E] [B] Cause your love is just like a faucet, baby
[A] Oh, you can [Em] turn it off and [E] turn it on
Oh, [Em] yes, you can, [E] yeah
[A] [A#]
[B] Why is she here taking this picture?
[A]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E] [C#m]
[E] I got to see my baby
[Em] [E] Hey, I know that woman want to see me
Oh, [G] yes she do, [E] boy
I got [A] the blues to see my woman
I know [Em] she want [E] to see me
[C#m] [Em] [E]
And it [B] ain't going to be many more [F#m] days
Oh, [A] my [G] woman I'm bound [E] to see
[Em]
[E] Well, I know that woman
[Em] [E] Sure [G] gonna jump and [E] shout
[C#m] [E]
[A] Hey, I know [C#m] my woman
[C] [A] Sure [C#] gonna [E] jump and shout
[Em]
[E] When that [B] Greyhound bus rolled up to Hollandale, [F#m] Mississippi
[A] Oh, [G] Sam, come step [E] in now
[Em] I [E]
got a letter for my woman
[Em]
[E] Listen, boy, [G] it's a-gain-d' [E]-ray
[B] [E] I
[C#m] [D] got [A] a letter for my woman
Oh, listen, boy, it's [Em] a-gain-d' [E]-ray
[Em] [E]
She [B] says, come on home, Sam
I want [A] to drop my [C#m] love at [Em] overdrive [E]
speed
[Em] I [E]
said, baby, don't sell it
Please
[Em] don't get away
I [E] [C#]
[F#] said, [A] baby, don't sell [D#] it
[A]
Please [Em] don't [E] get away
[Em] [E]
You [C#m] just [B] put it on ice and freeze it, [F#m] woman
[A] Oh, I'll be [Em] home, I'll wake it up [E] someday
Oh, [G] yes, I [E] will, boy
You know I got the [B] blues
[Bm] [E]
I said, I'm to my baby, [B] throw it on there
[F#] [E]
[A] [C#] I [A]
[Em] [E]
[C#m] [E]
[A] [A#] [B]
[C#m] [G] [E]
[Em] [E]
got the blues to see my baby
[G] I [E] said, don't tell your love on [Em] me [E] so strong
[D] I [C] got the [A] blues to see that [E] woman
But I [A] don't want to tell her [E] love on Sam so strong
[Em]
[E] [B] Cause your love is just like a faucet, baby
[A] Oh, you can [Em] turn it off and [E] turn it on
Oh, [Em] yes, you can, [E] yeah
Key:
E
Em
A
B
C#m
E
Em
A
[E] Well, I'm going to give you these Hollandale blues.
[A] _ [A#] _
[B] _ Why is she here taking this picture?
_ [A] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _
[E] _ _ I got to see my baby
_ [Em] _ _ [E] Hey, I know that woman want to see me
_ Oh, [G] yes she do, [E] boy
_ _ _ I got [A] the blues to see my woman _ _
I know _ [Em] she want [E] to see me
[C#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ And it [B] ain't going to be many more [F#m] days
_ Oh, [A] my [G] woman I'm bound [E] to see
_ _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ _ _ Well, I know that woman
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] Sure _ _ _ [G] gonna jump and [E] shout
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _
_ [A] Hey, I know [C#m] my woman
_ [C] _ [A] _ Sure [C#] _ gonna [E] jump and shout
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ When that [B] Greyhound bus rolled up to Hollandale, [F#m] Mississippi
[A] _ Oh, [G] Sam, come step [E] in now _
[Em] I _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
got a letter for my woman
_ [Em] _ _
_ [E] Listen, boy, [G] it's a-gain-d' [E]-ray
[B] _ _ [E] I _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] [D] got [A] a letter for my woman
_ _ Oh, listen, boy, it's [Em] a-gain-d' [E]-ray _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
She [B] says, come on home, Sam
I want [A] to drop my _ [C#m] love at [Em] overdrive [E]
speed
_ _ [Em] I _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ said, baby, don't sell it
_ _ _ _ _ Please _
[Em] _ don't get away
_ I _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#]
[F#] said, [A] baby, don't sell _ [D#] it
_ [A] _
_ Please [Em] _ don't [E] get away
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ You [C#m] just [B] put it on ice and freeze it, [F#m] woman
[A] Oh, _ I'll be [Em] home, I'll wake it up _ [E] _ someday
Oh, [G] yes, I [E] will, boy
_ You know I got the [B] blues
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ I said, I'm to my baby, [B] throw it on there _
_ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C#] I _ [A] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [A#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ got the blues to see my baby
[G] I [E] said, don't tell your love on [Em] me [E] so strong _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ I [C] got the [A] blues to see that [E] woman
But I [A] don't want to tell her [E] love on Sam so _ strong
_ [Em] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] Cause your love is just like a faucet, baby
[A] Oh, you can [Em] turn it off and [E] turn it on
Oh, [Em] yes, you can, [E] yeah _ _ _ _
[A] _ [A#] _
[B] _ Why is she here taking this picture?
_ [A] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _
[E] _ _ I got to see my baby
_ [Em] _ _ [E] Hey, I know that woman want to see me
_ Oh, [G] yes she do, [E] boy
_ _ _ I got [A] the blues to see my woman _ _
I know _ [Em] she want [E] to see me
[C#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ And it [B] ain't going to be many more [F#m] days
_ Oh, [A] my [G] woman I'm bound [E] to see
_ _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ _ _ Well, I know that woman
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] Sure _ _ _ [G] gonna jump and [E] shout
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _
_ [A] Hey, I know [C#m] my woman
_ [C] _ [A] _ Sure [C#] _ gonna [E] jump and shout
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ When that [B] Greyhound bus rolled up to Hollandale, [F#m] Mississippi
[A] _ Oh, [G] Sam, come step [E] in now _
[Em] I _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
got a letter for my woman
_ [Em] _ _
_ [E] Listen, boy, [G] it's a-gain-d' [E]-ray
[B] _ _ [E] I _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] [D] got [A] a letter for my woman
_ _ Oh, listen, boy, it's [Em] a-gain-d' [E]-ray _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
She [B] says, come on home, Sam
I want [A] to drop my _ [C#m] love at [Em] overdrive [E]
speed
_ _ [Em] I _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ said, baby, don't sell it
_ _ _ _ _ Please _
[Em] _ don't get away
_ I _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#]
[F#] said, [A] baby, don't sell _ [D#] it
_ [A] _
_ Please [Em] _ don't [E] get away
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ You [C#m] just [B] put it on ice and freeze it, [F#m] woman
[A] Oh, _ I'll be [Em] home, I'll wake it up _ [E] _ someday
Oh, [G] yes, I [E] will, boy
_ You know I got the [B] blues
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ I said, I'm to my baby, [B] throw it on there _
_ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C#] I _ [A] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [A#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ got the blues to see my baby
[G] I [E] said, don't tell your love on [Em] me [E] so strong _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ I [C] got the [A] blues to see that [E] woman
But I [A] don't want to tell her [E] love on Sam so _ strong
_ [Em] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] Cause your love is just like a faucet, baby
[A] Oh, you can [Em] turn it off and [E] turn it on
Oh, [Em] yes, you can, [E] yeah _ _ _ _