Chords for Scott Ainslie's ROLL and TUMBLE BLUES
Tempo:
66.7 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
E
D
C
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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This is a Robert Johnson's version of the Roland and Tumblin' Blues.
This was a major blues hit in 1927, one of the earliest blues songs recorded.
Everybody had a version of this.
Robert wrote an extra verse or two and borrowed the rest.
He played it on guitar, of course.
I thought, what would it be like to take it back, you know, [G#] into this?
[Dm]
Well, I rode and I tumbled, I [F#] cried the whole night long.
[D] [Dm]
Yes, I rode [E] and I tumbled, I cried the whole night long.
[Dm] When I woke up this morning, my biscuit roller gone.
When I [C] went to the mountain, it burned my eyes to [Dm] see.
[D] Yes, I went to the mountain, Lord, it burned my eyes to see.
[Dm]
[E] Some other man got my woman and these lonesome blues got me.
[Dm]
[Fm]
[D] [G]
[D] Yes, I run here, baby, sit down on my knees.
[Dm]
Yes, [E] I run here, baby, [F] sit down on my knees.
[Dm]
I want to tell you all about the way they treated me.
Yes, I fold my arms and I slowly walk [E] away.
Yes, I [E] fold my arms and I [D] slowly walk away.
And I said to myself, your trouble's [Dm] gonna come someday.
If [D] I had possession, [E] oh, the judgment day.
[Dm] [Gm] Said if I had possession, [Dm] oh, the judgment day.
[C] Anybody didn't want no lovin' [Bm] wouldn't have no right to pray.
[Dm] Well, I [D] rode and I tumbled, I cried the whole night [Dm] long.
Yes, [E] I rode and I tumbled, I cried the whole night long.
[Dm]
When I [E] woke up this morning, my biscuit roller gone.
[Dm] [N]
This was a major blues hit in 1927, one of the earliest blues songs recorded.
Everybody had a version of this.
Robert wrote an extra verse or two and borrowed the rest.
He played it on guitar, of course.
I thought, what would it be like to take it back, you know, [G#] into this?
[Dm]
Well, I rode and I tumbled, I [F#] cried the whole night long.
[D] [Dm]
Yes, I rode [E] and I tumbled, I cried the whole night long.
[Dm] When I woke up this morning, my biscuit roller gone.
When I [C] went to the mountain, it burned my eyes to [Dm] see.
[D] Yes, I went to the mountain, Lord, it burned my eyes to see.
[Dm]
[E] Some other man got my woman and these lonesome blues got me.
[Dm]
[Fm]
[D] [G]
[D] Yes, I run here, baby, sit down on my knees.
[Dm]
Yes, [E] I run here, baby, [F] sit down on my knees.
[Dm]
I want to tell you all about the way they treated me.
Yes, I fold my arms and I slowly walk [E] away.
Yes, I [E] fold my arms and I [D] slowly walk away.
And I said to myself, your trouble's [Dm] gonna come someday.
If [D] I had possession, [E] oh, the judgment day.
[Dm] [Gm] Said if I had possession, [Dm] oh, the judgment day.
[C] Anybody didn't want no lovin' [Bm] wouldn't have no right to pray.
[Dm] Well, I [D] rode and I tumbled, I cried the whole night [Dm] long.
Yes, [E] I rode and I tumbled, I cried the whole night long.
[Dm]
When I [E] woke up this morning, my biscuit roller gone.
[Dm] [N]
Key:
Dm
E
D
C
G#
Dm
E
D
This is a Robert Johnson's version of the Roland and Tumblin' Blues.
This was a major blues hit in 1927, one of the earliest blues songs recorded.
Everybody had a version of this.
Robert wrote an extra verse or two and borrowed the rest.
He played it on guitar, of course.
I thought, what would it be like to take it back, you know, [G#] into this?
[Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, I rode and I tumbled, I [F#] cried the whole night long.
[D] _ [Dm] _
Yes, I rode [E] and I tumbled, I cried the whole night long.
[Dm] _ When I woke up this morning, my biscuit roller gone.
When _ _ I [C] went to the mountain, it burned my eyes to [Dm] see.
_ _ [D] Yes, I went to the mountain, Lord, it burned my eyes to see.
[Dm] _ _
[E] Some other man got my woman and these lonesome blues got me.
[Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ Yes, I run here, baby, sit down on my knees.
[Dm] _
Yes, [E] I run here, baby, [F] sit down on my knees.
[Dm] _
_ I want to tell you all about the way they treated me.
Yes, I fold my arms and I slowly walk [E] away.
_ Yes, I [E] fold my arms and I [D] slowly walk away.
_ _ And I said to myself, your trouble's [Dm] gonna come someday.
If _ _ [D] I had possession, [E] oh, the judgment day. _
[Dm] _ [Gm] Said if I had possession, [Dm] oh, the judgment day.
_ _ [C] Anybody didn't want no lovin' [Bm] wouldn't have no right to pray.
[Dm] _ _ Well, I [D] rode and I tumbled, I cried the whole night [Dm] long.
_ Yes, [E] I rode and I tumbled, I cried the whole night long.
[Dm] _
When I [E] woke up this morning, my biscuit roller gone.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This was a major blues hit in 1927, one of the earliest blues songs recorded.
Everybody had a version of this.
Robert wrote an extra verse or two and borrowed the rest.
He played it on guitar, of course.
I thought, what would it be like to take it back, you know, [G#] into this?
[Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, I rode and I tumbled, I [F#] cried the whole night long.
[D] _ [Dm] _
Yes, I rode [E] and I tumbled, I cried the whole night long.
[Dm] _ When I woke up this morning, my biscuit roller gone.
When _ _ I [C] went to the mountain, it burned my eyes to [Dm] see.
_ _ [D] Yes, I went to the mountain, Lord, it burned my eyes to see.
[Dm] _ _
[E] Some other man got my woman and these lonesome blues got me.
[Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ Yes, I run here, baby, sit down on my knees.
[Dm] _
Yes, [E] I run here, baby, [F] sit down on my knees.
[Dm] _
_ I want to tell you all about the way they treated me.
Yes, I fold my arms and I slowly walk [E] away.
_ Yes, I [E] fold my arms and I [D] slowly walk away.
_ _ And I said to myself, your trouble's [Dm] gonna come someday.
If _ _ [D] I had possession, [E] oh, the judgment day. _
[Dm] _ [Gm] Said if I had possession, [Dm] oh, the judgment day.
_ _ [C] Anybody didn't want no lovin' [Bm] wouldn't have no right to pray.
[Dm] _ _ Well, I [D] rode and I tumbled, I cried the whole night [Dm] long.
_ Yes, [E] I rode and I tumbled, I cried the whole night long.
[Dm] _
When I [E] woke up this morning, my biscuit roller gone.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _