Screaming Jay Hawkins - The whammy Chords

Tempo:
88.85 bpm
Chords used:

Fm

Bb

C

Gm

Gbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Screaming Jay Hawkins - The whammy chords
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[F]
[Fm]
I met a big woman with eyes of fury and a [Ab] [Bb] boy [Em]
[Fm] with heart of stone.
[Gm] Said she'd get me, couldn't live without me.
[Fm]
Said [Gb] she'd use [Ab] her mojo for love.
[Bb]
She put the whammy on me.
[Am] [Fm] What?
She put the whammy on me.
[C] [A]
[Bb] Oh, my mind, my mind's [B]
[C] been put to [Bb] evil eyeball.
[C] I don't need.
[G]
[Fm] I bought a shotgun, [Em]
[Fm] a great big long shotgun.
[Em]
[Fm] I put the barrel [C]
[Fm] upside her head.
[Gbm]
[Gm] I said, release me, [Gbm]
[Gm] bad woman, release [Gbm] me.
[Fm] I'll blow the [Gbm] moonlight clean [Fm] through your bald head.
[Bb]
What?
[Fm] She put the whammy on me.
[Gm] [A] I'm
[Bb] walking sideways,
[C] but the evil eye's [Bb]
[C] on me.
[Fm] Mom, Mom, Mom.
Key:  
Fm
123111111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Gbm
123111112
Fm
123111111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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To learn Screamin Jay Hawkins - (Take 2) The Whammy chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Gm, Gbm, Fm, Gbm, Gb, Ab, Bb, Am, Fm, C, A and Bb of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 44 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 89. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: F Minor.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ I met a big woman with _ _ eyes of fury and a [Ab] [Bb] boy [Em]
[Fm] with heart of stone. _ _
[Gm] _ Said she'd get me, _ _ couldn't live without me.
[Fm] _
Said [Gb] she'd use _ [Ab] her mojo for love.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ She put the whammy on me.
_ _ _ _ [Am] [Fm] What?
_ She put the whammy on me.
_ _ [C] _ [A] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ Oh, my mind, my mind's [B] _
[C] _ been put to [Bb] evil eyeball.
[C] I don't need.
_ _ _ [G]
[Fm] I bought a shotgun, [Em] _ _
[Fm] a great big long shotgun.
[Em] _
[Fm] _ I put the barrel [C] _
[Fm] _ upside her head.
_ [Gbm] _
[Gm] _ I said, release me, [Gbm] _
[Gm] _ bad woman, release [Gbm] me.
[Fm] _ I'll blow the [Gbm] moonlight clean [Fm] through your bald head.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ What?
_ _ _ _ _
[Fm] She put the whammy _ on me.
_ _ _ [Gm] [A] I'm _
[Bb] _ walking sideways, _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] but the evil eye's [Bb] _ _ _
[C] on me. _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ Mom, _ _ _ _ _ _
Mom, _ _ _ Mom.

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