Chords for Skip James- Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
Tempo:
89.5 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Gb
Ebm
Bb
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [Ebm] [Gb] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [Eb] [G] [Ab] [F] [Gb]
[Eb] [Gb] I turn to see an area [Eb] where you go.
[F] [Gb]
Times [Gm] are harder than [Ebm] ever been [Eb] before.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Gb] [Cm] You [B] [Eb] know [Gb] there are people, they are [Ebm] drifting
from door to [Eb]
door,
[Db] but they can't find no heaven [Eb] out there where they go.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
[Bb]
Mm [Eb]-hmm.
[Gb] [C] [B] [Eb]
[Ebm] People, if I ever can get [Gb] up off of this [Ebm] old
hard-killing [Eb] floor,
[Db]
Lord, I'll never get [Eb] out of [Eb] this low no more.
Mm-hmm.
Mm -hmm.
[Bb] Mm [Eb]-hmm.
[Gb] [C] [B] [Eb]
When [Gb] you hear me [Bbm] singing this [Gb] old [Eb] lonesome song,
[Db] people, you know these [Gm] hard [Eb] times [F] can't
last [Eb] us so long.
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
[Bb] [Eb]
[A] You [Ab] [Eb]
[Ebm] know you [Gb] say you have [Ebm] money.
[Eb] You better be sure,
Lord, [Db] these hard times gonna kill [Ebm] you.
[F] [Ab] Just [Eb] drive along, soul.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
[Ebm]
Mm [Db] [Ebm] [Gb] [Eb]
[Db] [Eb] [Ab] [Gb]
[Eb] -hmm. Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
[Ebm] [Bb] [Gb] [Cm] [Gb] [Cm] [Eb] [Gb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ebm]
[Bbm] [Eb] [G] [Ab] [F] [Gb]
[Eb] [Gb] I turn to see an area [Eb] where you go.
[F] [Gb]
Times [Gm] are harder than [Ebm] ever been [Eb] before.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Gb] [Cm] You [B] [Eb] know [Gb] there are people, they are [Ebm] drifting
from door to [Eb]
door,
[Db] but they can't find no heaven [Eb] out there where they go.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
[Bb]
Mm [Eb]-hmm.
[Gb] [C] [B] [Eb]
[Ebm] People, if I ever can get [Gb] up off of this [Ebm] old
hard-killing [Eb] floor,
[Db]
Lord, I'll never get [Eb] out of [Eb] this low no more.
Mm-hmm.
Mm -hmm.
[Bb] Mm [Eb]-hmm.
[Gb] [C] [B] [Eb]
When [Gb] you hear me [Bbm] singing this [Gb] old [Eb] lonesome song,
[Db] people, you know these [Gm] hard [Eb] times [F] can't
last [Eb] us so long.
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
[Bb] [Eb]
[A] You [Ab] [Eb]
[Ebm] know you [Gb] say you have [Ebm] money.
[Eb] You better be sure,
Lord, [Db] these hard times gonna kill [Ebm] you.
[F] [Ab] Just [Eb] drive along, soul.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
[Ebm]
Mm [Db] [Ebm] [Gb] [Eb]
[Db] [Eb] [Ab] [Gb]
[Eb] -hmm. Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
[Ebm] [Bb] [Gb] [Cm] [Gb] [Cm] [Eb] [Gb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ebm]
Key:
Eb
Gb
Ebm
Bb
Db
Eb
Gb
Ebm
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ebm] _
[Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ [Gb] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] I turn to see an area [Eb] where you go.
[F] _ [Gb]
Times [Gm] are harder than [Ebm] ever been [Eb] before. _
Mm-hmm.
_ Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gb] [Cm] You [B] _ [Eb] _ _ _ know [Gb] there are people, they are [Ebm] drifting
from door to [Eb]
door,
[Db] but they can't find no heaven [Eb] out there where they go.
Mm-hmm. _
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
[Bb] _ _
Mm [Eb]-hmm.
[Gb] _ [C] _ _ [B] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] People, if I ever can get [Gb] up off of this [Ebm] old
hard-killing [Eb] floor,
_ [Db]
Lord, I'll never get [Eb] out of [Eb] this low no more. _ _
_ Mm-hmm.
_ _ Mm _ _ _ -hmm.
_ _ [Bb] Mm [Eb]-hmm.
[Gb] _ _ [C] _ [B] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ When [Gb] you hear me [Bbm] singing this [Gb] old [Eb] lonesome song,
[Db] people, you know these [Gm] hard [Eb] times [F] can't
last [Eb] us so long. _ _ _
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[A] You [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] know you [Gb] say you have [Ebm] money.
[Eb] You better be sure,
Lord, [Db] these hard times gonna kill [Ebm] you.
[F] [Ab] Just [Eb] drive along, soul.
_ Mm-hmm.
_ _ Mm-hmm. _ _
Mm-hmm.
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
Mm _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _
_ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ -hmm. Mm-hmm. _
Mm-hmm.
_ Mm-hmm. _
_ Mm-hmm.
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Gb] _ [Cm] _ [Gb] _ [Cm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ [Gb] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] I turn to see an area [Eb] where you go.
[F] _ [Gb]
Times [Gm] are harder than [Ebm] ever been [Eb] before. _
Mm-hmm.
_ Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gb] [Cm] You [B] _ [Eb] _ _ _ know [Gb] there are people, they are [Ebm] drifting
from door to [Eb]
door,
[Db] but they can't find no heaven [Eb] out there where they go.
Mm-hmm. _
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
[Bb] _ _
Mm [Eb]-hmm.
[Gb] _ [C] _ _ [B] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] People, if I ever can get [Gb] up off of this [Ebm] old
hard-killing [Eb] floor,
_ [Db]
Lord, I'll never get [Eb] out of [Eb] this low no more. _ _
_ Mm-hmm.
_ _ Mm _ _ _ -hmm.
_ _ [Bb] Mm [Eb]-hmm.
[Gb] _ _ [C] _ [B] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ When [Gb] you hear me [Bbm] singing this [Gb] old [Eb] lonesome song,
[Db] people, you know these [Gm] hard [Eb] times [F] can't
last [Eb] us so long. _ _ _
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[A] You [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] know you [Gb] say you have [Ebm] money.
[Eb] You better be sure,
Lord, [Db] these hard times gonna kill [Ebm] you.
[F] [Ab] Just [Eb] drive along, soul.
_ Mm-hmm.
_ _ Mm-hmm. _ _
Mm-hmm.
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
Mm _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _
_ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ -hmm. Mm-hmm. _
Mm-hmm.
_ Mm-hmm. _
_ Mm-hmm.
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Gb] _ [Cm] _ [Gb] _ [Cm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _