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
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Skip James- Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues chords
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[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]
Key:  
Eb
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Gb
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Ebm
13421116
Bb
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Db
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Eb
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Gb
134211112
Ebm
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To learn Skip James - Hard Time Killin Floor Blues chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Eb, Eb, Gb, Ebm, Gb, Ebm, Eb, C, B, Eb and Bb. Set your pace at 44 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 90. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Minor.

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[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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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