Chords for Sleepy John Estes - Mailman Blues (1966)
Tempo:
111.05 bpm
Chords used:
F#
G#
C#m
C#
D#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D#] [G#]
[F#] [C#]
Man, man, [D#]
[F#] please stop by my bar.
[C#m] [F#] [C#m]
Man, [G#] man, [D#]
[F#] please stop by my bar.
[G#m] [F#]
[G#m] You know I'm looking for love and [C#] some money.
[D] [F#] Oh, I want to hear from my rising friends.
[C#m] [F#]
Really, I've been getting on in this.
You know I done found out what it all is about.
[G#]
Really, [F#m] I've been getting on in [G#m] this.
[F#] You know I done found out what it all is about.
[G#] [F#] Mother had trouble, though.
[G#] You know that mailman's been getting [D] drunk.
[D#m] Oh, he can [F#m] leave my mail, [F#] let him have somebody [G#] else's.
[A] [F#]
Man, man, please don't you lose your head.
[C#m] [F#]
[B] Mailman, [F#]
please don't you lose your head.
[C#m] [F#]
[C#] You know I'm looking for love and some money.
[D#m] Oh, somebody [F#] might be [G#m] there.
[F#]
[G#] [F#]
[C#m] [F#] [A]
[G#] [D#]
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
[C#] [D#]
[F#] [C#m] [F#]
[C#] Oh, [G#m] I've been waiting on that mailman.
[F#] You know he usually come along by 11 o'clock.
[C#m]
[G#] Oh, I've [G#m] been waiting [D#] on that mailman.
You know he usually come [F#] along by 11 o [C#m]'clock.
[F#] What's the matter, man?
What's the [C#] matter?
You know I guess he [G#m] must have had car [F#] trouble.
Oh, he's a little muffin.
So what you need, man?
[B] Mailman, [F#] please stop by my bar today.
[G#]
[D#] Mailman, [G#] please stop by my bar [C#m] today.
[F#] What, man?
What, man?
[G#] You know I'm looking for love and some money.
Oh, I've been waiting on that [C#] mailman.
[C#m] [F#]
[N]
[F#] [C#]
Man, man, [D#]
[F#] please stop by my bar.
[C#m] [F#] [C#m]
Man, [G#] man, [D#]
[F#] please stop by my bar.
[G#m] [F#]
[G#m] You know I'm looking for love and [C#] some money.
[D] [F#] Oh, I want to hear from my rising friends.
[C#m] [F#]
Really, I've been getting on in this.
You know I done found out what it all is about.
[G#]
Really, [F#m] I've been getting on in [G#m] this.
[F#] You know I done found out what it all is about.
[G#] [F#] Mother had trouble, though.
[G#] You know that mailman's been getting [D] drunk.
[D#m] Oh, he can [F#m] leave my mail, [F#] let him have somebody [G#] else's.
[A] [F#]
Man, man, please don't you lose your head.
[C#m] [F#]
[B] Mailman, [F#]
please don't you lose your head.
[C#m] [F#]
[C#] You know I'm looking for love and some money.
[D#m] Oh, somebody [F#] might be [G#m] there.
[F#]
[G#] [F#]
[C#m] [F#] [A]
[G#] [D#]
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
[C#] [D#]
[F#] [C#m] [F#]
[C#] Oh, [G#m] I've been waiting on that mailman.
[F#] You know he usually come along by 11 o'clock.
[C#m]
[G#] Oh, I've [G#m] been waiting [D#] on that mailman.
You know he usually come [F#] along by 11 o [C#m]'clock.
[F#] What's the matter, man?
What's the [C#] matter?
You know I guess he [G#m] must have had car [F#] trouble.
Oh, he's a little muffin.
So what you need, man?
[B] Mailman, [F#] please stop by my bar today.
[G#]
[D#] Mailman, [G#] please stop by my bar [C#m] today.
[F#] What, man?
What, man?
[G#] You know I'm looking for love and some money.
Oh, I've been waiting on that [C#] mailman.
[C#m] [F#]
[N]
Key:
F#
G#
C#m
C#
D#
F#
G#
C#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
Man, man, _ [D#] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ please stop by my bar. _
_ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
Man, [G#] man, _ [D#] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ please stop by my bar.
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] You know I'm looking for love and [C#] some money. _
[D] _ _ [F#] Oh, I want to hear from my rising friends.
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ Really, I've been getting on in this.
_ _ You know I done found out what it all is about.
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Really, _ [F#m] I've been getting on in [G#m] this.
_ _ [F#] You know I done found out what it all is about.
_ [G#] _ _ _ [F#] Mother had trouble, though.
[G#] You know that mailman's been getting [D] drunk.
_ [D#m] Oh, he can [F#m] leave my mail, [F#] let him have somebody [G#] else's.
_ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ Man, man, _ _ _ _ _ _ please don't you lose your head.
_ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Mailman, [F#] _
_ _ _ please don't you lose your head.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] You know I'm looking for love and some money. _
_ [D#m] _ Oh, somebody [F#] might be [G#m] there.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ Oh, [G#m] I've been waiting on that mailman.
[F#] _ You know he usually come along by 11 o'clock.
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] Oh, I've [G#m] been waiting [D#] on that mailman. _
_ You know he usually come [F#] along by 11 o [C#m]'clock.
_ _ [F#] _ What's the matter, man?
What's the [C#] matter?
You know I guess he [G#m] must have had car [F#] trouble. _ _
Oh, he's a little muffin. _ _
So _ _ what you need, man? _ _
_ [B] Mailman, [F#] _ _ _ please stop by my bar today.
[G#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#] Mailman, _ _ _ [G#] please stop by my bar [C#m] today.
_ [F#] _ _ What, man?
What, man?
[G#] You know I'm looking for love and some money. _ _
_ Oh, I've been waiting on that [C#] mailman.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
Man, man, _ [D#] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ please stop by my bar. _
_ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
Man, [G#] man, _ [D#] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ please stop by my bar.
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] You know I'm looking for love and [C#] some money. _
[D] _ _ [F#] Oh, I want to hear from my rising friends.
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ Really, I've been getting on in this.
_ _ You know I done found out what it all is about.
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Really, _ [F#m] I've been getting on in [G#m] this.
_ _ [F#] You know I done found out what it all is about.
_ [G#] _ _ _ [F#] Mother had trouble, though.
[G#] You know that mailman's been getting [D] drunk.
_ [D#m] Oh, he can [F#m] leave my mail, [F#] let him have somebody [G#] else's.
_ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ Man, man, _ _ _ _ _ _ please don't you lose your head.
_ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Mailman, [F#] _
_ _ _ please don't you lose your head.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] You know I'm looking for love and some money. _
_ [D#m] _ Oh, somebody [F#] might be [G#m] there.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ Oh, [G#m] I've been waiting on that mailman.
[F#] _ You know he usually come along by 11 o'clock.
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] Oh, I've [G#m] been waiting [D#] on that mailman. _
_ You know he usually come [F#] along by 11 o [C#m]'clock.
_ _ [F#] _ What's the matter, man?
What's the [C#] matter?
You know I guess he [G#m] must have had car [F#] trouble. _ _
Oh, he's a little muffin. _ _
So _ _ what you need, man? _ _
_ [B] Mailman, [F#] _ _ _ please stop by my bar today.
[G#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#] Mailman, _ _ _ [G#] please stop by my bar [C#m] today.
_ [F#] _ _ What, man?
What, man?
[G#] You know I'm looking for love and some money. _ _
_ Oh, I've been waiting on that [C#] mailman.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _