Chords for Son House "Preachin' Blues"
Tempo:
148.4 bpm
Chords used:
F#
F#m
B
C#
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
7 9 1 1 5 take 3
[F#]
[F#m] Yes, I'm a get me religion
[F#] I'm a join the Baptist Church
[F#m]
[F#]
Well, [F#m] I'm a get me religion
I say I'm a join [F#] the Baptist Church
[Am]
Yeah, [F#m] I wanna feel Baptist preacher
Yes, so I won't [F#] have to worry
Well, [F#m] one sister jumped up
I said she [F#] began to shout
[B]
[F#] Oh, [F#m] one sister jumped up
I said she began [F#]
to shout
[C#] She [F#]
[F#m] said I'll be so glad
When this old corn [F#] licker's gone out
You know one of [F#m] my old deacons looked around
And he [F#] began to grin
Yeah, [F#m] one of my deacons looked around
And he [F#] began to grin
[F#m] He's crying no one thank elder
I'll be back home
Back to [F#] bell housing again
[E] [F#]
You know [F#m] one sister jumped up
And she began [F#] to shout
[D]
[F#]
[F#m] Hmm, I said she [F#] began to shout
He said [F#m] I know I can tell you
What it's [F#] all about
Well, [F#m] one sister jumped up
And she said [F#] watch your hoist
Hmm, [F#m]
told the sister jumped up
He said now [F#] watch your hoist
[F#m]
[F#]
Hmm, [F#m] you know you're the band gun
You know you're the [F#] hoist of us
You [F#m] know I grabbed up my suitcase
And I jumped down [F#] the road
[F#m] Hmm, I said I jumped down [F#] the road
I said [F#m] farewell my old friend
Very good Lord [F#] bless you so
[C#] [F#]
[F#m] Yeah, some old priest is blue
I'm gonna choose my [D#m] seat in the sun
[F#]
[Bm]
[F#] [B] [F#]
Hmm, [F#m] some old priest is blue
I'm gonna choose [F#] my seat in the sun
Yeah,
[F#m]
but when the spirit comes
I want y'all to jump straight [F#] up and down
[F#m] You know I'm in the pulpit
And I'm jumping straight [F#] up and down
Yeah, [F#m] I'm in the pulpit
And I'm jumping [F#] straight up and down
You
[A]
[F#m] know my sister's over in the corner
There in Harlem, [F#] Alabama bound
[B]
[N]
[F#]
[F#m] Yes, I'm a get me religion
[F#] I'm a join the Baptist Church
[F#m]
[F#]
Well, [F#m] I'm a get me religion
I say I'm a join [F#] the Baptist Church
[Am]
Yeah, [F#m] I wanna feel Baptist preacher
Yes, so I won't [F#] have to worry
Well, [F#m] one sister jumped up
I said she [F#] began to shout
[B]
[F#] Oh, [F#m] one sister jumped up
I said she began [F#]
to shout
[C#] She [F#]
[F#m] said I'll be so glad
When this old corn [F#] licker's gone out
You know one of [F#m] my old deacons looked around
And he [F#] began to grin
Yeah, [F#m] one of my deacons looked around
And he [F#] began to grin
[F#m] He's crying no one thank elder
I'll be back home
Back to [F#] bell housing again
[E] [F#]
You know [F#m] one sister jumped up
And she began [F#] to shout
[D]
[F#]
[F#m] Hmm, I said she [F#] began to shout
He said [F#m] I know I can tell you
What it's [F#] all about
Well, [F#m] one sister jumped up
And she said [F#] watch your hoist
Hmm, [F#m]
told the sister jumped up
He said now [F#] watch your hoist
[F#m]
[F#]
Hmm, [F#m] you know you're the band gun
You know you're the [F#] hoist of us
You [F#m] know I grabbed up my suitcase
And I jumped down [F#] the road
[F#m] Hmm, I said I jumped down [F#] the road
I said [F#m] farewell my old friend
Very good Lord [F#] bless you so
[C#] [F#]
[F#m] Yeah, some old priest is blue
I'm gonna choose my [D#m] seat in the sun
[F#]
[Bm]
[F#] [B] [F#]
Hmm, [F#m] some old priest is blue
I'm gonna choose [F#] my seat in the sun
Yeah,
[F#m]
but when the spirit comes
I want y'all to jump straight [F#] up and down
[F#m] You know I'm in the pulpit
And I'm jumping straight [F#] up and down
Yeah, [F#m] I'm in the pulpit
And I'm jumping [F#] straight up and down
You
[A]
[F#m] know my sister's over in the corner
There in Harlem, [F#] Alabama bound
[B]
[N]
Key:
F#
F#m
B
C#
Am
F#
F#m
B
7 9 1 1 5 _ _ take _ 3
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] Yes, I'm a get me religion
_ _ [F#] _ _ I'm a join the Baptist Church
_ _ [F#m] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, [F#m] _ I'm a get me religion
_ _ _ I say I'm a join [F#] the Baptist Church
_ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Yeah, [F#m] _ I wanna feel Baptist preacher
_ _ _ _ Yes, so I won't [F#] have to worry _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, _ [F#m] one sister jumped up
_ _ _ I said she [F#] began to shout _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ Oh, [F#m] _ one sister jumped up _
_ I said she began [F#]
to shout
_ [C#] She [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] said I'll be so glad _
When this old corn [F#] licker's gone out _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You know one of [F#m] my old deacons looked around _ _ _ _
_ And he [F#] began to grin
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, [F#m] one of my deacons looked around
_ _ _ And he [F#] began to grin _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] He's crying no one thank elder _ _
I'll _ be back home
Back to [F#] bell housing again
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You know [F#m] one sister jumped up _ _
And she _ began [F#] to shout
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] Hmm, _ _ _ _ _ I said she [F#] began to shout _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
He said _ [F#m] I know I can tell you
_ _ What _ _ it's [F#] all about _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, _ _ [F#m] one sister jumped up _
_ _ And she said [F#] watch your hoist _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Hmm, [F#m] _
told the sister jumped up
_ He said now [F#] watch your hoist
_ [F#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
Hmm, _ [F#m] you know you're the band gun
_ _ You know you're the [F#] hoist of us _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You [F#m] know I grabbed up my suitcase
_ _ _ And I jumped down [F#] the road _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Hmm, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I said I jumped down [F#] the road _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I said [F#m] farewell my old friend _
_ _ Very good Lord [F#] bless you so
_ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] Yeah, some old priest is blue
_ _ _ _ I'm gonna choose my [D#m] seat in the sun
_ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ Hmm, _ _ _ [F#m] some old priest is blue
_ _ _ I'm gonna choose [F#] my seat in the sun
_ Yeah, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m]
but when the spirit comes _ _ _
I want y'all to jump straight [F#] up and down
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] You know I'm in the pulpit
_ _ _ And I'm jumping straight [F#] up and down _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, _ [F#m] _ I'm in the pulpit _ _
And I'm jumping [F#] straight up and down
You _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] know my sister's over in the corner
There in Harlem, _ [F#] Alabama bound
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] Yes, I'm a get me religion
_ _ [F#] _ _ I'm a join the Baptist Church
_ _ [F#m] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, [F#m] _ I'm a get me religion
_ _ _ I say I'm a join [F#] the Baptist Church
_ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Yeah, [F#m] _ I wanna feel Baptist preacher
_ _ _ _ Yes, so I won't [F#] have to worry _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, _ [F#m] one sister jumped up
_ _ _ I said she [F#] began to shout _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ Oh, [F#m] _ one sister jumped up _
_ I said she began [F#]
to shout
_ [C#] She [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] said I'll be so glad _
When this old corn [F#] licker's gone out _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You know one of [F#m] my old deacons looked around _ _ _ _
_ And he [F#] began to grin
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, [F#m] one of my deacons looked around
_ _ _ And he [F#] began to grin _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] He's crying no one thank elder _ _
I'll _ be back home
Back to [F#] bell housing again
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You know [F#m] one sister jumped up _ _
And she _ began [F#] to shout
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] Hmm, _ _ _ _ _ I said she [F#] began to shout _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
He said _ [F#m] I know I can tell you
_ _ What _ _ it's [F#] all about _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, _ _ [F#m] one sister jumped up _
_ _ And she said [F#] watch your hoist _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Hmm, [F#m] _
told the sister jumped up
_ He said now [F#] watch your hoist
_ [F#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
Hmm, _ [F#m] you know you're the band gun
_ _ You know you're the [F#] hoist of us _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You [F#m] know I grabbed up my suitcase
_ _ _ And I jumped down [F#] the road _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Hmm, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I said I jumped down [F#] the road _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I said [F#m] farewell my old friend _
_ _ Very good Lord [F#] bless you so
_ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] Yeah, some old priest is blue
_ _ _ _ I'm gonna choose my [D#m] seat in the sun
_ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ Hmm, _ _ _ [F#m] some old priest is blue
_ _ _ I'm gonna choose [F#] my seat in the sun
_ Yeah, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m]
but when the spirit comes _ _ _
I want y'all to jump straight [F#] up and down
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] You know I'm in the pulpit
_ _ _ And I'm jumping straight [F#] up and down _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, _ [F#m] _ I'm in the pulpit _ _
And I'm jumping [F#] straight up and down
You _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] know my sister's over in the corner
There in Harlem, _ [F#] Alabama bound
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _