Sonny Boy Williamson, Memphis Slim - Same Girl Chords

Tempo:
173 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Gm

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sonny Boy Williamson, Memphis Slim -  Same Girl chords
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[G]
Sonny boy, I met a girl
[E]
[C] Way down [Gm] in old shady land
[C] Sonny boy, I met a wonderful [E] girl
[Cm] [Gm] Way down in [G] old shady land
[Gm] [G]
[D] [A] But she didn't belong to me.
[Gm]
[C] I had to catch her every [G] time I can
[D] [Am]
I [Em] know what she was talking about [G] because [C] I
Dropped a letter in her [Gm] backyard
[G]
[Gm]
Remember [G] slim I know [C] what you're [Gm] talking about
because [G] [C] I
[Gm] Threw the letter over in [G] her backyard
[Gm] [G] You know, I couldn't even go to [D] see little girl because [G] [C] her kid man
[Em] [G] Had me [Gm] barred
[G]
It's a strange thing
[C] [Em] And it's why why [Gm] were [G] big world
[C] [Gm]
[G]
[C] strange as it may [E] seem
[C]
[G] in this [C]
wide [G] wide wide
[D] All [Dm] the people on earth
[G] [C]
Why [Gm] are we in [E] love with [Gm] the same?
[G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[Gm] You know, my friend got mad with [D] me
[Gm] [C]
Because I've [G] been right another to his [Gm] girlfriend
[G]
[Gm] [G]
[C] My best [E] friend got [Em] mad with me [C] because
[Em] I wouldn't write a [G] letter to his [Am] girlfriend
[Gm]
[G]
[D]
I was [E] in love with [Bm] a sister.
God [C] knows I didn't want the girl to know
[E]
What [G] the little boy?
in his skin, [Gm] [G]
I guess you gotta have
You [C] gotta have a own cooperation plan
[G]
[C] Sonny boy
Let's have a little [E] girl [G] [C]
let's have all
[G]
[D] Let's try to keep up for ourselves
[G] So [C] she can't be running
around [Gm] from man [G] to man
[C]
[G] [D]
members now
[C] Talk to me [G] good
[Gm] We gonna try to make her
[G] understand
[Gm] [G]
[Em] [C] We don't wanna
lose the reputation
[Gm] Running around [Em] from [Em] Maine to [G] Maine
That's [D] well [G] understood
[D]
It should break [C] our rule
[F] She ain't [G] nothing but a [Em] fool
[C] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Gm
123111113
D
1321
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
Gm
123111113
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Sonny Boy Williamson - Same Girl chords, practice playing C, Gm, G, C, G and Gm in sequence. Start with a comfortable 86 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 173. Considering the song's key of G Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Sonny boy, I met a girl
[E] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ Way _ down [Gm] in old shady land _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Sonny boy, _ _ I met a wonderful [E] girl _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] Way _ _ down in [G] old shady land _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] But she didn't belong to me.
_ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] I had to catch her every _ _ [G] time I can _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
I [Em] know what she was talking about [G] because [C] I _
_ Dropped a letter _ in her _ [Gm] backyard _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ Remember [G] slim I know [C] what you're [Gm] talking about
_ because [G] _ _ [C] I
[Gm] Threw the letter over in [G] _ _ her backyard
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ You know, I couldn't even go to [D] see little girl because [G] _ _ [C] _ _ her kid man
[Em] _ _ [G] Had me _ _ [Gm] barred
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ It's a strange thing
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] And it's why why [Gm] were [G] big world
_ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] strange as it may [E] seem
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ in this [C] _
wide [G] wide wide _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ All [Dm] the people on earth
_ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ Why [Gm] are we in [E] love with [Gm] the same?
[G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Gm] You know, my friend got mad with [D] me
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ Because I've [G] been right another to his [Gm] girlfriend _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ My best [E] friend got [Em] mad with me [C] because _ _
[Em] I wouldn't write a [G] letter to his [Am] girlfriend
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ I was [E] in love with [Bm] a sister.
God [C] knows I didn't want the girl to know
[E] _
What [G] the little boy? _ _ _ _
in his skin, _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I guess you gotta have _ _
_ _ _ _ You [C] gotta have a own _ cooperation plan
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Sonny boy
_ _ _ _ Let's have a little [E] girl [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ let's have all _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Let's try to keep up for ourselves
[G] _ So [C] she can't be running _
_ _ around [Gm] from man [G] to man
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ members now _ _ _
_ _ [C] Talk to me [G] good _
[Gm] We _ _ _ gonna try to make her
_ [G] _ understand _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] We don't wanna
_ _ lose the reputation
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ Running around [Em] from [Em] Maine to [G] Maine _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
That's [D] well [G] understood
_ [D] _ _ _
It should break [C] our rule _ _ _
[F] She ain't [G] nothing but a [Em] fool _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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The Keep It To Ourselves album includes this song.