Chords for Spanky & Our Gang - Hong Kong Blues [1969].mpg

Tempo:
141.35 bpm
Chords used:

B

C

Em

G

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Spanky & Our Gang - Hong Kong Blues [1969].mpg chords
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You
[Gm] [Abm]
[Bbm] [B]
[G]
[Cm]
[G]
[Cm] [G] [Cm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [A]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [G]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[B] [G]
[C] [G]
[Cm] [C]
[A]
[Ab] [G] [C]
[G] [Cm] [A] I need [Ab] somebody to let [Dm] me once [Cm] again.
[Bb] Won't somebody believe, [C] but [Eb] [Bb]
when I try [Eb] to leave.
[G] [Gm]
I [C] need somebody, I need somebody to care.
[Gm] I need somebody to let me [C] [Gm]
once again.
[A] [Ab] [Gm]
[C]
Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
[Ab]
[B]
[Em] [B] [Em]
[A] [B] [Em]
[B]
That was the story of a very unfortunate piano playing cat.
[Em] [Bm] Who got arrested down in [B] old Hong [E] Kong.
[B] [E]
He got 20 [Gb] years privilege [E]
taken away from him.
[B] When he came, Gold Booth [Em] is gone.
[B] Now he's playing the piano.
[E] [B] Just raise the price.
[Em] I'm gonna take it [D] to the land [C] of the free.
[B] Well he says his home's in Frisco where they send the rice.
[E] But it's really in Tennessee.
[Em] He keeps playing the piano.
Just [Bm] raise the fret, he [Em] needs to split.
But [Bm] he keeps playing the [Em] piano.
And [D] sing this little [C] song.
[Em]
Since he keep Gold Booth is gone.
[E] That's the story of a very unfortunate [B]
[Em] [B] piano playing cat.
Down in old Hong Kong.
[Em] He got 20 years privilege taken away [B] from him.
[D] [C] [B]
[Em] [Bm]
Key:  
B
12341112
C
3211
Em
121
G
2131
Cm
13421113
B
12341112
C
3211
Em
121
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To start learning Spanky & Our Gang - Hong Kong Blues chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - B, E, B, Em, E and Em in sequence. The tempo control on ChordU helps you begin at a comfortable speed and increase as you learn. With C Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ You
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [A] I need [Ab] somebody to let [Dm] me once [Cm] again. _ _
_ [Bb] Won't somebody _ believe, [C] _ but _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ when I try [Eb] to leave.
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I [C] need somebody, _ _ _ _ I need somebody to care.
[Gm] I need somebody to let me _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _
once again.
_ _ [A] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Hong Kong, _ Hong Kong.
_ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
That was the story of a very unfortunate piano playing cat.
[Em] _ [Bm] Who got arrested down in [B] old Hong [E] Kong.
_ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ He got 20 [Gb] years privilege [E]
taken away from him.
[B] When he came, Gold Booth [Em] is gone.
_ _ [B] _ Now he's playing the piano.
[E] _ [B] Just raise the price.
[Em] I'm gonna take it [D] to the land [C] of the free.
[B] _ Well he says his home's in Frisco where they send the rice.
[E] But it's really in Tennessee.
_ _ [Em] He keeps playing _ the piano.
_ _ Just [Bm] raise the fret, he [Em] needs to split.
_ _ But [Bm] he keeps playing the [Em] piano.
And [D] sing this little [C] song.
[Em] _
Since he keep Gold Booth is gone.
[E] That's the story of a very unfortunate _ [B] _
_ [Em] _ _ [B] piano playing cat.
Down in old Hong Kong.
[Em] He got 20 years privilege taken away [B] from him.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _

Facts about this song

It's Hoagy Carmichael who authored this song.

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