St. Louis Cemetery Blues Chords by Squirrel Nut Zippers

Tempo:
108.1 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

B

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Squirrel Nut Zippers - St. Louis Cemetery Blues chords
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[Bm]
[B] [E] [Dm] [G] [A] [D]
[F#] [B] [E]
[A] [D]
[F#] [B] [E]
[A#] [B] [F#]
[Bm]
[G#] [A] [D]
[F#] [B] [E]
[A] [D] [Am] [B] [E]
[A] [D] [B] [E]
[A] [D]
[B] [E] [D] [A] [D] I was going [F#] [B] downtown [E]
just the other day [D] to meet [C#] my mates.
[F#m] [D] They said [F#] I'll [B] meet you down, [E]
down in that mean [A] open ground.
[F#] I can shake my rattle, rattle my bones.
[Dm]
[Bm] Just don't lay down [G#] before [A] your [Em] done.
[D] You [A] [B] can't [E]
[A] have [D] it if it's not [B] your bag.
[E]
Down [A] in St.
[D] Louis, [B] Missouri.
[E] Down in St.
[A] Louis, [F] [C#] [Dm] Missouri.
[E] [D] [A] Are you in [D] hope?
[A#] [B] [E]
[A] [D]
[F#] [B] [E]
[A] [Em] [F#]
[Bm]
[A] [D] [F#]
[B] [E] [A]
[D] [B] [E] [A]
[D] [B] [E]
[A] Yes, boy!
[D] [B] [D]
[A] [D] We shall [F#] walk through [B] the valley.
[E] Walk through the [A] valley soon.
[Dm] We shall [F#] talk [B]
with the spirit.
[E] Talk with the [A] spirit soon.
[F#] Even Jesus himself shall [E] be [Bm] our leader.
[D] That you can [A#] rag, [Bm] mama, [B] [E] rag.
You [A] can't have [D] it if it's not [B] your bag.
[E] Down [A] in St.
[Dm] Louis, [C#] Missouri.
[E] Down in St.
[A] Louis, [D] Missouri.
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
B
12341112
F#
134211112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To jam and learn Squirrel Nut Zippers - St. Louis Cemetery Blues chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: A, D, B, E, A, D, F#, B, A and B. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 54 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 108. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A Major.

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_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ [B] _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [B] _ [E] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] I was going [F#] _ _ [B] downtown _ _ [E]
just the other day [D] to meet [C#] my mates.
[F#m] [D] They said [F#] I'll [B] meet you _ down, [E]
down in that mean [A] open ground.
[F#] I can shake my rattle, rattle my bones.
[Dm]
[Bm] Just don't lay down [G#] before [A] your [Em] done.
[D] You _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ can't [E] _
_ [A] have [D] it if it's not [B] your bag.
[E]
Down [A] in St.
[D] Louis, [B] Missouri.
[E] Down in St.
_ [A] Louis, [F] _ [C#] [Dm] Missouri.
_ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [A] Are you in [D] hope?
_ _ [A#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Yes, boy!
[D] _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] We shall [F#] walk through [B] the valley.
_ _ [E] Walk through the [A] valley soon.
_ [Dm] We shall [F#] talk [B]
with the spirit.
_ [E] _ Talk with the [A] spirit soon.
[F#] Even _ Jesus himself shall [E] be [Bm] our leader. _
_ [D] That you can [A#] rag, [Bm] mama, [B] _ _ [E] rag.
You [A] can't have [D] it if it's not [B] your bag.
[E] Down [A] in St.
[Dm] Louis, [C#] Missouri.
[E] Down in St.
_ [A] Louis, _ _ [D] Missouri. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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