Chords for Statesboro Blues
Tempo:
128.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Am
F#m
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[A]
[D] [A] [Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
Wake up, mama, turn your lamp down low.
[D] Wake up, mama, [Bm] turn your lamp [A] down low.
[E] Well, you've got no nerve to [D] drive Uncle John from [A] your door.
[D] [A]
She's a mighty mean woman to do me this way.
[D] [A]
[F#m] Mighty mean woman to do me this [A] way.
[D] [A]
[Em] When I leave this town, [D] you know I'm going away to [A] stay.
My mama left me reckless, daddy died and left me wild.
[D] Mama left me reckless, my daddy died and left [A] me wild.
[D] [A]
[Am] No, I'm not good [D] looking, I'm some sweet [A] mama's child.
And I once loved a woman better than any I've ever seen.
[D] Once [F#m] loved a woman better than any I've ever [E] seen.
[D] [A]
[E] Well, she treated me like a king [D] and I treated her like [A] a queen.
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A] [Am] [A]
Oh, that big lady left Savannah loaded, running, did not stop.
You ought to have seen that other fireman when he got to Boiler's Hot.
[D] Reach in the corner, [F#m] hand me my traveling [A] shoes.
[D] Yes, [A]
you [Am] know, by [D] God, I got them [A] statesboro.
Well, I woke up this morning, I had them statesboro blues.
[F#m] Woke up this morning, I had them statesboro [A] blues.
I [Am] looked over in the [D] corner and grandma's got them.
[E] [D] [A]
Brother tell your sister, sister tell your auntie, auntie tell your cousin, cousin tell your friend.
[F#m] Going up the country, mama, don't you want to go?
[A]
[Am] Well, I might take you, but [D] I might take you to a dream home.
[A]
[D]
[Am] [D]
[A] [D] [A]
[F#] [A]
[F#m] [D]
[A]
[Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
Wake up, mama, turn your lamp down low.
[F#m] Wake up, mama, turn your lamp [A] down low.
[Am] Yes, you've got no [D] nerve to drive Uncle John from your [A] door.
[D] [A] [Am] Said you got no nerve to [D] drive Uncle John from [A] your door.
[D] [A] [D] [E]
[D]
[A]
[A]
[D] [A] [Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
Wake up, mama, turn your lamp down low.
[D] Wake up, mama, [Bm] turn your lamp [A] down low.
[E] Well, you've got no nerve to [D] drive Uncle John from [A] your door.
[D] [A]
She's a mighty mean woman to do me this way.
[D] [A]
[F#m] Mighty mean woman to do me this [A] way.
[D] [A]
[Em] When I leave this town, [D] you know I'm going away to [A] stay.
My mama left me reckless, daddy died and left me wild.
[D] Mama left me reckless, my daddy died and left [A] me wild.
[D] [A]
[Am] No, I'm not good [D] looking, I'm some sweet [A] mama's child.
And I once loved a woman better than any I've ever seen.
[D] Once [F#m] loved a woman better than any I've ever [E] seen.
[D] [A]
[E] Well, she treated me like a king [D] and I treated her like [A] a queen.
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A] [Am] [A]
Oh, that big lady left Savannah loaded, running, did not stop.
You ought to have seen that other fireman when he got to Boiler's Hot.
[D] Reach in the corner, [F#m] hand me my traveling [A] shoes.
[D] Yes, [A]
you [Am] know, by [D] God, I got them [A] statesboro.
Well, I woke up this morning, I had them statesboro blues.
[F#m] Woke up this morning, I had them statesboro [A] blues.
I [Am] looked over in the [D] corner and grandma's got them.
[E] [D] [A]
Brother tell your sister, sister tell your auntie, auntie tell your cousin, cousin tell your friend.
[F#m] Going up the country, mama, don't you want to go?
[A]
[Am] Well, I might take you, but [D] I might take you to a dream home.
[A]
[D]
[Am] [D]
[A] [D] [A]
[F#] [A]
[F#m] [D]
[A]
[Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
Wake up, mama, turn your lamp down low.
[F#m] Wake up, mama, turn your lamp [A] down low.
[Am] Yes, you've got no [D] nerve to drive Uncle John from your [A] door.
[D] [A] [Am] Said you got no nerve to [D] drive Uncle John from [A] your door.
[D] [A] [D] [E]
[D]
[A]
Key:
A
D
Am
F#m
E
A
D
Am
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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Wake up, mama, turn your lamp down low. _ _ _ _
[D] Wake up, mama, [Bm] turn your lamp [A] down low. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Well, you've got no nerve to [D] drive Uncle John from [A] your door.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
She's a mighty mean woman to do me this way.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
[F#m] Mighty mean woman to do me this [A] way.
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] When I leave this town, [D] you know I'm going away to [A] stay. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ My mama left me reckless, daddy died and left me wild. _ _ _ _ _
[D] Mama left me reckless, my daddy died and left [A] me wild.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[Am] No, I'm not good [D] looking, I'm some sweet [A] mama's child. _ _ _ _ _ _
And I once loved a woman better than any I've ever _ seen. _ _ _ _
[D] Once [F#m] loved a woman better than any I've ever [E] _ seen.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] Well, she treated me like a king [D] and I treated her like [A] a queen. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [A] _ _
_ Oh, that big lady left Savannah loaded, running, did not stop.
You ought to have seen that other fireman when he got to Boiler's Hot.
[D] _ Reach in the corner, [F#m] hand me my traveling [A] shoes.
[D] Yes, _ [A] _ _
_ you [Am] know, by [D] God, I got them [A] statesboro. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, I woke up this morning, I had them statesboro blues. _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ Woke up this morning, I had them statesboro [A] blues. _ _ _ _ _
I [Am] looked over in the [D] corner and grandma's got them.
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Brother tell your sister, sister tell your auntie, auntie tell your cousin, cousin tell your friend.
[F#m] Going up the country, mama, don't you want to go?
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Am] Well, I might take you, but [D] I might take you to a dream home.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Wake up, mama, turn your lamp down low.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Wake up, mama, turn your lamp [A] down low. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] Yes, you've got no [D] nerve to drive Uncle John from your [A] door. _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] Said you got no nerve to [D] drive Uncle John from [A] your door. _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Wake up, mama, turn your lamp down low. _ _ _ _
[D] Wake up, mama, [Bm] turn your lamp [A] down low. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Well, you've got no nerve to [D] drive Uncle John from [A] your door.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
She's a mighty mean woman to do me this way.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
[F#m] Mighty mean woman to do me this [A] way.
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] When I leave this town, [D] you know I'm going away to [A] stay. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ My mama left me reckless, daddy died and left me wild. _ _ _ _ _
[D] Mama left me reckless, my daddy died and left [A] me wild.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[Am] No, I'm not good [D] looking, I'm some sweet [A] mama's child. _ _ _ _ _ _
And I once loved a woman better than any I've ever _ seen. _ _ _ _
[D] Once [F#m] loved a woman better than any I've ever [E] _ seen.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] Well, she treated me like a king [D] and I treated her like [A] a queen. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [A] _ _
_ Oh, that big lady left Savannah loaded, running, did not stop.
You ought to have seen that other fireman when he got to Boiler's Hot.
[D] _ Reach in the corner, [F#m] hand me my traveling [A] shoes.
[D] Yes, _ [A] _ _
_ you [Am] know, by [D] God, I got them [A] statesboro. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, I woke up this morning, I had them statesboro blues. _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ Woke up this morning, I had them statesboro [A] blues. _ _ _ _ _
I [Am] looked over in the [D] corner and grandma's got them.
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Brother tell your sister, sister tell your auntie, auntie tell your cousin, cousin tell your friend.
[F#m] Going up the country, mama, don't you want to go?
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Am] Well, I might take you, but [D] I might take you to a dream home.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Wake up, mama, turn your lamp down low.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Wake up, mama, turn your lamp [A] down low. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] Yes, you've got no [D] nerve to drive Uncle John from your [A] door. _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] Said you got no nerve to [D] drive Uncle John from [A] your door. _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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