Stormy Monday Chords by Chuck Brown

Tempo:
173.95 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Db

F

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Stormy Monday chords
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[C] [Ab] Keep it like that, keep it like that.
[N]
Keep it like that.
[Ab]
[A] Keep it like that.
Special dedication going out to my man, Matt Snake.
[N] Big brother, Rick and friends.
I said what's up?
I said what's up?
Talk to me, shake it.
I said what's up?
Sweet Teresa.
[Dm] Good to see [D] ya.
[F] I'm Wes Neeson.
[B]
Special dedication going out to Sweet Cherry.
Where are you Cherry?
[E] And also Cookie.
I want to play hooky.
Also my man, Matt [Eb] Donnell and friends.
They [G] all came to play.
[E]
[B] Talk to me, sweet.
I want to see you boogie.
[N]
You want to play hooky?
[B] You got to go find Cookie.
[E]
[C] She'll let you spend your money.
You don't get [E] no boogie.
[N] That's right, Cookie.
One more time for Nick, Ted, and Marcel.
John and Rob [F] from Norfolk State.
Sometimes when they're going to go,
they just can't wait.
[C]
[Db] [Bb] [G]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Dbm] [G]
[Db] [Bb]
What's up, Will?
[Ab] My whole life is a [Bbm] street.
[B]
[F] My
[Bbm] whole life is a street.
[Bb] My [Db]
whole life is a street.
My whole life is a [Bbm] street.
My whole life is a street.
My whole life is a [Bb] street.
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Cm] When I first came to the city,
[F] When I first came to the city,
I had no kind of plan.
[Db]
[Cm]
[B] [Bb] [Ab]
[Abm] [Fm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[G]
[Cm] [Eb]
I had no kind of plan.
[Db]
[Gm] I had no kind of plan.
[Bb] [Eb] I had no kind of plan.
I had no kind of plan.
I had no kind of plan.
I had no kind of plan.
Tuesday ain't [Bb] as your plan.
[Eb] [Bb]
[C] [Eb] Says they call it Summer Monday.
[F]
Tuesday ain't as [Bb] your plan.
[G]
[Cm] It [Eb] says Wednesday gets wet [E] snow.
[Eb]
It says Wednesday gets wet snow.
Thursday's, I'm [Bb] so sad.
[Db]
[Cm] [B]
[F] The eagle flies on [D] Friday.
[Eb] Yeah, Saturday [Bbm] has a lot to play.
[F]
[Dm] [Eb] Say the eagle [Bbm] flies on Friday.
Saturday, yeah.
[Db]
Saturday I go down [Bb] to play.
[G]
And then on [Cm] Sunday I go to church, yeah.
[Eb] And
I kneel right [Bb] down and pray.
[Db]
[Cm]
[B] [Eb] Lord have [Bb] mercy.
[Eb]
[Db] You have mercy [Bb] on me now.
[Eb] I said Lord [Db] have
mercy.
[Eb] [Db]
Lord have mercy [Bb] on me girl.
[F] [G]
[Cm] You know I've been hard to [Eb] find my baby [F] now.
I said
I'm home to [Bb] you [Db]
now.
[C] [Gm] [B]
[Bb] Every day, [Eb] every day [Cm] I am [Bb] in flames.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] Every day, every day.
Every
day I am [Bb] in flames.
Every time I look at you she's a bad [G] little girl now.
Speak [Cm] in my heart,
bad like a trombone, [F] yeah.
You know I had a long chance.
[Db]
Cause with you [C] I can do [B]
it.
[Bb] I don't want to touch your body.
[Eb] [Db]
I don't want to be inside [Bb] your name.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] I'm a downright [Bbm]
country boy now.
I was born in the desert.
[Bb]
[G]
[Cm] I was [Eb] raised in the desert.
[F]
See I had no plan.
[Bb] [Db]
[C] [Eb] [B]
Come here.
[Gm] We're gonna [E] let the drummer kick that funky beat.
Cause he might make you wanna just stay in your feet.
Show you why.
Of course [Eb] you're right.
[E] And the wilder drummer [Em] can get that funky beat.
Put [A] your hands in the air.
Come [Eb] on.
Come on.
Yeah.
[C] [G]
[Eb] Beat it.
Yeah.
[C] [Eb]
Yeah.
Yeah.
[Db] [B] I love you [Eb] girl.
Yeah.
Yeah.
[D] [Eb] Give a little bit of that [G] one time.
[E] [B]
[Gm]
[N]
[D]
[C]
[C]
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Eb
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Bb
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Db
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F
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B
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Eb
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Bb
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Db
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To start learning Chuck Brown - Stormy Monday chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C, Eb, Db, Bb, Eb, Bb, C, G and C in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 43 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 87. With the song's key of Eb Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ Keep it like that, keep it like that.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ Keep it _ _ _ _ like that. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[A] Keep it like that.
Special dedication going out to my man, Matt Snake. _
_ _ _ [N] Big brother, Rick and friends.
_ _ I said what's up? _
_ _ I said what's up?
Talk to me, shake it.
_ _ I said what's up? _ _
_ _ _ Sweet Teresa. _ _
_ _ [Dm] Good to see [D] ya. _
_ _ [F] I'm Wes _ Neeson.
[B] _
_ Special dedication going out to Sweet Cherry.
_ Where are you Cherry?
[E] And also Cookie.
I want to play hooky.
Also my man, Matt [Eb] Donnell and friends.
_ _ _ They [G] all came to play.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] Talk to me, sweet. _ _
_ I want to see you boogie.
_ _ [N] _
_ You want to play hooky? _ _
[B] You got to go find Cookie.
_ _ [E] _
_ [C] She'll let you spend your money. _ _
You don't get [E] no boogie. _ _ _
[N] _ That's right, Cookie.
One more time for Nick, Ted, and Marcel.
John and Rob [F] from Norfolk State.
Sometimes when they're going to go,
they just can't wait.
_ _ [C] _
_ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ What's up, Will?
[Ab] My whole life is a [Bbm] street.
_ _ [B] _
_ [F] _ _ _ My _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ whole life is a street.
[Bb] My _ [Db] _ _ _
whole life is a street.
My whole life is a [Bbm] street.
My whole life is a street.
My whole life is a [Bb] street. _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] When I first came to the city,
_ [F] When I first came to the city,
I _ _ _ had no kind of plan.
[Db] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I had no _ _ kind of plan.
_ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ I had no _ kind of plan.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] I had no kind of plan.
_ _ _ I had no kind of plan. _ _
I had no kind of plan.
I had no kind of plan.
Tuesday ain't [Bb] as your plan. _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] Says they call it Summer Monday.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
Tuesday ain't as [Bb] your plan. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] It [Eb] says Wednesday gets wet [E] snow.
[Eb] _ _ _ _
It says Wednesday gets wet snow.
Thursday's, I'm [Bb] so sad.
[Db] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F] The eagle flies on [D] Friday.
_ [Eb] Yeah, _ _ _ _ Saturday [Bbm] has a lot to play.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] Say the eagle [Bbm] flies on Friday.
Saturday, yeah.
[Db] _ _
Saturday I go down [Bb] to play. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
And then on [Cm] Sunday I go to church, yeah.
[Eb] _ _ And
I kneel right [Bb] down and pray.
_ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Lord have [Bb] mercy.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Db] You have mercy [Bb] on me now.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] I said Lord [Db] have
mercy.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _
Lord have mercy [Bb] on me girl. _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] You know I've been hard to [Eb] find my baby _ [F] now. _ _
I said
I'm home to [Bb] _ you [Db]
now.
_ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ Every day, _ _ [Eb] _ every day [Cm] _ I am [Bb] in flames. _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Every _ day, every day. _ _ _ _
Every
day I am [Bb] in flames.
Every time I look at you she's a bad [G] little girl now. _
_ _ Speak [Cm] in my heart, _
bad like a trombone, [F] yeah. _ _ _ _
You know I had a long chance.
[Db]
Cause with you _ [C] I can do [B]
it.
_ _ [Bb] I don't want to touch your _ body.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _
I don't want to be inside [Bb] your name. _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ I'm a downright [Bbm]
country boy now. _ _ _
I was born in the desert.
[Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] I was [Eb] raised in the desert.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
See I had no plan.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Eb] _ _ [B]
Come here.
_ [Gm] We're gonna [E] let the drummer kick that funky beat.
Cause he might make you wanna just stay in your feet.
Show you why. _
_ _ Of course [Eb] you're right. _
_ _ [E] And the wilder drummer [Em] can get that funky beat.
Put [A] your hands in the air.
Come _ [Eb] _ _ _ on.
Come on.
Yeah.
[C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Eb] Beat it.
_ _ Yeah. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ Yeah. _ _ _
Yeah.
[Db] _ _ _ [B] I love you [Eb] girl.
_ _ _ Yeah. _
Yeah.
_ [D] _ _ _ [Eb] Give a little bit of that [G] _ _ one time. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
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