Statesboro Blues Chords by Taj Mahal

Tempo:
117.1 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

Am

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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TAJ MAHAL - STATESBORO BLUES. chords
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[E]
[B] [A]
[E] [Bb] [Am] [E] [B]
[E] Yes, now I wake up mama, [A] turn your lamp down [E] low.
[A] Wake up mama, turn your [E] lamp down low.
[D] Have [B] you got dinner?
[E] [A] I pop my top from [E] your door.
[B]
[Em] [E] Woke up this [G] morning [A] baby, I had them [E] snakes by the blues.
Snakes by the door, [G] so that is.
[A] Woke up this morning, had them [E] snakes by the blues.
[A]
[B] Look on your corner, [A] grandma's there, I'm gonna [E] have them too.
[Am] [E] [B]
[E] Mama died [A] and left me [E] wrecked.
Mama ain't good looking, but I'm someone sweet and no shy.
[A] Goin' to the country, baby do [D] you [E] wanna go?
[B]
I know you can't make it your [A] own.
Sister Lucille [E] said she won't throw.
[Bb] [Am] [E] [B] [E]
[A] [E]
[G]
[A]
[E]
[B] [A]
[E] [B] You [E] know I love that [Em] woman [Am] better than anyone I [E] ever seen.
I [A]
love that woman I [E] ever seen.
[B] She treat me like a [E] king, I [A] treat her like she,
She was a [E] doggone queen.
[B]
[E] Wake up [A] mama, turn your lamp [E] down low.
[Ab] [A] Wake up mama, turn your [E] lamp down low.
[A] [E]
[G] [B] [E] [A] Pop [E] from your door.
[A] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
Am
2311
G
2131
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To start learning Taj Mahal - Statesboro Blues chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: E, A, E, B and E. A good strategy is to initiate at 58 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 117 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Bb] _ [Am] _ [E] _ [B] _ _
[E] Yes, now I wake up mama, [A] turn your lamp down [E] low. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Wake up mama, turn your [E] lamp down low. _ _ _ _
[D] Have [B] you got dinner?
[E] [A] I pop my top from [E] your door.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Em] _ [E] Woke up this [G] morning [A] baby, I had them [E] snakes by the blues.
_ _ Snakes by the door, [G] so that is.
[A] Woke up this morning, had them [E] snakes by the blues.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[B] _ Look on your corner, [A] _ grandma's there, I'm gonna [E] have them too.
_ [Am] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _
[E] Mama died [A] and left me [E] wrecked. _ _
Mama ain't good looking, but I'm someone sweet and no shy.
[A] _ Goin' to the country, baby do [D] you [E] wanna go?
_ _ _ _ _ [B]
I know you can't make it your [A] own.
Sister Lucille [E] said she won't throw.
[Bb] _ [Am] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ You [E] know I love that [Em] woman [Am] better than anyone I [E] ever seen.
_ I _ _ [A] _
_ love that woman I _ [E] ever seen. _ _ _ _ _
[B] She treat me like a [E] king, I [A] treat her like she,
She was a [E] doggone queen.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ Wake up _ [A] mama, turn your lamp [E] down low. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [A] Wake up mama, _ turn your [E] lamp down low.
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ Pop [E] from your door.
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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