Statesboro Blues Chords by Taj Mahal
Tempo:
117.1 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Am
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
A
B
Am
G
E
A
B
_ [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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _