Chords for TajMo - Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' - "Don't Leave Me Here" (Official Lyric Video)
Tempo:
92.9 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
C
Bb
D
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[Gm]
[C] [Gm]
How the weather in the country, how the weather down south, how the weather in the delta,
Butter, beans [Bb] and cornbread, reds and [C] greens, [Gm] candy ales and black eyed peas.
you're going to Mississippi, [Gm] [C] where that delta sky [Gm] is sweet and clear.
Oh y'all [D] I'm stuck here in Chicago, please don't leave me [Gm] here.
When you see Ludella, tell her hey from me.
dreams.
[C] [Gm]
How the weather in the country, how the weather down south, how the weather in the delta,
Butter, beans [Bb] and cornbread, reds and [C] greens, [Gm] candy ales and black eyed peas.
you're going to Mississippi, [Gm] [C] where that delta sky [Gm] is sweet and clear.
Oh y'all [D] I'm stuck here in Chicago, please don't leave me [Gm] here.
When you see Ludella, tell her hey from me.
dreams.
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[C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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How the weather in the country, how the weather down south, how the weather in the delta,
how the food taste in your mouth.
Butter, beans [Bb] and cornbread, reds and [C] greens, [Gm] candy ales and black eyed peas.
[C] If you're going to Mississippi, [Gm] _ _ _ [C] where that delta sky [Gm] is sweet and clear. _ _ _
_ Oh y'all [D] I'm stuck here in Chicago, please don't leave me [Gm] here. _ _ _ _
_ _ When you see Ludella, tell her hey from me.
_ _ Last time I saw her, it was in my dreams.
_ _ She's the sweetest thing under the [C] sun.
[Gm] When I think about some love, [Bb] she's still around.
[Gm] [C] Now if you're going to [Gm] Mississippi, _ _ _ _ where that delta sky is sweet and clear. _
_ _ _ _ When I'm [D] stuck here in Chicago, _ _ please [Bb] don't leave me here. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] What they doing in Vicksburg, down in Aberdeen?
They got more fine big leg women than them one man emps.
_ What they doing in Jackson and Little O' Eater Bean?
_ I ain't been to Cork since _ 1963, cause if you're going to Mississippi,
_ _ where that delta sky is sweet and clear. _ _ _ _ _
[D] Y'all I'm stuck here in Chicago, please don't [Bb] leave me here.
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] When I'm stuck [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ here _ _ [D] in Jackson and _
_ _ [Bb] Little O' Eater Bean. _ _ _
[Gm] Hotter _ weather in the delta, sure cold up here.
[F] _ [Bb] Baby run off and left me late [C] last year.
It was [Gm] just four crib months, deep deep snow on the ground.
[F] [Bb] Came home late over [Gm] in the evening, she done tore my playhouse down.
So if you're going to Mississippi, [C] _ _ _
[Gm] where that delta sky is sweet and clear. _
_ _ _ Oh y [D]'all I'm stuck here in Chicago, _ _ please don't leave [Gm] me here.
Don't _ _ [G] _ [Gm] leave, _ _ _ _ please don't leave me here. _ _
_ _ Mmm please don't leave, _ _ _ _ please don't leave me here. _
Oh help me, _ _ _ _ please don't leave me here, _ _ _ _ _ please don't leave me here. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Please _ _ don't leave, _ _ _ _ please don't leave me here. _ _ _
Please _ don't leave. _ _ _
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[C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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How the weather in the country, how the weather down south, how the weather in the delta,
how the food taste in your mouth.
Butter, beans [Bb] and cornbread, reds and [C] greens, [Gm] candy ales and black eyed peas.
[C] If you're going to Mississippi, [Gm] _ _ _ [C] where that delta sky [Gm] is sweet and clear. _ _ _
_ Oh y'all [D] I'm stuck here in Chicago, please don't leave me [Gm] here. _ _ _ _
_ _ When you see Ludella, tell her hey from me.
_ _ Last time I saw her, it was in my dreams.
_ _ She's the sweetest thing under the [C] sun.
[Gm] When I think about some love, [Bb] she's still around.
[Gm] [C] Now if you're going to [Gm] Mississippi, _ _ _ _ where that delta sky is sweet and clear. _
_ _ _ _ When I'm [D] stuck here in Chicago, _ _ please [Bb] don't leave me here. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] What they doing in Vicksburg, down in Aberdeen?
They got more fine big leg women than them one man emps.
_ What they doing in Jackson and Little O' Eater Bean?
_ I ain't been to Cork since _ 1963, cause if you're going to Mississippi,
_ _ where that delta sky is sweet and clear. _ _ _ _ _
[D] Y'all I'm stuck here in Chicago, please don't [Bb] leave me here.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] When I'm stuck [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ here _ _ [D] in Jackson and _
_ _ [Bb] Little O' Eater Bean. _ _ _
[Gm] Hotter _ weather in the delta, sure cold up here.
[F] _ [Bb] Baby run off and left me late [C] last year.
It was [Gm] just four crib months, deep deep snow on the ground.
[F] [Bb] Came home late over [Gm] in the evening, she done tore my playhouse down.
So if you're going to Mississippi, [C] _ _ _
[Gm] where that delta sky is sweet and clear. _
_ _ _ Oh y [D]'all I'm stuck here in Chicago, _ _ please don't leave [Gm] me here.
Don't _ _ [G] _ [Gm] leave, _ _ _ _ please don't leave me here. _ _
_ _ Mmm please don't leave, _ _ _ _ please don't leave me here. _
Oh help me, _ _ _ _ please don't leave me here, _ _ _ _ _ please don't leave me here. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Please _ _ don't leave, _ _ _ _ please don't leave me here. _ _ _
Please _ don't leave. _ _ _
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