Graveyard Blues Chords by The Gits

Tempo:
72.05 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

Eb

D

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Gits - Graveyard Blues chords
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The piano improv.
This is a song by Patti Smith.
Yeah, right, Patti.
It's from Bessie Smith.
It's from her to you, you're right.
[G] [F] Okay.
[Eb] [D] Kind of evil.
[G] [F] [Eb] [D]
[G] [F] [Eb] [D] [G] [F]
[Eb] [D] [G] Had a [F] dream last night [Eb] that [D] I was [G] dead.
Had a dream [F] last night that [D] I was dead.
[G] [F] Evil [D] spirits all around [G] my bed.
[Eb] [D] [G]
[F] [Eb] [G] [F] [Cm]
[G] [F] Devil [Eb] came and grabbed [D] my [G] hand.
Devil [F] came [Eb] and grabbed [D] my [G] hand.
Led [F] me [Eb] down [D] to that [Gm] red hot land.
[Eb] [D] [G] Mean blue [F] spirit, [Eb] something's [D] faulting [Ab] me.
Mean [F] blue [Eb] spirit, [D] something's faulting me.
[G] Made [F] me [Eb] moan and [D] groan in [G] misery.
[F] [Cm]
[G] [F] Fairies and dragons [Eb] spitting out [D] blue flames.
[G]
[F] Fairies and dragons [Eb] spitting out [D] blue [G] flames.
[F] Shone their [Eb] teeth for [D] they were [G] glad I came.
[F] [Eb] [D] [G]
[F] [Eb] [D] [G] [F] [Eb] [D]
[G] Demons with [F] eyelids [Eb] of [D] dripping blood.
[G] Demons [F] with [Eb] eyelids of [D] dripping blood.
[G] [F] Drug the [Eb] sinners [D] through that [Gm] rimstone [F] flood.
[Eb] [D] [Gm] This is [F] hell I [Eb] cried [G] with [Ab] all my [G] might.
[F] [Eb] [D] This [G] is [F] hell I [Eb] cried [D] with [G] all my [F] might.
[Eb] [D] Said, [G] oh [F] my [Eb] soul, [D] I can't [G] bear the [F] sight.
[Eb] [D] [G] Start [F] running, cause this [Eb] is [D] my [G] cup.
Start running, [F] [Eb] cause this [D] is my cup.
[G] Run [F] so [Eb] [D] fast the sun will woke [G] me up.
[Eb] [D] [G] [F] [Eb] [Dm] [G]
[C] [G] [Cm] [G] [F] [Eb]
[G] Thanks Chris.
[E] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
D
1321
Cm
13421113
G
2131
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
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Let's start jamming The Gits - Graveyard Blues chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - F, D, G, F, Eb and G in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 36 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 72 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Eb Major.

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_ _ The piano improv.
This is a song by Patti Smith.
Yeah, right, Patti.
It's from Bessie Smith.
It's from her to you, you're right.
[G] [F] Okay.
[Eb] _ [D] Kind of evil.
[G] _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ [D] [G] Had a [F] dream last night [Eb] that [D] I was [G] dead.
Had a dream [F] last night that [D] I was dead.
[G] _ [F] Evil [D] spirits all around [G] my bed.
_ [Eb] _ [D] _ [G] _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _
[G] _ [F] Devil [Eb] came and grabbed [D] my [G] hand.
Devil [F] came [Eb] and grabbed [D] my [G] hand.
Led [F] me [Eb] down [D] to that [Gm] red hot land.
[Eb] _ _ [D] _ [G] Mean blue [F] spirit, [Eb] something's [D] faulting [Ab] me.
Mean [F] blue [Eb] spirit, [D] something's faulting me.
[G] Made [F] me [Eb] moan and [D] groan in [G] misery.
[F] _ [Cm] _
_ [G] _ [F] Fairies and dragons [Eb] spitting out [D] blue flames.
[G]
[F] Fairies and dragons [Eb] spitting out [D] blue [G] flames.
[F] Shone their [Eb] teeth for [D] they were [G] glad I came.
[F] _ [Eb] _ [D] _ [G] _ _
[F] _ [Eb] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [D] _
[G] Demons with [F] eyelids [Eb] of [D] dripping blood.
[G] Demons [F] with [Eb] eyelids of [D] dripping blood.
[G] [F] Drug the [Eb] sinners [D] through that [Gm] rimstone [F] flood.
[Eb] _ _ [D] [Gm] This is [F] hell I [Eb] cried [G] with [Ab] all my [G] might.
[F] _ [Eb] _ [D] This [G] is [F] hell I [Eb] cried [D] with [G] all my [F] might.
[Eb] _ [D] Said, [G] oh [F] my [Eb] soul, [D] I can't [G] bear the [F] sight.
_ [Eb] _ [D] [G] Start [F] running, cause this [Eb] is [D] my [G] cup.
Start running, [F] [Eb] cause this [D] is my cup.
[G] Run [F] so [Eb] [D] fast the sun will woke [G] me up. _
[Eb] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [Dm] _ [G] _
[C] _ [G] _ [Cm] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _
[G] _ _ _ Thanks Chris.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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