I Killed Robert Johnson Chords by The Stone Foxes

Tempo:
151.65 bpm
Chords used:

G

Bb

C

Gm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Stone Foxes - I killed Robert Johnson chords
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[G]
[Bb] [G]
[Bb] [C]
[G]
[Bb] [C]
[G]
[Gm] [C]
[G] On a cross there on mine, a human [Bb] heart [C]
[G] When your bottle and your booze are all that you [Bb] got
[Am]
[G] I didn't want to do it, but he gave me no [Bb] choice [C] I [G] pour his under whiskey, the cold
and the bitter [Bb] voice [C]
Guitar on the floor and my girl on his lap
So [G] I fought the battle with more on that [Gm] cap
[Dm] When you poison men with alcohol, the liquor
gets the blame
And I killed Robert [G] Johnson,
[Em] [C] but I was [G] the same
[Bb] [G]
[Bb] [G] So I hired that colored boy to play his guitar [Gm] blues
[C] [G]
To entertain the white folks at Parent Boo's
[Gm] [G] Oh, but it turned sour quickly when he went for my wife
[Bb] [C] Even [G]
sonny boy Williamson couldn't save his life
[Gm]
[C] So I held another bottle out of another man's hand
[G] He got a slow page for handing on the Mississippi [Bb] land
[C] [Dm]
I ain't saying he deserved it, oh, for crossing the line
Yeah, but [E] I killed Robert Johnson
[G]
[D] It's late at [G] night, I'm low down, low down, low
[Gm] [G]
[Gm] [G]
down
[Gm] [G]
But [Bb] he's [C]
[Bb] dying
[G] [F] [G]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [G] [F] [G]
[Bb] [C] [G]
[Bb] [C] [Bb]
[G] [F] [G]
[Bb] [C] [Bb]
[G]
[Bb] [C] [Bb]
[G]
[Gm] So I've [G] kept my mouth shut, awaiting [Gm] my fate
Oh, it's [G] trapped in the history [Bb] [G] of [Dm] [Gm] 1938
[G] And as the men who knew Robert all died of old age
[Bb] [Cm] [G] Oh, my secret grew lonelier like his music on a stage
[Eb] [Am] I may [G] never tell the public the reason he's dead
Yeah, but oh, he's a headhunter, he can blow this truth from my [Bb] head
[G]
[Dm] I ain't saying I regret it after all these years
Yeah, but [E] I killed Robert [G] Johnson
[Bb] [C] [G] It's late at night,
[Bb] [C] [G]
[Bb]
[C] [G] [F]
[G] I'm [Bb]
[C] [Bb] [G] low down, low down, low down
But [C] he's [G] dying
But [F] [G]
he's [Bb]
[D] [G]
[Bb]
[C] dying
[Bb] [G] Low down, low down, low down
[Gm] [C] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
G
2131
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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To learn The Stone Foxes - I Killed Robert Johnson chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Gm, C, G, Bb, C, Bb and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 75 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 152. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Minor in mind.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C]
[G] On a cross there on mine, _ a human _ [Bb] _ heart [C]
[G] When your bottle and your _ booze are all that you [Bb] got
_ [Am]
[G] I didn't want to do _ it, but he gave me no [Bb] choice _ [C] I [G] pour his under whiskey, _ _ the cold
and the bitter [Bb] voice _ [C] _
Guitar on the floor _ and my girl on his lap
So [G] I fought the _ battle _ with more on that [Gm] cap _ _
[Dm] _ When you poison men with alcohol, the liquor
gets the _ blame _
And I killed Robert [G] Johnson, _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [C] but I was [G] the same _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] So I hired that colored boy _ to play his guitar [Gm] blues
_ [C] _ [G]
To entertain the white folks _ at Parent Boo's
[Gm] _ _ [G] Oh, but it turned sour quickly _ _ when he went for my wife
[Bb] _ [C] Even [G] _
sonny boy _ Williamson _ couldn't save his life
[Gm] _ _ _
[C] So I held another _ bottle _ out of another man's hand
[G] He got a slow page for handing _ on the Mississippi [Bb] land
_ [C] _ [Dm] _
I ain't saying he deserved it, oh, for crossing the _ line
Yeah, but [E] I killed Robert Johnson
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] It's late at [G] night, I'm low down, low down, low _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ down
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ But _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] he's _ _ [C]
[Bb] dying
[G] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _
[G] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ So I've [G] kept my mouth shut, _ _ _ awaiting [Gm] my fate
_ _ Oh, it's [G] trapped in the history _ _ [Bb] _ [G] of _ [Dm] [Gm] 1938
_ _ [G] And as the men who knew Robert _ _ all died of old age
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] [G] Oh, my secret grew lonelier _ like his music on a stage
[Eb] _ _ [Am] I may [G] never tell the _ public _ the reason he's _ dead
Yeah, but oh, he's a _ headhunter, he can blow this truth from my [Bb] head
_ [G] _
[Dm] I ain't saying I regret it _ after all these _ years
_ Yeah, but [E] I killed Robert [G] Johnson _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] It's late at _ _ _ night, _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
[G] I'm _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] [G] low down, low down, low down
_ _ But [C] he's _ [G] dying
But [F] _ [G]
he's _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] dying
_ [Bb] [G] Low down, low down, low down
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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