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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[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]
[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
Bb
C
Gm
F
G
Bb
C
[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] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [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] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _