Chords for Tony Rice - Church Street Blues
Tempo:
112.575 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Cm
Abm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
I've been [Abm] hanging [Cm] out uptown, Lordy, [Bb] in that [Eb] low down rain,
Watching [Abm] good time with charlie [Cm] friends, [Bb] that's a-driving [Eb] me insane.
[Db] Up [Abm] on shady Charlotte [Cm] street, Lord, the [Bb] green lights [Eb] look red.
I wish I was [Abm] back home [Cm] on the farm, Lordy, in [Bb] my [Eb] feather bed.
And I [Abm] got myself a [Cm] rocking [Bb] chair to see if [Eb] I could lose this [Gm] thin [Cm] dime,
[Bb] Hard time to help on [Eb] church street blues.
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Abm]
[Eb] I found [Abm] myself a [Cm] picker friend and I [Bb] read [Eb] yesterday's news,
I folded [Abm] up page twenty [Cm]-one and I [Bb] stuck it [Eb] in my shoe.
I gave him [Abm] a nickel to the [Cm] poor and a [Bb] good turn [Eb] for the day,
[Db] I folded [Abm] up my old [Cm] billboard [Bbm] and I threw it [Eb] far away.
And [Abm] I got myself [C] a rocking [Bb] chair to see [Eb] if I could [Abm] lose [Gm] this thin [Cm] [Bb] dime,
Hard time to help [Eb] on church street blues.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
And I wish I [Abm] had some guitar [Cm] strings, [Eb] old black diamond brand,
I'd string up [Abm] this old Martin [Cm] box and I'd [Bb] go and [Eb] join some band.
But I [Db] guess I'm [Abm] gonna stay right [Cm] here in [Bb] a pick and [Eb] sing a while,
To try to [Abm] make me a little [Cm] change and [Bb] to give you [Eb] folks a smile.
And [Abm] I got myself [Cm] a rocking [Bb] chair to see [Eb] if I could lose this [Gm] thin [Cm] [Bb] dime,
Hard time to help [Eb] on church street blues.
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Abm]
[Eb] And I got [Abm] myself [Cm] a rocking [Bb] chair to see [Eb] if I could lose [Gm] this [Cm] thin dime,
[Bb] Hard time to help on church [Eb] street blues.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
I've been [Abm] hanging [Cm] out uptown, Lordy, [Bb] in that [Eb] low down rain,
Watching [Abm] good time with charlie [Cm] friends, [Bb] that's a-driving [Eb] me insane.
[Db] Up [Abm] on shady Charlotte [Cm] street, Lord, the [Bb] green lights [Eb] look red.
I wish I was [Abm] back home [Cm] on the farm, Lordy, in [Bb] my [Eb] feather bed.
And I [Abm] got myself a [Cm] rocking [Bb] chair to see if [Eb] I could lose this [Gm] thin [Cm] dime,
[Bb] Hard time to help on [Eb] church street blues.
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Abm]
[Eb] I found [Abm] myself a [Cm] picker friend and I [Bb] read [Eb] yesterday's news,
I folded [Abm] up page twenty [Cm]-one and I [Bb] stuck it [Eb] in my shoe.
I gave him [Abm] a nickel to the [Cm] poor and a [Bb] good turn [Eb] for the day,
[Db] I folded [Abm] up my old [Cm] billboard [Bbm] and I threw it [Eb] far away.
And [Abm] I got myself [C] a rocking [Bb] chair to see [Eb] if I could [Abm] lose [Gm] this thin [Cm] [Bb] dime,
Hard time to help [Eb] on church street blues.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
And I wish I [Abm] had some guitar [Cm] strings, [Eb] old black diamond brand,
I'd string up [Abm] this old Martin [Cm] box and I'd [Bb] go and [Eb] join some band.
But I [Db] guess I'm [Abm] gonna stay right [Cm] here in [Bb] a pick and [Eb] sing a while,
To try to [Abm] make me a little [Cm] change and [Bb] to give you [Eb] folks a smile.
And [Abm] I got myself [Cm] a rocking [Bb] chair to see [Eb] if I could lose this [Gm] thin [Cm] [Bb] dime,
Hard time to help [Eb] on church street blues.
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Abm]
[Eb] And I got [Abm] myself [Cm] a rocking [Bb] chair to see [Eb] if I could lose [Gm] this [Cm] thin dime,
[Bb] Hard time to help on church [Eb] street blues.
Key:
Eb
Bb
Cm
Abm
Ab
Eb
Bb
Cm
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ I've been [Abm] hanging [Cm] out uptown, Lordy, [Bb] in that [Eb] low down rain,
Watching [Abm] good time with charlie [Cm] friends, [Bb] that's a-driving [Eb] me insane.
_ _ [Db] Up [Abm] on shady Charlotte [Cm] street, Lord, the [Bb] green lights [Eb] look red.
I wish I was [Abm] back home [Cm] on the farm, Lordy, in [Bb] my [Eb] feather bed.
_ And I [Abm] got myself a [Cm] rocking [Bb] chair to see if [Eb] I could lose this [Gm] thin [Cm] dime,
[Bb] Hard time to help on [Eb] church street blues. _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ I found [Abm] myself a [Cm] picker friend and I [Bb] read [Eb] yesterday's news,
I folded [Abm] up page twenty [Cm]-one and I [Bb] stuck it [Eb] in my shoe.
_ I gave him [Abm] a nickel to the [Cm] poor and a [Bb] good turn [Eb] for the day,
[Db] I folded [Abm] up my old [Cm] billboard [Bbm] and I threw it [Eb] far away. _
And [Abm] I got myself [C] a rocking [Bb] chair to see [Eb] if I could [Abm] lose [Gm] this thin [Cm] [Bb] dime,
Hard time to help [Eb] on church street blues.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ And I wish I [Abm] had some guitar [Cm] strings, [Eb] old black diamond brand,
I'd string up [Abm] this old Martin [Cm] box and I'd [Bb] go and [Eb] join some band.
_ But I [Db] guess I'm [Abm] gonna stay right [Cm] here in [Bb] a pick and [Eb] sing a while,
To try to [Abm] make me a little [Cm] change and [Bb] to give you [Eb] folks a smile. _
And [Abm] I got myself [Cm] a rocking [Bb] chair to see [Eb] if I could lose this [Gm] thin [Cm] [Bb] dime,
Hard time to help [Eb] on church street blues.
_ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ And I got [Abm] myself [Cm] a rocking [Bb] chair to see [Eb] if I could lose [Gm] this [Cm] thin dime,
[Bb] Hard time to help on church [Eb] street blues. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ I've been [Abm] hanging [Cm] out uptown, Lordy, [Bb] in that [Eb] low down rain,
Watching [Abm] good time with charlie [Cm] friends, [Bb] that's a-driving [Eb] me insane.
_ _ [Db] Up [Abm] on shady Charlotte [Cm] street, Lord, the [Bb] green lights [Eb] look red.
I wish I was [Abm] back home [Cm] on the farm, Lordy, in [Bb] my [Eb] feather bed.
_ And I [Abm] got myself a [Cm] rocking [Bb] chair to see if [Eb] I could lose this [Gm] thin [Cm] dime,
[Bb] Hard time to help on [Eb] church street blues. _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ I found [Abm] myself a [Cm] picker friend and I [Bb] read [Eb] yesterday's news,
I folded [Abm] up page twenty [Cm]-one and I [Bb] stuck it [Eb] in my shoe.
_ I gave him [Abm] a nickel to the [Cm] poor and a [Bb] good turn [Eb] for the day,
[Db] I folded [Abm] up my old [Cm] billboard [Bbm] and I threw it [Eb] far away. _
And [Abm] I got myself [C] a rocking [Bb] chair to see [Eb] if I could [Abm] lose [Gm] this thin [Cm] [Bb] dime,
Hard time to help [Eb] on church street blues.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ And I wish I [Abm] had some guitar [Cm] strings, [Eb] old black diamond brand,
I'd string up [Abm] this old Martin [Cm] box and I'd [Bb] go and [Eb] join some band.
_ But I [Db] guess I'm [Abm] gonna stay right [Cm] here in [Bb] a pick and [Eb] sing a while,
To try to [Abm] make me a little [Cm] change and [Bb] to give you [Eb] folks a smile. _
And [Abm] I got myself [Cm] a rocking [Bb] chair to see [Eb] if I could lose this [Gm] thin [Cm] [Bb] dime,
Hard time to help [Eb] on church street blues.
_ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ And I got [Abm] myself [Cm] a rocking [Bb] chair to see [Eb] if I could lose [Gm] this [Cm] thin dime,
[Bb] Hard time to help on church [Eb] street blues. _