Chords for Victoria Spivey - Black Snake Blues
Tempo:
73.25 bpm
Chords used:
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A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mary Green, New Orleans, bamboo, keen and [G] tall, said that she was love proof, no one [F] could make her fall.
One day she [Gm] received a note from her boyfriend in [G] jail, and his brother asked her if she'd mind sending him his bail.
[A] Now she was a gal who [Dm] didn't believe in giving men her money, [G] so she sat down and wrote [C] him a sentence,
[F] and he said, I got what it [D] takes, but it breaks my [G] heart to give it away, give it away, [C] this little thing that I've got is the thing [F] that makes feelers play, feelers play.
[Bb] I'm a savior [Bbm] of future, don't know when, [F] I ain't paying Santa [D] Claus to any man, [G] this little thing, I ain't gonna abuse it, [Gb] if I ever get broke, baby, certainly can [F] use it.
This little [D] thing is the thing the [G] whole world talking about, talking [C] about, and I'm certainly not gonna [A] do without, without a doubt.
[D] Now they caught you on spot, and now you're in [G] jail, can't imagine none [Gb] of this might get lost through [F] the mail.
[A] I got what it takes, but it breaks [Gm] my heart, ain't [F] gonna give it away, I say I got what it [D] takes, but it breaks my heart, [G] baby, give it away, give it [C] away, and this little thing that I've got is the [F] thing that makes feelers play, feelers [Bb] play.
I've been saving it up since I don't know [F] when, ain't paying [D] Santa Claus to any man, [G] some people say that it's filthy and old, [C] but you can tell the [Gb] world it's worth its weight in [F] gold.
This little [D] thing is the thing the [G] whole world talking about, talking [C] about, and I'm certainly not gonna [A] do without, without a doubt.
[Gb] Now [B] once you want my daddy suited me to a tee, [G] if you get any of [B] this it will surprise [F] me.
I got what [D] it takes, but it breaks my [G] heart, I ain't gonna [C] give it away.
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[Bb] [Bbm] [F] [D]
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[F] [A] [G]
[C] [A]
[D] Guess you wonder what I got, all the [N] boys think I'm so hot, well I got junk, [D] what it takes, I ain't gonna give it away, I
[F] [D] [G] [F]
Mary Green, New Orleans, bamboo, keen and [G] tall, said that she was love proof, no one [F] could make her fall.
One day she [Gm] received a note from her boyfriend in [G] jail, and his brother asked her if she'd mind sending him his bail.
[A] Now she was a gal who [Dm] didn't believe in giving men her money, [G] so she sat down and wrote [C] him a sentence,
[F] and he said, I got what it [D] takes, but it breaks my [G] heart to give it away, give it away, [C] this little thing that I've got is the thing [F] that makes feelers play, feelers play.
[Bb] I'm a savior [Bbm] of future, don't know when, [F] I ain't paying Santa [D] Claus to any man, [G] this little thing, I ain't gonna abuse it, [Gb] if I ever get broke, baby, certainly can [F] use it.
This little [D] thing is the thing the [G] whole world talking about, talking [C] about, and I'm certainly not gonna [A] do without, without a doubt.
[D] Now they caught you on spot, and now you're in [G] jail, can't imagine none [Gb] of this might get lost through [F] the mail.
[A] I got what it takes, but it breaks [Gm] my heart, ain't [F] gonna give it away, I say I got what it [D] takes, but it breaks my heart, [G] baby, give it away, give it [C] away, and this little thing that I've got is the [F] thing that makes feelers play, feelers [Bb] play.
I've been saving it up since I don't know [F] when, ain't paying [D] Santa Claus to any man, [G] some people say that it's filthy and old, [C] but you can tell the [Gb] world it's worth its weight in [F] gold.
This little [D] thing is the thing the [G] whole world talking about, talking [C] about, and I'm certainly not gonna [A] do without, without a doubt.
[Gb] Now [B] once you want my daddy suited me to a tee, [G] if you get any of [B] this it will surprise [F] me.
I got what [D] it takes, but it breaks my [G] heart, I ain't gonna [C] give it away.
[F] [A] [G]
[C] [Abm] [F]
[Bb] [Bbm] [F] [D]
[G] [B]
[F] [A] [G]
[C] [A]
[D] Guess you wonder what I got, all the [N] boys think I'm so hot, well I got junk, [D] what it takes, I ain't gonna give it away, I
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Mary Green, New Orleans, bamboo, keen and [G] tall, said that she was love proof, no one [F] could make her fall.
One day she [Gm] received a note from her boyfriend in [G] jail, and his brother asked her if she'd mind sending him his bail.
[A] Now she was a gal who [Dm] didn't believe in giving men her money, [G] so she sat down and wrote [C] him a sentence,
[F] and he said, I got what it [D] takes, but it breaks my [G] heart to give it away, give it away, [C] this little thing that I've got is the thing [F] that makes feelers play, feelers play.
[Bb] I'm a savior [Bbm] of future, don't know when, [F] I ain't paying Santa [D] Claus to any man, [G] this little thing, I ain't gonna abuse it, [Gb] if I ever get broke, baby, certainly can [F] use it.
This little [D] thing is the thing the [G] whole world talking about, talking [C] about, and I'm certainly not gonna [A] do without, without a doubt.
[D] Now they caught you on spot, and now you're in [G] jail, can't imagine none [Gb] of this might get lost through [F] the mail.
[A] I got what it takes, but it breaks [Gm] my heart, ain't [F] gonna give it away, I say I got what it [D] takes, but it breaks my heart, [G] baby, give it away, give it [C] away, and this little thing that I've got is the [F] thing that makes feelers play, feelers [Bb] play.
I've been saving it up since I don't know [F] when, ain't paying [D] Santa Claus to any man, [G] some people say that it's filthy and old, [C] but you can tell the [Gb] world it's worth its weight in [F] gold.
This little [D] thing is the thing the [G] whole world talking about, talking [C] about, and I'm certainly not gonna [A] do without, without a doubt.
[Gb] Now [B] once you want my daddy suited me to a tee, [G] if you get any of [B] this it will surprise [F] me.
I got what [D] it takes, but it breaks my [G] heart, I ain't gonna [C] give it away.
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[D] Guess you wonder what I got, all the [N] boys think I'm so hot, well I got junk, [D] what it takes, I ain't gonna give it away, I
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Mary Green, New Orleans, bamboo, keen and [G] tall, said that she was love proof, no one [F] could make her fall.
One day she [Gm] received a note from her boyfriend in [G] jail, and his brother asked her if she'd mind sending him his bail.
[A] Now she was a gal who [Dm] didn't believe in giving men her money, [G] so she sat down and wrote [C] him a sentence,
[F] and he said, I got what it [D] takes, but it breaks my [G] heart to give it away, give it away, [C] this little thing that I've got is the thing [F] that makes feelers play, feelers play.
[Bb] I'm a savior [Bbm] of future, don't know when, [F] I ain't paying Santa [D] Claus to any man, [G] this little thing, I ain't gonna abuse it, [Gb] if I ever get broke, baby, certainly can [F] use it.
This little [D] thing is the thing the [G] whole world talking about, talking [C] about, and I'm certainly not gonna [A] do without, without a doubt.
[D] Now they caught you on spot, and now you're in [G] jail, can't imagine none [Gb] of this might get lost through [F] the mail.
[A] I got what it takes, but it breaks [Gm] my heart, ain't [F] gonna give it away, I say I got what it [D] takes, but it breaks my heart, [G] baby, give it away, give it [C] away, and this little thing that I've got is the [F] thing that makes feelers play, feelers [Bb] play.
I've been saving it up since I don't know [F] when, ain't paying [D] Santa Claus to any man, [G] some people say that it's filthy and old, [C] but you can tell the [Gb] world it's worth its weight in [F] gold.
This little [D] thing is the thing the [G] whole world talking about, talking [C] about, and I'm certainly not gonna [A] do without, without a doubt.
[Gb] Now [B] once you want my daddy suited me to a tee, [G] if you get any of [B] this it will surprise [F] me.
I got what [D] it takes, but it breaks my [G] heart, I ain't gonna [C] give it away.
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[D] Guess you wonder what I got, all the [N] boys think I'm so hot, well I got junk, [D] what it takes, I ain't gonna give it away, I