Chords for Victoria Spivey Don't Trust Nobody Blues (1931)
Tempo:
118.05 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ebm
Ab
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm] [Eb]
[Ebm] [Bb] [Eb]
I don't trust nobody [Ab] but [Eb] the good Lord above.
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Ab] I don't trust nobody, baby, but the good [Eb] Lord above.
[Bb]
Outside of my [Eb] house, there's nobody else I love.
[Bb]
[Ebm] Why, they will love [Eb] you and fool [Ab] you,
make you spin all your doors and [Eb] fool you,
spin all your doors.
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Bb] After they get what they want, [F] why, they [Bb] don't like you [Eb] no more.
[Bb] [Eb] So I'll call friends, all in C2,
waiting for a chance to double-cross you.
Mmm, this [Ebm] ain't no place [Eb] for me.
[Bb] While I'm going up the [Bbm] country,
[Ebm] I mean up off the [Eb] deep blue [Ab]
sea.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ebm]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Eb]
Lord, friendship ain't no good.
That's why I'm hitting that long, long trail.
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Ab] Friendship ain't no good.
That's why I'm hitting that long, [Eb] long trail.
Because the fool with [Bb] my money,
[C]
mama, don't mind [Eb] going to jail.
[Ab]
[Eb] Here I lay here after midnight,
[Ab] drinking my booze up [Eb] to sleep,
[Ebm] after midnight up to [Eb] sleep.
While that Lord I'm [F] with [Cm] is trying to [Gm] make his [Eb] birthday [Ab] cream.
[C] [Eb]
[Ebm] [Bb] [Eb]
I don't trust nobody [Ab] but [Eb] the good Lord above.
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Ab] I don't trust nobody, baby, but the good [Eb] Lord above.
[Bb]
Outside of my [Eb] house, there's nobody else I love.
[Bb]
[Ebm] Why, they will love [Eb] you and fool [Ab] you,
make you spin all your doors and [Eb] fool you,
spin all your doors.
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Bb] After they get what they want, [F] why, they [Bb] don't like you [Eb] no more.
[Bb] [Eb] So I'll call friends, all in C2,
waiting for a chance to double-cross you.
Mmm, this [Ebm] ain't no place [Eb] for me.
[Bb] While I'm going up the [Bbm] country,
[Ebm] I mean up off the [Eb] deep blue [Ab]
sea.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ebm]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Eb]
Lord, friendship ain't no good.
That's why I'm hitting that long, long trail.
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Ab] Friendship ain't no good.
That's why I'm hitting that long, [Eb] long trail.
Because the fool with [Bb] my money,
[C]
mama, don't mind [Eb] going to jail.
[Ab]
[Eb] Here I lay here after midnight,
[Ab] drinking my booze up [Eb] to sleep,
[Ebm] after midnight up to [Eb] sleep.
While that Lord I'm [F] with [Cm] is trying to [Gm] make his [Eb] birthday [Ab] cream.
[C] [Eb]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ebm
Ab
F
Eb
Bb
Ebm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb]
I don't trust nobody [Ab] but _ [Eb] the good Lord above.
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Ab] I don't trust nobody, baby, _ but the good [Eb] Lord above.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
Outside of my [Eb] house, there's nobody else I love.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Ebm] Why, they will love [Eb] you and fool [Ab] you,
make you spin all your doors _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and [Eb] fool you,
_ _ spin all your doors.
[Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] After they get what they want, [F] why, they [Bb] don't like you [Eb] no more. _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ So I'll call friends, _ all in C2,
waiting for a chance to double-cross you.
Mmm, _ _ _ _ this [Ebm] ain't no place [Eb] for me. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] While I'm going up the [Bbm] country,
[Ebm] I mean up off the [Eb] deep blue [Ab] _ _
sea.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ Lord, friendship ain't no good.
That's why I'm hitting that long, long trail.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ Friendship ain't no good.
That's why I'm hitting that long, [Eb] long trail. _ _ _ _ _
_ Because the fool with [Bb] my money,
_ [C]
mama, don't mind [Eb] going to jail.
_ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ Here I lay here after midnight,
[Ab] drinking my booze up [Eb] to sleep,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] after midnight _ _ _ up to [Eb] _ sleep. _ _ _
_ While that Lord I'm _ [F] with [Cm] is trying to [Gm] make his [Eb] birthday [Ab] cream. _
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb]
I don't trust nobody [Ab] but _ [Eb] the good Lord above.
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Ab] I don't trust nobody, baby, _ but the good [Eb] Lord above.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
Outside of my [Eb] house, there's nobody else I love.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Ebm] Why, they will love [Eb] you and fool [Ab] you,
make you spin all your doors _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and [Eb] fool you,
_ _ spin all your doors.
[Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] After they get what they want, [F] why, they [Bb] don't like you [Eb] no more. _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ So I'll call friends, _ all in C2,
waiting for a chance to double-cross you.
Mmm, _ _ _ _ this [Ebm] ain't no place [Eb] for me. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] While I'm going up the [Bbm] country,
[Ebm] I mean up off the [Eb] deep blue [Ab] _ _
sea.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ Lord, friendship ain't no good.
That's why I'm hitting that long, long trail.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ Friendship ain't no good.
That's why I'm hitting that long, [Eb] long trail. _ _ _ _ _
_ Because the fool with [Bb] my money,
_ [C]
mama, don't mind [Eb] going to jail.
_ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ Here I lay here after midnight,
[Ab] drinking my booze up [Eb] to sleep,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] after midnight _ _ _ up to [Eb] _ sleep. _ _ _
_ While that Lord I'm _ [F] with [Cm] is trying to [Gm] make his [Eb] birthday [Ab] cream. _
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _