Chords for William Harris (aka Alonzo Boone) - Kansas City Blues - Supertone 9428 (1928)

Tempo:
142.3 bpm
Chords used:

A

F#m

D

B

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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William Harris (aka Alonzo Boone) - Kansas City Blues - Supertone 9428 (1928) chords
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[A#]
[F#] [A]
[F#m] I left from Main Street, started down Beale, looking for the woman what called [Am] Lucy Maine.
She [D] done moved past Kitty,
[A] she done moved [F#] past Kitty, [A]
she done moved, baby.
[B]
[A] Honey, honey, don't [F#m] lie to you.
[A]
[F#m] I tell all you men what you must do.
Never love one woman like they should love you.
Call you honey, call you pie.
Let them [A] get a loose [D] load on a sign that I moved past Kitty.
[A] I moved past Kitty, then I moved, baby.
[B]
Honey, [A] honey, don't lie to you.
[F#m] I'm just from the country, you know I'm easy to rue.
Hit me, oh, cart drive me [D] for your mule, then I moved past Kitty.
[A] I moved past Kitty, then I moved, baby.
Honey, honey, don't lie to you.
[F#m] My good girl, Quincy, she promised me today [A] she'd meet me down on Beale Street at the [D] Panama Cafe.
Then I moved past Kitty, [A] I moved past Kitty, then I moved, baby.
[B]
Honey, [A] honey, don't lie to you.
[F#m] I wish I was a catfish in a deep blue sea.
I'd have all these women here fishing [D] after me, then I'd move past Kitty.
[A] I moved past Kitty, then I moved, baby.
[B]
Honey, [A] honey, don't lie to you.
[F#m] I feel like jumping from the street, top to ground.
Girl, I love [Am] law, she don't want me around, then [D] I'd move past Kitty.
[A] I'd move past Kitty, then I'd move, baby.
[D#m] Honey, [A] honey, don't lie to you.
[F#m] I tell all you men, right from this day, never let your woman have away.
Some old day, you'll have to stay, you'll look for her, she done [C] gone away, [D] she done moved past Kitty.
[A] She done moved past Kitty, she done moved, baby.
[B]
Honey, honey, [A] don't lie to you.
[F#m] I wish I was a [F#] jeeper, flying in [A] the air, fill my nest, some of these [Am] high brown hands, [D] then I'd move past Kitty.
[A] I moved past Kitty, then I moved, [D#m] baby.
Honey, [A] honey, don't lie to you.
[D#] [G] [A] [G]
Key:  
A
1231
F#m
123111112
D
1321
B
12341112
F#
134211112
A
1231
F#m
123111112
D
1321
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To learn William Harris - Kansas City Blues chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: F#m, A, F#m, D, A, B and A. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 71 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 142. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Major in mind.

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[A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] I left from Main Street, started down Beale, looking for the woman what called [Am] Lucy Maine.
She [D] done moved past Kitty, _ _
_ [A] she done moved [F#] past Kitty, [A] _ _
_ she done moved, baby.
[B]
[A] Honey, honey, don't [F#m] lie to you.
_ [A] _ _
_ [F#m] I tell all you men what you must do.
Never love one woman like they should love you.
Call you honey, _ call you pie.
Let them [A] get a loose [D] load on a sign that I moved past Kitty. _
_ [A] I moved past Kitty, _ _ then I moved, baby.
[B]
Honey, [A] honey, don't lie to you. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] I'm just from the country, you know I'm easy to rue.
Hit me, oh, cart drive me [D] for your mule, then I moved past Kitty. _
_ [A] I moved past Kitty, _ _ then I moved, baby.
Honey, honey, don't lie to you. _ _ _
_ [F#m] My good girl, Quincy, she promised me today [A] she'd meet me down on Beale Street at the [D] Panama Cafe.
Then I moved past Kitty, _ _ [A] I moved past Kitty, _ _ then I moved, baby.
[B]
Honey, [A] honey, don't lie to you. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] I wish I was a catfish in a deep blue sea.
I'd have all these women here fishing [D] after me, then I'd move past Kitty. _
_ _ [A] I moved past Kitty, _ _ _ then I moved, baby.
[B]
Honey, [A] honey, don't lie to you. _ _
_ _ [F#m] I feel like jumping from the street, top to ground.
Girl, I love [Am] law, she don't want me around, then [D] I'd move past Kitty. _
_ _ [A] I'd move past Kitty, _ _ then I'd move, baby.
[D#m] Honey, [A] honey, don't lie to you. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] I tell all you men, right from this day, never let your woman have away.
Some old day, you'll have to stay, you'll look for her, she done [C] gone away, [D] she done moved past Kitty. _
_ [A] She done moved past Kitty, _ _ she done moved, baby.
[B]
Honey, honey, [A] don't lie to you. _ _ _
_ [F#m] I wish I was a [F#] jeeper, flying in [A] the air, fill my nest, some of these [Am] high brown hands, [D] then I'd move past Kitty. _
_ [A] I moved past Kitty, _ _ _ then I moved, [D#m] baby.
Honey, [A] honey, don't lie to you.
[D#] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song is part of American Primitive - Volume 2 - Pre-war Revenants 1897-1939 album.

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