Chords for Ray Charles - What'd I Say (1959)

Tempo:
118.3 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

G

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ray Charles - What'd I Say (1959) chords
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Key:
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
G
2131
Am
2311
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To learn Ray Charles - Whatd I Say chords with lyrics, build your understanding on these core chords: B, E, B, A, E, A. A good strategy is to initiate at 59 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 118 BPM. With the song's key of E, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[E] .
[A] .
[E] [B] [A] .
[E] .
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[A] .
[E] [B] .
[Am] [E] [A] [B] [Em] .
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[A] [E] .
[B] [Am] .
[E] [A] [B] [E] .
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[F#m] [A] [E] .
[B] [G] .
[E] [Am] [B] [G] .
[A] .
[E] .
[B] [G] .
[E] [C] [B] [E] .
[G] [B] [A] .
[E] .
[B] [A] .
[E] [A] [B] [A] Hey, mama, [F] don't you [E] treat me wrong, come and love me all night [A] long.
All right now.
[E] Hey, hey, [B] all right.
[Am] .
[E] [B] [E].
See the girl with the diamond ring, she knows how to shake that [A] thing.
All right now.
[E] Hey, hey, [Bm] hey, [B] hey.
[A] .
[E] [B] [E].
Tell your mama, tell your pa, I'm gonna send you back to Arkansas.
[A] Oh, yes, ma'am.
You don't [E] do right, [B] don't do right.
[A] .
[G] [B] [E].
When you see me in misery, come on, baby, see about me [A] now, yeah.
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[E] All right, [B] all right.
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[A] [E] Oh, play it, boys.
[B] [Em] .
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[A] [E] .
[B] .
[Em] [A] [C] [B] [A] .
[G] [B] [A] .
[E] .
[B] [A] .
[E] [A] [B] [E].
When you see me in misery, [G] come on, baby, see about me [A] now, yeah.
[E] Hey, hey, [B] all right.
[A] .
[E] [C] [B] [E].
See the girl with the record song, [Bm] she can do [G#] the burn that all night [A] long, yeah.
[E] What I say?.
[B] All right.
[A] .
[E] [Am] [B] Well, tell me what [E] I say, yeah.
Tell me what I say right now.
Tell me what I [A] say.
Tell me what [E] I say right now.
Tell me [B] what I say.
[A] .
Tell me what [E] I say, yeah.
And I wanna know.
Tell her I wanna know right now.
.
Tell her I [A] wanna know.
Tell her [E] I wanna know right now, yeah.
[B] Tell her I wanna know.
[A] .
Tell her [E] I wanna know, yeah.
[Em] No, no.
[A] [G] .
Oh.
[D] [A] .
[G] [N] .
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[E] .
[A] .
[E] .
[B] [A] [E] .
[B] [E] .
[G] .
[N] .
[E] Oh.
[A] .
[E] .
[B] [A] [E] .
[Em] .
[N] .
[E] .
Right .
[A] .
[E] [B] .
[A] [E] .
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[A] .
[E] [B] .
[A] [E] .
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[A] .
[E] [B] .
[A] [E] Right .

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It's Ray Charles who authored this song.

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