Chords for "Back Water Blues" by Mance Lipscomb (1960)
Tempo:
155.15 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Bbm
F
Fm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] When it rained [Ebm] five days, [Bb] then the clouds turned dark that night.
When it rained five days, clouds turned dark that night.
Then trouble taking place in the lowlands that night.
Woke up this morning, [Fm] couldn't [Bbm] even get out my door.
I got up this morning, couldn't even get out my door.
[Bb]
Well, [F] my house fell down, [Bbm] can't live without no more.
[Bb]
Thunder and [Bbm] lightning and the wind began to blow.
[A] [Eb] [Bb] [Ab] [G]
[Fm] Thunder [Bbm] and lightning and the wind began to blow.
[Gm] [Ab] [Gm]
[C] [F] There's so many people that don't [Bb] have nowhere to go.
Crying, [Bbm] oh, I can't go [Bb] no more.
Crying, oh, I can't go no more.
[F] There ain't no place for [Bbm] a poor, poor [Bb] boy to go.
[Bbm]
[Bb]
[Fm] [F] [Bbm]
[Bb]
Wish I had died, people, when I was young.
I wish I had died, Lord, when I was young.
[F] I would not have [Bbm] had your narrow restaurant.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[F]
[Bbm]
[Bb]
When it rained five days, clouds turned dark that night.
Then trouble taking place in the lowlands that night.
Woke up this morning, [Fm] couldn't [Bbm] even get out my door.
I got up this morning, couldn't even get out my door.
[Bb]
Well, [F] my house fell down, [Bbm] can't live without no more.
[Bb]
Thunder and [Bbm] lightning and the wind began to blow.
[A] [Eb] [Bb] [Ab] [G]
[Fm] Thunder [Bbm] and lightning and the wind began to blow.
[Gm] [Ab] [Gm]
[C] [F] There's so many people that don't [Bb] have nowhere to go.
Crying, [Bbm] oh, I can't go [Bb] no more.
Crying, oh, I can't go no more.
[F] There ain't no place for [Bbm] a poor, poor [Bb] boy to go.
[Bbm]
[Bb]
[Fm] [F] [Bbm]
[Bb]
Wish I had died, people, when I was young.
I wish I had died, Lord, when I was young.
[F] I would not have [Bbm] had your narrow restaurant.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[F]
[Bbm]
[Bb]
Key:
Bb
Bbm
F
Fm
Eb
Bb
Bbm
F
[Bb] _ _ _ _ When it rained [Ebm] five days, [Bb] then the clouds turned dark that _ night.
_ _ _ _ When it rained five days, clouds turned dark that night. _
_ _ _ _ _
Then trouble taking place in the lowlands that night. _
_ _ _ _ _
Woke up this morning, [Fm] couldn't [Bbm] even get out my door. _
_ _ _ _ I got up this morning, couldn't even get out my door.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, [F] my house fell down, [Bbm] can't live without no more.
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Thunder and [Bbm] lightning and the wind began to blow. _
[A] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _
[Fm] _ _ Thunder [Bbm] and lightning and the wind began to blow.
[Gm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ [F] _ There's so many people that don't [Bb] have nowhere to go. _ _ _ _
_ _ Crying, [Bbm] oh, _ _ I can't go [Bb] no more. _ _ _ _ _
_ Crying, oh, _ I can't go no more.
_ _ _ _ _
[F] There ain't no place for [Bbm] a poor, poor [Bb] boy to go. _ _ _
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[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
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[Fm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ Wish I had died, people, when I was young. _ _ _ _
_ I wish I had died, _ Lord, when I was young. _ _ _ _
[F] I would not have [Bbm] had your narrow restaurant. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
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_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ When it rained five days, clouds turned dark that night. _
_ _ _ _ _
Then trouble taking place in the lowlands that night. _
_ _ _ _ _
Woke up this morning, [Fm] couldn't [Bbm] even get out my door. _
_ _ _ _ I got up this morning, couldn't even get out my door.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, [F] my house fell down, [Bbm] can't live without no more.
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Thunder and [Bbm] lightning and the wind began to blow. _
[A] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _
[Fm] _ _ Thunder [Bbm] and lightning and the wind began to blow.
[Gm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ [F] _ There's so many people that don't [Bb] have nowhere to go. _ _ _ _
_ _ Crying, [Bbm] oh, _ _ I can't go [Bb] no more. _ _ _ _ _
_ Crying, oh, _ I can't go no more.
_ _ _ _ _
[F] There ain't no place for [Bbm] a poor, poor [Bb] boy to go. _ _ _
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[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Fm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ Wish I had died, people, when I was young. _ _ _ _
_ I wish I had died, _ Lord, when I was young. _ _ _ _
[F] I would not have [Bbm] had your narrow restaurant. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
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