Chords for Allen Toussaint - Brickyard blues (Play something sweet)
Tempo:
108.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
E
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[G] Well I tried to run my game, [F] she said man that's the same [E] old thing I've [Am] heard before
[Cm] And I'm too tired [G] to go [D] for your show, [B] so again and again
[G] And she started to explain, [F] she said man I understand [E] what you're playing
[Am] Just can't make it, [C] yeah, yeah, but I just [G] can't take it [D] anymore
No, no, [Eb] no, [G] play something sweet, [D] play something mellow
[G] Play something I can say my teeth [C] in like jello
[G] Play something I can [D] understand, play me something, [G] God
[Db] [G] [D]
[G] Play something sweet, [E] not make [D] it funky
[G] Just make me lay back and bend [C] like a monkey
[G] Play something I can understand, [D] play me something, [Gm] God
[G] [D]
Well I started to sweat, [F] she said don't get upset
[E] Cause you just might [A] break a string
[C]
[Cm] And that won't do [G] a thing [D] for your show, [B] don't you know
And [G] I said to myself, [F] I said self, do you see [E] what is sailing [Ab] through [A] my soul
[C]
And I got to [G] have some more, [D] don't you know
No, [Eb] no, [D] no, [G] play something sweet, [D] play something mellow
[G] Play something I can say my teeth [C] in like jello
[G] Play something I can understand, [D] play me something, [G] God
Play [D]
[Gm] something sweet, [D] not make it funky
[G] Just make me lay back and bend [C] like a monkey
Play [E] something I can understand, [D] play me something, [G] God
[Db] Well, [G] well, well, [D] it's enough to make a light
In the dark, it's enough to make a fight
There's no thought, it's enough to [C] make a body
Move around, it's enough to make a rabbit
Move around, [E] play something sweet, play something mellow
[D] Play something [G] I can say my teeth [C] in like jello
[G] Play something I can understand, [D] play me something, [G] God
[Gm] Oh yeah
[D] [G] [D]
[C] [Bm]
[D] [G]
[Gm] [D] [G]
[D]
[C] [E]
[D] [G]
[G]
[Cm] And I'm too tired [G] to go [D] for your show, [B] so again and again
[G] And she started to explain, [F] she said man I understand [E] what you're playing
[Am] Just can't make it, [C] yeah, yeah, but I just [G] can't take it [D] anymore
No, no, [Eb] no, [G] play something sweet, [D] play something mellow
[G] Play something I can say my teeth [C] in like jello
[G] Play something I can [D] understand, play me something, [G] God
[Db] [G] [D]
[G] Play something sweet, [E] not make [D] it funky
[G] Just make me lay back and bend [C] like a monkey
[G] Play something I can understand, [D] play me something, [Gm] God
[G] [D]
Well I started to sweat, [F] she said don't get upset
[E] Cause you just might [A] break a string
[C]
[Cm] And that won't do [G] a thing [D] for your show, [B] don't you know
And [G] I said to myself, [F] I said self, do you see [E] what is sailing [Ab] through [A] my soul
[C]
And I got to [G] have some more, [D] don't you know
No, [Eb] no, [D] no, [G] play something sweet, [D] play something mellow
[G] Play something I can say my teeth [C] in like jello
[G] Play something I can understand, [D] play me something, [G] God
Play [D]
[Gm] something sweet, [D] not make it funky
[G] Just make me lay back and bend [C] like a monkey
Play [E] something I can understand, [D] play me something, [G] God
[Db] Well, [G] well, well, [D] it's enough to make a light
In the dark, it's enough to make a fight
There's no thought, it's enough to [C] make a body
Move around, it's enough to make a rabbit
Move around, [E] play something sweet, play something mellow
[D] Play something [G] I can say my teeth [C] in like jello
[G] Play something I can understand, [D] play me something, [G] God
[Gm] Oh yeah
[D] [G] [D]
[C] [Bm]
[D] [G]
[Gm] [D] [G]
[D]
[C] [E]
[D] [G]
[G]
Key:
G
D
C
E
F
G
D
C
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ Well I tried to run my game, [F] she said man that's the same [E] old thing I've [Am] heard before _ _
[Cm] And I'm too tired [G] to go _ [D] for your show, _ [B] so again and again
[G] And she started to explain, [F] she said man I understand [E] what you're playing
_ [Am] Just can't make it, [C] yeah, yeah, but I just [G] can't take it _ [D] anymore
_ No, no, [Eb] no, [G] play something sweet, _ [D] play something mellow
[G] Play something I can say my teeth [C] in like jello _
[G] Play something I can [D] understand, play me something, [G] God
_ [Db] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[G] Play something sweet, _ [E] not make [D] it funky
[G] Just make me lay back and bend [C] like a monkey _
[G] Play something I can understand, [D] _ play me something, [Gm] God
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
Well I started to sweat, [F] she said don't get upset
[E] Cause you just might [A] break a string
_ [C] _
[Cm] And that won't do [G] a thing [D] for your show, _ [B] don't you know
And [G] I said to myself, [F] I said self, do you see [E] what is sailing [Ab] through [A] my soul
[C] _
And I got to [G] have some more, _ [D] don't you know
No, [Eb] no, [D] no, [G] play something sweet, _ [D] play something mellow
[G] Play something I can say my teeth [C] in like jello _
[G] Play something I can understand, [D] _ play me something, [G] God
_ Play _ [D] _ _
[Gm] something sweet, _ [D] not make it funky _
[G] Just make me lay back and bend [C] like a monkey
Play [E] something I can understand, [D] play me something, [G] God
[Db] Well, _ [G] _ well, well, [D] it's enough to make a light
In the dark, it's enough to make a fight
There's no thought, it's enough to [C] make a body
Move around, it's enough to make a rabbit
Move around, [E] play something sweet, play something mellow
[D] Play something [G] I can say my teeth [C] in like jello
_ [G] Play something I can understand, [D] _ play me something, [G] God
_ [Gm] Oh yeah
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Cm] And I'm too tired [G] to go _ [D] for your show, _ [B] so again and again
[G] And she started to explain, [F] she said man I understand [E] what you're playing
_ [Am] Just can't make it, [C] yeah, yeah, but I just [G] can't take it _ [D] anymore
_ No, no, [Eb] no, [G] play something sweet, _ [D] play something mellow
[G] Play something I can say my teeth [C] in like jello _
[G] Play something I can [D] understand, play me something, [G] God
_ [Db] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[G] Play something sweet, _ [E] not make [D] it funky
[G] Just make me lay back and bend [C] like a monkey _
[G] Play something I can understand, [D] _ play me something, [Gm] God
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
Well I started to sweat, [F] she said don't get upset
[E] Cause you just might [A] break a string
_ [C] _
[Cm] And that won't do [G] a thing [D] for your show, _ [B] don't you know
And [G] I said to myself, [F] I said self, do you see [E] what is sailing [Ab] through [A] my soul
[C] _
And I got to [G] have some more, _ [D] don't you know
No, [Eb] no, [D] no, [G] play something sweet, _ [D] play something mellow
[G] Play something I can say my teeth [C] in like jello _
[G] Play something I can understand, [D] _ play me something, [G] God
_ Play _ [D] _ _
[Gm] something sweet, _ [D] not make it funky _
[G] Just make me lay back and bend [C] like a monkey
Play [E] something I can understand, [D] play me something, [G] God
[Db] Well, _ [G] _ well, well, [D] it's enough to make a light
In the dark, it's enough to make a fight
There's no thought, it's enough to [C] make a body
Move around, it's enough to make a rabbit
Move around, [E] play something sweet, play something mellow
[D] Play something [G] I can say my teeth [C] in like jello
_ [G] Play something I can understand, [D] _ play me something, [G] God
_ [Gm] Oh yeah
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