Chords for Ashley & Foster Bay Rum Blues (1933)

Tempo:
167.1 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

D

A

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ashley & Foster Bay Rum Blues (1933) chords
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[Bm] [D]
[G]
[C] [Am]
[C] [A] Well, I went to gay Stony Star drinking Veda rum
[D] First thing I know the police grab my arm and says,
Come [G] on boy,
[G] you're jailhouse [C]
bound
[A]
[D]
[G]
[C]
[Am] [C] [A]
[D]
[G]
[C]
[A] Well, hello buddy, I know you
[D] Turned up a slipper, run down shoe
You're [A] on [G] your way to the realest [C]
chain
[A]
[Em] [D]
[G]
[C]
[A] Well, a drunk one bottled in mean no [D] harm
Next thing I know the police grab my arm and [Bb] says,
Come on [G] boy, you're chain gang [C] bound
Second [Em] offense, [B]
[D]
[Bb] [G]
[C]
[Am] [C] [A]
[D]
[G]
[C]
now [A] some people says
Veda rum's a good tonic
[D] My buddy says it's good for your stomach
He's on [G] his way to the [C] realest chain
[A]
[D]
[G]
[C]
[A] Well, election night I went uptown
[D] Them Veda rum hounds hanging around
[B] [Gb] Pretty [G]
close to the [C] realest chain
[Bb] [B]
[D]
[G]
[C]
Roosevelt [A] was wet and Hoover was dry
[D] Jimmy Veda rum and left Hoover by
I'm [E] on [G] my way to the [C] realest chain
[A]
[D]
[G]
[C]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Various Artists - Bay Rum Blues chords, practice playing G, C, A, D and G in sequence. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [A] Well, I went to gay Stony Star drinking Veda rum
[D] First thing I know the police grab my arm and says,
Come [G] on boy, _
_ [G] _ you're jailhouse [C] _
bound
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] Well, hello buddy, I know you
_ [D] Turned up a slipper, run down shoe
You're [A] on [G] your way _ _ to the realest [C]
chain
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Well, a drunk one bottled in mean no [D] harm
Next thing I know the police grab my arm and [Bb] says,
Come on [G] boy, _ _ you're chain gang [C] bound
Second [Em] offense, [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ now [A] some people says
Veda rum's a good tonic
[D] My buddy says it's good for your stomach
He's on [G] his way _ _ to the [C] realest chain
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] Well, election night I went uptown
[D] Them Veda rum hounds hanging around
[B] [Gb] Pretty [G]
close _ _ to the [C] realest _ chain
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ Roosevelt [A] was wet and Hoover was dry
[D] Jimmy Veda rum and left Hoover by
I'm [E] on [G] my way _ to the [C] realest chain _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _

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This song is part of The Rum Diary album.

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