Recession Blues Chords by B.B. King

Tempo:
88.4 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

Gm

Bbm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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b.b. king - recession blues chords
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[Bb] [Eb] [Gm] [Bb]
[Gm] [Eb] [E] [Fm]
[Bb] Since this recession I'm losing my favor
[Eb]
Because the [Bb] times are getting so hard
[Gm] [Fm] [Eb] Yes, since this recession I'm losing my favor
[Gm] Because [Bb] the times are getting so hard
[F] Yes, I have to stop running [Eb] around
Man, [Gm] you [Bb] know it's breaking my heart
[G]
[F] [Bb] Yes, I can't afford no liquor
[Eb]
All I can [Bb] buy is beer and wine
[Bbm]
[G] Yes, [Eb] you can't afford no liquor, people
All I can [Bb] buy is beer and wine
[D] [F] Well, I can't get my baby what she wants
[Eb]
And [Gm] you stay [Bb] drunk all the time
Yes, help me
[Gm] [Eb] [G]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Gm] [Eb] [Bbm] [Gm]
[Bbm] [Bb] And [Fm] [G]
[Bbm] [Gm]
[Bb] please somebody
[Eb] Please [Gm] go out [Bb] there and wash them for [Gm] me
[Bbm] [Em] [Ebm] And [Bbm] please, please somebody
Please go out there [G] and wash them [Bb] for me
[G] [Bb] Yes, think [Cm] about [Bbm] it
Help me [Bb] get me out of this misery
[B] [Bb]
Key:  
Bb
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Eb
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Gm
123111113
Bbm
13421111
G
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Bb
12341111
Eb
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Gm
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Let's start jamming B.B. King - (Single Version) Recession Blues chords, Practice these chords sequence - Bb, Gm, Bb, Eb, Gm, Eb, F, Eb and Gm. Start with a comfortable 44 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 88. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Bb Major.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ [E] _ [Fm] _ _
[Bb] Since this recession I'm losing my favor
[Eb] _ _
Because the [Bb] times are getting so hard _ _
[Gm] _ [Fm] [Eb] Yes, since this recession I'm losing my favor _
[Gm] Because [Bb] the times are getting so hard _
_ _ [F] Yes, I have to stop running [Eb] around
Man, [Gm] you [Bb] know it's breaking my heart
[G] _
[F] _ [Bb] Yes, I can't afford no liquor
[Eb] _
All I can [Bb] buy is beer and wine
_ _ [Bbm] _
[G] Yes, [Eb] you can't afford no liquor, people _
All I can [Bb] buy is beer and wine _ _ _
_ [D] [F] Well, I can't get my baby what she wants
[Eb] _
And [Gm] you stay [Bb] drunk all the time _
Yes, help me
[Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Bbm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ And _ [Fm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] please somebody
_ [Eb] Please [Gm] go out [Bb] there and wash them for [Gm] me
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Em] [Ebm] And [Bbm] please, please somebody
Please go out there [G] and wash them [Bb] for me
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] Yes, think [Cm] about [Bbm] it
_ Help me [Bb] get me out of this misery
_ _ [B] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _

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