Chords for Back Door Man
Tempo:
105 bpm
Chords used:
E
Em
G
Eb
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Now listen peoples, everybody said they don't like the blues, but you wrong.
See the blues come from way back.
And I'm gonna tell you something again, the things that's going on today is not the blues.
It's just a good beat that people just carry.
But now when you come down to the blues, I'm gonna show you how to play the blues.
Now you just sit here and watch me.
I
[Bm]
[Em] am a back [E] door man.
[Em] I am a back door man.
[E] Well now, [Eb] men [E] don't know, little girls don't understand.
[G] [E] [G]
[E] Early morning, when the roofs are cold, [D] [E] something's telling me, [Em]
you better get up [B] and go.
[E]
[G] I [E] am a back door man.
I am [Eb] [E] a back door man.
Well now, men don't know, [G] [E] little girls don't understand.
[Em] [A] [E]
[Em] [E] [Em] [E]
[Eb] [E] [Em]
[Eb] [E]
[G] Come wife, [E] don't take him down, I'd rather be dead, [Eb] [E] sleeping in the ground.
Husband, when you come home, [G] you eat [E] croaking feed, [Em] my [E] man eat more chicken, than anybody ever seen.
[D] [E] I am a back door man.
[G] I [E] am a back door man.
Well now, [D] men [E] don't know, [G] [Eb] little [E] girls [E] don't understand.
[Em]
[G] [D] [E] [G] Judge my pride, [E] don't take him down, [A] [Eb] [E] [G] I'd rather be [E] dead,
[Em] sleeping in the ground.
[E]
[G] [E] Husband, when you come home, tell you the truth, [Em] my man eat more chicken, than [E] anybody ever seen.
[D]
[Em] I [E] am [G] a back [E] door man.
[Em] Well now, men don't know, [E]
[D] little [E] girls don't understand.
[Em]
Understand.
Understand.
[E]
Take a credit doctor, [G] shot to the hole, [B] [Em] the nurse cried doctor, [E] please save me soon.
[Em] The children [E] were murdered, and the [Em] first degree.
The judge wife cried, let the man go free.
[Em] I am a back door man.
[E]
I am [Em] a back [E] door man.
Well now, men don't [G] know, [E] little girls don't understand.
[Em]
See the blues come from way back.
And I'm gonna tell you something again, the things that's going on today is not the blues.
It's just a good beat that people just carry.
But now when you come down to the blues, I'm gonna show you how to play the blues.
Now you just sit here and watch me.
I
[Bm]
[Em] am a back [E] door man.
[Em] I am a back door man.
[E] Well now, [Eb] men [E] don't know, little girls don't understand.
[G] [E] [G]
[E] Early morning, when the roofs are cold, [D] [E] something's telling me, [Em]
you better get up [B] and go.
[E]
[G] I [E] am a back door man.
I am [Eb] [E] a back door man.
Well now, men don't know, [G] [E] little girls don't understand.
[Em] [A] [E]
[Em] [E] [Em] [E]
[Eb] [E] [Em]
[Eb] [E]
[G] Come wife, [E] don't take him down, I'd rather be dead, [Eb] [E] sleeping in the ground.
Husband, when you come home, [G] you eat [E] croaking feed, [Em] my [E] man eat more chicken, than anybody ever seen.
[D] [E] I am a back door man.
[G] I [E] am a back door man.
Well now, [D] men [E] don't know, [G] [Eb] little [E] girls [E] don't understand.
[Em]
[G] [D] [E] [G] Judge my pride, [E] don't take him down, [A] [Eb] [E] [G] I'd rather be [E] dead,
[Em] sleeping in the ground.
[E]
[G] [E] Husband, when you come home, tell you the truth, [Em] my man eat more chicken, than [E] anybody ever seen.
[D]
[Em] I [E] am [G] a back [E] door man.
[Em] Well now, men don't know, [E]
[D] little [E] girls don't understand.
[Em]
Understand.
Understand.
[E]
Take a credit doctor, [G] shot to the hole, [B] [Em] the nurse cried doctor, [E] please save me soon.
[Em] The children [E] were murdered, and the [Em] first degree.
The judge wife cried, let the man go free.
[Em] I am a back door man.
[E]
I am [Em] a back [E] door man.
Well now, men don't [G] know, [E] little girls don't understand.
[Em]
Key:
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Now listen peoples, _ everybody _ said they don't like the blues, _ _ _ but you wrong.
_ _ See the blues come from way back.
_ _ And I'm gonna tell you something again, the things that's going on today is not the blues.
_ It's just a good beat that people just carry.
But now when you come down to the blues, I'm gonna show you how to play the blues.
Now you just sit here and watch me.
I _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ am a back [E] door man. _ _
[Em] I am _ _ a back door man.
_ [E] _ Well now, [Eb] men [E] don't know, _ _ _ little girls don't understand. _ _ _
[G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[E] Early morning, _ _ when the roofs are cold, [D] _ [E] _ _ something's telling me, [Em] _ _
you better get up [B] and go.
_ _ [E] _
[G] I [E] am _ a back door man.
_ _ _ I am [Eb] [E] a back door man. _ _
_ Well now, men don't know, [G] _ [E] _ little girls don't understand. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
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[Em] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _
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[Eb] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
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[Eb] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] Come wife, [E] _ _ _ _ don't take him down, _ _ _ I'd rather be dead, [Eb] _ [E] _ sleeping in the ground. _ _
_ Husband, when you come home, _ _ [G] you eat [E] croaking feed, _ [Em] _ my [E] man eat more chicken, _ _ _ than anybody ever seen. _
[D] _ [E] _ _ I am _ _ a back door man. _ _ _
[G] I [E] am _ _ a back door man.
_ _ Well now, [D] men [E] don't know, _ [G] _ _ [Eb] little [E] girls [E] don't understand.
_ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [G] Judge my pride, _ [E] _ don't take him down, [A] _ [Eb] _ [E] _ [G] I'd rather be [E] dead, _
[Em] _ sleeping in the ground.
_ [E] _ _
[G] [E] Husband, when you come home, _ _ _ tell you the truth, _ [Em] my man eat more chicken, _ _ than [E] anybody ever seen.
[D] _ _
[Em] _ I [E] am _ _ _ [G] a back [E] door man.
_ [Em] _ _ Well now, _ men don't know, _ _ [E] _
[D] little [E] girls don't understand.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ Understand. _ _ _ _
Understand. _ _ _ _ _ _
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Take a credit doctor, _ _ _ [G] shot to the hole, [B] _ _ [Em] the nurse cried doctor, _ [E] _ _ please save me soon.
[Em] _ The children [E] were murdered, _ _ and the [Em] first degree.
_ _ _ The judge wife cried, _ _ let the man go free. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ I am a back door man.
_ [E] _ _
I am _ _ [Em] a back [E] door man.
_ _ Well now, men don't [G] know, _ [E] _ little girls don't _ _ _ _ understand.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ See the blues come from way back.
_ _ And I'm gonna tell you something again, the things that's going on today is not the blues.
_ It's just a good beat that people just carry.
But now when you come down to the blues, I'm gonna show you how to play the blues.
Now you just sit here and watch me.
I _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ am a back [E] door man. _ _
[Em] I am _ _ a back door man.
_ [E] _ Well now, [Eb] men [E] don't know, _ _ _ little girls don't understand. _ _ _
[G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[E] Early morning, _ _ when the roofs are cold, [D] _ [E] _ _ something's telling me, [Em] _ _
you better get up [B] and go.
_ _ [E] _
[G] I [E] am _ a back door man.
_ _ _ I am [Eb] [E] a back door man. _ _
_ Well now, men don't know, [G] _ [E] _ little girls don't understand. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
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[Em] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _
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[Eb] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
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[Eb] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] Come wife, [E] _ _ _ _ don't take him down, _ _ _ I'd rather be dead, [Eb] _ [E] _ sleeping in the ground. _ _
_ Husband, when you come home, _ _ [G] you eat [E] croaking feed, _ [Em] _ my [E] man eat more chicken, _ _ _ than anybody ever seen. _
[D] _ [E] _ _ I am _ _ a back door man. _ _ _
[G] I [E] am _ _ a back door man.
_ _ Well now, [D] men [E] don't know, _ [G] _ _ [Eb] little [E] girls [E] don't understand.
_ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [G] Judge my pride, _ [E] _ don't take him down, [A] _ [Eb] _ [E] _ [G] I'd rather be [E] dead, _
[Em] _ sleeping in the ground.
_ [E] _ _
[G] [E] Husband, when you come home, _ _ _ tell you the truth, _ [Em] my man eat more chicken, _ _ than [E] anybody ever seen.
[D] _ _
[Em] _ I [E] am _ _ _ [G] a back [E] door man.
_ [Em] _ _ Well now, _ men don't know, _ _ [E] _
[D] little [E] girls don't understand.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ Understand. _ _ _ _
Understand. _ _ _ _ _ _
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Take a credit doctor, _ _ _ [G] shot to the hole, [B] _ _ [Em] the nurse cried doctor, _ [E] _ _ please save me soon.
[Em] _ The children [E] were murdered, _ _ and the [Em] first degree.
_ _ _ The judge wife cried, _ _ let the man go free. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ I am a back door man.
_ [E] _ _
I am _ _ [Em] a back [E] door man.
_ _ Well now, men don't [G] know, _ [E] _ little girls don't _ _ _ _ understand.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _