Chords for Bessie Smith - A Good Man is Hard to Find
Tempo:
80.3 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [F]
[Dbm] [F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [G] [C] [F]
[Bb] My [G] heart is sad and [C] I'm all alone [F] My man [Bb] treats me [B] [F] mean
[Bb] I regret [Dm] the day [G] [F] that I [A] was [B] born [C] And that man I [F] ever [A] [F] seen
[C] My happiness is [F] less today My [Dm] heart [C] is broke [F] that's why I say
[E] Oh, a [G] good man is hard to find [G] [Dm] You [C] always get another kind
Yeah, [F] so when you think that he's your pal [Bb] You [Ab] look and [F] find him [D] fooling [F] around
[Db] Some [Bb] old [A] gal been [G] your race You are [Em] crazy, [G] you [C] wanna see
Down in his grave [Cm] [F] So [Bb] if your [A] man is nice, [Bb] take [Gb] my [C] [F] advice
[Bb] Hug him in [F] the morning, [Bb] kiss [B] him at [F]
[Bb] night Give [A] him plenty of [F] love and treat [Bb] your good man
[A]
[Em] For the [C] good man [F] nowadays sure is [Bb] hard to [Eb] find
[F] [Bb] [A] Oh, [Ab] a good [A] man [G] is so [F] hard to [Dm] find [C] We always get that roughed-up kind
[F] Yeah, so when you [C] [F] think that he's your pal [Bb] You [Db] look and find him hanging around
Some [Bb] old gal [A] been [D] your [Db] [Dm] race, [G] child you'll crave [G] You [C] wanna see him dead, laying in his grave
[Cm] [F] So [Bb] if your man [A] is nice, [Bb] take [Gb] my [C] advice [F]
[Bb] Hug him in the [F] morning, [Bb] kiss him at [F] night
[Bb] Give him [F] plenty of love [Bb] and treat your good man For [Am]
[C] the good man [F] nowadays sure [A] is hard to [Bb] find
[Db] [G] [F] [Bb]
[Dbm] [F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [G] [C] [F]
[Bb] My [G] heart is sad and [C] I'm all alone [F] My man [Bb] treats me [B] [F] mean
[Bb] I regret [Dm] the day [G] [F] that I [A] was [B] born [C] And that man I [F] ever [A] [F] seen
[C] My happiness is [F] less today My [Dm] heart [C] is broke [F] that's why I say
[E] Oh, a [G] good man is hard to find [G] [Dm] You [C] always get another kind
Yeah, [F] so when you think that he's your pal [Bb] You [Ab] look and [F] find him [D] fooling [F] around
[Db] Some [Bb] old [A] gal been [G] your race You are [Em] crazy, [G] you [C] wanna see
Down in his grave [Cm] [F] So [Bb] if your [A] man is nice, [Bb] take [Gb] my [C] [F] advice
[Bb] Hug him in [F] the morning, [Bb] kiss [B] him at [F]
[Bb] night Give [A] him plenty of [F] love and treat [Bb] your good man
[A]
[Em] For the [C] good man [F] nowadays sure is [Bb] hard to [Eb] find
[F] [Bb] [A] Oh, [Ab] a good [A] man [G] is so [F] hard to [Dm] find [C] We always get that roughed-up kind
[F] Yeah, so when you [C] [F] think that he's your pal [Bb] You [Db] look and find him hanging around
Some [Bb] old gal [A] been [D] your [Db] [Dm] race, [G] child you'll crave [G] You [C] wanna see him dead, laying in his grave
[Cm] [F] So [Bb] if your man [A] is nice, [Bb] take [Gb] my [C] advice [F]
[Bb] Hug him in the [F] morning, [Bb] kiss him at [F] night
[Bb] Give him [F] plenty of love [Bb] and treat your good man For [Am]
[C] the good man [F] nowadays sure [A] is hard to [Bb] find
[Db] [G] [F] [Bb]
Key:
F
Bb
C
G
A
F
Bb
C
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Dbm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
[Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] My [G] heart is sad and [C] I'm all alone [F] My _ man [Bb] treats me [B] [F] mean
[Bb] I regret [Dm] the day [G] [F] that I [A] was [B] born [C] And that man I [F] ever [A] [F] seen
[C] My happiness is [F] less today My [Dm] heart [C] is broke [F] that's why I say
[E] Oh, a [G] good man is hard to find [G] [Dm] You [C] always get _ another kind
Yeah, [F] so when you think that he's your pal [Bb] You [Ab] look and [F] find him [D] fooling [F] around
[Db] Some [Bb] old [A] gal been [G] your race You are [Em] crazy, [G] you [C] wanna see
_ Down in his grave [Cm] [F] So [Bb] if your [A] man is nice, [Bb] take [Gb] my [C] [F] advice
[Bb] Hug him in [F] the morning, [Bb] kiss [B] him at [F]
[Bb] night Give [A] him plenty of [F] love and treat [Bb] your good man
_ [A]
[Em] For the [C] good man _ [F] nowadays sure is [Bb] hard to [Eb] find
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ [A] Oh, [Ab] a good [A] man [G] is so [F] hard to [Dm] find [C] We always get that roughed-up kind
[F] Yeah, so when you [C] [F] think that he's your pal [Bb] You [Db] look and find him hanging around
Some [Bb] old gal [A] been [D] your [Db] [Dm] race, [G] child you'll crave [G] You [C] wanna see him dead, laying in his grave
[Cm] [F] So [Bb] if your man [A] is nice, [Bb] take [Gb] my [C] advice [F] _
[Bb] Hug him in the [F] morning, [Bb] kiss him at [F] night
[Bb] Give him [F] plenty of love [Bb] and treat your good man For [Am] _
[C] the good man [F] nowadays sure [A] is hard to [Bb] find
[Db] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
[Dbm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
[Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] My [G] heart is sad and [C] I'm all alone [F] My _ man [Bb] treats me [B] [F] mean
[Bb] I regret [Dm] the day [G] [F] that I [A] was [B] born [C] And that man I [F] ever [A] [F] seen
[C] My happiness is [F] less today My [Dm] heart [C] is broke [F] that's why I say
[E] Oh, a [G] good man is hard to find [G] [Dm] You [C] always get _ another kind
Yeah, [F] so when you think that he's your pal [Bb] You [Ab] look and [F] find him [D] fooling [F] around
[Db] Some [Bb] old [A] gal been [G] your race You are [Em] crazy, [G] you [C] wanna see
_ Down in his grave [Cm] [F] So [Bb] if your [A] man is nice, [Bb] take [Gb] my [C] [F] advice
[Bb] Hug him in [F] the morning, [Bb] kiss [B] him at [F]
[Bb] night Give [A] him plenty of [F] love and treat [Bb] your good man
_ [A]
[Em] For the [C] good man _ [F] nowadays sure is [Bb] hard to [Eb] find
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ [A] Oh, [Ab] a good [A] man [G] is so [F] hard to [Dm] find [C] We always get that roughed-up kind
[F] Yeah, so when you [C] [F] think that he's your pal [Bb] You [Db] look and find him hanging around
Some [Bb] old gal [A] been [D] your [Db] [Dm] race, [G] child you'll crave [G] You [C] wanna see him dead, laying in his grave
[Cm] [F] So [Bb] if your man [A] is nice, [Bb] take [Gb] my [C] advice [F] _
[Bb] Hug him in the [F] morning, [Bb] kiss him at [F] night
[Bb] Give him [F] plenty of love [Bb] and treat your good man For [Am] _
[C] the good man [F] nowadays sure [A] is hard to [Bb] find
[Db] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _