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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Bessie Smith - A Good Man is Hard to Find chords
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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]
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F
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Bb
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C
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G
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A
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F
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Bb
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C
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To learn Bessie Smith - A Good Man Is Hard To Find 1927 chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C, F, Bb, G, Bb and F. Set your pace at 40 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 80. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F Major.

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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] _ _

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This song, written by Josh Ritter, is featured on the album Itinerary of a Genius.

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