Chords for Bessie Smith-I Ain't Got Nobody

Tempo:
121.3 bpm
Chords used:

D

E

A

B

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bessie Smith-I Ain't Got Nobody chords
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[B]
[E] He's a good man.
He's a [D] good [F#] man.
[Em] [A]
[D] [E]
[Bm]
[D] There's a saying, going [A#] around, [D] and I [Bm] begin to think it's true.
[D]
It's hard to love some [E] man when he don't [A] care for you.
[D] Once [Bm] I had a loving man, [D] as good as [G] any in [E] this town.
[Bm] [E] But now I'm [A] sad and lonely.
[E] He's done so [A] me down.
[Bm] [D] I ain't got [E]
nobody, [D] nobody,
[B] nobody care [E] for [B] me.
[A] [F#] That's why [D] I'm always sad [E]
and lonely.
Won't some good man take [A] a chance with me?
[D]
I sing good [B] songs
[G] all the [B] time.
Won't some frown to be [E]
a [A] pal of mine?
[D]
I [G] ain't got [E]
nobody, nobody, ain't [B] nobody care [D] for me.
[Em] [A] [D]
[E]
[D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[D] [G]
[B]
[E]
[A] [D]
[E]
Nobody, ain't nobody care for [C#m] me.
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
D
1321
E
2311
A
1231
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To learn Bessie Smith - I Aint Got Nobody chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: D, A, D, E and A. A strategic approach would be to train at 61 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 122. Considering the song's key of D Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] He's a good man. _
He's a [D] good [F#] man.
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] There's a saying, _ going [A#] around, [D] and I [Bm] begin to think it's true.
_ _ [D] _
It's hard to love some [E] man when he don't _ [A] care for you. _ _
[D] _ Once [Bm] I had a loving _ man, [D] as good as [G] any in [E] this town.
[Bm] _ [E] But now I'm [A] sad and lonely.
_ [E] _ He's done so [A] me down.
_ _ [Bm] _ [D] I _ _ ain't got _ [E] _ _
nobody, _ _ _ [D] nobody, _
_ [B] nobody _ care [E] for _ [B] me.
[A] _ [F#] That's why [D] I'm _ _ always _ sad [E]
and _ lonely. _ _ _ _
Won't some good man take [A] a chance with _ _ me?
_ _ _ [D] _
I _ sing good [B] songs _
_ [G] _ all the _ _ [B] time.
Won't some frown to be [E]
a _ [A] pal of mine?
_ [D] _
I _ _ [G] ain't got [E] _
_ nobody, _ _ nobody, _ ain't [B] nobody care [D] for me.
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Nobody, ain't nobody _ care for [C#m] me.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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