Chords for Bessie Smith.- I'm down in the dumps
Tempo:
107.75 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
F
Ab
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb]
[Ab] [Cm] [Ebm] [F]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] My man's got something, he gives me such a thrill.
Every time he [Ab] smiles at [C] me, [F] I can't keep my body [Bb] still.
I [Eb] done cried so much, look like I've got to moan.
I can't [Bbm] keep [Fm] from [G] [Gb] worryin' [F] [Bb] cause I'm down [Eb] in the [Gm] dump.
I [Eb] had a nightmare last [F] [Eb] night when I laid down.
When I [Bbm] woke [Ab] up this [Gb] morning, [F] my sweet man [Bb] couldn't be found.
[Eb] I'm going down to the river, into it I'm going to jump.
Can't keep from [Fm] [Gm] worryin' [Gb] [F] cause [Bb] I'm down in [Eb] the dump.
[Bb]
[Eb] Someone knocked on my door last night when I was [Eb] asleep.
[Bb]
[Db] I thought [Eb] it was [Ab] that [G] sweet man [Gb] of [F] mine making his four [Bb] day creep.
[Eb] Was nothing but my landlord, [Gbm] [Bb]
[Eb] a great [Bb] big [Eb] chump.
[Bb] [D]
[Eb] Stay away from my [Ab] door, [G] Mr.
[Gb]
[F] Landlord, [Db] cause [Bb] I'm [Eb] down in the dump.
[Ebm]
[Eb] When I woke up, my pillow was wet with tears.
Just [Gm] one day [Db] from that [Ab] [G] man of [Gb]
[F] mine, seemed like a thousand [Bb] years.
[Eb] But I'm gonna straighten up, straighter than Andy Gump.
Ain't no use of [Ab] me telling that
[B] [F] lie, cause [Bb] I'm down in [Eb] the [Ebm] dump.
[Bb] [Eb] I'm 25 years old, that ain't no make.
I got plenty of film [Ab] and [G] vitality.
[Gb] [F] I'm sure that I can make [Fm] the grade.
[Gm] I'm [Eb] always like a tiger, I'm ready to jump.
I need a whole [Ab] lot of [Eb] lovin' cause I'm down in the dump.
[Ab] [Cm] [Ebm] [F]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] My man's got something, he gives me such a thrill.
Every time he [Ab] smiles at [C] me, [F] I can't keep my body [Bb] still.
I [Eb] done cried so much, look like I've got to moan.
I can't [Bbm] keep [Fm] from [G] [Gb] worryin' [F] [Bb] cause I'm down [Eb] in the [Gm] dump.
I [Eb] had a nightmare last [F] [Eb] night when I laid down.
When I [Bbm] woke [Ab] up this [Gb] morning, [F] my sweet man [Bb] couldn't be found.
[Eb] I'm going down to the river, into it I'm going to jump.
Can't keep from [Fm] [Gm] worryin' [Gb] [F] cause [Bb] I'm down in [Eb] the dump.
[Bb]
[Eb] Someone knocked on my door last night when I was [Eb] asleep.
[Bb]
[Db] I thought [Eb] it was [Ab] that [G] sweet man [Gb] of [F] mine making his four [Bb] day creep.
[Eb] Was nothing but my landlord, [Gbm] [Bb]
[Eb] a great [Bb] big [Eb] chump.
[Bb] [D]
[Eb] Stay away from my [Ab] door, [G] Mr.
[Gb]
[F] Landlord, [Db] cause [Bb] I'm [Eb] down in the dump.
[Ebm]
[Eb] When I woke up, my pillow was wet with tears.
Just [Gm] one day [Db] from that [Ab] [G] man of [Gb]
[F] mine, seemed like a thousand [Bb] years.
[Eb] But I'm gonna straighten up, straighter than Andy Gump.
Ain't no use of [Ab] me telling that
[B] [F] lie, cause [Bb] I'm down in [Eb] the [Ebm] dump.
[Bb] [Eb] I'm 25 years old, that ain't no make.
I got plenty of film [Ab] and [G] vitality.
[Gb] [F] I'm sure that I can make [Fm] the grade.
[Gm] I'm [Eb] always like a tiger, I'm ready to jump.
I need a whole [Ab] lot of [Eb] lovin' cause I'm down in the dump.
Key:
Eb
Bb
F
Ab
Gb
Eb
Bb
F
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Ebm] _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] My man's got something, _ he gives me such a thrill.
_ _ Every time he [Ab] _ smiles at [C] me, [F] I can't keep my body [Bb] still.
I [Eb] done cried so much, _ _ look like I've got to moan.
_ _ I can't [Bbm] keep [Fm] from _ [G] [Gb] worryin' [F] _ [Bb] cause I'm down [Eb] in the [Gm] dump.
I [Eb] had a nightmare last [F] [Eb] night _ _ when I laid down. _ _
When I [Bbm] woke [Ab] up this [Gb] morning, [F] _ my sweet man [Bb] couldn't be found.
[Eb] I'm going down to the river, _ _ _ into it I'm going to _ jump. _ _
Can't keep from [Fm] _ [Gm] worryin' [Gb] _ [F] cause [Bb] I'm down in [Eb] the dump.
[Bb] _
[Eb] Someone knocked on my door _ last night when I was [Eb] asleep.
_ [Bb] _
[Db] I thought [Eb] it was [Ab] that [G] sweet man [Gb] of [F] mine making his four [Bb] day creep.
[Eb] Was nothing but my landlord, [Gbm] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] a great [Bb] big [Eb] chump.
_ [Bb] _ [D]
[Eb] Stay away from my [Ab] door, [G] Mr.
[Gb]
[F] Landlord, [Db] cause [Bb] I'm [Eb] down in the dump.
[Ebm] _
[Eb] When I woke up, _ _ my pillow was wet with tears. _ _ _
Just [Gm] one day [Db] from that [Ab] [G] man of [Gb]
[F] mine, seemed like a thousand [Bb] _ years.
[Eb] But I'm gonna straighten up, _ straighter than Andy Gump. _ _
Ain't no use of [Ab] me telling that _
[B] [F] lie, cause [Bb] I'm down in [Eb] the [Ebm] dump. _
[Bb] [Eb] I'm 25 years old, _ _ that ain't no make. _ _ _
I got plenty of film [Ab] and [G] vitality.
[Gb] _ [F] I'm sure that I can make [Fm] the grade.
[Gm] I'm [Eb] always like a tiger, _ _ _ I'm ready to jump. _
I need a whole _ [Ab] lot of [Eb] lovin' _ _ cause I'm down in the dump.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Ebm] _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] My man's got something, _ he gives me such a thrill.
_ _ Every time he [Ab] _ smiles at [C] me, [F] I can't keep my body [Bb] still.
I [Eb] done cried so much, _ _ look like I've got to moan.
_ _ I can't [Bbm] keep [Fm] from _ [G] [Gb] worryin' [F] _ [Bb] cause I'm down [Eb] in the [Gm] dump.
I [Eb] had a nightmare last [F] [Eb] night _ _ when I laid down. _ _
When I [Bbm] woke [Ab] up this [Gb] morning, [F] _ my sweet man [Bb] couldn't be found.
[Eb] I'm going down to the river, _ _ _ into it I'm going to _ jump. _ _
Can't keep from [Fm] _ [Gm] worryin' [Gb] _ [F] cause [Bb] I'm down in [Eb] the dump.
[Bb] _
[Eb] Someone knocked on my door _ last night when I was [Eb] asleep.
_ [Bb] _
[Db] I thought [Eb] it was [Ab] that [G] sweet man [Gb] of [F] mine making his four [Bb] day creep.
[Eb] Was nothing but my landlord, [Gbm] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] a great [Bb] big [Eb] chump.
_ [Bb] _ [D]
[Eb] Stay away from my [Ab] door, [G] Mr.
[Gb]
[F] Landlord, [Db] cause [Bb] I'm [Eb] down in the dump.
[Ebm] _
[Eb] When I woke up, _ _ my pillow was wet with tears. _ _ _
Just [Gm] one day [Db] from that [Ab] [G] man of [Gb]
[F] mine, seemed like a thousand [Bb] _ years.
[Eb] But I'm gonna straighten up, _ straighter than Andy Gump. _ _
Ain't no use of [Ab] me telling that _
[B] [F] lie, cause [Bb] I'm down in [Eb] the [Ebm] dump. _
[Bb] [Eb] I'm 25 years old, _ _ that ain't no make. _ _ _
I got plenty of film [Ab] and [G] vitality.
[Gb] _ [F] I'm sure that I can make [Fm] the grade.
[Gm] I'm [Eb] always like a tiger, _ _ _ I'm ready to jump. _
I need a whole _ [Ab] lot of [Eb] lovin' _ _ cause I'm down in the dump.