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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Bessie Smith.- I'm down in the dumps chords
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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.
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Eb
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Bb
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F
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Ab
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Gb
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Eb
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Bb
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F
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Elvis Presley - Take My Hand, Precious Lord chords, practice playing G, Gb, F, Bb and Eb in sequence. For best results, commence at 53 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 108. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Eb Major.

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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.

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