Chords for Bessie Smith - Lost Your Head Blues 1926

Tempo:
182.45 bpm
Chords used:

Ebm

Eb

Bb

Fm

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bessie Smith - Lost Your Head Blues 1926 chords
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[Ebm]
[Fm] [Bb]
[Dm] [Ebm] I
[Bb] [Fm] [Eb]
was with [Ebm] you baby [Gm] when you did all [Eb] of the [Ebm] dimes
I [Eb]
[Bbm] [Eb] [Ab]
was with you baby when you did all [Eb] of the dimes
Now [Bb] since you got plenty money you [Gm] have thrown your good [Eb] gal
[Ebm] down
[Bb] [Eb]
One thing for always, two [Ebm] it's worthwhile
One thing for always, [Bbm] two
[Ab] [Ebm]
When [Eb]
[Bb] you get a good gal you better treat [Ebm] her [Db] nice
[Gm] [Fm]
When [Eb] [C]
[Ebm] you are [Cm]
lonesome [Bb] I try to [Eb] treat you kind
[Ebm]
When you are lonesome [Db] I [Ebm] try to treat you kind
[Eb]
[Bb] But since you [G] got
[Bb] plenty it doesn't
[Fm] [Eb] change your [Ebm] mind
I'm gonna leave baby, ain't gonna say [Cm] goodbye
[Ebm]
I'm [Eb]
[Ab] gonna leave [Ebm] baby, ain't gonna say [Abm] [Eb] goodbye
[Ebm]
But [Gm]
[Fm] I'll write [Bb] you and tell you the [C] reason [Ebm]
why
[Bb] [Cm]
[Eb] Days are lonesome, nights [Db]
[Bbm] [Fm] [Gb]
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Ebm] [Fm]
are [Eb] so long
I'm [Gm] a good [Bb] old gal but I've just been [Gb] treated wrong
[Eb] [Db] [Ab] [D]
[Eb]
[N]
Key:  
Ebm
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Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Ebm
13421116
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
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To start learning Fletcher Henderson, Bessie Smith, Joe Smith - (1925-1927) Lost Your Head Blues chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Gm, Eb, Ebm, Bb, Eb, Bb, Fm and Eb. For best results, commence at 91 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 182. With an eye on the song's key Eb Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ I _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ was with [Ebm] you baby _ _ [Gm] when you did all _ _ [Eb] of the [Ebm] dimes
I _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
was with you baby _ when you did all _ [Eb] of the dimes _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Now [Bb] since you got plenty _ money _ you [Gm] have thrown your good [Eb] gal _
_ _ [Ebm] down _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
One thing _ _ for _ always, two _ _ _ [Ebm] it's worthwhile _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ One thing _ _ for _ _ always, [Bbm] two
[Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _
When _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] you get a good gal _ _ _ _ _ you better _ treat _ [Ebm] her [Db] nice
_ [Gm] _ _ [Fm]
When [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] you are _ _ _ _ [Cm]
lonesome _ [Bb] I try _ to [Eb] treat you _ kind
_ [Ebm] _
When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you are _ _ lonesome [Db] _ _ _ I [Ebm] try to _ treat you kind _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] But since you [G] got _
_ _ [Bb] plenty it doesn't _
_ [Fm] _ [Eb] change your _ [Ebm] mind _
_ _ I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ gonna leave _ _ baby, _ _ ain't gonna say [Cm] goodbye
_ _ _ [Ebm]
I'm [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] gonna _ leave _ _ [Ebm] baby, _ ain't gonna say [Abm] _ [Eb] goodbye
_ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ But _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Fm] I'll write [Bb] you and tell you the _ [C] reason [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ why _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ Days are _ _ _ lonesome, _ _ _ _ nights _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Fm]
are [Eb] _ _ so _ long
_ _ _ I'm [Gm] a good _ [Bb] old gal but I've just _ _ been [Gb] treated wrong _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ [D] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the Smith, Bessie: Preachin the Blues album.

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