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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[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]
[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
Eb
Bb
Fm
Ab
Ebm
Eb
Bb
[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] _
[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] _