Chords for Bessie Smith-Thinking Blues
Tempo:
84.35 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Eb
E
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [F]
[Eb] [E] [Bb] Did you ever sit thinking [Eb] with a thousand [F] things on your [Bb]
mind?
[F] [Eb] Did you ever sit thinking with a thousand things on [Bb] your mind?
[D] [Bb] [B] [F] Thinking about someone who has treated you so nice [Bb] and kind.
[Eb] [Em] [F] Then you [Bb] get an old letter and [Eb] you begin [Bb] to
[Eb] You get an old letter and [F] you [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [F] write the blues so bad.
Tell that man of mine [Bb] I
[Em] [Bb] [F] [Bb] Don't you hear me baby [F] knocking on [Bb] your door?
[Eb] Don't you hear me baby [F] knocking [Bb] on your door?
[G] [F] Have you got the nerve to [Cm] drive me [Bb] from your door?
[Eb] [E] [F] [Bb] Have you got the nerve to say [Eb] that you don't [Bb] want me no more?
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] Have you got the nerve to say that you [F] don't want [Bb] me no more?
[F] [Dm]
[F] The good book says you got to read what
[Gm] [Eb] [F]
Take me back baby [Eb] try me one more [Bb] time.
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] Take me back baby try me [Bbm] one more time.
[Bb]
That's [F] the only way I can get these [Eb] thinking [F] blues [Bb] off my mind.
[Eb] [Bb] [D]
[Eb] [E] [Bb] Did you ever sit thinking [Eb] with a thousand [F] things on your [Bb]
mind?
[F] [Eb] Did you ever sit thinking with a thousand things on [Bb] your mind?
[D] [Bb] [B] [F] Thinking about someone who has treated you so nice [Bb] and kind.
[Eb] [Em] [F] Then you [Bb] get an old letter and [Eb] you begin [Bb] to
[Eb] You get an old letter and [F] you [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [F] write the blues so bad.
Tell that man of mine [Bb] I
[Em] [Bb] [F] [Bb] Don't you hear me baby [F] knocking on [Bb] your door?
[Eb] Don't you hear me baby [F] knocking [Bb] on your door?
[G] [F] Have you got the nerve to [Cm] drive me [Bb] from your door?
[Eb] [E] [F] [Bb] Have you got the nerve to say [Eb] that you don't [Bb] want me no more?
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] Have you got the nerve to say that you [F] don't want [Bb] me no more?
[F] [Dm]
[F] The good book says you got to read what
[Gm] [Eb] [F]
Take me back baby [Eb] try me one more [Bb] time.
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] Take me back baby try me [Bbm] one more time.
[Bb]
That's [F] the only way I can get these [Eb] thinking [F] blues [Bb] off my mind.
[Eb] [Bb] [D]
Key:
Bb
F
Eb
E
D
Bb
F
Eb
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [E] _ _ _ [Bb] _ Did you ever sit thinking [Eb] with a thousand [F] things on your [Bb]
mind?
[F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Did you ever sit thinking with a thousand things on [Bb] your mind?
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [B] [F] Thinking about someone who has treated you so nice [Bb] and kind.
_ [Eb] _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ Then you [Bb] get an old letter and [Eb] you begin [Bb] to_
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] You get an old letter and [F] you _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] write the blues so bad.
Tell that man of mine [Bb] I_ _
_ [Em] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] Don't you hear me baby _ [F] knocking on [Bb] your door? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't you hear me baby _ _ [F] knocking [Bb] on your door?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] Have you got the nerve to [Cm] drive me [Bb] from your door?
_ [Eb] _ [E] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] Have you got the nerve to say [Eb] that you don't [Bb] want me no more?
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] Have you got the nerve to say that you [F] don't want [Bb] me no more?
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[F] The good book says you got to read _ what_
[Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Take me back baby [Eb] try me one more [Bb] time.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] Take me back baby try _ me [Bbm] one more time.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
That's [F] the only way I can get these [Eb] thinking [F] blues [Bb] off my mind.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [E] _ _ _ [Bb] _ Did you ever sit thinking [Eb] with a thousand [F] things on your [Bb]
mind?
[F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Did you ever sit thinking with a thousand things on [Bb] your mind?
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [B] [F] Thinking about someone who has treated you so nice [Bb] and kind.
_ [Eb] _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ Then you [Bb] get an old letter and [Eb] you begin [Bb] to_
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] You get an old letter and [F] you _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] write the blues so bad.
Tell that man of mine [Bb] I_ _
_ [Em] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] Don't you hear me baby _ [F] knocking on [Bb] your door? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't you hear me baby _ _ [F] knocking [Bb] on your door?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] Have you got the nerve to [Cm] drive me [Bb] from your door?
_ [Eb] _ [E] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] Have you got the nerve to say [Eb] that you don't [Bb] want me no more?
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] Have you got the nerve to say that you [F] don't want [Bb] me no more?
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[F] The good book says you got to read _ what_
[Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Take me back baby [Eb] try me one more [Bb] time.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] Take me back baby try _ me [Bbm] one more time.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
That's [F] the only way I can get these [Eb] thinking [F] blues [Bb] off my mind.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _