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