Chords for Big Mama's Medley

Tempo:
104.25 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Abm

Gb

Bbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Big Mama's Medley chords
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[Eb] [Ab] [Gb] [Eb] [Db]
That [Abm] sound like old time [C] church to me.
[Dm] [Ab]
[Gb] [G] As a matter of [Ab] fact, [Ab] Green, I want to dedicate this
in memory of your mama [Db] and my mama [Ab] too, [Abm] Ms.
Ruth Green.
Is that all right?
[Ab] Y'all feel like [Db] doing this?
[Abm] Let's do it.
Y'all feel like doing [Db] this?
[Ab] Some old time song.
[Bbm] Come on, [Abm] listen.
[Db] [Ab] I know it [Ebm] [Ab] was [Abm] the blood.
I [Ab] know it [Db] was [Ab] the blood.
I [Db] know [Ab] it was the [Db] blood.
[Ab] Save [Db] me.
[Abm] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] One day when [Abm] I was alone, [Bbm] he [Abm] died upon the cross.
I [Ab] know [Bbm] it [Dbm] [Ebm] was [Eb] the blood.
Save [Ab] [Abm] me.
[Gb] That's what I'm talking about. [G] Yeah.
[Ab] [Abm] There was another old song that we [Db] used to sing [Abm] in church
on Sunday morning.
Yeah, just.
It was something like this.
[Ab] Just a little light of mine.
[Abm] [Ab] [Abm] I'm going to [Db] let it [Gb] shine.
Oh, [Bbm] just a [Gb] little light [Bbm] of mine, y'all.
I'm [Db] going to [Ab] let it [Gb] shine.
[B] Oh, [Abm] just a little [Ab] light of mine.
[Gb] [Ab] I'm going to let it [Db] [Abm] shine.
[D] Let it [Eb] [Fm] shine.
Let [D] it shine.
[Eb] Let [Ab] it shine.
Yeah.
I like [Gb] that too.
And [G] [Ab] I [Abm] remember [Db]
when they used to have them [Gbm] old time
[F] revivals back in the country.
[B] [Ab] And they used to sing old song that says this to him.
They said, hush, hush.
Somebody's [Db] calling [Ab] my [Eb] name.
Yeah, [Fm] hush.
Be [Cm] quiet, [Fm] y'all.
Hush.
[Cm] Yeah, yeah.
[Fm] Somebody's calling my [Gm] name.
[Ab] Hush.
Hush a fuss now.
Hush.
[Db] Yeah, [C] Lord.
[Fm] [Ab] Somebody's calling [Db] my name.
[D] Oh, [Eb] my [Fm] Lord.
[F] Oh, my [D] Lord.
[Eb] What shall [Ab] I do?
Another [Gb] one, y'all.
[G] Listen, listen.
[Ab] [Abm] They were a group that influenced the Williams
Brotherhood a whole lot called the Nightingales.
They did a [Db] song like this.
[Gb] They said, [Db] [Ab] [Db] I want [Ab] to [Db] be at [Ab] the [F] meeting.
[Db] [Ab] I want to be at the meeting.
[B] [Db] Lord [Bbm] said, [Ab] I want to be at the meeting.
[Eb] When all [Bm] the [Eb] saints get home.
Well, [Abm] after [Bbm]
[Ab] [Fm] separating [Db] the [Abm] right from the wrong.
[Ab] He said, I [Fm] want to be [Eb] at the meeting [Abm] around the throne.
[Gb] [Dm] [Ab] There was another group, [Abm] Sleeping Supreme Angels,
I remember.
They did a song like [Db] this.
But let's do [Ab] it the old time way.
Come on.
[Db] By and by.
[Gb] [Db] Oh, when the [Ab] morning [Ab] comes.
All the [Gm] [Ab] saints, [A] [Bbm] Lord [Bb] God, who [Eb] ever in awe.
[Ab] [Bbm] Tell the [Ab] story [Db] how we [Ab] overcome.
[Fm] [Bbm] [Ab] Then we'll [Fm] understand [D] it [Ebm] better.
[Ab] By and by.
[Gb] [G] [Abm] And then came the Williams Brothers.
We did a little [Db] song like [Abm] this.
We [Db] said, [B] he'll [Ab] understand.
[Gb] He'll [F] understand.
Y'all remember that?
He'll understand.
[Gb] [Abm] He'll [Db] understand.
[Abm] Whatever [Bbm] your [Abm] problem [Gb] is.
He'll [Ebm] [Bbm] understand.
Hey, hey.
[B] [Ab] Hey, hey.
You'll understand.
I know you will.
[Db] You'll [Ebm] understand.
[Ab] Sure you will.
You'll understand.
I said Jesus.
[Abm] Take [Ab] it to the gym.
You'll understand.
Soon enough you will.
[Db] You'll understand.
[Ab] Whatever it is.
You'll understand.
Hey, he'll understand.
[B] He'll [Ab] [Bbm] understand.
[Ab] [Ebm] He'll [Bbm] understand.
[Abm] Hey.
[Db] And say, hey. [Ab] Well done
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Williams Brothers - Big Mamas Medley chords, practice playing Db, Abm, Db, Ab, Ab, Abm and Ab in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 52 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 104. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Db Major.

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[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _
That [Abm] sound like old time [C] church to me.
[Dm] _ [Ab] _ _
[Gb] [G] As a matter of [Ab] fact, _ [Ab] Green, I want to dedicate this
in memory of your mama [Db] and my mama [Ab] too, [Abm] Ms.
Ruth Green.
Is that all right?
_ [Ab] _ _ Y'all feel like [Db] doing this?
[Abm] Let's do it.
Y'all feel like doing [Db] this?
[Ab] Some old time song.
[Bbm] Come on, [Abm] listen.
[Db] [Ab] I know it [Ebm] [Ab] was [Abm] the blood.
_ I [Ab] know it [Db] was [Ab] the blood.
_ I [Db] know [Ab] it was the [Db] blood.
[Ab] Save [Db] me.
[Abm] _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Db] _ [Ab] One day when [Abm] I was alone, [Bbm] he [Abm] died upon the cross.
I [Ab] know [Bbm] it [Dbm] [Ebm] was [Eb] the blood.
Save [Ab] _ [Abm] me. _
[Gb] That's what I'm talking about. [G] Yeah.
[Ab] _ [Abm] There was another old song that we [Db] used to sing [Abm] in church
on Sunday morning.
Yeah, just.
It was something like this.
_ _ [Ab] Just a little light of mine.
[Abm] _ [Ab] _ [Abm] I'm going to [Db] let it [Gb] shine.
Oh, [Bbm] just a [Gb] little light [Bbm] of mine, y'all.
_ _ I'm [Db] going to [Ab] let it [Gb] shine.
[B] Oh, [Abm] just a little [Ab] light of mine.
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] I'm going to let it [Db] [Abm] shine.
[D] Let it [Eb] [Fm] shine.
Let [D] it shine.
[Eb] Let [Ab] it shine.
Yeah.
I like [Gb] that too.
And [G] _ [Ab] I [Abm] remember [Db]
when they used to have them [Gbm] old time
[F] revivals back in the country.
_ [B] [Ab] And they used to sing old song that says this to him.
They said, hush, _ _ hush.
_ _ _ Somebody's [Db] calling [Ab] my [Eb] name.
Yeah, [Fm] hush.
Be [Cm] quiet, [Fm] y'all.
Hush.
[Cm] Yeah, yeah.
[Fm] _ Somebody's calling my [Gm] name.
_ [Ab] Hush.
Hush a fuss now.
Hush.
[Db] Yeah, [C] Lord.
[Fm] _ [Ab] Somebody's calling [Db] my name.
[D] Oh, [Eb] my [Fm] Lord.
[F] Oh, my [D] Lord.
[Eb] What shall [Ab] I do? _
Another [Gb] one, y'all.
[G] Listen, listen.
[Ab] [Abm] They were a group that influenced the Williams
Brotherhood a whole lot called the Nightingales.
They did a [Db] song like this.
[Gb] They said, [Db] _ [Ab] [Db] I want [Ab] to [Db] be at [Ab] the [F] meeting.
_ [Db] _ [Ab] I want to be at the meeting.
[B] [Db] Lord [Bbm] said, [Ab] I want to be at the meeting.
_ [Eb] When all [Bm] the [Eb] saints get home.
Well, [Abm] after [Bbm] _ _
[Ab] _ [Fm] separating [Db] _ the [Abm] right from the wrong.
[Ab] He said, I [Fm] want to be [Eb] at the meeting [Abm] around the throne. _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Dm] _ [Ab] _ _ There was another group, _ [Abm] Sleeping Supreme Angels,
I remember.
They did a song like [Db] this.
But let's do [Ab] it the old time way.
Come on.
_ [Db] _ By and by.
[Gb] [Db] Oh, when the [Ab] morning [Ab] comes.
_ _ All the [Gm] [Ab] saints, [A] [Bbm] Lord [Bb] God, who [Eb] ever in _ awe.
[Ab] [Bbm] Tell _ the [Ab] _ story [Db] _ how we [Ab] overcome.
[Fm] _ [Bbm] [Ab] Then we'll [Fm] understand [D] it [Ebm] better.
[Ab] By and by. _
_ [Gb] _ _ [G] _ [Abm] _ And then came the Williams Brothers.
_ We did a little [Db] song like [Abm] this.
We [Db] said, [B] he'll [Ab] understand.
[Gb] He'll [F] understand.
Y'all remember that?
He'll understand.
[Gb] [Abm] He'll [Db] understand.
[Abm] Whatever [Bbm] your [Abm] problem [Gb] is.
He'll [Ebm] [Bbm] understand.
Hey, hey.
[B] [Ab] Hey, hey.
You'll understand.
I know you will.
[Db] You'll [Ebm] understand.
[Ab] Sure you will.
You'll understand.
I said Jesus.
[Abm] Take [Ab] it to the gym.
You'll understand.
Soon enough you will.
[Db] You'll understand.
[Ab] Whatever it is.
You'll understand.
Hey, he'll understand.
[B] He'll [Ab] [Bbm] understand.
[Ab] [Ebm] He'll [Bbm] understand.
_ [Abm] Hey.
[Db] And say, hey. [Ab] Well done _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Songs Mama Used to Sing 3 album.

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