Chords for Big Mama Thornton - My heavy road

Tempo:
69.65 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Gb

Db

Ab

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Big Mama Thornton - My heavy road chords
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[Cm] [Eb] Packin' all my trouble, movin' on down [Eb] the road
[Gb] [Eb]
Oh, movin' on down
[Gb] [Eb]
Yeah, I'm lookin' for a place
[Bb] Child, to dump [Eb] this heavy load
[Gb] Yeah, [Eb] why do I worry?
Why do I have to cry?
[Gb] [Eb]
Oh, why do I worry?
[Ebm] Oh, why do I have to cry?
[Gb] [Eb] You know [Db] I was good [Bbm] to the man I love
[Eb] I wonder why did he have to say goodbye
[Gb] [Ab] [Eb] Oh, why do I have to carry this heavy load?
[Gb] [Eb]
Oh, why do I have to carry this heavy load?
[Gb] [Eb] [Ab]
Say, I'm [Eb] gonna keep on travelin'
Down this old lonesome road
[Gb] [Eb]
Hey, hey, hey
I
[Abm]
get worried sometimes
[Eb] [Gb] [Eb]
Yeah, yeah
Oh, [Gb] oh, [Eb] get it, get it, get it
Yeah, I'm worried
You know my burden is getting over here
Hey, hey, hey
Lord, I know I'm so weary
[Gb] [Eb]
You know [B] my baby's gone
Oh, but my burden is [Gb] heavy
[Eb]
Hey, hey
Travelin' on down this lonesome road
Oh, ooh, ooh
Travelin' on down the lonesome [Gb] road
[Eb] Yeah, yeah, baby
I got to ease my heavy load
Hey, hey, [Eb] hey, baby
I got to dump this heavy load
Hey, hey, hey, baby
[Db] I wonder where can I [Eb] lose this heavy load?
Down the lonesome road
Down the lonesome road
I've got to lose this heavy load
I've got to lose, got to lose
I got to lose, I got to lose, got to lose, got to lose, got to lose this heavy load.
Mmmm, mmmm, mmmm, down that road.
Key:  
Eb
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Gb
134211112
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Gb
134211112
Db
12341114
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To learn Big Mama Thornton - My Heavy Load chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Eb, Gb, Eb and Eb. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 34 BPM and then match the original tempo of 70 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Ab Major.

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_ _ [Cm] _ [Eb] Packin' all my trouble, movin' on down [Eb] the road
[Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
Oh, _ _ _ _ movin' _ on down
_ _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _
_ _ Yeah, I'm lookin' for a place
_ _ [Bb] Child, to dump [Eb] this heavy load
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ Yeah, [Eb] why do I worry?
_ _ _ Why do I have to cry?
[Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, why do I worry?
_ [Ebm] Oh, why do I have to cry? _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ You know [Db] I was good [Bbm] to the man I love
[Eb] _ I wonder why did he have to say goodbye
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] Oh, _ why _ _ _ do I have to carry this heavy load?
_ [Gb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
Oh, _ _ _ _ why do I have to carry this heavy load?
_ [Gb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
Say, I'm [Eb] gonna keep on travelin'
Down this old lonesome road
[Gb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
Hey, hey, hey
_ _ _ I _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
get worried sometimes
[Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ Yeah, _ _ _ _ _ yeah
Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] oh, [Eb] get it, get it, get it _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, I'm worried
_ You know _ my _ burden is getting over here
_ _ _ _ Hey, hey, hey
_ Lord, I know I'm so weary
_ [Gb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
You know [B] my baby's gone
Oh, but my burden is [Gb] heavy
_ [Eb] _
Hey, hey
Travelin' _ on down this lonesome road
_ _ _ Oh, ooh, ooh
_ Travelin' on down the lonesome [Gb] road
_ [Eb] _ _ Yeah, yeah, baby
I got to ease my heavy load _
_ Hey, hey, [Eb] hey, baby
I got to dump this heavy load
_ Hey, hey, hey, baby
[Db] I wonder where can I [Eb] lose this heavy load?
_ _ Down the lonesome road
_ Down the lonesome road _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I've got to lose this heavy load
I've got to lose, got to lose
I got to lose, I got to lose, got to lose, got to lose, got to lose this heavy load.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Mmmm, mmmm, _ mmmm, down that road. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the In Europe album.

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