Chords for Big Mama Thorton and Mississippi Fred Mcdowell Blues

Tempo:
132.35 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Gb

Ab

Ebm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Big Mama Thorton and Mississippi Fred Mcdowell Blues chords
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[Eb] [Cm] [Eb]
Packing all my trouble, moving on down the road
[Gb]
[Eb]
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, moving on [Abm] [Ebm] [Eb] down
[Gb] [Eb]
[Ab] Here [Eb] I'm looking for a place, child, to dump this heavy load
[Gb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] yeah why do I worry
[Abm] [Eb] why do I have to cry
[Gb]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
why do I worry
[Ebm] [Eb] oh why do I have to cry [Ebm]
[Eb]
you know I was [Db] good [Bbm] to the man I loved
[Eb] I wonder why did he have to say [Gb] goodbye
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] oh why do I have to carry this heavy load
[Gb] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] oh [Ebm]
[Eb] why do I have to carry this heavy load
[Gb] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] say I'm gonna keep on traveling down this old lonesome road [Gb]
[Eb]
hey hey hey
I get worried [Ab] [Eb] sometimes
[Gb]
[Eb]
[Gb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
hmm
my burden is getting over here
[Gb]
[Eb]
[Ebm] hey
lord I know [Bbm] I'm [Eb] so weary [Gb]
[Eb] you know [G] my baby's [Eb] gone
oh but my burden is heavy [Gb]
hey [Eb] hey
traveling on down this lonesome road
[Gb]
[Eb]
[Ebm] [Eb]
traveling on down the lonesome [Gb] road
[Eb]
yeah hey baby I got to ease my heavy load
[Ebm]
[Eb] hey hey hey baby I got to dump this heavy load
[Gb]
hey [Eb] hey hey hey baby [Db] wonder where can I [Eb] lose this heavy load
and down the [Ab] lonesome [Eb] road down the lonesome down that lonesome
down that lonesome down
down that lonesome down that lonesome I got to lose this
Gathering leaves In the shady low MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
[Cm] [Eb]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
Ebm
13421116
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
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To learn Big Mama Thornton - My Heavy Load chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Ab, Eb, Gb, Eb, Ebm and Eb. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 66 BPM and then match the original tempo of 132 BPM. Given the song's key of Ab Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Packing all my trouble, _ _ moving on down the road
_ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, _ oh, oh, oh, oh, _ _ moving _ _ on [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] [Eb] down _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ Here [Eb] _ I'm looking for a _ place, _ _ _ _ child, _ _ _ to dump this heavy load
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ yeah why do I worry _
[Abm] _ [Eb] why _ _ _ _ _ _ do I have to cry
[Gb] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
why _ _ _ do I worry _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Eb] oh why do I have to cry _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
you know I was [Db] good [Bbm] to the man I loved
[Eb] _ _ _ I wonder why did he have to say [Gb] goodbye _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] oh _ why _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
do I have to carry this heavy load _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] oh _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ why do I have to carry this heavy load _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] say _ I'm gonna keep on traveling _ _ _ _ down this old lonesome road _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
hey hey hey _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ get worried [Ab] _ [Eb] sometimes
_ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ hmm
_ _ my burden _ _ _ _ is getting over here
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] hey
lord _ I know [Bbm] I'm [Eb] so weary _ _ _ [Gb] _
[Eb] you _ _ _ _ _ _ know [G] _ my baby's [Eb] gone _
_ _ oh _ _ but my burden is heavy _ _ [Gb] _
hey [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ hey
_ _ _ _ _ _ traveling on down this lonesome road
[Gb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
traveling _ _ on down the lonesome _ [Gb] road
_ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ yeah hey _ _ _ baby _ _ I got to ease my heavy load
_ [Ebm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ hey hey hey _ _ baby _ _ I got to dump this heavy load
_ [Gb] _
hey [Eb] _ _ _ hey hey hey _ baby _ _ [Db] wonder where can I [Eb] lose this heavy load
_ _ _ _ and down the [Ab] lonesome [Eb] road _ _ _ _ down the lonesome _ _ _ _ down that lonesome
_ down _ that lonesome _ _ _ down
down _ _ _ that _ lonesome _ down that lonesome I got to lose _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
this
Gathering leaves _ _ _ In the shady low _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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