Chords for Blind Willie Johnson - If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down
Tempo:
73.85 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Well, if I had my way, if I had a way to burn a fire, I'd know just how to burn a fire.
[A] And I'm a wild woman, flying [F] fast, a bell on a love shot, a cold black house, and all the gangsters bouncing mine.
I'm a very solid woman, I look so fine, by the way, I'm Timothy, I can't tell, the daughter of Timothy, I'm pleased to have a well, down the toilet's farther to go in.
Hey, me Lord, if I had my way, well, if I had a way to water my head, I'd know just how to do it now.
Well, Samson, mother replied to him, can't you find a woman of your kind in town?
Samson, will you please your mother's mind, go and marry that of the last time.
[G] Let me [F] tell you what old Samson, well, he broke at the dawn of the Zion run.
Now, my mother placed him in a town detached, because that line got a pony line.
Hey, he'd written that he killed a man with ease.
It's something that was hanging in the side of the door, well, if I had my way, if I had a way to water my head, I'd know just how to do it now.
Well, you really please tell it to me, how I need all the things you're supposed to be.
Well, you really please tell it to me, how strong all the things you're supposed to be.
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, well, where's the sweet, sweet honey in the Zion air, well, if I had my way, well, if I had a way to water my head, I'd know just how to do it now.
So many a thousand had to form the plot, and not many days old Samson was caught, by his hand, while he was walking along,
he looked on the ground and found a jawbone, and moved his own ropes up off that tree.
Well, those sweet, sweet sweet honey, well, if I had my way, well, if I had a way to water my head, I'd know just how to do it now.
Well, Samson stood before the never-fought-out, till he began to wonder about, I told his wife, said, I'm falling in need, I tell me, why you stay the life, have you feet?
Samson, why should you talk so bad, told his wife to cut off his hair, shave my head, finish your hair, well, if you come and let your man, if I had my way,
well, if I had a way to water my head,
[A] And I'm a wild woman, flying [F] fast, a bell on a love shot, a cold black house, and all the gangsters bouncing mine.
I'm a very solid woman, I look so fine, by the way, I'm Timothy, I can't tell, the daughter of Timothy, I'm pleased to have a well, down the toilet's farther to go in.
Hey, me Lord, if I had my way, well, if I had a way to water my head, I'd know just how to do it now.
Well, Samson, mother replied to him, can't you find a woman of your kind in town?
Samson, will you please your mother's mind, go and marry that of the last time.
[G] Let me [F] tell you what old Samson, well, he broke at the dawn of the Zion run.
Now, my mother placed him in a town detached, because that line got a pony line.
Hey, he'd written that he killed a man with ease.
It's something that was hanging in the side of the door, well, if I had my way, if I had a way to water my head, I'd know just how to do it now.
Well, you really please tell it to me, how I need all the things you're supposed to be.
Well, you really please tell it to me, how strong all the things you're supposed to be.
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, well, where's the sweet, sweet honey in the Zion air, well, if I had my way, well, if I had a way to water my head, I'd know just how to do it now.
So many a thousand had to form the plot, and not many days old Samson was caught, by his hand, while he was walking along,
he looked on the ground and found a jawbone, and moved his own ropes up off that tree.
Well, those sweet, sweet sweet honey, well, if I had my way, well, if I had a way to water my head, I'd know just how to do it now.
Well, Samson stood before the never-fought-out, till he began to wonder about, I told his wife, said, I'm falling in need, I tell me, why you stay the life, have you feet?
Samson, why should you talk so bad, told his wife to cut off his hair, shave my head, finish your hair, well, if you come and let your man, if I had my way,
well, if I had a way to water my head,
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_ Well, if I had my way, if I had a way to burn a fire, I'd know just how to burn a fire.
[A] And I'm a wild woman, flying [F] fast, a bell on a love shot, a cold black house, and all the gangsters bouncing mine.
I'm a very solid woman, I look so fine, by the way, I'm Timothy, I can't tell, the daughter of Timothy, I'm pleased to have a well, down the toilet's farther to go in.
Hey, me Lord, if I had my way, well, if I had a way to water my head, I'd know just how to do it now.
Well, Samson, mother replied to him, can't you find a woman of your kind in town?
Samson, will you please your mother's mind, go and marry that of the last time.
[G] Let me [F] tell you what old Samson, well, he broke at the dawn of the Zion run.
Now, my mother placed him in a town detached, because that line got a pony line.
Hey, he'd written that he killed a man with ease.
It's something that was hanging in the side of the door, well, if I had my way, if I had a way to water my head, I'd know just how to do it now.
Well, you really please tell it to me, how I need all the things you're supposed to be.
Well, you really please tell it to me, how strong all the things you're supposed to be.
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, well, where's the sweet, sweet honey in the Zion air, well, if I had my way, well, if I had a way to water my head, I'd know just how to do it now.
So many a thousand had to form the plot, and not many days old Samson was caught, by his hand, while he was walking along,
he looked on the ground and found a jawbone, and moved his own ropes up off that tree.
Well, those sweet, sweet sweet honey, well, if I had my way, well, if I had a way to water my head, I'd know just how to do it now.
Well, Samson stood before the never-fought-out, till he began to wonder about, I told his wife, said, I'm falling in need, I tell me, why you stay the life, have you feet?
Samson, why should you talk so bad, told his wife to cut off his hair, shave my head, finish your hair, well, if you come and let your man, if I had my way,
well, if I had a way to water my head,
[A] And I'm a wild woman, flying [F] fast, a bell on a love shot, a cold black house, and all the gangsters bouncing mine.
I'm a very solid woman, I look so fine, by the way, I'm Timothy, I can't tell, the daughter of Timothy, I'm pleased to have a well, down the toilet's farther to go in.
Hey, me Lord, if I had my way, well, if I had a way to water my head, I'd know just how to do it now.
Well, Samson, mother replied to him, can't you find a woman of your kind in town?
Samson, will you please your mother's mind, go and marry that of the last time.
[G] Let me [F] tell you what old Samson, well, he broke at the dawn of the Zion run.
Now, my mother placed him in a town detached, because that line got a pony line.
Hey, he'd written that he killed a man with ease.
It's something that was hanging in the side of the door, well, if I had my way, if I had a way to water my head, I'd know just how to do it now.
Well, you really please tell it to me, how I need all the things you're supposed to be.
Well, you really please tell it to me, how strong all the things you're supposed to be.
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, well, where's the sweet, sweet honey in the Zion air, well, if I had my way, well, if I had a way to water my head, I'd know just how to do it now.
So many a thousand had to form the plot, and not many days old Samson was caught, by his hand, while he was walking along,
he looked on the ground and found a jawbone, and moved his own ropes up off that tree.
Well, those sweet, sweet sweet honey, well, if I had my way, well, if I had a way to water my head, I'd know just how to do it now.
Well, Samson stood before the never-fought-out, till he began to wonder about, I told his wife, said, I'm falling in need, I tell me, why you stay the life, have you feet?
Samson, why should you talk so bad, told his wife to cut off his hair, shave my head, finish your hair, well, if you come and let your man, if I had my way,
well, if I had a way to water my head,