Chords for Blind Willie McTell
Tempo:
81.8 bpm
Chords used:
Em
B
D
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
I've seen the arrow [B] on the doorpost [C#]
[B] saying this land is [Em] condemned.
[G]
All [B] the way [D] from New [A] Orleans [C] to [D] Jerusalem.
[Em]
I've traveled [B]
through [Em] East Texas where [Bm] many [Em] martyrs fell.
[G] [Em] And I [Bm] know one thing, [D] [A] nobody can sing [C] them blues [D] like Brian or [Em] Willie McDowell.
Well I [Bm] heard the [Em] footballs sing.
[B] They were taking down the [Em] tents.
[B] Stars above [D] were [A] preparing treats [C] for [D] his only [Em] audience.
Yeah, them charcoal [B]
[Em] gypsy maidens [G] [Em] construct [B] their feathers [Em] well.
[G] And [Em] I [B] know one thing, [D] nobody [A] can sing [C] them blues [D] like Brian or Willie McDowell.
[Em]
See the big [B] plantations [Em] are burning.
[G]
[Em] Can't you [B] hear the cracking [Em] of the whips?
[B] Smell that sweet [D] magnolia, [A] fossil blooming.
[C] [D] See the ghosts of the [Em] slavery ships.
Feel like I hear [B] them [E] tribes a-moaning.
[G] [Em] I can [B] hear the [Em] undertaker's bell.
And I [B] know one thing, [D] [A] nobody can sing [C] them blues [D] like Brian or Willie [Em] McDowell.
[B] [Em]
[F#] [Em]
There's a woman, [B] she's standing [Em] by the river.
She has [B] dressed up like a [Em] handsome man.
[G]
[Em] [B] You see he's all [D] dressed just [A] like a squire.
[C] He's got [D] a blank whiskey in his hand.
[Em]
They're held at the chain [B] gang outside [E] on the highway.
[G] [Em] And I can [B] hear them rebels [Em] yell.
[G] And [Em] I [B] know one thing, [D] [A] nobody can sing [C] them blues [D] like Brian or [Em] Willie McDowell.
[B] God, oh [Em] God is in heaven.
[G]
[Em] [B] And we all [Em] want what is his.
But the [B] plumber and reed, [D] the [A] corruptible sea, [C] seems to [D] be all that we're given.
[Em]
I'm a-gazing [B]
out [E] the window [G] [Em] [B] of this St.
[E] James Hotel.
[G] [Em] And I [B] know one [D] thing, [A] nobody can sing [C] them blues [D] like Brian [Em] or Willie McDowell.
Hey, hey, I know [B] one thing, [D] [A] nobody can sing [C] them blues like Brian [Em] or Willie McDowell.
[Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [G]
[F#m] [Em] [G]
[Em] [G] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[F#m] [Em]
[G]
[C#] [Em]
I've seen the arrow [B] on the doorpost [C#]
[B] saying this land is [Em] condemned.
[G]
All [B] the way [D] from New [A] Orleans [C] to [D] Jerusalem.
[Em]
I've traveled [B]
through [Em] East Texas where [Bm] many [Em] martyrs fell.
[G] [Em] And I [Bm] know one thing, [D] [A] nobody can sing [C] them blues [D] like Brian or [Em] Willie McDowell.
Well I [Bm] heard the [Em] footballs sing.
[B] They were taking down the [Em] tents.
[B] Stars above [D] were [A] preparing treats [C] for [D] his only [Em] audience.
Yeah, them charcoal [B]
[Em] gypsy maidens [G] [Em] construct [B] their feathers [Em] well.
[G] And [Em] I [B] know one thing, [D] nobody [A] can sing [C] them blues [D] like Brian or Willie McDowell.
[Em]
See the big [B] plantations [Em] are burning.
[G]
[Em] Can't you [B] hear the cracking [Em] of the whips?
[B] Smell that sweet [D] magnolia, [A] fossil blooming.
[C] [D] See the ghosts of the [Em] slavery ships.
Feel like I hear [B] them [E] tribes a-moaning.
[G] [Em] I can [B] hear the [Em] undertaker's bell.
And I [B] know one thing, [D] [A] nobody can sing [C] them blues [D] like Brian or Willie [Em] McDowell.
[B] [Em]
[F#] [Em]
There's a woman, [B] she's standing [Em] by the river.
She has [B] dressed up like a [Em] handsome man.
[G]
[Em] [B] You see he's all [D] dressed just [A] like a squire.
[C] He's got [D] a blank whiskey in his hand.
[Em]
They're held at the chain [B] gang outside [E] on the highway.
[G] [Em] And I can [B] hear them rebels [Em] yell.
[G] And [Em] I [B] know one thing, [D] [A] nobody can sing [C] them blues [D] like Brian or [Em] Willie McDowell.
[B] God, oh [Em] God is in heaven.
[G]
[Em] [B] And we all [Em] want what is his.
But the [B] plumber and reed, [D] the [A] corruptible sea, [C] seems to [D] be all that we're given.
[Em]
I'm a-gazing [B]
out [E] the window [G] [Em] [B] of this St.
[E] James Hotel.
[G] [Em] And I [B] know one [D] thing, [A] nobody can sing [C] them blues [D] like Brian [Em] or Willie McDowell.
Hey, hey, I know [B] one thing, [D] [A] nobody can sing [C] them blues like Brian [Em] or Willie McDowell.
[Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [G]
[F#m] [Em] [G]
[Em] [G] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[F#m] [Em]
[G]
[C#] [Em]
Key:
Em
B
D
G
A
Em
B
D
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
I've seen the arrow [B] _ on the doorpost _ [C#] _
_ _ [B] saying this land is [Em] condemned.
_ [G] _
_ All [B] the way [D] from New [A] Orleans [C] to [D] Jerusalem.
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I've traveled [B]
through [Em] East Texas _ where _ [Bm] many [Em] martyrs fell.
_ [G] _ _ [Em] And I [Bm] know one thing, [D] _ [A] nobody can sing [C] them blues [D] like Brian or [Em] Willie McDowell. _ _ _ _
Well I [Bm] heard the [Em] footballs sing. _
_ _ [B] They were taking down the [Em] tents. _
_ _ [B] Stars above [D] were [A] preparing treats [C] for [D] his only [Em] audience. _
_ _ _ Yeah, them charcoal [B] _
[Em] gypsy maidens [G] _ _ [Em] construct [B] their feathers [Em] well.
[G] And _ [Em] I [B] know one thing, [D] nobody [A] can sing [C] them blues [D] like Brian or Willie McDowell.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _
See the big [B] plantations [Em] are burning.
[G] _
_ [Em] Can't you [B] hear the cracking [Em] of the whips? _
_ _ [B] Smell that sweet [D] magnolia, [A] fossil blooming.
[C] _ [D] See the ghosts of the [Em] slavery ships. _
_ _ _ Feel like I hear [B] them [E] tribes a-moaning.
[G] _ _ [Em] I can [B] hear the [Em] undertaker's bell.
_ _ And I [B] know one thing, [D] _ [A] nobody can sing [C] them blues [D] like Brian or Willie [Em] McDowell. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
There's a woman, [B] she's standing [Em] by the river. _
_ She has [B] dressed up like a [Em] handsome man.
[G] _
_ [Em] _ [B] You see he's all [D] dressed just [A] like a squire.
[C] He's got [D] a blank whiskey in his hand.
[Em] _
_ _ _ They're held at the chain [B] gang outside [E] on the highway.
[G] _ _ [Em] And I can [B] hear them rebels [Em] yell.
[G] And [Em] I [B] know one thing, [D] _ [A] nobody can sing [C] them blues [D] like Brian or [Em] Willie McDowell. _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] God, oh [Em] God is in heaven.
[G] _
_ [Em] _ [B] And we all [Em] want what is his. _
_ But the [B] plumber and reed, [D] the [A] corruptible sea, [C] seems to [D] be all that we're given.
[Em] _
_ _ _ _ I'm a-gazing [B]
out [E] the window [G] _ _ [Em] _ [B] of this St.
[E] James Hotel.
[G] _ _ [Em] And I [B] know one [D] thing, [A] nobody can sing [C] them blues [D] like Brian [Em] or Willie McDowell.
Hey, hey, I know [B] one thing, [D] _ [A] nobody can sing [C] them blues like Brian [Em] or Willie _ McDowell. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
I've seen the arrow [B] _ on the doorpost _ [C#] _
_ _ [B] saying this land is [Em] condemned.
_ [G] _
_ All [B] the way [D] from New [A] Orleans [C] to [D] Jerusalem.
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I've traveled [B]
through [Em] East Texas _ where _ [Bm] many [Em] martyrs fell.
_ [G] _ _ [Em] And I [Bm] know one thing, [D] _ [A] nobody can sing [C] them blues [D] like Brian or [Em] Willie McDowell. _ _ _ _
Well I [Bm] heard the [Em] footballs sing. _
_ _ [B] They were taking down the [Em] tents. _
_ _ [B] Stars above [D] were [A] preparing treats [C] for [D] his only [Em] audience. _
_ _ _ Yeah, them charcoal [B] _
[Em] gypsy maidens [G] _ _ [Em] construct [B] their feathers [Em] well.
[G] And _ [Em] I [B] know one thing, [D] nobody [A] can sing [C] them blues [D] like Brian or Willie McDowell.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _
See the big [B] plantations [Em] are burning.
[G] _
_ [Em] Can't you [B] hear the cracking [Em] of the whips? _
_ _ [B] Smell that sweet [D] magnolia, [A] fossil blooming.
[C] _ [D] See the ghosts of the [Em] slavery ships. _
_ _ _ Feel like I hear [B] them [E] tribes a-moaning.
[G] _ _ [Em] I can [B] hear the [Em] undertaker's bell.
_ _ And I [B] know one thing, [D] _ [A] nobody can sing [C] them blues [D] like Brian or Willie [Em] McDowell. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
There's a woman, [B] she's standing [Em] by the river. _
_ She has [B] dressed up like a [Em] handsome man.
[G] _
_ [Em] _ [B] You see he's all [D] dressed just [A] like a squire.
[C] He's got [D] a blank whiskey in his hand.
[Em] _
_ _ _ They're held at the chain [B] gang outside [E] on the highway.
[G] _ _ [Em] And I can [B] hear them rebels [Em] yell.
[G] And [Em] I [B] know one thing, [D] _ [A] nobody can sing [C] them blues [D] like Brian or [Em] Willie McDowell. _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] God, oh [Em] God is in heaven.
[G] _
_ [Em] _ [B] And we all [Em] want what is his. _
_ But the [B] plumber and reed, [D] the [A] corruptible sea, [C] seems to [D] be all that we're given.
[Em] _
_ _ _ _ I'm a-gazing [B]
out [E] the window [G] _ _ [Em] _ [B] of this St.
[E] James Hotel.
[G] _ _ [Em] And I [B] know one [D] thing, [A] nobody can sing [C] them blues [D] like Brian [Em] or Willie McDowell.
Hey, hey, I know [B] one thing, [D] _ [A] nobody can sing [C] them blues like Brian [Em] or Willie _ McDowell. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
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