Scarey Day Blues Chords by Blind Willie Mctell

Tempo:
145.8 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

C#m

G#m

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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BLIND WILLIE MCTELL - Scarey Day Blues [1931] chords
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[E] [C#]
I want to wait around here baby, until you [C#m] fried fives [F#] get [G] done.
[G#] [C#]
[B] [F#]
[C#m] Because [C#]
I think I got a nickel, [A]
[G#m] I [C#m] want you to buy me [F#] [G#m] one.
[C] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
I wonder could I find a woman, to do like [C#m] my last rider done.
[C] [C#]
[B] [F#]
[C#m] [C#] She kept it all for her daddy, she didn't [C#m] give [C#] nobody none.
[G]
[C#]
Then my baby got a bed, it shines [A#] like a [C#] morning star.
[B] [F#] My good mama got a bed, it shines [C#] like a morning star.
And when I [A#m] cross in the [Am] middle, it rides me like [G#m] a [C#m] Cadillac [F#] [G#m] car.
[F#] [C#] [F#]
[C#m] [F#] [C#] My good gal got a mojo, she [C#m] trying [C#] to keep it here.
My [F#] good woman got a mojo, she trying to [C#] keep it here.
But Georgia Bill [A#m] got some [Am] fine [G#m] that mojo wear.
[C] [C#]
I say she got that mojo, and she won't let me see.
[D#] [C#]
I [F#] say she got that mojo, and she won't let [C#m] me [C#] see.
And every time I start to love her, she [A] try to put [G#m] them [C#] jakes on [B]
[C] [C#m] me.
[C#] Play a little bit for me Mr.
Armstrong, [F#] I know you like it.
[F#m]
[B] [C#] [A#m]
[C#]
Well she shakes it like the sun, she wobble like the L and [G#] M.
[C#] [F#] I say she shake it like the sun, she wobble [C#m] like the L and M.
[C#]
Well she's a hot shot mama, [A] I'm scared to [G#m] tell her [C#] where I've been.
[C] [C#] Then my baby got something, she won't tell her [C#m] daddy what it is.
[C#] [F#] My good mama got something, she won't tell her [C#] papa what it is.
And when I [A#m] cross in my bed, I [A] just can't [G#m] keep my black [C#] set [F#] still.
[G#] [C#] Well I done got reckless and I [C#m] broke my mama's [C#] roof.
Well I [F#] done got reckless and I broke [C#] my baby's roof.
I'm here wandering [A#m] around Georgia with these doggone scary day blues.
[G#m] [F#] [G] [C#]
Key:  
C#
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F#
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C#m
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G#m
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B
12341112
C#
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F#
134211112
C#m
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Let's start jamming Blind Willie Mctell - Scarey Day Blues chords, Practice these chords sequence - C#m, C#, F#, C#, A, G#m and C#. A good strategy is to initiate at 72 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 146 BPM. Given the song's key of D Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[E] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I want to wait around here baby, _ until you [C#m] fried fives [F#] get [G] done.
[G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ Because _ [C#] _ _ _
_ I think I got a nickel, [A] _
[G#m] I [C#m] want you to buy me [F#] [G#m] one.
[C] _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ _
_ I wonder could I find a woman, to do like [C#m] my last rider done.
[C] _ [C#] _ _
_ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] She _ _ _ kept it all for her daddy, she didn't [C#m] give [C#] nobody none.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
Then my baby got a bed, it shines [A#] like a [C#] morning star. _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] [F#] My good mama got a bed, it shines [C#] like a morning star. _ _ _
And when I [A#m] cross in the [Am] middle, it rides me like [G#m] a [C#m] Cadillac [F#] [G#m] car.
[F#] _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ _ My good gal got a mojo, she [C#m] trying [C#] to keep it here. _ _ _ _ _
My [F#] good woman got a mojo, she trying to [C#] keep it here.
_ _ _ But Georgia Bill [A#m] got some [Am] fine [G#m] that mojo wear.
[C] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
I say she got that mojo, and she won't let me see.
_ [D#] _ _ [C#] _ _
I [F#] say she got that mojo, and she won't let [C#m] me [C#] see.
_ _ _ _ And every time I start to love her, she [A] try to put [G#m] them [C#] jakes on [B] _ _
[C] [C#m] me.
_ _ [C#] _ Play a little bit for me Mr.
Armstrong, [F#] I know you like it.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well she shakes it like the sun, she wobble like the L and [G#] M. _
[C#] _ _ [F#] I say she shake it like the sun, she wobble [C#m] like the L and M.
[C#] _ _ _
Well she's a hot shot mama, [A] I'm scared to [G#m] tell her [C#] where I've been.
[C] _ [C#] _ _ Then my baby got something, she won't tell her [C#m] daddy what it is. _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] My good mama got something, she won't tell her [C#] papa what it is. _ _
And when I [A#m] cross in my bed, I [A] just can't [G#m] keep my black [C#] set [F#] still.
[G#] _ [C#] _ _ Well I done got reckless and I [C#m] broke my mama's [C#] roof.
Well _ I _ [F#] done got reckless and I broke [C#] my baby's roof. _ _
I'm here wandering [A#m] around Georgia with these doggone scary day blues.
_ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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