Chords for BLUES IN THE BOTTLE - Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur
Tempo:
100.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] he fills up whatever
he fills [A] up
he never gives up
he never gives up
[D]
[A]
[E] [G#]
[A] [F#m]
Losing the bottle
Losing the bottle
Stompers in my hand pretty mama
[D] Losing the bottle
[D] Stompers in [A] my hand
[E] I'm looking for a woman
Who's looking [A] for a man?
Go dig your taters, go dig your taters,
It's tater digging time, pretty mama.
[D] Dig your taters, it's tater digging [A] time.
[E] Old man Jack Frost done gone and killed [A] your vine.
[F#m] [A]
I'm going to Chattanooga, going to Chattanooga,
To see how my ponies run, pretty mama.
[D] I'm going to Chattanooga, to see my [A] ponies run,
[F#m] And if [E] I win some money, I'll give my [A] baby some.
[D]
[A]
[E]
[G#] [A]
Rooster chews tobacco, rooster chews tobacco,
And the hen uses stuff, pretty mama.
[D] Well, the rooster chews tobacco, and the hen [A] uses stuff,
The [E] little chickens don't use nothing, they just drop [F#m] their stuff.
[A]
I asked my baby, I asked my baby,
Could she stand to see me cry, pretty mama?
[D] I asked my baby, [A] could she stand to see me [A] cry?
She [E] said, oh, big daddy, I can stand to see [A] you die.
Losing the bottle, losing the bottle,
Stopper's in my hand, pretty mama.
[D] Losing the bottle, stopper's in my [A] hand.
[E] I'm looking for a woman, who's looking for [A] a man?
[N]
This is [C] folk music, folks.
he fills [A] up
he never gives up
he never gives up
[D]
[A]
[E] [G#]
[A] [F#m]
Losing the bottle
Losing the bottle
Stompers in my hand pretty mama
[D] Losing the bottle
[D] Stompers in [A] my hand
[E] I'm looking for a woman
Who's looking [A] for a man?
Go dig your taters, go dig your taters,
It's tater digging time, pretty mama.
[D] Dig your taters, it's tater digging [A] time.
[E] Old man Jack Frost done gone and killed [A] your vine.
[F#m] [A]
I'm going to Chattanooga, going to Chattanooga,
To see how my ponies run, pretty mama.
[D] I'm going to Chattanooga, to see my [A] ponies run,
[F#m] And if [E] I win some money, I'll give my [A] baby some.
[D]
[A]
[E]
[G#] [A]
Rooster chews tobacco, rooster chews tobacco,
And the hen uses stuff, pretty mama.
[D] Well, the rooster chews tobacco, and the hen [A] uses stuff,
The [E] little chickens don't use nothing, they just drop [F#m] their stuff.
[A]
I asked my baby, I asked my baby,
Could she stand to see me cry, pretty mama?
[D] I asked my baby, [A] could she stand to see me [A] cry?
She [E] said, oh, big daddy, I can stand to see [A] you die.
Losing the bottle, losing the bottle,
Stopper's in my hand, pretty mama.
[D] Losing the bottle, stopper's in my [A] hand.
[E] I'm looking for a woman, who's looking for [A] a man?
[N]
This is [C] folk music, folks.
Key:
A
D
E
F#m
G#
A
D
E
_ _ _ _ [Em] he fills up whatever
he fills [A] up
_ _ _ he never gives up _
he never gives up _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
Losing the bottle
Losing the bottle
_ Stompers in my hand pretty mama
[D] _ Losing the bottle
_ [D] Stompers in [A] my hand _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] I'm looking for a woman
_ Who's looking [A] for a man? _ _ _ _ _
_ Go dig your taters, go dig your taters,
It's tater digging time, pretty mama.
_ [D] _ Dig your taters, it's tater digging [A] time. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Old man Jack Frost done gone and killed [A] your vine.
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ I'm going to Chattanooga, going to Chattanooga,
To see how my ponies run, pretty mama.
[D] I'm going to Chattanooga, to see my [A] ponies run, _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] And if [E] I win some money, _ I'll give my [A] baby some. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Rooster chews tobacco, rooster chews tobacco,
_ And the hen uses stuff, pretty mama.
[D] Well, the rooster chews tobacco, _ and the hen [A] uses stuff, _ _ _ _
The [E] little chickens don't use nothing, they just drop [F#m] their stuff.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ I asked my baby, I asked my baby,
Could she stand to see me cry, pretty mama?
[D] I asked my baby, [A] could she stand to see me [A] cry?
She _ _ _ _ [E] said, oh, big daddy, _ I can stand to see [A] you die. _ _ _ _ _
_ Losing the bottle, losing the bottle,
_ Stopper's in my hand, pretty mama.
_ [D] Losing the bottle, _ stopper's in my [A] hand. _ _ _ _ _
[E] I'm looking for a woman, who's looking for [A] a man? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ This is [C] folk music, folks. _
he fills [A] up
_ _ _ he never gives up _
he never gives up _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
Losing the bottle
Losing the bottle
_ Stompers in my hand pretty mama
[D] _ Losing the bottle
_ [D] Stompers in [A] my hand _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] I'm looking for a woman
_ Who's looking [A] for a man? _ _ _ _ _
_ Go dig your taters, go dig your taters,
It's tater digging time, pretty mama.
_ [D] _ Dig your taters, it's tater digging [A] time. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Old man Jack Frost done gone and killed [A] your vine.
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ I'm going to Chattanooga, going to Chattanooga,
To see how my ponies run, pretty mama.
[D] I'm going to Chattanooga, to see my [A] ponies run, _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] And if [E] I win some money, _ I'll give my [A] baby some. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Rooster chews tobacco, rooster chews tobacco,
_ And the hen uses stuff, pretty mama.
[D] Well, the rooster chews tobacco, _ and the hen [A] uses stuff, _ _ _ _
The [E] little chickens don't use nothing, they just drop [F#m] their stuff.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ I asked my baby, I asked my baby,
Could she stand to see me cry, pretty mama?
[D] I asked my baby, [A] could she stand to see me [A] cry?
She _ _ _ _ [E] said, oh, big daddy, _ I can stand to see [A] you die. _ _ _ _ _
_ Losing the bottle, losing the bottle,
_ Stopper's in my hand, pretty mama.
_ [D] Losing the bottle, _ stopper's in my [A] hand. _ _ _ _ _
[E] I'm looking for a woman, who's looking for [A] a man? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ This is [C] folk music, folks. _