Chords for Blues: Vasti Jackson - No Pay Day

Tempo:
168.35 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

Bm

F#

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Blues: Vasti Jackson - No Pay Day chords
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[F] [F#]
[E]
[B]
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] [B]
[F#]
[B] Ain't no payday coming Friday.
[Bm]
[B] Have mercy on me.
There ain't
[E] no payday Friday.
[G#]
[E]
And [G#] I'm just as broke [B] as I can be.
[F#] [B]
[C#] [D] [B]
[F#] I'm pitching pennies every day
[E]
[C#m] trying
[G#] to [B] make ends meet.
[E]
[B]
[D]
[B] My landlord came by,
[G#]
said he wanted the rent.
[Bm]
[B] I asked
Mr.
Landlord can I pay you Tuesday?
Cause today I [F#m] ain't got one [Bm] cop or cent.
It ain't no [C#] payday
coming [G#] Friday.
I'm just as broke [B]
as I can [G#m] be.
[B] Now I ain't by myself.
There's [F#] a fair for the
crooks on Wall Street.
[E] But [G#] there ain't no [C#m] bailout [Bm] for [B] you and me.
[E]
[G#m]
[F#]
[F#m] [B] [F#m]
My Monday is stormy.
[B] Tuesday it's raining [F#m] too.
[B] Wednesday there's a [F#m] hurricane.
[B] Thursday [F#m] tornadoes coming through.
[B] Eagle don't fly [F#m] Friday.
[B] Saturday I can't go and play.
[B] Come Sunday morning I'm so [F#m] broke I need
crutches to get down on my [B] knees and pray.
[E] [D] There ain't no [C#] payday coming [Bm] Friday.
[G#]
[B] Lord have mercy on me.
[E]
[G#m]
[B]
[B] If there's [F#] a bailout for [D#m] AIG, [F#]
[E] why ain't there a bailout [G#] for you [B] and me?
[E] [G#] Somebody [B]
tell me.
[D#]
[F#] [B]
[G#m]
[B]
[E] [Bm]
[G#]
[B]
[F#] [E]
[D]
[C#m] [G#]
[A#]
[B]
[G#m]
[B]
[F#m] [E]
[F#]
[D#m] [E]
[Em]
[B] [F#m]
[B] [Bm]
[B] [E]
[F#] [C#m] [B]
[Bm] Now made [G#m] in [B] China,
[Bm] it's on almost every label I [B] read.
[Bm] Taiwan or [G#m] Korea [F#] look like all [B] the jobs [D#] they gone overseas.
[B]
[Bm]
Unemployment lines are longer and the jobs they are few.
[B] There's a [D#m] bailout for the big three.
[B] But ain't no bailout
for you and me.
[F#] Ain't no payday coming Friday.
[E] [G#]
Tell me [Bm] what are we gonna [B] do?
[Bm]
[E] [F#]
[B] Look like I'm off the [E] route to the paypal.
[F#m]
[Bm] [B]
[E]
[Bm]
[B]
[F#] [B]
Man my [G#] unemployment check's about [B] to run out.
[E]
[C#]
[E] Can't afford to pay my
light [C#m] bill.
[G#] [B] My mortgage is three months behind.
[D#m] Man I can't even [B] see the end of [D#] the soup [F#] line.
[E] [F#] Ain't no payday coming Friday.
[D] [C#m]
What are [B] we gonna do?
[E] [G#]
[Am] [Bm]
[B] [E]
[Bm] [G#m]
[C#m]
[G]
Key:  
B
12341112
E
2311
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
B
12341112
E
2311
Bm
13421112
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_ _ _ [F] _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] Ain't no _ payday coming Friday. _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] Have _ _ mercy on _ _ me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ There ain't
[E] no _ payday _ Friday.
[G#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ And _ [G#] I'm just as broke [B] _ as I can _ _ be. _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] I'm pitching _ _ pennies every _ day
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] trying _
[G#] _ to [B] make ends meet.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ My landlord came by, _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _
said he wanted the rent.
[Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ I asked
Mr.
Landlord can I pay you Tuesday?
_ _ _ Cause today I [F#m] ain't got one [Bm] cop or _ cent. _ _
It ain't no [C#] payday
coming [G#] Friday. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm just as broke [B] _ _
as I can [G#m] be. _ _
[B] _ Now I ain't by myself. _ _ _ _ _
_ There's [F#] a fair for the
crooks on Wall Street.
_ _ _ [E] _ But [G#] there ain't no _ [C#m] _ bailout [Bm] _ for [B] you and _ me.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m]
My Monday is _ stormy.
_ _ _ [B] _ Tuesday it's raining [F#m] too. _
_ _ _ [B] _ Wednesday there's a [F#m] hurricane. _
_ _ [B] _ Thursday _ [F#m] tornadoes coming through. _
_ _ [B] Eagle _ _ don't fly [F#m] Friday. _
_ [B] _ _ Saturday I can't go and play. _ _
_ [B] _ Come Sunday morning I'm so [F#m] broke I need
crutches to get down on my [B] knees and pray. _ _
[E] _ _ [D] There ain't no [C#] payday coming [Bm] Friday. _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ [B] Lord have mercy on me.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] If there's [F#] a bailout _ for [D#m] _ AIG, [F#] _ _ _
[E] _ _ why ain't there a bailout _ [G#] for you [B] and _ me? _ _
[E] _ _ _ [G#] Somebody [B]
tell me.
[D#] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Bm] Now made [G#m] in _ [B] China, _ _
[Bm] _ _ it's on almost every label I [B] read.
_ _ _ [Bm] Taiwan or [G#m] Korea _ [F#] _ look like all [B] the jobs [D#] they gone overseas.
_ [B] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
Unemployment lines are longer _ _ and _ the jobs they are few. _
_ [B] _ _ _ There's a [D#m] bailout for the big three. _
_ [B] But ain't no bailout
for you and _ me. _
_ _ [F#] _ _ Ain't no payday coming Friday. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [G#]
Tell me [Bm] what are we gonna [B] _ do?
[Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] Look like I'm off the [E] route to the paypal.
[F#m] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
Man my [G#] unemployment check's about [B] to run out.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ Can't afford to pay my
light [C#m] bill. _
[G#] _ _ _ [B] My mortgage is three months behind. _ _ _
[D#m] Man I can't even [B] see the end of [D#] the soup [F#] line. _
_ _ [E] _ [F#] Ain't no payday coming _ Friday. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#m]
What are [B] we gonna do?
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _