Bourgeois Blues Chords by Pete Seeger

Tempo:
87.925 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

Bm

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bourgeois Blues chords
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[C#m] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [E] [F#] [A]
[D] [A] Me and my wife went all over town Everywhere we went the people turned us down
[D] Lord it's a bourgeois [Bm] town, woo, [A] it's a bourgeois town
[E] I got the bourgeois blues I'm gonna spread the news [A] all around
Come
[D] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [A]
all of you people and listen to me Don't try to buy no home in Washington, D.C.
[D] Lord it's a bourgeois [G] town, [D] woo, [A] it's a bourgeois town
[E] I got the bourgeois blues I'm gonna spread the news all [A] around
The
[D] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
home of the brave, the land of the free I don't want to be mistreated by no bourgeoisie
Lord [D] it's a bourgeois [Bm] town, [D] woo, [A] it's a bourgeois town
[E] I got the bourgeois blues I'm gonna spread the news all [A] around
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
Bm
13421112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To learn Pete Seeger - Bourgeois Blues chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - D, A, D, E, A and E in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 43 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 88. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A# Major.

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[C#m] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ [F#] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ Me and my wife went all over town Everywhere we went the people turned us down
[D] Lord it's a bourgeois [Bm] town, woo, [A] it's a bourgeois town _
[E] I got the bourgeois blues I'm gonna spread the news [A] all around
Come
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ all of you people and listen to me Don't try to buy no home in Washington, D.C.
[D] Lord it's a bourgeois [G] town, [D] woo, [A] it's a bourgeois town
_ [E] I got the bourgeois blues I'm gonna spread the news all [A] around
The _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
home of the brave, the land of the free I don't want to be mistreated by no bourgeoisie
Lord [D] it's a bourgeois [Bm] town, [D] woo, [A] it's a bourgeois town
[E] I got the bourgeois blues I'm gonna spread the news all [A] around
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Facts about this song

This song was featured on the If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope and Struggle album.