Oleo Chords by Cactus

Tempo:
156.6 bpm
Chords used:

G

Gm

A

C

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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CACTUS   Oleo. chords
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[Gm]
[G]
I was up this [Gm] morning, rockin' with the rocks, I died.
I was up this morning, rockin' with the rocks, I died.
[D] And I got off my job, baby, and all the world know that [Gm] you died.
Well, I should've known she'd leave me.
[G] I should've known [Gm] she'd slip away.
I
[G] should've known she'd leave me.
I should've known she'd slip away.
[F] [D] It's like that recent old [G] night and day.
[Gm]
The night and the day.
[A] [Gm]
[Bb] [G]
[Gm] [G]
[Dm]
Well,
[G] [E] [Ab]
[G] I'm a bad-ass [C] woman, [Gm] and the Lord knows I love her so.
[C] [Gm]
[G] Baby, and the Lord knows I love her so.
[F]
[D] She's a greasy old mama, and the Lord knows [G] I love her [Gm] so.
That's what I call a greasy.
[C] [G]
[Eb]
[Gm]
[F] [Gm]
[G] [Ab]
Greasy [N] now, Jimmy.
[G]
[A] [Bb] [G]
[Gm] [C] [Bb]
[B] [Am] [B] [Gm]
[A] [C] [G]
[F]
[G]
[E] [A]
[C]
[A]
[F]
[C] [A]
[N]
[Dbm]
[A]
[Dm] [C]
[A] [Dm]
[Eb] [E] [A]
[Em]
[E]
[F] [E]
[Bb]
[A] [Ab]
[D] Rockin'
[Gm]
[G]
with the [Gm] [C] [G]
rocks, the rocks.
[Dm] [G] I had my [D] baby, and all the world know that she [G] died.
Well, I'm a bad-ass woman, and the Lord knows I love her so.
Well, I miss my baby, and the Lord knows I love her so.
[D] Well, I miss my baby, and I call her, [G] oh, yo.
[E] [Dm] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
Gm
123111113
A
1231
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
Gm
123111113
A
1231
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To learn Cactus - Oleo chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: D, G, F, D, G, Gm, D, Gm, G, Gm, C and G. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 78 BPM before aiming for the song's 157 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Minor in mind.

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_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I was up this [Gm] morning, rockin' with the rocks, _ I died.
_ _ I was up this morning, rockin' with the _ rocks, I _ died.
[D] And I got off my job, baby, and all the world know that [Gm] you died. _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, I should've known she'd leave me.
[G] I should've known [Gm] she'd slip away.
_ I _
_ _ [G] _ should've known she'd leave me.
I should've known she'd slip away. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [D] _ It's like that recent old [G] night and day.
[Gm] _
The night and the day.
[A] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ Well, _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _
[G] I'm a bad-ass [C] woman, [Gm] and the Lord knows I love her so.
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ Baby, and the Lord knows I love her so.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ [D] She's a greasy old mama, and the Lord knows [G] I love her [Gm] _ so.
That's what I call a greasy. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Greasy [N] now, Jimmy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[B] _ _ [Am] _ [B] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [D] _ Rockin' _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
with the [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
rocks, the rocks. _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] I had my [D] baby, and all the world know that she [G] died. _ _
_ _ _ Well, I'm a bad-ass woman, and the Lord knows I love her so. _
_ _ _ Well, I miss my baby, and the Lord knows I love her so.
_ _ _ [D] Well, I miss my baby, and I call her, [G] oh, yo.
[E] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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