Candy Man Blues | Blind Boy Paxton | Playing For Change | Live Outside Chords

Tempo:
103.6 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Em

A

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Candy Man Blues | Blind Boy Paxton | Playing For Change | Live Outside chords
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All right, this is Jaron Paxton of South Central,
currently of New York, playing you the old time [C] Candyman.
[G] [C]
[Dm] [C] [G]
[G] [C] ♪ Candyman, salty dog [G]
[A] [Em] Candyman, [C] salty dog ♪
♪ Candyman, salty [Dm] dog ♪
♪ You [C] can't be my [G] Candyman, you can't be that salty dog [C]
♪ Candyman, Santa Claus [G]
[Am] Candyman, [Em] oh, the [C] Santa Claus ♪
♪ Candyman, the Santa Claus ♪
[F] I'll give you anything [C] in the God Almighty world, ♪
[G] Just see that Candyman home [C]
♪ Big leg item, big leg item ♪
[G] Big [Em] leg item, [C] big leg item ♪
♪ Big leg item, [F] [Dm] I love [G] that big leg girl, God knows I do ♪
[C] ♪ Run, get to the booty, get my baby some beer ♪
♪ Run, get to the booty, get my baby some beer [G]
♪ Run, [A] get to the booty, [G] get my baby [C] some beer ♪
♪ Run, get to the booty
♪ Run, get to the booty, get my baby some beer ♪
♪ Run, get to the booty, get my baby [Am] some beer ♪
♪ Wish [C] I was in New [G] Orleans, just sitting on a candy [Am] store [G]
[Em]
[G] [C] [F] [G]
[Em] [C] [G]
[Dm] [G] [C] [Bb] [A] [Ab] [G]
[Ab]
[G] [C] [Em] [D] [G] [C]
Little red line, little green line, [Em] little red line, [C] little green line, little red line, little green [F] line.
Stop on the red, [C] you go on [G] the green, you must [Em] rest in [G] between.
Oh, [C] Candyman, you salty dog, [G]
[A] Candyman, [G] you ain't [C] no Santa Claus.
Candyman, you ain't my fattening hog.
[F] If [C] anything in this God Almighty [G] world, just get that Candyman [G] boned.
[Em] [G] [Am] [G] [Em]
[C] [G]
[C] [Bb] [A] [Ab] [G]
[C] [Dm] [G] [C] [G] [A]
[G] [Gb] [G] [C]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
A
1231
Dm
2311
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
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To jam and learn Playing For Change - (Live) Candy Man Blues chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: A, G, A, G, C, G, Em and C. Start with a comfortable 51 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 104. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C Major.

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All right, _ this is Jaron Paxton of South Central,
currently of New York, playing you the old time [C] Candyman. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[G] _ [C] ♪ Candyman, _ salty dog [G]
[A] [Em] Candyman, _ [C] salty dog ♪
♪ Candyman, _ salty [Dm] dog ♪
♪ You [C] can't be my [G] Candyman, you can't be that salty dog [C]
♪ Candyman, _ Santa Claus [G]
[Am] Candyman, [Em] oh, the [C] Santa Claus ♪
♪ Candyman, the Santa Claus ♪
[F] I'll give you anything [C] in the God Almighty world, ♪
[G] Just see that Candyman home [C]
♪ Big leg item, big leg item ♪
[G] Big [Em] leg item, _ [C] big leg item _ _ _ _ _ ♪
♪ Big leg item, [F] [Dm] I love [G] that big leg girl, God knows I do ♪
[C] ♪ Run, get to the booty, get my baby some beer ♪
♪ Run, get to the booty, get my baby some beer [G]
♪ Run, [A] get to the booty, [G] get my baby [C] some beer ♪
♪ Run, get to the booty
♪ Run, get to the booty, get my baby some beer ♪
♪ Run, get to the booty, get my baby [Am] some beer ♪
♪ Wish [C] I was in New [G] Orleans, just sitting on a candy [Am] store [G]
[Em]
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [A] _ [Ab] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [C]
Little red line, little green line, [Em] little red line, [C] little green line, little red line, little green [F] line.
Stop on the red, [C] you go on [G] the green, you must [Em] rest in [G] between.
Oh, [C] Candyman, _ you salty dog, _ [G]
[A] Candyman, [G] you ain't [C] no Santa Claus. _ _
Candyman, you ain't my fattening hog.
[F] If [C] anything in this God Almighty [G] world, just get that Candyman [G] boned.
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ [A] _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [A] _
[G] _ [Gb] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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