Catfish Blues Chords by R.L. Burnside

Tempo:
197.5 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

Em

G

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Catfish Blues chords
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[Em]
[E]
[G] [E]
[A]
Well, I would, I was a [A] catfish swimming in the [G] deep blue sea.
[E] I'd have all these good looking women.
[Em]
[E]
[Em]
[A] [E]
[A] [Em]
Well, [A] I went
[E] to my baby's [A] house and I [D] sat down on [Em] her step.
[A] She's [E] a walk on in [Em] the main.
Husband, yes, [E]
husband, yes,
[A] husband, [E] yes, she's [A] on the, [G] yes.
[E]
[Em]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E]
[Dm] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[A] [G] [Em]
[E]
[G] [E]
[A] [G] [E]
[A] [G] [E]
[Em]
[A] [E]
[Em]
Well, [A] if I [E] can't, can't come [A] in, let me [F#m] sit down in front of [G] your door.
[E] I leave early in the morning, [Em] babe, real man never, [E]
real man never, sure enough [Em] never, [A] I mean never.
[E]
[Em] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[Em] [A]
[E]
[D] [Em]
[F#] [A] [E] [A]
[D] [E] [G]
[A] [E]
[Em]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[Em] [A]
[Em]
Well, I'm [A] broke, [E]
baby, I'm horny.
Yes, [D] I'm ragged and dirty [G] too.
[E] [A] Yeah, but [E] if I clean up now, babe, spend the night, spend [A] the night, [E] [A] spend the [E] night, spend the [E] night.
[Em] [A]
[E]
[A] [Em]
[A] [E]
[A] [Em]
[G] [A] [Em]
[E]
[A] [G] [E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E] [Em]
Well, [A] I love her, [E] [A]
you love her good.
And I love your [Em]
husband too.
[E] I'm just fooling your husband, babe.
Trying to get [G] along, [E] trying to [G] get [E] along, [A] trying to get [Em] along, [G] trying to get along.
[E] [A] [E] [Bm]
[G]
[Em] [A]
[E]
[A]
[Em] [G]
[E] [G]
[D] [Em] [G] [A]
[Em]
[E] [A] [Em]
[Bm] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
G
2131
D
1321
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
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To start learning R.L. Burnside - Catfish Blues chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Em, A, E, Em, A, Em, E and A in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 98 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 198 BPM. With an eye on the song's key D Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, I would, _ _ _ I was a [A] catfish _ _ _ swimming _ in the _ _ [G] deep blue sea.
[E] _ _ _ _ I'd have all _ these good looking women.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ Well, [A] I went _
_ [E] to my baby's [A] house _ _ _ _ and I [D] sat _ down on [Em] her step.
_ _ [A] _ She's [E] a _ walk _ on in [Em] the main.
_ Husband, yes, _ [E] _
_ husband, _ yes, _ _
_ _ [A] husband, _ [E] yes, _ she's [A] on the, [G] yes.
_ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ Well, [A] if I _ [E] can't, _ can't come [A] in, _ _ _ let me [F#m] sit _ down in front of [G] your door. _
[E] I _ _ leave early in the morning, _ [Em] babe, real man never, [E] _ _ _
real man _ never, _ sure enough [Em] never, _ _ [A] I mean never.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
Well, I'm [A] broke, _ [E] _ _
baby, I'm _ horny. _ _
Yes, [D] I'm ragged and dirty [G] too.
_ [E] _ _ [A] Yeah, but [E] if I clean up now, babe, _ spend the night, _ _ spend [A] the night, [E] _ _ _ [A] spend the [E] night, _ _ spend the [E] night. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
Well, [A] I love her, [E] _ _ [A]
you love her good. _ _
And I love your [Em] _ _
husband too.
_ [E] _ _ I'm just _ _ fooling your _ husband, babe.
_ Trying to get [G] along, [E] _ _ trying to [G] get [E] along, _ _ [A] trying to get [Em] along, _ _ [G] trying to get along.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _

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