Chords for Dinah Washington ...Send me to the electric chair
Tempo:
124.65 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
A
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Thank you so much, ladies and gentlemen.
Right here I'd like to do a tune from an album called Dinah Sings Bessie Smith.
[C]
I imagine back [F] in [C] [B] 1927 [A]
you [D] could hear [G] Bessie [C] saying something like this.
[G]
[C] [Bm] Judge, your [Gm] honor, [A] hear my plea.
[Am] [G] Before you [C] open up your court, [G] [C]
[Bm] I don't want [Gm] no sympathy.
[A] [D] Cause I just cut my good [G] man's throat.
[Bm] I caught him [E] with one of them [Am] traveling jeans.
[Bm] I [E] warned him lots of [Am] times before.
This time I pulled my knife [Abm] and I [G] went insane.
[Ab] [Am] Now the rest [D] you [G] already know.
[C] So judge, [Bm]
[Gm] please Mr.
[A] Judge, [D] send [G] me to electric [C] chair.
[G]
[C] [E] Judge, please Mr.
[A]
Judge, [D] I just wanna get away [Em] from here.
[G]
I [C] wanna [Eb] take a journey to [C] the [Ab] devil down below.
[F] [Ab] I killed my man, [D] I wanna [Em] reap what I sow.
[C] So judge, [E]
[Gm] please [A] Mr.
Judge, [D] send [G] me to electric [C] chair.
[G]
[C] [E]
[Bb] [A] Lordy, lordy, [Am] judge, [G] send me to electric [C] chair.
[G]
[C] [E] Please judge and [Gm] jury, [A]
[Eb] [D] you know I loved him [G] so dear.
But [C] I [Eb] cut him with [C] [Abm] my bylaw.
[F] Kicked [E] him in his side, [D] stood [Cm] and laughed while he died.
So [C] [B] judge, [E] [A] lordy, lordy, judge, [D] send [G] me to electric [C] chair.
[G] One more time [C] I'm [E] pleading, pleading, pleading, [A]
judge, [Eb] [D] send [G] me to electric [C] chair.
[G]
[C] Uh [Bm]-huh, [E] [Gm] uh-huh, [A] oh well.
[D] Go ahead and burn me, cause I [G] don't care.
I don't [C] want no [Eb] bonds money [Em] [C] to [Bb] go my bail.
[F] Don't wanna [Ab] spend no [F] 99 [C] [Em] years in jail.
[C] So [B] judge, [E] judge, please [A] Mr.
Judge, [Bm] just [Am] send me, well [F] send me to electric [C] chair.
[F] [Ebm] [G] [C]
Right here I'd like to do a tune from an album called Dinah Sings Bessie Smith.
[C]
I imagine back [F] in [C] [B] 1927 [A]
you [D] could hear [G] Bessie [C] saying something like this.
[G]
[C] [Bm] Judge, your [Gm] honor, [A] hear my plea.
[Am] [G] Before you [C] open up your court, [G] [C]
[Bm] I don't want [Gm] no sympathy.
[A] [D] Cause I just cut my good [G] man's throat.
[Bm] I caught him [E] with one of them [Am] traveling jeans.
[Bm] I [E] warned him lots of [Am] times before.
This time I pulled my knife [Abm] and I [G] went insane.
[Ab] [Am] Now the rest [D] you [G] already know.
[C] So judge, [Bm]
[Gm] please Mr.
[A] Judge, [D] send [G] me to electric [C] chair.
[G]
[C] [E] Judge, please Mr.
[A]
Judge, [D] I just wanna get away [Em] from here.
[G]
I [C] wanna [Eb] take a journey to [C] the [Ab] devil down below.
[F] [Ab] I killed my man, [D] I wanna [Em] reap what I sow.
[C] So judge, [E]
[Gm] please [A] Mr.
Judge, [D] send [G] me to electric [C] chair.
[G]
[C] [E]
[Bb] [A] Lordy, lordy, [Am] judge, [G] send me to electric [C] chair.
[G]
[C] [E] Please judge and [Gm] jury, [A]
[Eb] [D] you know I loved him [G] so dear.
But [C] I [Eb] cut him with [C] [Abm] my bylaw.
[F] Kicked [E] him in his side, [D] stood [Cm] and laughed while he died.
So [C] [B] judge, [E] [A] lordy, lordy, judge, [D] send [G] me to electric [C] chair.
[G] One more time [C] I'm [E] pleading, pleading, pleading, [A]
judge, [Eb] [D] send [G] me to electric [C] chair.
[G]
[C] Uh [Bm]-huh, [E] [Gm] uh-huh, [A] oh well.
[D] Go ahead and burn me, cause I [G] don't care.
I don't [C] want no [Eb] bonds money [Em] [C] to [Bb] go my bail.
[F] Don't wanna [Ab] spend no [F] 99 [C] [Em] years in jail.
[C] So [B] judge, [E] judge, please [A] Mr.
Judge, [Bm] just [Am] send me, well [F] send me to electric [C] chair.
[F] [Ebm] [G] [C]
Key:
C
G
A
D
E
C
G
A
_ Thank you so much, ladies and gentlemen.
Right here I'd like to do a tune from an album called Dinah Sings Bessie Smith.
_ [C] _
I imagine back [F] in [C] [B] 1927 [A] _
you [D] could hear [G] Bessie [C] saying something like this.
[G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bm] Judge, your _ [Gm] honor, [A] hear my plea.
[Am] _ _ [G] Before you [C] open up your court, [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bm] I don't want [Gm] no sympathy.
[A] _ _ [D] Cause I just cut my good [G] man's throat.
_ _ _ [Bm] I caught him [E] with one of them [Am] traveling jeans.
_ _ [Bm] _ I [E] warned him lots of [Am] times before.
_ This time I pulled my knife [Abm] and I [G] went insane. _
[Ab] _ [Am] Now the rest [D] you _ [G] already know. _ _
_ [C] So judge, _ [Bm] _
_ _ [Gm] please Mr.
[A] Judge, _ _ [D] _ send [G] me to electric _ [C] chair.
_ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [E] Judge, _ _ please Mr.
[A]
Judge, [D] I just wanna get away _ [Em] from here.
_ [G] _
I [C] wanna [Eb] take a journey to [C] the [Ab] devil down below.
[F] _ [Ab] I killed my man, [D] I wanna [Em] reap what I sow.
[C] So judge, [E] _
_ [Gm] please [A] Mr.
Judge, _ [D] _ send [G] me to electric _ [C] chair.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] Lordy, lordy, [Am] judge, _ [G] send me to electric [C] chair.
_ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [E] Please judge and [Gm] jury, _ [A] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [D] _ you know I loved him [G] so dear. _ _
But [C] I [Eb] cut him with [C] _ _ [Abm] my bylaw.
[F] _ Kicked [E] him in his side, [D] stood [Cm] and laughed while he died.
So [C] _ _ [B] judge, _ _ [E] _ [A] lordy, lordy, judge, _ [D] _ send [G] me to electric [C] chair.
_ [G] One more time [C] I'm [E] pleading, _ pleading, pleading, [A]
judge, [Eb] _ [D] _ send [G] me to electric [C] chair.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ Uh [Bm]-huh, _ [E] [Gm] uh-huh, _ [A] oh well.
[D] Go ahead and burn me, cause I [G] don't care. _ _
I don't [C] want no [Eb] bonds money _ [Em] [C] to [Bb] go my bail.
[F] Don't wanna [Ab] spend no _ [F] 99 [C] _ [Em] years in jail.
[C] _ So [B] judge, _ [E] judge, please [A] Mr.
Judge, [Bm] just [Am] send me, _ well [F] send me to electric [C] chair.
_ [F] _ _ [Ebm] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
Right here I'd like to do a tune from an album called Dinah Sings Bessie Smith.
_ [C] _
I imagine back [F] in [C] [B] 1927 [A] _
you [D] could hear [G] Bessie [C] saying something like this.
[G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bm] Judge, your _ [Gm] honor, [A] hear my plea.
[Am] _ _ [G] Before you [C] open up your court, [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bm] I don't want [Gm] no sympathy.
[A] _ _ [D] Cause I just cut my good [G] man's throat.
_ _ _ [Bm] I caught him [E] with one of them [Am] traveling jeans.
_ _ [Bm] _ I [E] warned him lots of [Am] times before.
_ This time I pulled my knife [Abm] and I [G] went insane. _
[Ab] _ [Am] Now the rest [D] you _ [G] already know. _ _
_ [C] So judge, _ [Bm] _
_ _ [Gm] please Mr.
[A] Judge, _ _ [D] _ send [G] me to electric _ [C] chair.
_ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [E] Judge, _ _ please Mr.
[A]
Judge, [D] I just wanna get away _ [Em] from here.
_ [G] _
I [C] wanna [Eb] take a journey to [C] the [Ab] devil down below.
[F] _ [Ab] I killed my man, [D] I wanna [Em] reap what I sow.
[C] So judge, [E] _
_ [Gm] please [A] Mr.
Judge, _ [D] _ send [G] me to electric _ [C] chair.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] Lordy, lordy, [Am] judge, _ [G] send me to electric [C] chair.
_ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [E] Please judge and [Gm] jury, _ [A] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [D] _ you know I loved him [G] so dear. _ _
But [C] I [Eb] cut him with [C] _ _ [Abm] my bylaw.
[F] _ Kicked [E] him in his side, [D] stood [Cm] and laughed while he died.
So [C] _ _ [B] judge, _ _ [E] _ [A] lordy, lordy, judge, _ [D] _ send [G] me to electric [C] chair.
_ [G] One more time [C] I'm [E] pleading, _ pleading, pleading, [A]
judge, [Eb] _ [D] _ send [G] me to electric [C] chair.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ Uh [Bm]-huh, _ [E] [Gm] uh-huh, _ [A] oh well.
[D] Go ahead and burn me, cause I [G] don't care. _ _
I don't [C] want no [Eb] bonds money _ [Em] [C] to [Bb] go my bail.
[F] Don't wanna [Ab] spend no _ [F] 99 [C] _ [Em] years in jail.
[C] _ So [B] judge, _ [E] judge, please [A] Mr.
Judge, [Bm] just [Am] send me, _ well [F] send me to electric [C] chair.
_ [F] _ _ [Ebm] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _