El Reno Blues Chords by Pecos Hank

Tempo:
77.9 bpm
Chords used:

E

G

Bb

A

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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El Reno Blues chords
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[E]
Mmmm. [Bm] Hmmm.
[Bb] [E]
[G] Mmmmm.
[Bb] [A] [Gm] [E]
Papa gonna build a good home
Papa gonna [Bb] make it sound
[E]
Papa gonna build a [Bb] fence around
Mother Nature gonna [A] blow [G] the whole [E] thing down Mmmm.
[Em] [G] [Gm]
[E] [D] [Bb] [G] [A] [G]
[E] [F] [E]
Boss gonna tell you to jump Boss gonna tell you [Bb] how high
[E] Boss gonna tell you where [A] you can [Gm] sow Mother Nature gonna [A] swallow
[G] [E] [G]
[Bb] [G] [E] [G] [Gm] [A]
Boss alive
[Gm] Summer [E] [G] [E]
[B] sun [Gm] on our [E] blistering heights
[Gm] [B] Locals bleed [G] in their winter [E] herd [G] nights
[B] [Gb] If the drought don't kill us, [Gm] it'll make [E] us strong
[G] But [A] in the dust we thirst for rains, [Bb] only pray the [E] rains don't bring him.
When the Molly Cussey bad winds came, and knocked down a good [Bb] man's home,
[E] When his family crawled up from [Bb] underground, [Dm] he took [A] a look around,
[Bb] He [A] smiled [Bb] and said, [Gm] that [E] was close.
[D] [Am] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
G
2131
Bb
12341111
A
1231
Gm
123111113
E
2311
G
2131
Bb
12341111
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To learn Pecos Hank - El Reno Blues chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Bb, G, E, G, Gm, E, Gm, A and Gm. Begin your practice at a relaxed 38 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 78. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ Mmmm. [Bm] Hmmm.
[Bb] _ _ [E] _ _
[G] Mmmmm.
[Bb] _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _ [E] _
Papa _ _ _ _ _ _ gonna build a good home
Papa gonna [Bb] make it sound
[E]
Papa gonna build a [Bb] fence around
Mother Nature gonna [A] blow [G] the whole [E] thing down Mmmm.
_ _ [Em] _ [G] _ [Gm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ [A] _ [G] _
[E] _ _ _ [F] _ [E] _ _ _ _
Boss gonna tell you to jump Boss gonna tell you [Bb] how high
[E] Boss gonna tell you where [A] you can [Gm] sow Mother Nature gonna [A] swallow
[G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Bb] _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ [A]
Boss alive
[Gm] Summer [E] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ sun [Gm] on our [E] blistering heights
[Gm] _ [B] _ Locals bleed [G] in their winter [E] herd _ [G] nights
[B] [Gb] If the drought don't kill us, [Gm] it'll make [E] us strong
[G] But [A] in the dust we thirst for rains, [Bb] only pray the [E] rains don't bring him.
When the Molly Cussey bad winds came, and knocked down a good [Bb] man's home,
[E] When his family crawled up from [Bb] underground, [Dm] he took [A] a look around,
_ _ _ [Bb] He [A] smiled [Bb] and said, [Gm] that [E] was close. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _
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