Chords for Eric Bibb, Rory Block & Maria Muldaur - Bessie's advice

[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ Yeah.
_ If the shoe don't fit, honey _ don't keep it on.
_ _ [Ab] If you're looking [Eb] for a king, why settle [Abm] for a pawn?
_ _ [Ab] _ If [Abm] you don't want to stay, girl, get gone.
_ [Dbm] It's alright. _ _
[E] Bessie told me [Eb] _ in a dream last [Abm] night, _ _ _ _ _
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if he raises his voice, look him [Ebm] straight in the eye.
[Abm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] If he raises his hand, tell him [Abm] don't even try.
_ [C] _
[Abm] If he starts to raise hell, tell him bye-bye.
[Bb] Why fight?
[Ab] Bessie told me _ [Eb] in a dream [Abm] last night, _ _ _
[E] don't you mess with no [Eb] dude that's _ rude [Abm] and _ mean. _ _
Cause [E] baby, don't you [Eb] know _ _ you're [Bb] a queen?
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_ _ [F] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
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[Bm] Don't you keep no dude [Eb] that's _ [Abm] rude and _ _ [Bb] mean.
[Gbm] _ [Abm] _
[Ab] Baby, dawg, don't you [Eb] know _ _ [Bb] you're a queen?
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ebm] And [Abm] if he's doing you right, oh honey, let it show.
_ _ _ _ If his kisses are sweet, _ let that man know.
_ _ [B] _ [Ab] If [Abm] his love is true, don't let him go, hold tight.
[Gb] _ _ [Dbm] Oh, [E] Bessie told me [Eb] _ in a dream last night,
[Abm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ if he lights up your world, _ don't matter where he's been.
_ _ If he's just what you want, honey, tell him come on [Db] in.
_ [Ab] _ _ _
[Abm] Wave goodbye to your tears, till they're clean out of sight.
_ [Gb] _ _ That's [Ab] what Bessie told me [Eb] in my dream last [Dm] night.
[B] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Abm] That's what Bessie Smith [G] [Db] told me in a [Abm] dream last night.
_ _ [D] And don't you know [Db] I always _ take [Ab] Bessie's advice.
[Dbm] _ [B] _ _ _ [A] You [Ab] know she's just like a mama to [Eb] me, _ [Dbm] yeah.
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] [Ab] She said love that [Eb] man, but if he treats you [Dbm] mean,
honey, you just get right out of [Gb] that [Abm] scene.
[Ab] That's what Bessie told [G] me in my [Db]
dream last [Abm] night.
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[Bm] And I always [Eb] take _ _ [Gb] her advice. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dbm] _ _ Mm-mm, [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dbm] mm [Ab]-mm, mm-mm.
[Eb]
[E] She said get it, [G] bring [Abm] it, and put it [Em] right here.
[Eb] And if you [F] can't do that, you got to [E] keep it [Gbm] out there.
[D] That's what Bessie told [G] me in my [Ab] dream last night.
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[E] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ [Eb] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gbm] [Abm] Yeah.
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[B] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ [Eb] _ _
[D] _ Girls, [Eb] you can't get better advice.
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[E] That's what Bessie told [Db] me in my [Ab] _
dream [Db] last night.
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[Db] _ [Dbm] _ _ [E] _ [Dbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _
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[D] _ [Abm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Gm] _ _ [Db] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[Dbm] _ _ _ [Eb] Mm, in my [Abm] dream last [G] night.
[Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Eb] She [Ab] said little sister, [Cm] find a man that's [Db] going to treat you right.
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That's [G] what Bessie told [Db] [Eb] me in my dream last night.
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[Ab] If he's mean, don't make a _ [G] scene.
[Abm] Just walk out that door.
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[D] Because honey, you were [Dbm] born [Abm] for a whole [D] lot more.
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[Ab] That's what Bessie told [Eb] me [Dbm] _ [Abm] in my dream [Dbm] last night.
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[Ab] And I always [G] _ _ take her [Ab] advice.
[Bb] _ [A] Mm, [Db] _ [Ab] _
put it out, _ [Eb] put it out, [Abm] put it out, [Eb] put it [D] out.
[E] _ [Ab] Mm.
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[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Eb] _ [Abm] _
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