Chords for Eric Taylor
Tempo:
136.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Bb
Gm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[Gm]
[A]
[D] [Gm]
[D] I can't make no money playing this mandolin.
[A] [Bb] Put this thing [Gm] down and then I [A] pick it up again.
[Bb] Things [Gm] don't get better, I [E] might can hold out till then.
But [D] I can't make no money playing this mandolin.
Down in New Virginia I stole a car that day.
[Bb] Up [E] near the East River steal something every [A] day.
[Bb] [Gm] It's gonna take more than some [A] damn Chevrolet to drive this
[G] Manhattan
[Dm] mandolin [E] blues.
[D]
[A] Put it on the [D] table, then we count it out then.
[E] Ain't [D] enough to carry, baby, put it on me.
[A] I'll come looking when I'm out again.
I'll play you down on the mandolin.
[D]
[Bb] Mandolin.
[A] [D]
Well I could take you someplace, wash your hands and your head.
[Bb]
[E] Get yourself clean, get [A] you something to wear.
[Bb] So many things could happen [Gm] just [A] between now and then.
[D] How many strings have I got left on this mandolin?
Put it [Dm] on the table, baby, count it out then.
[Am] Ain't [D] enough to carry, baby, put it on me.
I'll [Dm] come looking when I'm out again.
[A] Play you down [D] on the mandolin.
[Bb] [Gm]
[D]
[Bb] [E]
[D]
[Dm] [E]
[A]
[Bb]
[A]
[Gm]
[D]
[Bb] [Gm]
[D]
[E]
Maybe spot me fifty towards my forty-four.
[A]
[Gm] Anybody ask me, man, [D] I ain't ever seen you before.
[Gm] And if I get to heaven, [E] they just might kill me again.
[D] Playing songs about big Mary on my mandolin.
[D]
[Dm] Put it on the table, baby, [A] count it out then.
Ain't enough [D] to carry, baby, put it on me.
I'll come [A] looking when I'm out again.
Play you down on the mandolin.
[D]
[Bb] Man, [Gm]
[A]
[D]
I can't make no money playing this mandolin.
[Bb]
Put this thing down and I'll [D] pick it up again.
[Bb] Things gonna get better, though.
I [D] might hold out a little bit.
Man, I can't make no money.
Just can't make no money.
Man, I can't make no money.
[Dm] Just can't make no money playing this mandolin.
[D]
[Bb]
[Bb]
[A]
[D] [Gm]
[D] I can't make no money playing this mandolin.
[A] [Bb] Put this thing [Gm] down and then I [A] pick it up again.
[Bb] Things [Gm] don't get better, I [E] might can hold out till then.
But [D] I can't make no money playing this mandolin.
Down in New Virginia I stole a car that day.
[Bb] Up [E] near the East River steal something every [A] day.
[Bb] [Gm] It's gonna take more than some [A] damn Chevrolet to drive this
[G] Manhattan
[Dm] mandolin [E] blues.
[D]
[A] Put it on the [D] table, then we count it out then.
[E] Ain't [D] enough to carry, baby, put it on me.
[A] I'll come looking when I'm out again.
I'll play you down on the mandolin.
[D]
[Bb] Mandolin.
[A] [D]
Well I could take you someplace, wash your hands and your head.
[Bb]
[E] Get yourself clean, get [A] you something to wear.
[Bb] So many things could happen [Gm] just [A] between now and then.
[D] How many strings have I got left on this mandolin?
Put it [Dm] on the table, baby, count it out then.
[Am] Ain't [D] enough to carry, baby, put it on me.
I'll [Dm] come looking when I'm out again.
[A] Play you down [D] on the mandolin.
[Bb] [Gm]
[D]
[Bb] [E]
[D]
[Dm] [E]
[A]
[Bb]
[A]
[Gm]
[D]
[Bb] [Gm]
[D]
[E]
Maybe spot me fifty towards my forty-four.
[A]
[Gm] Anybody ask me, man, [D] I ain't ever seen you before.
[Gm] And if I get to heaven, [E] they just might kill me again.
[D] Playing songs about big Mary on my mandolin.
[D]
[Dm] Put it on the table, baby, [A] count it out then.
Ain't enough [D] to carry, baby, put it on me.
I'll come [A] looking when I'm out again.
Play you down on the mandolin.
[D]
[Bb] Man, [Gm]
[A]
[D]
I can't make no money playing this mandolin.
[Bb]
Put this thing down and I'll [D] pick it up again.
[Bb] Things gonna get better, though.
I [D] might hold out a little bit.
Man, I can't make no money.
Just can't make no money.
Man, I can't make no money.
[Dm] Just can't make no money playing this mandolin.
[D]
[Bb]
[Bb]
Key:
D
A
Bb
Gm
E
D
A
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ can't make no money _ playing this _ mandolin. _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ Put this thing [Gm] down and then I [A] pick it up again. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Things [Gm] don't get better, I [E] might can hold out till then.
_ But [D] I can't make no money _ _ playing this _ mandolin. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Down in New Virginia I stole a car that day. _ _
_ [Bb] _ Up [E] near the East River steal something every [A] day. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] It's gonna take more than some [A] damn _ _ _ Chevrolet to drive this
_ _ [G] Manhattan _
[Dm] mandolin [E] _ blues.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Put it on the [D] table, then we count it out then.
[E] Ain't [D] enough to carry, baby, put it on me. _
[A] I'll come looking when I'm out again.
I'll play you down on the mandolin. _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Mandolin. _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well I could take you someplace, _ wash your hands and your head.
_ _ [Bb] _ _
[E] Get yourself clean, get [A] you something to wear. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ So many things could happen [Gm] _ just [A] between now and then.
_ _ [D] How many strings have I got left on this _ _ mandolin? _ _ _ _
_ _ Put it [Dm] on the table, baby, count it out then.
[Am] Ain't [D] enough to carry, baby, put it on me.
I'll [Dm] come looking when I'm out again.
[A] _ _ Play you down [D] on the mandolin. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Maybe spot me fifty towards my forty-four.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ Anybody ask me, man, [D] I ain't ever seen you before. _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ And if I get to heaven, _ [E] they just might kill me again. _
[D] Playing songs about big Mary _ on my _ mandolin.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Put it on the table, baby, [A] count it out then.
_ Ain't enough [D] to carry, baby, put it on me.
_ I'll come [A] looking when I'm out again. _ _
Play you down on the mandolin.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Man, _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I can't make no money _ playing this mandolin. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
Put this thing down and I'll [D] pick it up again. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ Things gonna get better, though.
I [D] might hold out a little bit.
_ Man, I can't make no money.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Just can't make no money. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Man, I can't make no money. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] Just can't make no money playing this mandolin. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ can't make no money _ playing this _ mandolin. _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ Put this thing [Gm] down and then I [A] pick it up again. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Things [Gm] don't get better, I [E] might can hold out till then.
_ But [D] I can't make no money _ _ playing this _ mandolin. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Down in New Virginia I stole a car that day. _ _
_ [Bb] _ Up [E] near the East River steal something every [A] day. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] It's gonna take more than some [A] damn _ _ _ Chevrolet to drive this
_ _ [G] Manhattan _
[Dm] mandolin [E] _ blues.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Put it on the [D] table, then we count it out then.
[E] Ain't [D] enough to carry, baby, put it on me. _
[A] I'll come looking when I'm out again.
I'll play you down on the mandolin. _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Mandolin. _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well I could take you someplace, _ wash your hands and your head.
_ _ [Bb] _ _
[E] Get yourself clean, get [A] you something to wear. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ So many things could happen [Gm] _ just [A] between now and then.
_ _ [D] How many strings have I got left on this _ _ mandolin? _ _ _ _
_ _ Put it [Dm] on the table, baby, count it out then.
[Am] Ain't [D] enough to carry, baby, put it on me.
I'll [Dm] come looking when I'm out again.
[A] _ _ Play you down [D] on the mandolin. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Maybe spot me fifty towards my forty-four.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ Anybody ask me, man, [D] I ain't ever seen you before. _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ And if I get to heaven, _ [E] they just might kill me again. _
[D] Playing songs about big Mary _ on my _ mandolin.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Put it on the table, baby, [A] count it out then.
_ Ain't enough [D] to carry, baby, put it on me.
_ I'll come [A] looking when I'm out again. _ _
Play you down on the mandolin.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Man, _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I can't make no money _ playing this mandolin. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
Put this thing down and I'll [D] pick it up again. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ Things gonna get better, though.
I [D] might hold out a little bit.
_ Man, I can't make no money.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Just can't make no money. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Man, I can't make no money. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] Just can't make no money playing this mandolin. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _