Chords for Fats Waller - Shortnin' Bread

Tempo:
103.4 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Dm

F

D

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Fats Waller - Shortnin' Bread chords
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[F]
[Bb] [D]
[Dm] [Bbm] [G]
[Gm] [F] [D]
[F] [D]
Charg'n [Gm] bread, [F] charg'n [E] bread, [F] charg'n [Bb] bread, [G] mama [Bb] gonna make some charg'n bread
[F] Charg'n bread, [C] charg'n bread, [Gm] [F] charg'n bread, [B] [A] mama gonna make some charg'n bread
Get that wood out [Bb] outta' the [Dm] shed!
Ho Mother!
Look at now!
[Bb] Oy!
[A] Mother's gonna' [Bb] make some charg'n bread
[Dm] [D] [Dm]
[D] [F] [Bb] [Dm]
[Bb] [G]
[Eb] [Dm]
Two Santa [Bb] Gambians laying in [F] bed, One turned over to the oaf and said,
Fine, fine, fine, fine bread.
[Cm] [C]
[G] Serve it mama, serve it.
[Dm]
[D]
[F] [Bb] [G]
[Dm] Hey delivery [Bb] man, where have you been?
Oh [A] mercy, show us your sin.
Mama, [Gm] mama, [A] don't be fast.
Do not show your face, fine [C] shortening bread.
[Dm]
Shortening bread, shortening [Bb] bread,
[Bm] [G]
Mama's gonna make some shortening [D] bread.
Shortening bread, shortening bread,
Shortening [Bb] bread, [Bm] [D]
mama's gonna make some shortening bread.
[Dm]
[D]
[G] [Dm]
[Gm] [F] [Dm]
[D]
[Bb] [Db] [F]
[Dm] What [Db] kind of bread is this thing?
It must be
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
F
134211111
D
1321
G
2131
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
F
134211111
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Fats Waller - Shortnin Bread-Dnc chords, practice playing Gm, Dm, Bb, Dm, G, F, Bb, Gm and F in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 50 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 101. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: F Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ Charg'n [Gm] bread, _ [F] charg'n [E] bread, _ [F] charg'n [Bb] bread, _ [G] mama [Bb] gonna make some charg'n bread
[F] Charg'n bread, [C] _ charg'n bread, [Gm] _ [F] charg'n bread, [B] _ [A] mama gonna make some charg'n bread
Get that wood out [Bb] outta' the [Dm] shed!
Ho Mother!
Look at now!
[Bb] Oy!
[A] Mother's gonna' [Bb] make some charg'n bread
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ Two Santa [Bb] Gambians laying in [F] bed, One turned over to the oaf and said, _ _
Fine, fine, fine, fine bread.
_ [Cm] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] Serve it mama, serve it.
_ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ Hey delivery [Bb] man, where have you been?
Oh [A] mercy, show us your sin.
Mama, [Gm] mama, [A] don't be fast.
Do not show your face, fine [C] shortening bread.
[Dm]
Shortening bread, _ shortening [Bb] bread,
[Bm] _ [G]
Mama's gonna make some shortening [D] bread.
Shortening bread, _ shortening bread,
_ Shortening [Bb] bread, [Bm] _ [D]
mama's gonna make some shortening bread.
_ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Db] _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Dm] What [Db] kind of bread is this thing?
It must be

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