Runaway Man Blues Chords by Floyd Council

Tempo:
74.75 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

E

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Floyd Council - Runaway Man Blues chords
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[G] [D]
[E] [G]
When I left my home, [C] I left my [G] baby crying.
[C] When I left my home, I left my [G] baby crying.
[D] Saying, Daddy, you're going to leave me, [E]
[Bb] and it's sure to grieve [G] my mind.
Yeah, my mama in the kitchen, [C] with the [G] egg and the dough.
[C] Yeah, the dough, [G] yeah, the dough.
[C] [G]
Put my [D] baby in the backyard, [E] [D] crying, Daddy, [G] don't go.
Don't you worry about me, Mama, [E] [D] don't count the days [G] I'm gone.
[C] Don't you worry about me, Mama, don't count the [G] days I'm gone.
Oh, you [D] got to remember, [E] someday your daddy will [G] be back home.
Alright, boy,
[C] [Dbm] [G]
[D] [C] [G]
I'm going to get me a razor, and I'm going to get a blue steel gun.
[Bb] [G]
[C] I'm going to get me a razor, [G] and [C] I'm going to get a blue steel gun.
[Bb] [G] [B] So [D] I can cut you every stand, [E] and get you [G] every run.
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
E
2311
Bb
12341111
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To start learning Floyd Council - Runaway Man Blues chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: C, D, G, C and G. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 47 BPM and then match the original tempo of 94 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Ab Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
When I left my home, _ [C] I left my [G] baby crying.
_ _ _ [C] When I left my home, _ I left my [G] baby crying. _
_ _ [D] Saying, Daddy, you're going to leave me, [E] _
[Bb] and it's sure to grieve [G] my mind. _ _ _
Yeah, my mama in the kitchen, [C] _ with the [G] egg and the dough.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Yeah, the dough, [G] yeah, the dough.
_ [C] _ [G] _
Put my [D] baby in the backyard, _ [E] [D] crying, Daddy, [G] don't go.
_ _ _ _ Don't you worry about me, Mama, [E] _ [D] don't count the days [G] I'm gone. _ _
_ _ [C] Don't you worry about me, Mama, don't count the [G] days I'm gone.
_ _ _ Oh, you [D] got to remember, _ [E] someday your daddy will [G] be back home.
_ _ _ Alright, boy, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ I'm going to get me a razor, and I'm going to get a blue steel gun.
_ [Bb] _ [G] _
_ [C] I'm going to get me a razor, _ [G] and [C] I'm going to get a blue steel gun.
_ [Bb] _ [G] _ [B] So [D] I can cut you every stand, [E] and get you [G] every run. _

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The The East Coast Blues Experience: Rare Tracks album includes this song.

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