My Friend Robert Chords by George Thorogood & The Destroyers

Tempo:
147.75 bpm
Chords used:

A

G

D

E

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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George Thorogood & the Destroyers - My Friend Robert chords
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[A]
[C]
[A] [C]
[D]
[Dm] [E]
[A]
I left Atlanta on a rainy day, didn't [D] have no money, had to thumb my way.
[G] Lord [A] I been gone [E] such a long time,
[G] [D] I'll be coming [Em] back home [A] someday.
[Bm]
[B] [E]
Got [A] to New York City, everybody putting it down, [G] can't find no good [D] friends, none can be found.
[A] Yes I been gone such [E] a long time,
[G] [D] I'll be [Em] coming back home [A] someday.
[F#m]
[Dm] [E]
The [G] weatherman [A] told me it might be snow,
[G] can't find no [D] good friends, no matter where I go.
[A] Yes I been gone such [E] a long time,
[G] [D] I'll be coming [Em] back home [A] someday.
[Bm]
[B] [E]
[G] [A]
[C]
[D#] [A] [F#]
[B] [F#m] [B] [F#]
[A] [G] [D]
[G] [D]
[A]
[E]
[G] [D] [Em]
[A] [F#m] [Dm]
[E]
[G] My [A] friend Robert, he's dead and gone, he [G] left me [D] here, I must carry on.
[A] Yes he's been gone [E] such a long time,
[G] [D] he'll be coming [Em] back home [A] someday.
[F#m] [Dm] [E]
[A]
[F#]
[B] [A] [G]
[F#m] [Dm] [D] [A]
Key:  
A
1231
G
2131
D
1321
E
2311
Dm
2311
A
1231
G
2131
D
1321
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To start learning George Thorogood & The Destroyers - My Friend Robert chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: G, D, A, E, G, D, Em, A, G and A. A strategic approach would be to train at 73 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 148. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: D Major.

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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _
I left Atlanta _ _ on a rainy day, _ _ didn't [D] have no money, _ had to thumb my way. _ _
[G] Lord [A] I been gone _ _ [E] such a long time, _
[G] [D] I'll be coming [Em] back home _ [A] someday.
_ [Bm] _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _
Got [A] to New York City, _ _ everybody putting it down, _ _ [G] can't find no good [D] friends, none can be found. _ _
[A] Yes I been gone _ such [E] a long time, _
[G] [D] I'll be [Em] coming back home _ [A] someday.
_ [F#m] _ _
[Dm] _ [E] _ _ _ _
The [G] weatherman [A] told me it might be snow, _ _ _
[G] can't find no [D] good friends, _ no matter where I go. _
[A] Yes I been gone _ such [E] a long time, _
_ [G] [D] I'll be coming [Em] back home [A] someday.
_ [Bm] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ [A] _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [Dm] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] My [A] friend Robert, _ _ he's dead and gone, _ _ he [G] left me [D] here, I must carry on. _ _
[A] Yes he's been gone _ [E] such a long time, _
[G] [D] he'll be coming [Em] back home [A] someday.
_ _ [F#m] _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _
_ [F#m] _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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