Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - Black Eye Blues 1 Chords

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_ _ Down in _ Hogan's Alley, [A] little Miss _ [D] Nancy Ann
_ [G] She always fussin' and squabblin' [Em] _ _ [A] with [D] her man
_ [A] When [G] I [B] heard Miss [Em] Nancy _ say
_ Why [A] do you treat [Am] yourself _ _ [D] that way? _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ I went down the alley [D] _ _ [Em] the [D] other _ night
[G] _ _ Nancy and her [F] man had [A] just _ [D] had a fight
[G] He hit Miss [B] Nancy cross [Em] her head _ _ _
And [A] he _ rolled to her _ feet, [D] he _ [Am] said
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[G] You low-down _ alligator, _ [E] just watch me sooner or later
_ [A] Gonna catch you with [G] your pincer _ down
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[G] You accuse me and [C] deceive [F] me, [G] you dog [Em] around and leave [A] me
Said I'm gonna _ [D] hang _ around _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Take all my [Em] [G] money, black up both of my eyes
[Am] Give it to [C] another _ woman, come home [Eb] and tell me [D] lies
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You low-down [Em] alligator, _ _ just watch me sooner or later
Gonna [A] catch you [D] with your pincer [G] _
[Cm] down
[E] _ Catch [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ you with [D] your pincer [G] _
_ [D] down
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[Em] [Am] You _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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_ [G] _ low-down _ alligator, _ [Em] just watch me sooner or later
[A] Gonna catch you with [G] your pincer _ down
_ You _ _ accuse me and deceive [Em] me, you dog around and leave _ [A] me
Said I'm gonna hang [G] _
_ [D] around
_ _ [G] Take _ _ _ all my money, black up both of my eyes
[C] Give it to another woman, come [Eb] home and tell [G] me lies
You low-down _ [C] alligator, [E] just watch me sooner or later
[A] Gonna catch you