Gertrude "Ma" Rainey-Black Eye Blues Chords

Tempo:
94.35 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

Em

E

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gertrude "Ma" Rainey-Black Eye Blues chords
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[G] [E] [A]
[D] [G] [Am] [G]
Down in Hogan's Island there was [Bbm] [D] Nancy [G] Ann
Always fussing, squabbling [D] with her man
[G] When I [B] heard Miss [Em] Nancy say
Why do [A] you treat your [D] gal that way?
[G] I went down the [Em] alley, oh [D] the night
[G] Nancy Ann, the man had just [D] had a fight
[Gm] He beat Miss [Eb] Nancy cross [Em] the head
When [A] she rose to her feet, [D] he [Am] [D] said
[G] You low down alligator, [E] just watch me sooner or [Em] later
Gonna [G] get you with your bitches now
[D] [G] You build me and you [Em] treat me, [E] you go around and beat [A] me
Till I'm gonna [Dm] hang around
[D] [G] He caught my money like a poke of [F] my eyes
[C] Give it to another woman, come [Eb] home and tell [G] me lies
You low down alligator, just watch me [E] sooner or later
[G] Gonna get you with your bitches [Ab] now
[E] I mean, [Em] gonna get [A] you with [G] your bitches [D] now
You [G]
[F] [E] [Gm]
[Em] [D] [G]
[Db]
[A] [D] [G]
[Fm] [Em] [G]
[C] [Eb] [G]
[E] [A]
[D] [G] [Fm] [Em] [A] [D]
[G] [D] [G] low [Em] down alligator, just watch me sooner or later
Gonna get you [D] with your [G] bitches now
You build me and you treat me, [Em] you [E] go around and [A] beat me
Till I'm gonna hang [D] around
[G] He caught my money like [Dm] a poke of my [F] eyes
[Em] Give it to [D] another woman, come home [Ebm] and tell me [Bm] lies
[G] You low down alligator, [E] just watch me sooner or later
[A] Gonna get you [C] with your [G] bitches now
[D] [E] I mean, [Em] gonna get you [G] with your
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
E
2311
A
1231
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
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Learn the basic chords of Ma Rainey - (Album Version) Black Eye Blues chords, with this master sequence: Fm, Em, D, G, A, D, Em and A. Start with a comfortable 47 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 94. Considering the song's key of Ab Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
Down in Hogan's Island there was [Bbm] [D] Nancy [G] Ann
Always fussing, squabbling [D] with her man
[G] When I [B] heard Miss [Em] Nancy say
Why do [A] you treat your [D] gal that way?
_ [G] I went down the [Em] alley, oh [D] the night
[G] Nancy Ann, the man had just [D] had a fight
[Gm] He beat Miss [Eb] Nancy cross [Em] the head
When [A] she rose to her feet, [D] he [Am] [D] said
[G] You low down alligator, [E] just watch me sooner or [Em] later
Gonna [G] get you with your bitches now
[D] _ [G] You build me and you [Em] treat me, [E] you go around and beat [A] me
Till I'm gonna [Dm] hang around
[D] _ [G] _ He caught my money like a poke of [F] my eyes
[C] Give it to another woman, come [Eb] home and tell [G] me lies
You low down alligator, just watch me [E] sooner or later
[G] Gonna get you with your bitches [Ab] now
[E] I mean, [Em] gonna get [A] you with [G] your bitches [D] now
You [G] _ _ _
[F] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ [G] _ [Fm] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] low [Em] down alligator, just watch me sooner or later
Gonna get you [D] with your [G] bitches now
_ You build me and you treat me, [Em] you [E] go around and [A] beat me
Till I'm gonna hang [D] around
_ [G] _ He caught my money like [Dm] a poke of my [F] eyes
[Em] Give it to [D] another woman, come home [Ebm] and tell me [Bm] lies
[G] You low down alligator, [E] just watch me sooner or later
[A] Gonna get you [C] with your [G] bitches now
[D] [E] I mean, [Em] gonna get you [G] with your

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