Gertrude "Ma" Rainey-Black Eye Blues Chords
Tempo:
94.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Em
E
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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
[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:
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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] _ _ _
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[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
_ _ [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] _ _ _
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[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