Going Down Slow (1941) by St. Louis Jimmy Oden - First recording! Chords
Tempo:
105.2 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Fm
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Bbm] [F]
[Fm] [Bbm] I have had my [Fm] fun, [Bb]
[Eb] [Gb] if I [Bb] don't get well no [Db] more.
[Bb] [F] I [Eb] have had my [Ab] fun, [Gb] [Bb] if I don't get well no more.
[Db] [Bb]
[F] My health is failing me, [Ebm] and I'm going [Bb] down slow.
[Dbm] [Bb] [Fm] [F]
[Cm] [Bb] Please write my mother, [Eb]
tell [Eb] her the shape [Bb] I'm in.
[Fm] [Bbm] Please write [Gb] my [Bb] mother, [Eb] [Ebm] tell her [Bb] the shape I'm in.
[Bb]
[Dm] Tell [Fm] her to pray [Eb] for me, forgiveness [Bb] of [Ab] my [Db] sin.
[Bb] [A] [F] [Fm]
Tell her don't send no doctor, [Eb] [Gb]
[Bb] doctor can't do no good.
[Db] [Bb]
[Ebm] Tell her don't [Db] send no doctor, [Eb] [Bb] doctor can't do no good.
It's [Fm] all my fault, [C] [Eb]
didn't do [Gm] the [Ebm] things [Bb] I [Dm] should.
[Eb] [E]
[Bb] [F] [Eb] On [Bb] the next train south, [Bbm] look [Eb] for my [Bb] close home.
On the next [Ab] train [Eb] south,
[Gb] [Eb] look [Bb] for my close [Db] home.
[Bb] If you [F] don't see my body, [Eb] [Gb] [Bb] all you can do is [Bbm] moan.
[F]
Mother, [Bb] please don't worry,
[Eb] this is all in [Bb] my [Fm] prayer.
[Ab] [Eb] [Fm] [Bb] Mother, please don't [Eb] worry, [Ab] [Gb] this [Eb] is [Bb] all in my [Db] prayer.
[Bb]
[Db] [F] Just say your son is gone, [Bb] out of [G] this [Bb] world somewhere.
[Eb] [Em] [Bb] [G] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Bbm] [F]
[Fm] [Bbm] I have had my [Fm] fun, [Bb]
[Eb] [Gb] if I [Bb] don't get well no [Db] more.
[Bb] [F] I [Eb] have had my [Ab] fun, [Gb] [Bb] if I don't get well no more.
[Db] [Bb]
[F] My health is failing me, [Ebm] and I'm going [Bb] down slow.
[Dbm] [Bb] [Fm] [F]
[Cm] [Bb] Please write my mother, [Eb]
tell [Eb] her the shape [Bb] I'm in.
[Fm] [Bbm] Please write [Gb] my [Bb] mother, [Eb] [Ebm] tell her [Bb] the shape I'm in.
[Bb]
[Dm] Tell [Fm] her to pray [Eb] for me, forgiveness [Bb] of [Ab] my [Db] sin.
[Bb] [A] [F] [Fm]
Tell her don't send no doctor, [Eb] [Gb]
[Bb] doctor can't do no good.
[Db] [Bb]
[Ebm] Tell her don't [Db] send no doctor, [Eb] [Bb] doctor can't do no good.
It's [Fm] all my fault, [C] [Eb]
didn't do [Gm] the [Ebm] things [Bb] I [Dm] should.
[Eb] [E]
[Bb] [F] [Eb] On [Bb] the next train south, [Bbm] look [Eb] for my [Bb] close home.
On the next [Ab] train [Eb] south,
[Gb] [Eb] look [Bb] for my close [Db] home.
[Bb] If you [F] don't see my body, [Eb] [Gb] [Bb] all you can do is [Bbm] moan.
[F]
Mother, [Bb] please don't worry,
[Eb] this is all in [Bb] my [Fm] prayer.
[Ab] [Eb] [Fm] [Bb] Mother, please don't [Eb] worry, [Ab] [Gb] this [Eb] is [Bb] all in my [Db] prayer.
[Bb]
[Db] [F] Just say your son is gone, [Bb] out of [G] this [Bb] world somewhere.
[Eb] [Em] [Bb] [G] [Bb]
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Fm
Db
Bb
Eb
F
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ [F] _
_ [Fm] [Bbm] I have had my [Fm] fun, _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ [Gb] if I [Bb] don't get well no [Db] more.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] I [Eb] have had my [Ab] fun, [Gb] _ [Bb] _ if I don't get well no more.
[Db] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] My health is failing me, _ [Ebm] _ and I'm going [Bb] down slow.
[Dbm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _
_ [Cm] [Bb] Please write my mother, _ _ [Eb] _
tell [Eb] her the shape [Bb] I'm in. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] [Bbm] Please write [Gb] my [Bb] mother, _ [Eb] _ [Ebm] tell her [Bb] the shape I'm in.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] Tell [Fm] her to pray [Eb] for me, _ _ forgiveness [Bb] of [Ab] my [Db] sin.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [F] _ [Fm]
Tell her don't send no doctor, _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb]
[Bb] doctor can't do no good.
[Db] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] Tell her don't [Db] send no doctor, _ [Eb] _ [Bb] doctor can't do no good.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's [Fm] all my fault, [C] _ [Eb] _
didn't do [Gm] the [Ebm] things [Bb] I [Dm] should.
_ [Eb] _ [E] _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] On [Bb] the next train south, [Bbm] _ _ look [Eb] for my [Bb] close home. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ On the next [Ab] train [Eb] south, _
_ [Gb] [Eb] look [Bb] for my close [Db] home. _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ If you [F] don't see my body, _ [Eb] _ [Gb] [Bb] all you can do is [Bbm] moan.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ Mother, [Bb] please don't worry, _
[Eb] _ this is all in [Bb] my [Fm] prayer. _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] Mother, please don't [Eb] worry, [Ab] _ [Gb] _ this [Eb] is [Bb] all in my [Db] prayer.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Db] [F] Just say your son is gone, [Bb] _ out of [G] this [Bb] world somewhere. _
[Eb] _ [Em] _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ [F] _
_ [Fm] [Bbm] I have had my [Fm] fun, _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ [Gb] if I [Bb] don't get well no [Db] more.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] I [Eb] have had my [Ab] fun, [Gb] _ [Bb] _ if I don't get well no more.
[Db] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] My health is failing me, _ [Ebm] _ and I'm going [Bb] down slow.
[Dbm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _
_ [Cm] [Bb] Please write my mother, _ _ [Eb] _
tell [Eb] her the shape [Bb] I'm in. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] [Bbm] Please write [Gb] my [Bb] mother, _ [Eb] _ [Ebm] tell her [Bb] the shape I'm in.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] Tell [Fm] her to pray [Eb] for me, _ _ forgiveness [Bb] of [Ab] my [Db] sin.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [F] _ [Fm]
Tell her don't send no doctor, _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb]
[Bb] doctor can't do no good.
[Db] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] Tell her don't [Db] send no doctor, _ [Eb] _ [Bb] doctor can't do no good.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's [Fm] all my fault, [C] _ [Eb] _
didn't do [Gm] the [Ebm] things [Bb] I [Dm] should.
_ [Eb] _ [E] _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] On [Bb] the next train south, [Bbm] _ _ look [Eb] for my [Bb] close home. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ On the next [Ab] train [Eb] south, _
_ [Gb] [Eb] look [Bb] for my close [Db] home. _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ If you [F] don't see my body, _ [Eb] _ [Gb] [Bb] all you can do is [Bbm] moan.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ Mother, [Bb] please don't worry, _
[Eb] _ this is all in [Bb] my [Fm] prayer. _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] Mother, please don't [Eb] worry, [Ab] _ [Gb] _ this [Eb] is [Bb] all in my [Db] prayer.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Db] [F] Just say your son is gone, [Bb] _ out of [G] this [Bb] world somewhere. _
[Eb] _ [Em] _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ _