Hellhound On My Trail Chords by Robert Johnson

Tempo:
137.4 bpm
Chords used:

E

C

Em

B

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hellhound on my trail by Robert Johnson chords
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[G#] [A#]
[Am] [E]
I got to keep moving, [Bm] I got to keep moving.
Blues [Em] falling down like [E] hail, blues falling down like hail.
[Em]
[E] Blues falling down like hail, blues falling down like hail.
And the day keeps [B] on worrying me.
If I held on on my [E] trail, held on on my trail, held on on my trail.
If the day was Christmas [A] Eve, if the day was Christmas [B] Eve,
and tomorrow was Christmas [E] Eve.
[C#] If the day was Christmas [E] Eve, and tomorrow was Christmas Eve.
[C#m] Oh, wouldn't we [C] have a [E] time baby.
[B] Oh, I would need my little sweet rider [E] just to pass the time away.
Ah, [C] ah, [E] to [C#m] pass the time [C] away.
[E]
It's like a [Em] hot foot running [E] around my door, all [C#m] around [C] my [E] door.
It's like a hot foot [Em] running, oh, down this road.
[E] Mm, mm, mm.
[G] It keeps me with a rambling mind right [E] on every old place I go, every old place I go.
I can tell the wind is rising, [B]
the leaves are trimming [E] on the tree, trimming on the tree.
I can tell the wind is rising, [A#] the leaves are trimming [E] on the tree.
Mm, mm, mm.
[Bm] All I need is my little sweet [E] woman to keep my company.
Mm, mm, mm.
[D] [C#m] [C] [E] My company.
Key:  
E
2311
C
3211
Em
121
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
E
2311
C
3211
Em
121
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Let's start jamming Robert Johnson - Hellhound On My Trail chords, Practice these chords sequence - C#m, C, E, C#m, Em and E. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 68 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 137. With an eye on the song's key F Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [A#] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I got to keep moving, [Bm] I got to keep moving.
_ _ Blues [Em] falling down like [E] hail, blues falling down like hail. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[E] Blues falling down like hail, blues falling down like hail. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And the day keeps [B] on worrying me.
If I held on on my [E] trail, held on on my trail, _ _ _ held on on my trail. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
If the day was Christmas _ [A] Eve, if the day was Christmas [B] Eve,
_ and tomorrow was Christmas [E] Eve. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] If the day was Christmas [E] Eve, _ and tomorrow was Christmas Eve.
_ [C#m] Oh, wouldn't we [C] have a [E] time baby. _
_ [B] Oh, I would need my little sweet rider [E] just _ to pass the time away.
Ah, [C] ah, [E] _ to [C#m] pass the time [C] away.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's like a [Em] hot foot running _ _ [E] around my door, all [C#m] around [C] my [E] door. _
_ _ _ _ _ It's like a hot foot _ [Em] running, oh, down this road.
_ [E] Mm, mm, mm. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] It keeps me with a rambling mind right [E] on _ every old place I go, every old place I go.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I can tell the wind is rising, [B] _
the leaves are trimming [E] on the tree, _ _ _ trimming on the tree. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I can tell the wind is rising, _ [A#] the leaves are trimming [E] on the tree.
Mm, mm, mm. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] All I need is my little sweet [E] woman to keep my company.
Mm, mm, mm.
_ [D] _ [C#m] _ [C] [E] My company. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Robert Johnson, is among the lineup of tracks on the Il Blues Rurale album.

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