Chords for I'M A STEADY ROLLIN' MAN (1937) by Robert Johnson
Tempo:
103.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Bm
Am
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C#]
[G#] [G] [A]
[F#m] [A] [E] [Am] I'm a steady rollin' man, [A] [B] I roll both night and [A] day
I'm [Bm] a steady rollin' man, I roll both [A] night and day
[G] [A]
[E] But I haven't got no sweet woman, [B] to be rollin' [A] this way
I'm the man that rolls, when I see girls hangin' on the tree
[C] [A]
[Bm] I'm the man that rolls, when I see girls hangin' on the [A] tree
And
[E] now you hear me howlin' baby, [Bm] mmm-hmm, down on my benedict
[A]
I'm a hard workin' man, I've been for many years I know
I'm [Bm] a hard workin' man, I've been for many long [A] years I know
[E] And some cream perfumes and my money, [Bm] ooh-eh-bay, but there'll never be no more
[A]
You [Am] can't give your sweet woman,
[A] everything [Am] she wants in one [A] time
You [C#] [Bm] can't give your sweet woman, everything [A] she wants in one time
[E] Well boy she get ramblin' in her brain, [Bm] mmm-hmm, some other [A] man on her mind
I'm a steady rollin' man, [Em] I roll [A] both night and day
[D#] [A] [D] I'm a steady rollin' [G#m] man, [A] and I roll both night and day
Well [E] I don't have no sweet woman, [D] to be rollin' [A] this way
[E] [A] [F#m] [F] [E]
[A]
[G#] [G] [A]
[F#m] [A] [E] [Am] I'm a steady rollin' man, [A] [B] I roll both night and [A] day
I'm [Bm] a steady rollin' man, I roll both [A] night and day
[G] [A]
[E] But I haven't got no sweet woman, [B] to be rollin' [A] this way
I'm the man that rolls, when I see girls hangin' on the tree
[C] [A]
[Bm] I'm the man that rolls, when I see girls hangin' on the [A] tree
And
[E] now you hear me howlin' baby, [Bm] mmm-hmm, down on my benedict
[A]
I'm a hard workin' man, I've been for many years I know
I'm [Bm] a hard workin' man, I've been for many long [A] years I know
[E] And some cream perfumes and my money, [Bm] ooh-eh-bay, but there'll never be no more
[A]
You [Am] can't give your sweet woman,
[A] everything [Am] she wants in one [A] time
You [C#] [Bm] can't give your sweet woman, everything [A] she wants in one time
[E] Well boy she get ramblin' in her brain, [Bm] mmm-hmm, some other [A] man on her mind
I'm a steady rollin' man, [Em] I roll [A] both night and day
[D#] [A] [D] I'm a steady rollin' [G#m] man, [A] and I roll both night and day
Well [E] I don't have no sweet woman, [D] to be rollin' [A] this way
[E] [A] [F#m] [F] [E]
[A]
Key:
A
E
Bm
Am
C#
A
E
Bm
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] I'm a steady rollin' man, _ [A] _ [B] I roll both night and [A] day
_ I'm _ _ _ _ [Bm] a steady rollin' man, _ I roll both [A] night and day
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] But I haven't got no sweet woman, [B] to be rollin' [A] this way
_ I'm _ _ _ _ _ the man that rolls, _ when I see girls hangin' on the tree
_ _ _ [C] _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] I'm the man that rolls, _ when I see girls hangin' on the [A] tree
_ And _
_ _ _ [E] now you hear me howlin' baby, [Bm] mmm-hmm, down on my benedict
[A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm a hard workin' man, _ I've been for many years I know
_ I'm _ _ _ [Bm] a hard workin' man, _ I've been for many long [A] years I know _
_ _ _ [E] And some cream perfumes and my money, [Bm] ooh-eh-bay, but there'll never be no more
[A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You [Am] can't give your sweet woman, _
[A] _ everything [Am] she wants in one [A] time _ _
You _ [C#] _ _ [Bm] can't give your sweet woman, everything [A] she wants in one time _
_ _ _ [E] Well boy she get ramblin' in her brain, [Bm] mmm-hmm, some other [A] man on her mind _ _
_ _ _ I'm a steady rollin' man, _ _ [Em] I roll [A] both night and day _ _
[D#] _ [A] _ _ [D] I'm a steady rollin' [G#m] man, [A] and I roll both night and _ day
Well _ _ _ [E] I don't have no sweet woman, [D] to be rollin' [A] this way _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ [F] _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] I'm a steady rollin' man, _ [A] _ [B] I roll both night and [A] day
_ I'm _ _ _ _ [Bm] a steady rollin' man, _ I roll both [A] night and day
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] But I haven't got no sweet woman, [B] to be rollin' [A] this way
_ I'm _ _ _ _ _ the man that rolls, _ when I see girls hangin' on the tree
_ _ _ [C] _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] I'm the man that rolls, _ when I see girls hangin' on the [A] tree
_ And _
_ _ _ [E] now you hear me howlin' baby, [Bm] mmm-hmm, down on my benedict
[A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm a hard workin' man, _ I've been for many years I know
_ I'm _ _ _ [Bm] a hard workin' man, _ I've been for many long [A] years I know _
_ _ _ [E] And some cream perfumes and my money, [Bm] ooh-eh-bay, but there'll never be no more
[A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You [Am] can't give your sweet woman, _
[A] _ everything [Am] she wants in one [A] time _ _
You _ [C#] _ _ [Bm] can't give your sweet woman, everything [A] she wants in one time _
_ _ _ [E] Well boy she get ramblin' in her brain, [Bm] mmm-hmm, some other [A] man on her mind _ _
_ _ _ I'm a steady rollin' man, _ _ [Em] I roll [A] both night and day _ _
[D#] _ [A] _ _ [D] I'm a steady rollin' [G#m] man, [A] and I roll both night and _ day
Well _ _ _ [E] I don't have no sweet woman, [D] to be rollin' [A] this way _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ [F] _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _