Chords for It Could Have Been Me - The Original 5 BLIND BOYS of Mississippi
Tempo:
99 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [D]
[Bm] [Em]
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It could have been me [G] in a wheelchair with [D] no feet
[Bm] Could [Em] have been me [B] [Am] [D] trying to get across the street
It could have been me [G] living [D] in a [F#m] street, y'all
[Bm] [Em] It could have been me [G] with no food [D] on my table to eat
But [G] you know [D] what?
I thank God
Cause it [G] could have been me
[D] Oh, I thank the [Bm] Lord
[Em] For saving [G] [D] me
Oh, I thank the Lord, yeah, yeah
Cause it [G] could have been [D] me
I really [Bm] do, yes I [Em] do
Cause it could have been me
[D] I got another verse, now listen
It could have been me [G] [D] locked up in jail, y [Bm]'all
It [Em] could have been me with no one [D] to go to my bed
[Em]
[D] It could have been me, [G] I know it could have
[D] Strung out on crack cocaine, [Bm] y'all
It [Em] could as well have been me
Should have one [D] in my vein
And I stop by to let you know
Cause it [G] could have been me
[D] Oh, I thank [Bm] the Lord
[Em] For saving me
I wish I had a [D] witness
Oh, I thank the Lord, yeah, yeah
Cause it [G] could have been me
[D] Every time I go down [Bm] on my knees
I have to [Em] say thank you
Cause it could have [A] been me
[D] I got one more verse, now listen
It could have been me [G] on [D] my [F#] sickbed, [Bm] y'all
[Em] It could have been me [G] when the doctor [D] shook his head
Can I get [G] me a [D] witness?
It could have been me [G] [D] sleeping in my [Bm] grave
But jail's [Em] stuck right in, y'all
And he made old Death [D] behave
And I come to let you know
I thank God
Cause it [G] could have been me
[D] Oh, I thank [Bm] the Lord
[Em] For saving [G] me
He didn't have to do it, [D] but I'm glad about it
[G] Oh, I thank the [D] Lord, yeah, yeah
Cause it [G] could have been me
[D] Every time I go down [Bm] on my knees
I have [Em] to tell somebody
It could have been me
[D] Sometime I go in the room and fold my arms
Here's what I say
[G] Thank you, Jesus
[D] Lord, I thank you right now
It [G] could have been me
Have anybody [D] ever took their time out
[G] Thank you, Jesus
To say, Lord, [D] I thank you
It [G] could have been me
Cause you've been [D] good to me
[G] Thank you, Jesus
Lord, you've been [D] so good to me
It [G] could have been me
When I don't have no [D] money in my pocket
I don't let it [Em] bother me [G] because
Thank you, Jesus
The Lord [D] said, you're working out for me
I [G] know he will
Have anybody been [D] lonely tonight?
[G] The Lord said, he'll be a [D] company keeper for you
In a [G] lonely hour
If you know [D] he'll be
[Em] [G]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [Em]
[D]
It could have been me [G] in a wheelchair with [D] no feet
[Bm] Could [Em] have been me [B] [Am] [D] trying to get across the street
It could have been me [G] living [D] in a [F#m] street, y'all
[Bm] [Em] It could have been me [G] with no food [D] on my table to eat
But [G] you know [D] what?
I thank God
Cause it [G] could have been me
[D] Oh, I thank the [Bm] Lord
[Em] For saving [G] [D] me
Oh, I thank the Lord, yeah, yeah
Cause it [G] could have been [D] me
I really [Bm] do, yes I [Em] do
Cause it could have been me
[D] I got another verse, now listen
It could have been me [G] [D] locked up in jail, y [Bm]'all
It [Em] could have been me with no one [D] to go to my bed
[Em]
[D] It could have been me, [G] I know it could have
[D] Strung out on crack cocaine, [Bm] y'all
It [Em] could as well have been me
Should have one [D] in my vein
And I stop by to let you know
Cause it [G] could have been me
[D] Oh, I thank [Bm] the Lord
[Em] For saving me
I wish I had a [D] witness
Oh, I thank the Lord, yeah, yeah
Cause it [G] could have been me
[D] Every time I go down [Bm] on my knees
I have to [Em] say thank you
Cause it could have [A] been me
[D] I got one more verse, now listen
It could have been me [G] on [D] my [F#] sickbed, [Bm] y'all
[Em] It could have been me [G] when the doctor [D] shook his head
Can I get [G] me a [D] witness?
It could have been me [G] [D] sleeping in my [Bm] grave
But jail's [Em] stuck right in, y'all
And he made old Death [D] behave
And I come to let you know
I thank God
Cause it [G] could have been me
[D] Oh, I thank [Bm] the Lord
[Em] For saving [G] me
He didn't have to do it, [D] but I'm glad about it
[G] Oh, I thank the [D] Lord, yeah, yeah
Cause it [G] could have been me
[D] Every time I go down [Bm] on my knees
I have [Em] to tell somebody
It could have been me
[D] Sometime I go in the room and fold my arms
Here's what I say
[G] Thank you, Jesus
[D] Lord, I thank you right now
It [G] could have been me
Have anybody [D] ever took their time out
[G] Thank you, Jesus
To say, Lord, [D] I thank you
It [G] could have been me
Cause you've been [D] good to me
[G] Thank you, Jesus
Lord, you've been [D] so good to me
It [G] could have been me
When I don't have no [D] money in my pocket
I don't let it [Em] bother me [G] because
Thank you, Jesus
The Lord [D] said, you're working out for me
I [G] know he will
Have anybody been [D] lonely tonight?
[G] The Lord said, he'll be a [D] company keeper for you
In a [G] lonely hour
If you know [D] he'll be
[Em] [G]
Key:
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It could have been me [G] in a wheelchair with [D] no feet
[Bm] Could _ _ _ _ [Em] have been me _ [B] _ [Am] _ [D] trying to get across the street
_ _ _ It could have been me [G] _ _ living [D] in a [F#m] street, y'all
[Bm] _ _ [Em] It could have been me _ [G] with no food [D] on my table to eat
But [G] you know [D] what?
_ I thank God
Cause it [G] could have been me
_ [D] _ _ Oh, I thank the [Bm] Lord
_ _ [Em] _ For saving [G] _ _ _ _ [D] me
Oh, I thank the Lord, yeah, yeah _ _ _
Cause it [G] could have been _ _ [D] me
I really [Bm] do, yes I [Em] do
Cause it could have been me
_ [D] I got another verse, now listen _
It _ _ could have been me _ [G] _ _ [D] locked up in jail, y [Bm]'all
It [Em] could have been me with no one [D] to go to my bed
_ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ It could have been me, [G] I know it could have
_ [D] Strung out on crack cocaine, [Bm] y'all
It [Em] could as well have been me
Should have one [D] in my vein
And I stop by to let you know _ _ _ _ _
Cause it [G] could have been me
_ [D] _ _ Oh, I thank [Bm] the Lord
_ _ [Em] _ For saving me
I wish I had a [D] witness
_ Oh, I thank the Lord, yeah, yeah _ _ _
Cause it [G] could have been me
_ [D] _ Every time I go down [Bm] on my knees
I have to [Em] say thank you
Cause it could have [A] been me
_ [D] I got one more verse, now listen
_ _ _ It could have been me [G] on _ _ [D] my [F#] sickbed, [Bm] y'all
_ _ [Em] It could have been me [G] when the doctor [D] shook his head
Can I get [G] me a [D] witness?
_ _ It could have been me [G] _ _ [D] sleeping in my [Bm] grave
_ _ But jail's [Em] stuck right in, y'all
And he made old Death [D] behave
And I come to let you know
I thank God
Cause it [G] could have been me
_ [D] _ _ Oh, I thank [Bm] the Lord
_ _ [Em] _ For saving [G] me
He didn't have to do it, [D] but I'm glad about it
[G] Oh, I thank the [D] Lord, yeah, yeah _ _ _
Cause it [G] could have been me
_ [D] _ Every time I go down [Bm] on my knees
I have [Em] to tell somebody
It could have been me
_ _ [D] Sometime I go in the room and fold my arms
Here's what I say
[G] Thank you, Jesus _
[D] Lord, I thank you right now
It [G] could have been me
Have anybody [D] ever took their time out
[G] Thank you, Jesus
To say, Lord, [D] I thank you
It [G] could have been me
Cause you've been [D] good to me
[G] Thank you, Jesus
Lord, you've been [D] so good to me
It [G] could have been me
When I don't have no [D] money in my pocket
I don't let it [Em] bother me [G] because
Thank you, Jesus
The Lord [D] said, you're working out for me
I [G] know he will
Have anybody been [D] lonely tonight?
[G] _ The Lord said, he'll be a [D] company keeper for you
In a [G] lonely hour
If you know [D] he'll be
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It could have been me [G] in a wheelchair with [D] no feet
[Bm] Could _ _ _ _ [Em] have been me _ [B] _ [Am] _ [D] trying to get across the street
_ _ _ It could have been me [G] _ _ living [D] in a [F#m] street, y'all
[Bm] _ _ [Em] It could have been me _ [G] with no food [D] on my table to eat
But [G] you know [D] what?
_ I thank God
Cause it [G] could have been me
_ [D] _ _ Oh, I thank the [Bm] Lord
_ _ [Em] _ For saving [G] _ _ _ _ [D] me
Oh, I thank the Lord, yeah, yeah _ _ _
Cause it [G] could have been _ _ [D] me
I really [Bm] do, yes I [Em] do
Cause it could have been me
_ [D] I got another verse, now listen _
It _ _ could have been me _ [G] _ _ [D] locked up in jail, y [Bm]'all
It [Em] could have been me with no one [D] to go to my bed
_ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ It could have been me, [G] I know it could have
_ [D] Strung out on crack cocaine, [Bm] y'all
It [Em] could as well have been me
Should have one [D] in my vein
And I stop by to let you know _ _ _ _ _
Cause it [G] could have been me
_ [D] _ _ Oh, I thank [Bm] the Lord
_ _ [Em] _ For saving me
I wish I had a [D] witness
_ Oh, I thank the Lord, yeah, yeah _ _ _
Cause it [G] could have been me
_ [D] _ Every time I go down [Bm] on my knees
I have to [Em] say thank you
Cause it could have [A] been me
_ [D] I got one more verse, now listen
_ _ _ It could have been me [G] on _ _ [D] my [F#] sickbed, [Bm] y'all
_ _ [Em] It could have been me [G] when the doctor [D] shook his head
Can I get [G] me a [D] witness?
_ _ It could have been me [G] _ _ [D] sleeping in my [Bm] grave
_ _ But jail's [Em] stuck right in, y'all
And he made old Death [D] behave
And I come to let you know
I thank God
Cause it [G] could have been me
_ [D] _ _ Oh, I thank [Bm] the Lord
_ _ [Em] _ For saving [G] me
He didn't have to do it, [D] but I'm glad about it
[G] Oh, I thank the [D] Lord, yeah, yeah _ _ _
Cause it [G] could have been me
_ [D] _ Every time I go down [Bm] on my knees
I have [Em] to tell somebody
It could have been me
_ _ [D] Sometime I go in the room and fold my arms
Here's what I say
[G] Thank you, Jesus _
[D] Lord, I thank you right now
It [G] could have been me
Have anybody [D] ever took their time out
[G] Thank you, Jesus
To say, Lord, [D] I thank you
It [G] could have been me
Cause you've been [D] good to me
[G] Thank you, Jesus
Lord, you've been [D] so good to me
It [G] could have been me
When I don't have no [D] money in my pocket
I don't let it [Em] bother me [G] because
Thank you, Jesus
The Lord [D] said, you're working out for me
I [G] know he will
Have anybody been [D] lonely tonight?
[G] _ The Lord said, he'll be a [D] company keeper for you
In a [G] lonely hour
If you know [D] he'll be
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _