J.J. Cale - Trouble in the City Chords

Tempo:
133.3 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

Bm

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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J.J. Cale - Trouble in the City chords
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[B]
I heard a woman about your mama, Lord she been messing around,
[E] she been stepping out
on the street, Lord she been hanging [B] out,
[E] ain't nobody had her in this weed, [B] Lord [A] it
[E] won't pay me wrong.
[B] Lord, Lord, [E] there's trouble in the city, [B] Lord, [E] Lord, there's trouble in the city, [B] Lord, [E] Lord,
there's trouble in the city, [D] and I hope it [E] won't [B] be easy.
Off and down down the other day, a man put a gun in my back, [E] give me all your power I'll
blow you away, that's a fact [B] Jack, [E] woe be misery, [B] two miles [A] from [E] home.
[Bm] Lord, [E] Lord, there's trouble in the city, [B] Lord, [E] Lord, there's trouble in the city, [B] Lord, Lord,
[E] there's trouble in the city, [D] and I hope [A] it won't be easy.
[B]
[Bm]
[E]
[Bm]
[E]
[B] [E]
[B] [E]
[B] [E]
[B] [E]
[D] [Bm]
[B]
[Bm]
Can't sit [B] next to him, I like to thank him, goodbye and I'll see you next time.
[E] I'm what I could face here, that was a long time [Bm] ago, [E] I'll leave [A] very low, [B] next [A] time you see [E] me.
[B] Lord, [E] Lord, there's trouble in the city, [B] Lord, Lord, [E] there's trouble in the [B] city, Lord, Lord,
[E] there's trouble in the city, [D] Lord.
[A] [B]
[Bm]
[E]
[Bm]
[E]
[B] [Bm]
[E] [B] [E]
[B] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
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To learn Jj Cale - Trouble In The City chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - B, E and B in sequence. Start with a comfortable 66 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 133. With E Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ heard a woman about your mama, _ Lord she been messing around, _ _
[E] _ she been stepping out
on the street, _ Lord she been hanging [B] out, _ _
[E] _ _ ain't nobody had her in this weed, [B] Lord [A] it
[E] won't pay me wrong. _ _
_ [B] _ Lord, Lord, [E] there's trouble in the city, [B] _ _ Lord, [E] Lord, there's trouble in the city, _ [B] _ Lord, [E] Lord,
there's trouble in the city, [D] and I hope it [E] won't [B] be easy. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Off and down down the other day, a man put a gun in my back, _ [E] _ _ give me all your power I'll
blow you away, _ that's a fact [B] Jack, _ _ [E] _ _ woe be _ misery, _ [B] two miles [A] from [E] home.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Lord, [E] Lord, there's trouble in the city, [B] _ Lord, [E] Lord, there's trouble in the city, _ [B] Lord, Lord,
[E] there's trouble in the city, [D] and I hope [A] it won't be easy.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Can't sit [B] next to him, I like to thank him, goodbye and I'll see you next time.
_ [E] _ _ _ I'm what I could face here, that was a long time [Bm] ago, _ _ [E] _ _ I'll leave [A] very low, [B] next [A] time you see [E] me.
_ _ [B] _ _ Lord, [E] Lord, there's trouble in the city, [B] _ Lord, Lord, [E] there's trouble in the _ [B] city, Lord, Lord,
[E] there's trouble in the city, [D] Lord.
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _

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