Chords for James Cotton - Wasn't My Time to Go (Cotton Mouth Man 2013)

Tempo:
101.7 bpm
Chords used:

E

Em

A

Bm

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Cotton - Wasn't My Time to Go (Cotton Mouth Man 2013) chords
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[Em] [C#]
[G] [C#] [B]
[Em] [B]
[E] [Bm]
[E]
[B] Father went first, [Bm] then my sweet mother,
[E] [Em] then it was just me, my sister and my brother.
For [B] too long [E] they were up and gone, I had to make my way on my own, [A] I guess it wasn't
my time, wasn't [Em] my time to go.
[Bm]
[Em] [E] How I [B] got this far I'll never know, it [Em] just wasn't [A] my time [E] to go.
[Bm]
[A] [Bm] I was sitting at a bus stop, [E]
1961, heading out to the [A] [E] nightclub to have a little fun.
Here come a crazy man, waving a gun, shot me five times, [Em] but I [E] still wasn't done, I
guess [A] it [Em] wasn't my [E] time, wasn't my time to go.
[Em]
[E] I'm still blown [B] up and down the road, it just [A] wasn't my [E] time to go.
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E]
[A] [Bm] [B]
[Em] [F#]
[E]
[Bm] I've been a farm boy, an ice man, a [E] short order cook, washer car, mower yard, [Em] whatever it [E] took.
[Em] So many good friends of [E] mine have come and gone, I'm [G] still blown and gone and can't hold
on, I [A] guess it wasn't my [F#] time, [A] wasn't my time [E] to go.
[Em]
[E] [Bm] Yeah, as long as I can still blow, [F#]
I guess [Bm] it wasn't my [A] time to [E] go.
Yeah, as [B] long as I can still blow, [Bm] it ain't my [G] time to go.
[Bm] [E] [Em] [E]
[G]
[E]
[Am] [E]
[Em]
[Bm]
[E] [D]
[Em] [E]
[G]
[G] [E]
[E]
[G] [A]
[E]
Key:  
E
2311
Em
121
A
1231
Bm
13421112
B
12341112
E
2311
Em
121
A
1231
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Learn the basic chords of James Cotton - (Remastered) Wasnt My Time To Go chords, with this master sequence: G, Em, E, G and E. For best results, commence at 50 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 100. Considering the song's key of A Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ [Em] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[G] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] Father went first, [Bm] then my sweet mother, _
[E] [Em] then it was just me, my sister and my brother.
For [B] too long [E] they were up and gone, I had to make my way _ on my own, [A] I guess it wasn't
my time, wasn't [Em] my time to go.
[Bm] _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ How I [B] got this far I'll never know, _ _ it [Em] just wasn't [A] my time [E] to go.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ [Bm] I was sitting at a bus stop, [E] _
1961, _ heading out to the [A] [E] nightclub to have a little fun.
Here come a crazy man, waving a gun, _ shot me five times, [Em] but I [E] still wasn't done, I
guess [A] it [Em] wasn't my [E] time, wasn't my time to go.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
[E] I'm still blown [B] up and down the road, _ _ it just [A] wasn't my [E] time to go. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ I've been a farm boy, an ice man, a [E] short order cook, _ washer car, mower yard, [Em] whatever it [E] took.
[Em] So many good friends of [E] mine have come and gone, _ I'm [G] still blown and gone and _ can't hold
on, I [A] guess it wasn't my [F#] time, [A] wasn't my time [E] to go.
[Em] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] Yeah, as long as I can still blow, _ _ [F#]
I guess [Bm] it wasn't my [A] time to [E] go. _ _ _ _
Yeah, as [B] long as I can still blow, _ _ _ [Bm] it ain't my [G] time to go.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _
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_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _
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This song is part of The Best Of - The Alligator Records Years album.

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