Lonesome Lovesick Blues Chords by Josephine Baker

Tempo:
81.25 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

F

Cm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Josephine Baker - Lonesome Lovesick Blues 1927 chords
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[Bb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bb] Honey, [Eb] I've been blue, sad and lonely too.
I can't help grieving all the [F] time.
What else can I [Bb] do?
Fate has [Gm] been unkind.
So I'm [Bb] left behind, [Eb] sitting by the window, crying to [C] the moon.
I [F] want some loving.
[Gm] I've got to [Eb] have it soon.
Who made me weep and [C] cry?
Yes, [Bb] wished that I could die.
And [Cm] here's the reason why.
No one can do [G] what you have done.
[Eb] Always take the mailman.
When [C] he passes by, for a [F] loving letter.
[Bb] What a fool am [Gbm] [G] I?
But [Eb] honest, I want you.
I [Cm] want you.
Come back, take
[F] [Gm] my hand.
Loads of [Eb] loving news.
[C]
[Cm] [G] [Gb]
[F] [Bb]
[Cm] [E] [Eb]
[E] [C]
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb] [Ab]
[G] [G] [C]
[F] [Eb] [Bb] Sitting [Cm] by the window, reading to the [C] sun.
For I want [F] some loving.
[Gm] You know that you're the only one.
Whatever makes me weep and cry.
Yes, [Bb] wished that I could die.
And here's [F] the reason why.
No one [Bb] can do what you have done.
Always [Eb] take the mailman.
When he [C] passes by.
For I want [F] [Bb] some loving.
You know that [F] you're the only one.
[Ab] [Cm] Whatever makes me weep and cry.
Yes, wished that I could die.
And here's the reason why.
[Bb] Loads of loving.
[Eb]
Key:  
Bb
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Eb
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F
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Cm
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C
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Bb
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Eb
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F
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To start learning Josephine Baker - (Album Version) Lonesome Lovesick Blues chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C, Bb, C, F, Bb, Eb and C in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 84 BPM before aiming for the song's 169 BPM. With an eye on the song's key Eb Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] Honey, [Eb] I've been blue, sad and lonely too.
I can't help grieving all the [F] time.
What else can I [Bb] do?
Fate has [Gm] been unkind.
So I'm [Bb] left behind, [Eb] sitting by the window, crying to [C] the moon.
I [F] want some loving.
[Gm] I've got to [Eb] have it soon.
Who made me weep and [C] cry?
Yes, [Bb] wished that I could die.
And [Cm] here's the reason why.
No one can do [G] what you have done.
[Eb] Always take the mailman.
When [C] he passes by, for a [F] loving letter.
[Bb] What a fool am [Gbm] [G] I?
But [Eb] honest, I want you.
I [Cm] want you.
Come back, take _
[F] _ [Gm] my hand.
Loads of [Eb] loving news. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] Sitting [Cm] by the window, reading to the [C] sun.
For I want [F] some loving.
[Gm] You know that you're the only one.
Whatever makes me weep and cry.
Yes, [Bb] wished that I could die.
And here's [F] the reason why.
No one [Bb] can do what you have done.
Always [Eb] take the mailman.
When he [C] passes by.
For I want [F] _ [Bb] some loving.
You know that [F] you're the only one. _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] Whatever makes me weep _ and cry.
Yes, wished that I could die.
And here's the reason why.
[Bb] Loads of loving.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _