Chords for Leadbelly Bourgeoise Blues

Tempo:
144.65 bpm
Chords used:

A

Bm

E

D

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Leadbelly Bourgeoise Blues chords
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And I feel a little sorry for the people when you walk in a place and this is one world,
we [B] in the same boat brother, why don't we be kind to each other?
What difference does it [D#] make?
But in some [G#m] places you go, you can't find one.
I was coming home from the fence, stopping at Lost Baker's.
[B] Went around there, I walked in, the white fellow was with me, and went and sit down.
I thought everything was alright.
Man chased me on the shoulder, said, I'm sorry we don't serve color.
And I said, say you don't.
He said, no.
The [E] white fellow got right up to him and went on and sat down.
[N] We didn't get nothing eating at Lost Baker's, we'd come on down.
But so many places like that, of course, I just feel sorry for the people because they ain't woke up yet.
As long as you fight, you're going to keep on, it's going to be war.
But if you quit fighting, you got peace.
You can't ever get peace in [D#] fighting.
We got to get together and let it, don't be no storm or weather, and we'll all be in the same boat brother.
[E]
Listen here people, listen to me.
Don't try to find a home, darling, Washington, D.C., cause [Bm] it's a [F#m] bush war [Bm] town.
[A] [D] Woo, it's [A] a bush war town.
[Bm] I got a bush war blues, [E] I'm going to bet it is all around.
[A] Me and my sweet wives and Miss Fox, we'll run all [E] over that town.
Everywhere we go, the people, they will turn us down, [D] Lord, in a bush war [Bm] town.
Woo, [A] it's a bush war town.
[D] I got a bush war blues, [E] I'm going to bet it is all around.
[A] [Bm] [A]
Some white folks in Washington, they know just how,
jungle colored men and nickel-decked just to see them by, [Bm] Lord, in a bush war town.
Woo, it's [A] a bush war town.
[Bm] I got a bush war blues, [E] I'm going to bet it is all around.
[A] [D] [A]
[C#] [Bm]
[E] [A]
[Bm] [E]
[A]
Me and my sweet wife, Marvy, was standing up [E] there,
heard a [A] white man say, I don't want no negroes up there.
He [Bm] was a [F#m] bush war [Bm] man.
Woo, living [A] in a bush war town.
[Bm] I got a bush war [E] blues, I'm going to bet it is all around.
[A] [Bm] This is the [E] home of the brave, the [A] learned, and the free.
I don't want to be mistreated by no bush war thief, [D] Lord, in a bush war town.
Woo, [A] it's a bush war town.
I [Bm] got a bush war blues, [E] I'm going to bet it is all around.
[A]
Key:  
A
1231
Bm
13421112
E
2311
D
1321
B
12341112
A
1231
Bm
13421112
E
2311
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Let's start jamming Pete Seeger - Walking Bass, D Position, Thumb And Index Finger Playing The Melody: By Leadbelly: Green Corn And Others chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - A, E, A, Bm, A, D and A in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 72 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 145 BPM. Given the song's key of B Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ And I feel a little sorry for the people when you walk in a place and this is one world,
we [B] in the same boat brother, why don't we be kind to each other?
What difference does it [D#] make?
_ But in some [G#m] places you go, you can't find one.
I was coming home from the fence, stopping at Lost Baker's.
[B] Went around there, I walked in, the white fellow was with me, and went and sit down.
I thought everything was alright.
Man chased me on the shoulder, said, I'm sorry we don't serve color.
And I said, say you don't.
He said, no.
The [E] white fellow got right up to him and went on and sat down.
[N] We didn't get nothing eating at Lost Baker's, we'd come on down.
But _ so _ many places like that, of course, I _ just feel sorry for the people because they ain't woke up yet.
As long as you fight, you're going to keep on, it's going to be war.
But if you quit fighting, you got peace.
You can't ever get peace in [D#] fighting.
_ We got to get together and let it, don't be no storm or weather, and we'll all be in the same boat brother.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Listen here people, _ listen to me.
Don't try to find a home, darling, Washington, D.C., cause [Bm] it's a [F#m] bush war [Bm] town.
_ _ _ [A] [D] Woo, it's [A] a bush war town. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] I got a bush war blues, [E] I'm going to _ bet it is all around. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ Me and my sweet wives and Miss Fox, we'll run all [E] over that town.
Everywhere we go, the people, they will turn us down, [D] Lord, in a bush war [Bm] town. _ _ _
Woo, [A] it's a bush war town. _
_ _ _ _ [D] I got a bush war blues, [E] I'm going to bet it is all around.
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
Some white folks in Washington, they know just how,
jungle colored men and nickel-decked just to see them by, [Bm] Lord, in a bush war town. _ _
Woo, it's [A] a bush war town. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] I got a bush war blues, [E] I'm going to bet it is all around.
[A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Me and my sweet wife, Marvy, was standing up [E] there,
heard a [A] white man say, I don't want no negroes up there.
He [Bm] was a [F#m] bush war [Bm] man. _ _
Woo, living [A] in a bush war town. _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] I got a bush war [E] blues, I'm going to bet it is all around. _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] This is the [E] home of the brave, the [A] learned, and the free.
I don't want to be mistreated by no bush war thief, [D] Lord, in a bush war town.
_ _ _ Woo, [A] it's a bush war town.
_ _ _ _ I [Bm] got a bush war blues, [E] I'm going to bet it is _ all around.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the 12-String Guitar as Played by Lead Belly album.

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