Chords for Lightnin' Hopkins / Big Car Blues

Tempo:
151.4 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Ab

Ebm

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lightnin' Hopkins / Big Car Blues chords
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Whoa,
[Eb] baby!
[Bb]
Please come on [Eb] back,
for you [F] got something of mine.
[Bb]
[Ab] I'll show those Lackness my black Cadillac in the morning.
My black [Ebm] Cadillac in the morning.
[Bb] Yeah, my black Cadillac.
With them [Eb] white wall tires.
[Bb]
[Ebm]
[Ab]
[Eb] You know, [Bb] [Ab] she was sitting there [Eb] glad cause she could show a drive.
[Ebm]
[Bb] She [Eb] said, step on it, this fast and running.
He said, I don't know, I don't want to get no tickets.
[Ab] She said, step on this [Eb] thing.
She said, this fast as it goes, I don't want to ride this Cadillac.
[Bb]
[Ab] He said, well, I'm going to let the hammer down.
[Eb] He said, well, if you see a red light, run over it and get a ticket.
She said, no, I ain't going to get no ticket, he said.
[Ab] [Bb]
[C] About [Eb] to make the green.
That thing is wide open.
[Ab]
My [Eb] black Cadillac.
[Bb] They [Ab] left me and that was something I [Eb] shooted back.
[Bb] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Gb] [Ab]
It run, [Eb] all right.
[Bb]
[Ebm] [Bb]
Whoa, baby, will you come [Gb] on back?
[Eb] [Gb] Got something [Bb] that I shooted [Ab] blackness my black Cadillac.
My black [Ebm] Cadillac in the morning.
[Bb] Yeah, my black Cadillac.
[Ab]
With them [Ebm] white wall tires.
And here [Eb] was two.
I know your Cadillac is [Ab] really black.
[Eb] I know you got the white wall tires.
But I got a black man beside.
[Bb] White eyes and white teeth.
[Ab] [Ebm] Oh, lightning.
You can't catch me.
[Bb]
[Ab] No, lightning.
[Ebm] You can't catch me.
[Bb] Well, it's obvious [Eb] to me now.
Wonder where can they be?
I stopped.
Parked a lot.
They done parked in the buster [Ab] block.
I caught them.
[Gb] But what [Eb] do they do?
[Bb] That Cadillac wouldn't run over me.
And it wouldn't run for you.
[Eb] [F]
[C]
[F] [E]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Ebm
13421116
Gb
134211112
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
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Let's start jamming Lightnin Hopkins - New Car Blues chords, Practice these chords sequence - Eb, Bb, Ab, Ebm, Bb, Ebm and Ab. A strategic approach would be to train at 74 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 148. With an eye on the song's key Eb Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ Whoa, _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ baby! _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Please come on [Eb] back, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ for you [F] got something of mine.
_ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] I'll show those Lackness my black Cadillac in the morning.
_ _ My black [Ebm] Cadillac in the morning. _ _ _ _
[Bb] Yeah, my black Cadillac.
_ With them [Eb] white wall tires.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ You know, _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] she was sitting there [Eb] glad cause she could show a drive.
[Ebm] _ _
[Bb] _ She [Eb] said, step on it, this fast and running.
He said, I don't know, I don't want to get no tickets.
[Ab] She said, _ step on this [Eb] thing.
She said, this fast as it goes, I don't want to ride this Cadillac.
[Bb] _ _ _
[Ab] He said, well, I'm going to let the hammer down.
[Eb] He said, well, if you see a red light, run over it and get a ticket.
She said, no, I ain't going to get no ticket, he said. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ About [Eb] to make the green. _
_ _ _ _ That thing is wide open.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ My [Eb] black Cadillac. _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ They [Ab] left me and that was something I [Eb] shooted back. _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ It run, [Eb] all right.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ Whoa, baby, will you come [Gb] on back?
[Eb] _ [Gb] Got something [Bb] that I shooted [Ab] blackness my black Cadillac.
_ _ _ My black [Ebm] Cadillac in the morning. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] Yeah, my black Cadillac.
[Ab] _
With them [Ebm] white wall tires.
And here [Eb] was two. _
_ I know your Cadillac is [Ab] really black.
[Eb] I know you got the white wall tires.
_ But I got a black man beside.
_ [Bb] White eyes and white teeth.
[Ab] _ _ [Ebm] Oh, lightning. _ _
You can't catch me.
_ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] No, lightning.
_ _ _ [Ebm] You can't catch me. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Well, it's obvious [Eb] to me now.
Wonder where can they be? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I stopped.
_ Parked a lot.
_ They done parked in the buster [Ab] block.
I caught them.
_ [Gb] _ _ But what [Eb] do they do?
_ [Bb] _ _ _ That Cadillac wouldn't run over me.
_ And it wouldn't run for you.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Within the album Intune Blues Vol. 2, written by Sam Hopkins, you'll find this song.

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