Lightnin' Hopkins-Coffee For Mama Chords

Tempo:
142.05 bpm
Chords used:

E

Em

A

B

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lightnin' Hopkins-Coffee For Mama chords
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Mama [Em] got mad at Papa.
Everybody was wondering when Papa was gone.
[E]
Mama [D] got mad at Papa when [Am] everybody was wondering when [G] Papa was [E] gone.
[Em]
[B] They didn't want to know why Mama got [Am] mad, so Papa didn't bring no [Em] coffee home.
[B] [E]
[Am]
[E]
[Bb]
[E] [Am]
[Em] [Am]
[Bb] [Em]
[A] [B]
[E] Mama said, Papa, [Em]
oh [E] man, you know you've been doing me wrong.
[Em] Oh man, [A] I've got to tell you, you know you've been doing [E] me wrong.
[Em] You've been spending all your money [A] and you didn't bring [Em] no coffee home.
[B]
[E] [A]
[Em]
[A] [D] [Am]
[E] [D]
[E] [Bm] [B]
[A] [E] Wait [Gb] a while, [E] boy.
[B] All right.
[E]
[Gbm]
[E]
[Bbm] [A] [B]
[Em] [A] [Em] [B]
[E] I'm
[Am]
[Bm] [A]
[Em]
[A]
[Em]
[A] [B]
[Em] going to murder her.
[D] She's going [G] to bring some coffee [Em] home.
[E]
[Em] I'm going to murder [A] her.
She's going to bring my mama some coffee [E] home.
[A] [E]
I'm [Bm] getting tired of hearing [E] her tell [Eb] Papa, [A] [Em] you know you've been doing me [E] wrong.
[Gb] [E] [B] All right.
[E] [F]
[Bm] [A]
[Em]
[A]
[Em] [A]
Hey, boy.
[D] [Em]
[B]
[Am] [E]
[A] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
Em
121
A
1231
B
12341112
Am
2311
E
2311
Em
121
A
1231
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To learn Lightnin Hopkins - Coffee For Mama chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Em, A, E, Em, A, Em, B and E. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 71 BPM before aiming for the song's 142 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Minor.

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_ Mama [Em] got mad at Papa. _ _
_ _ _ _ Everybody was wondering when Papa was gone. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mama [D] got mad at Papa when [Am] everybody was wondering when [G] Papa was [E] gone.
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ [B] They didn't want to know why Mama got [Am] mad, so Papa didn't bring no [Em] coffee home. _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] Mama said, Papa, _ _ [Em] _ _
_ oh [E] man, you know you've been doing me wrong.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ Oh man, [A] I've got to tell you, _ _ you _ know you've been doing [E] me wrong. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ You've been spending all your money [A] and you didn't bring [Em] no coffee home.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ Wait [Gb] a while, [E] boy.
_ [B] All right.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] I'm _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Em] going to murder her. _ _
_ [D] She's going [G] to bring some coffee [Em] home. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] I'm going to murder [A] her.
She's going to _ bring my mama some coffee [E] home.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
I'm [Bm] getting tired of hearing [E] her tell [Eb] Papa, [A] _ [Em] you know you've been doing me [E] wrong.
[Gb] _ _ _ [E] [B] All right.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Hey, boy. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of The Blues Anthology album.

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