Chords for Lightnin' Hopkins - Don't Wake Me

Tempo:
72.2 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

Em

B

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lightnin' Hopkins - Don't Wake Me chords
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[E] [A] [Em] [B] [Em] [Bm]
[Em] [B] [E] [Em] Early in the morning, [A] [Em] darling please don't wake me up too soon.
[E]
[A] Early in the morning, [E] little girl don't wake me up too soon.
[A] [E]
If you [B] got any place you wanna go, go head on.
[A] Come back and meet [E] me in the afternoon.
[A] [E]
[A] [Em] [A] [Em]
[E]
[A] [Em]
[E] [A]
[Bm] [B] [A] [E]
[B] [G] And my baby, do she love me?
[C#] [Em] [G] She said, [E] lightning I just don't know how.
Whoa, I [A] said, did she love me?
She said, lightning I [E] just don't know how.
[Bm] I said, I want you [B] to just keep on trying.
[A] Little girl, you [E] gonna learn by and by.
[A]
[E] And I wasn't [B] jiving, isn't it?
[E]
[Em] [A] Yes, yes.
[Em]
[E] [Bm]
[A] [D] [E] [A]
[E] She said, I don't know [Em] now, lightning.
[A] She said, but [E] one day I believe I will.
[A] Whoa, Lord have mercy.
She said, one day I [E] believe I will.
[A] [E] [Em] She [B] said, the reason why I'm scared to love lightning,
[A] I heard that [E] love will get you killed.
[A] I said, [E] not you, darling.
[B] [E]
[Em]
[E]
[B] [A] [Em]
[E] [A] [Em] [B]
[E] I'll be your [Em] teacher, baby.
[A]
Hold [Em] lightning, he'll learn you how to love.
[E]
[A] Whoa, Lord have mercy.
Hold lightning, he'll learn you how [E] to love.
[B] Whoa, just be all right for you.
[A] [Em] Lord know [E] me, this is the word.
[A] [E] [N]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
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To learn Lightnin Hopkins - Dont Wake Me chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Em, E, A, B, A and E. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 36 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 72. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F Minor.

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[E] _ [A] _ [Em] _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _
[Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [Em] Early in the morning, _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] darling please don't wake me up too soon.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] Early in the morning, _ _ _ _ [E] little girl don't wake me up too soon.
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
If you [B] got any place you wanna go, go head on.
[A] _ Come back and meet [E] me in the afternoon.
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [G] And my baby, do she love me?
[C#] _ [Em] _ [G] She said, [E] lightning I just don't know how.
_ _ _ _ _ Whoa, I [A] said, did she love me?
_ She said, lightning I [E] just don't know how. _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] I said, I want you [B] to just keep on trying.
_ [A] _ Little girl, you [E] gonna learn by and by.
_ [A] _
[E] And I wasn't [B] jiving, isn't it?
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ Yes, yes.
[Em] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ She said, I don't know [Em] now, lightning. _ _
[A] _ _ She said, but [E] one day I believe I will. _
_ _ _ _ [A] Whoa, Lord have mercy.
_ She said, one day I [E] believe I will. _
[A] _ [E] _ _ [Em] She [B] said, the reason why I'm scared to love lightning,
[A] _ I heard that [E] love will get you killed.
[A] I said, [E] not you, darling.
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ [B] _
[E] I'll be your [Em] teacher, baby.
_ [A] _ _
Hold [Em] lightning, he'll learn you how to love.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] Whoa, Lord have mercy. _
Hold lightning, he'll learn you how [E] to love.
_ _ _ [B] Whoa, just be all right for you.
[A] _ [Em] Lord know [E] me, this is the word.
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This track, written by Sam Hopkins, is part of the album Shaggy Dog.

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