Nine Pound Steel - Jackie, George & Sydney (The Pioneers) Chords
Tempo:
136.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[C]
[G]
[Am] Why did he let me do it?
Through [G] these bars I [C] see the sun
I'm [G] here because the [C] wrong I've done
My [G] woman's heed made [C] me a slave
I sung [G] for her, oh I should have [C] stood up like a man
You see I've gotta [G] say good morning
[E] To a nine pound slave
[C]
[G] They got me working [C] like a slave
[G] Begging for my [C] mistake
I've gotta [G] say good morning
[D] To a nine [C] pound slave
Good morning to that old nine [G] pound slave
This [C] old jail is [G] so cold
I need [Am] you [C] darling, I need your love [G] more and more
I know someday, someday [C] I'll be free
[G] Please darling, oh honey wait [C] for me
I've gotta [G] say good morning
[D] To a nine [C] pound slave Oh [G] baby
[G]
[Am] I know [G] someday, someday [C] I'll be free
Oh [G] baby, oh honey [C] wait for me
[C] Until I lay down [G] this old nine, nine pound,
[D] [C] nine pound slave
Oh [G] baby, baby let me [Em] lay [D] down this old nine, oh this [C] old nine pound, [G] nine pound
[C]
[G]
[Am] Why did he let me do it?
Through [G] these bars I [C] see the sun
I'm [G] here because the [C] wrong I've done
My [G] woman's heed made [C] me a slave
I sung [G] for her, oh I should have [C] stood up like a man
You see I've gotta [G] say good morning
[E] To a nine pound slave
[C]
[G] They got me working [C] like a slave
[G] Begging for my [C] mistake
I've gotta [G] say good morning
[D] To a nine [C] pound slave
Good morning to that old nine [G] pound slave
This [C] old jail is [G] so cold
I need [Am] you [C] darling, I need your love [G] more and more
I know someday, someday [C] I'll be free
[G] Please darling, oh honey wait [C] for me
I've gotta [G] say good morning
[D] To a nine [C] pound slave Oh [G] baby
[G]
[Am] I know [G] someday, someday [C] I'll be free
Oh [G] baby, oh honey [C] wait for me
[C] Until I lay down [G] this old nine, nine pound,
[D] [C] nine pound slave
Oh [G] baby, baby let me [Em] lay [D] down this old nine, oh this [C] old nine pound, [G] nine pound
Key:
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ Why did he let me do it?
Through [G] these _ bars _ _ I [C] see the sun _ _
I'm [G] here _ because _ the [C] wrong I've done _
My [G] woman's _ heed _ _ made [C] me a _ slave
I sung [G] _ for her, oh I should have [C] stood up like a man
You see I've gotta [G] say good _ morning _ _
[E] To a _ nine _ _ pound _ slave
_ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ They _ _ _ got me _ working _ _ _ [C] like a _ _ slave _
_ [G] Begging for _ _ _ _ my [C] _ mistake _ _
I've gotta [G] say good _ morning _ _
[D] To a _ _ _ nine _ [C] pound slave
_ Good morning to that old nine [G] pound _ slave _ _
This [C] old _ _ jail is [G] so _ _ cold
I need [Am] you [C] darling, I need your love [G] more and more _ _
I know someday, _ _ _ _ someday [C] I'll be free _ _ _
_ [G] Please darling, _ _ oh honey wait [C] for me _
I've gotta [G] say good _ morning _ _
[D] To a _ _ _ nine _ [C] pound _ slave Oh _ _ [G] baby _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ I _ _ _ know [G] someday, _ _ _ _ someday [C] I'll be free _ _
Oh _ [G] _ baby, _ oh honey [C] wait for me
[C] Until I lay down [G] this old _ nine, _ _ nine pound, _ _ _
[D] _ [C] nine pound slave _ _
Oh _ _ [G] baby, _ _ _ _ baby _ _ let me [Em] lay [D] down this old nine, _ oh this [C] old nine pound, _ _ [G] nine pound _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ Why did he let me do it?
Through [G] these _ bars _ _ I [C] see the sun _ _
I'm [G] here _ because _ the [C] wrong I've done _
My [G] woman's _ heed _ _ made [C] me a _ slave
I sung [G] _ for her, oh I should have [C] stood up like a man
You see I've gotta [G] say good _ morning _ _
[E] To a _ nine _ _ pound _ slave
_ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ They _ _ _ got me _ working _ _ _ [C] like a _ _ slave _
_ [G] Begging for _ _ _ _ my [C] _ mistake _ _
I've gotta [G] say good _ morning _ _
[D] To a _ _ _ nine _ [C] pound slave
_ Good morning to that old nine [G] pound _ slave _ _
This [C] old _ _ jail is [G] so _ _ cold
I need [Am] you [C] darling, I need your love [G] more and more _ _
I know someday, _ _ _ _ someday [C] I'll be free _ _ _
_ [G] Please darling, _ _ oh honey wait [C] for me _
I've gotta [G] say good _ morning _ _
[D] To a _ _ _ nine _ [C] pound _ slave Oh _ _ [G] baby _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ I _ _ _ know [G] someday, _ _ _ _ someday [C] I'll be free _ _
Oh _ [G] _ baby, _ oh honey [C] wait for me
[C] Until I lay down [G] this old _ nine, _ _ nine pound, _ _ _
[D] _ [C] nine pound slave _ _
Oh _ _ [G] baby, _ _ _ _ baby _ _ let me [Em] lay [D] down this old nine, _ oh this [C] old nine pound, _ _ [G] nine pound _ _ _ _