Chords for Norman Blake / Church Street Blues

Tempo:
100.15 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

C#

A#m

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Norman Blake / Church Street Blues chords
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[B]
[C#] [F#] [B] [C#]
[F#] [C#] [F#]
[B] [C#]
[F#]
[Fm] [F#]
Lord, I've been [B] hanging out [C#] uptown in that [F#] lowdown rain
Watching good [B] time Charlie [F#] Friends is driving me insane
Down on shady [B] Charlotte [C#] Street the green lights look [F#] red
Wish I was [B] back home on the [F#] farm in my feather bed
Get [B] myself [A#m] a rocking chair to see [F#] if I could lose
Them thin dime [C#] hard time hell on Church Street blues
[B]
[C#] [F#] [B] [C#]
[F#] [C#] [F#]
[B] [F#] [B] [F#]
Found [B] myself a paper [C#] friend I read [F#] yesterday's news
Folded up [B] page twenty [C#] one and stuck it in [F#] my shoes
Gave me [B] nickel to [C#] pour my good turn [F#] for today
Folded up [B] my old [F#] bill folded through it far away
And I [B] got [A#m] myself a rocking [C#] chair to see if [F#] I could lose
Them thin dime hard time hell on Church Street blues
[B]
[C#] [F#] [B] [C#]
[F#]
[B] [F#] [B]
[F#] Lord, I wish I [B] had some guitar [C#] strings old black [F#] diamond brand
I'd string up this [B] old [F#] Martin box and go and join some band
But I [B] guess I'm gonna stay right [C#] here just pick and [F#] sing a while
Try to make [B] me a little [F#] change and give them folks a smile
And get [B] [A#m] myself a rocking [C#] chair to see if I [F#] can lose
Them thin [A#m] dime hard time [F#] hell on Church Street blues
Get [A#m] myself a rocking [C#] chair to see if [F#] I can lose
Them thin [A#m] dime [C#] hard time hell [F#] on Church Street blues
Key:  
F#
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B
12341112
C#
12341114
A#m
13421111
Fm
123111111
F#
134211112
B
12341112
C#
12341114
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To learn Norman Blake - Church St. Blues chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: B, F#, B, C#, F# and C#. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 50 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 100 BPM. With F# Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ Lord, I've been [B] hanging out [C#] uptown in that [F#] lowdown rain
Watching good [B] time Charlie [F#] Friends is driving me insane
Down on shady [B] Charlotte [C#] Street the green lights look [F#] red
Wish I was [B] back home on the [F#] farm in my feather bed
_ Get [B] myself [A#m] a rocking chair to see [F#] if I could lose
Them thin dime [C#] hard time hell on Church Street blues
_ _ [B] _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [F#] _
_ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ Found [B] myself a paper [C#] friend I read [F#] yesterday's news
Folded up [B] page twenty [C#] one and stuck it in [F#] my shoes
Gave me [B] nickel to [C#] pour my good turn [F#] for today
Folded up [B] my old [F#] bill folded through it far away
And I [B] got [A#m] myself a rocking [C#] chair to see if [F#] I could lose
Them thin dime hard time hell on Church Street blues
_ [B] _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [C#] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ Lord, I wish I [B] had some guitar [C#] strings old black [F#] diamond brand
I'd string up this [B] old [F#] Martin box and go and join some band
But I [B] guess I'm gonna stay right [C#] here just pick and [F#] sing a while
Try to make [B] me a little [F#] change and give them folks a smile
And get [B] [A#m] myself a rocking [C#] chair to see if I [F#] can lose
Them thin [A#m] dime hard time [F#] hell on Church Street blues
Get [A#m] myself a rocking [C#] chair to see if [F#] I can lose
Them thin [A#m] dime [C#] hard time hell [F#] on Church Street blues _ _ _ _ _
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