Chords for Odetta - Livin' with the blues

Tempo:
86.15 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

G

D

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Odetta - Livin' with the blues chords
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[G] [Bb] [Ab] [G] [D] [Eb] [F]
[Bbm] [Bb] [Eb] [Ebm] [Fm] [F] [Bb] Rocks are my pillow, [B] cold ground's [Bb] my [Fm] bed, blue [G]
sky's my [Bb] blanket, [Eb] moonlight's my [C] spread.
[Dbm] I'm [D] not ashamed, ain't [Em] that [Gm] new?
[Gb] [C]
[Abm] I've been living [Gb] with the [Bb] blues, [Db] [B] [N] you ever been down?
[E] You [Eb] know how [Db] I [Bb] feel, [G] feel like an engine, got no [Eb] drive and wheel.
I'm [Dm] not [Bbm] ashamed, [F] [Gm] ain't that [Eb] new?
[F] [Bb] I've [Bbm] been [Eb] living [Bb] with the blues.
[Eb] Rocks, [Bbm] [G] [Bb] [Eb] cold ground's been [Dm] my bed, [Cm] blue [D]
sky's have [Gm] been my [F] blanket.
[G] Use [Gm] the moonlight [Ebm] for [Eb] my spread, [F] [Bb] you [Db] ever been down?
You know how [Fm] I [Ab] feel, feel [Eb] like an engine, got no [Db] drive and wheel.
[Bb] I'm not [Eb] ashamed, [D] [G] ain't that [Eb] new?
[Gb] I've [F] been [Ab] living [D] with the [Db] blues.
[F] [Bbm]
[Db] [Eb] [Bb] [E] [Eb]
[G] [A] [Bb]
[C] [D] [Em] [Gm]
[Eb] [G] [Fm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[C]
[Dm] [D] [G] [F] [Abm]
[C] [Eb] [Gb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Cm] Rocks [Bbm] have been [Fm] my pillow, [D]
[Eb] [G] cold ground's [D] been my [Ab] bed, [Gm] [G] [D] blue [Eb] sky's have been [G] my blanket.
[Gb] Use the [Ab] moonlight for [Eb] my spread.
[B] Don't [Eb] believe I'm [Bb] sinking, [Abm] look what a hole [Ab]
[Eb] I'm in.
[Bb] [D] Don't [Ab] believe [G] I'm sinking, look what a [C] fool [Db] I've been.
I'm not [Bb] ashamed, [D] ain't [Eb] that new?
[Bb] I've been [Eb] living [Bbm] with the [Ab] blues.
[Db] [F] [Bb] I'm not ashamed, [Dm]
ain't that [Eb] new?
[F] [G] [Abm] [C] I've [Ab] been living [Bb] with the blues.
[F] [Ab] I'm not ashamed,
[D] [Eb] ain't that new?
[Db] [C] I've [F] been living with the [Abm] blues.
[D] [C] [N]
Key:  
Eb
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Bb
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G
2131
D
1321
F
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Eb
12341116
Bb
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G
2131
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To jam and learn Odetta - Livin With The Blues chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: G, Bb, Eb, G, D, Eb, Bb, Eb, Bbm and G. Ease into the song by practicing at 43 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 86 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Bb Major.

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[G] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [Eb] _ [F] _
[Bbm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Ebm] _ [Fm] _ [F] _ [Bb] Rocks are my pillow, [B] cold ground's [Bb] my [Fm] bed, blue [G]
sky's my [Bb] blanket, [Eb] moonlight's my [C] spread.
[Dbm] I'm [D] not ashamed, ain't [Em] that [Gm] new?
[Gb] _ [C] _
[Abm] I've been living [Gb] with the [Bb] blues, [Db] _ [B] [N] you ever been down?
[E] You [Eb] know how [Db] I [Bb] feel, [G] feel like an engine, got no [Eb] drive and wheel.
I'm [Dm] not [Bbm] ashamed, [F] _ [Gm] ain't that [Eb] new?
[F] _ _ [Bb] I've [Bbm] been [Eb] living [Bb] with the blues.
_ _ [Eb] Rocks, _ _ [Bbm] _ [G] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] cold _ ground's been [Dm] my bed, _ [Cm] blue [D] _
sky's have [Gm] been my [F] blanket.
[G] Use [Gm] the moonlight [Ebm] for [Eb] my spread, [F] [Bb] you [Db] ever been down?
You know how [Fm] I [Ab] feel, feel [Eb] like an engine, got no [Db] drive and wheel.
[Bb] I'm not [Eb] ashamed, [D] _ [G] ain't that [Eb] new?
_ _ [Gb] I've [F] been [Ab] living [D] with the [Db] blues.
[F] _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [E] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ [Fm] _
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [Abm] _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] [Cm] Rocks [Bbm] have been [Fm] my pillow, [D] _
_ [Eb] [G] cold ground's [D] been my [Ab] bed, [Gm] _ [G] [D] blue [Eb] sky's have been [G] my blanket. _
_ [Gb] Use the [Ab] moonlight for [Eb] my spread.
_ [B] Don't [Eb] believe I'm [Bb] sinking, [Abm] look what a hole [Ab]
[Eb] I'm in.
[Bb] [D] Don't [Ab] believe [G] I'm sinking, look what a [C] fool [Db] I've been.
I'm not [Bb] ashamed, [D] _ ain't [Eb] that new?
_ _ [Bb] I've been [Eb] living [Bbm] with the [Ab] blues.
[Db] _ [F] [Bb] I'm not ashamed, _ [Dm]
ain't that [Eb] new?
[F] _ [G] _ [Abm] _ [C] I've [Ab] been living [Bb] with the blues.
[F] _ [Ab] I'm not ashamed, _
[D] [Eb] ain't that new?
_ [Db] _ _ [C] I've [F] been living with the [Abm] blues.
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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