Absinthe Chords by Otis Taylor

Tempo:
115.95 bpm
Chords used:

Bbm

Eb

Bb

Ebm

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Otis Taylor - Absinthe chords
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[G] Let's [Gb]
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[Ebm]
go.
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
Ken.
[Eb] [G]
[Bbm] Step [Eb] a mile to go
[Bbm] What you know.
[Ebm] [Bbm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bbm]
I must be, [Eb] [Fm] I must be, [Bb]
I must be confused.
[Ab] Accent, [Gm] accent.
[Gb]
[Bb]
[Ebm]
[Bbm] [Eb] [Bbm] Come see, come see [Eb] the laughing clown.
[Bbm] I must be, I must be, I must be confused.
Today he plays the fool.
Juggles the rock, eats the fire.
Never can learn to sing.
I must be, I [Ebm] must be, [Bbm] I must be confused.
I must be, [Ebm] I must [Eb] be, [Bbm] I must be confused.
[Bb] [Bbm] Accent, [Bb]
accent.
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[Eb]
Got [Bbm] a doll [Eb] with fourteen spots.
[Bb] Nobody [Eb] knows her name.
[Fm] Take her [Bbm] to my [Eb] sister's house.
[Fm] He still [Bbm] acts the same.
[Ebm] Got a [Db] cat with [C] no back.
[Bb] And kinda acts [Ebm] insane.
[Db] Take [Fm] her to my [Bb]
sister's house.
[Bbm] But she done moved away.
I must [Db] be confused.
[Bbm]
Oh, must be [Eb] confused.
[Bb] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
Must be confused.
Must be confused.
[Gb]
[Bb] Must be confused.
My bottle half [Eb] way full.
[Bbm] Got the whole [Bb] night to go.
[Ebm]
[Bb] Got my [Eb] bottle [Bbm] half way full.
[C] Got a whole [Ebm] night to go.
[Db] [B] [Bbm] Must [Eb] [Ebm] be.
[Bb]
Must [Eb] be confused.
Confused.
[Bbm] [Bb] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [C] [Ab]
[Eb] [Gb]
[Bb] [Ab]
[G] [Gb]
[Bb]
Key:  
Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ebm
13421116
Gb
134211112
Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
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Let's start jamming Otis Taylor - Absinthe chords, practice the chord sequence Bb, Eb, Bbm, Ebm, Bbm and Eb. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 57 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 116 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: Eb Major.

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_ [G] _ _ _ Let's _ [Gb] _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ go.
_ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
Ken.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _
[Bbm] _ Step [Eb] a mile to go _
[Bbm] What you know.
[Ebm] _ [Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I must be, [Eb] [Fm] I must be, [Bb]
I must be _ _ _ confused. _
[Ab] Accent, _ [Gm] _ accent.
_ [Gb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] Come see, come see [Eb] the laughing clown.
[Bbm] I must be, I must be, I must be confused.
Today he plays the fool.
_ _ _ Juggles the rock, _ eats the fire.
_ Never can learn to sing.
_ _ I must be, I [Ebm] must be, [Bbm] I must be confused.
_ _ _ I must be, _ [Ebm] I must [Eb] be, [Bbm] I must be confused.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] Accent, _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
accent. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
Got [Bbm] _ _ a doll [Eb] with fourteen spots.
[Bb] Nobody [Eb] knows her name.
_ _ [Fm] Take her [Bbm] to my [Eb] sister's house.
_ [Fm] He still [Bbm] acts the same.
_ [Ebm] _ Got a [Db] cat with [C] no back.
[Bb] And kinda acts [Ebm] insane.
_ _ [Db] Take [Fm] her to my [Bb]
sister's house.
[Bbm] But she done moved away. _
I must [Db] be confused.
[Bbm] _ _
Oh, must be [Eb] confused. _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Must be confused.
Must be confused.
[Gb] _ _
_ [Bb] Must be confused.
My _ _ bottle _ half [Eb] way full.
[Bbm] Got the whole [Bb] night to go.
[Ebm] _ _
[Bb] Got my [Eb] bottle [Bbm] half way full. _
[C] Got a whole [Ebm] night to go.
_ [Db] _ [B] [Bbm] Must [Eb] _ _ [Ebm] be.
_ _ [Bb]
Must [Eb] _ be confused. _ _
Confused.
[Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ [C] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _

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