Chords for PAPA CHARLIE McCOY ~ Motherless And Fatherless Blues

Tempo:
170.1 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

F

C

C#

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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PAPA CHARLIE McCOY ~ Motherless And Fatherless Blues chords
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[Dm] [C#] [C]
[Dm] I [F] say I'm worthless and I'm fartless, [F]
and I've [Fm] been misled.
[F]
[Dm] I say I'm worthless and [Gm] I'm fartless, and [C]
I've been [G] misled.
[Fm]
[Dm] And it [C] have called rocks to be my [C#] pillars, [Dm] and concrete to be [F] my [C] bed.
[Dm] [F] [C]
[Dm] I say [F] I looked at my mother's pictures hanging outside the [Fm] wall.
[C#] [Dm] Looked at my [A#]
mother's pictures hanging [F] outside the wall.
[Dm] And [C] I say every time I see [Dm] it,
[Gm] the tears [F] begin to fall.
[Dm] [F]
I say if I could see her smiling [Fm] face once more.
[F]
[Dm] If [A#] I could see [C] her [Dm] smiling [F] face once more.
[Dm] I [C] say I would be through drifting, [Dm]
[Gm] bed from [F] door to door.
[Dm] [C#] [C]
[Dm] I say [F] before I lost my mother, had friends for [Fm] miles and rounds.
[Dm] Before I lost [Gm] my mother, had [F] friends for miles and rounds.
[Dm] I [C] say since I've lost [F] her, my [G] friends cannot be found.
[Dm] [C#]
[C] [Dm] I [F] used to call my mother.
She used to come [Fm] to me.
[Dm] Used to [A#] call my mother.
She [F] used to come to me.
I [C] say but now I'm [F] calling, [Gm] and she [F] can't answer me.
[Dm] [C#] [F] [C] [G]
[N]
Key:  
Dm
2311
F
134211111
C
3211
C#
12341114
Fm
123111111
Dm
2311
F
134211111
C
3211
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To learn Charly Mccoy - Motherless Blues chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bb, Fm, Bb, G, Fm and F. Start with a comfortable 48 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 97. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] I [F] say I'm worthless and I'm _ fartless, [F] _ _
_ _ and _ I've [Fm] been misled. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Dm] I say I'm worthless and [Gm] I'm fartless, _ _ _ _ _ and [C]
I've been [G] misled. _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] And it [C] have called rocks to be my [C#] pillars, _ [Dm] _ _ _ and concrete to be [F] my [C] bed. _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] I say [F] I looked at my mother's pictures _ _ _ _ _ _ hanging _ _ outside the [Fm] wall. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ [Dm] _ _ Looked at my [A#]
mother's pictures _ _ _ _ hanging _ [F] _ outside the wall. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] And [C] I say every time I see _ [Dm] it, _
_ [Gm] the tears [F] begin to fall.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I say if I could _ see _ _ her _ _ smiling [Fm] face once _ more. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ If [A#] I could see _ _ _ [C] her [Dm] _ smiling _ [F] face once _ more. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] I [C] say I would be through drifting, _ [Dm] _ _
[Gm] bed _ _ from [F] door to door.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [C#] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] I say [F] before I lost my mother, _ _ _ _ had _ friends for [Fm] miles and rounds. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ Before I lost [Gm] my mother, _ _ _ _ had [F] friends for miles and rounds.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] I [C] say _ since I've lost [F] her, _ _ my [G] _ friends cannot be found.
_ [Dm] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] I [F] used to call my mother. _ _
_ She used _ to come [Fm] to _ me. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ Used to [A#] call my mother.
_ _ _ _ She _ [F] used to come to me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I [C] say but now I'm [F] calling, _ _ _ _ [Gm] and she _ [F] can't answer me.
_ [Dm] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Delta Blues, Vol. 1 album.

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