Chords for President Blues (Jack Kelly & His South Memphis Jug Band) (1932 - 1939)
Tempo:
106.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
B
G
E
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [A]
[A] [F#m] [A]
[G] [B] [A] [B]
I walk around in Memphis, until my foot got thin and I died.
I walk around in Memphis, until my foot got thin and I [B] died.
[A] Don't be my brother, [E] dear, don't offend.
I would have done [Bm] a better thing to [A] cry.
He woke up one morning, he was feeling my bed.
He woke up one morning, he was feeling my bed.
[B] [A] He began to think about poor people, [B] and he began to feel sad.
[A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [B] [A]
I ain't on fort by dawn, I'll make everything alright.
If I don't see November, [A#] [B] I'll see a fortress [A]
goodnight.
I believe, I believe, that I did heed alright.
[D] [A]
He kept [E] me from going, I'm [F#] glad to have been [A] magnified.
[A] [F#m] [A]
[G] [B] [A] [B]
I walk around in Memphis, until my foot got thin and I died.
I walk around in Memphis, until my foot got thin and I [B] died.
[A] Don't be my brother, [E] dear, don't offend.
I would have done [Bm] a better thing to [A] cry.
He woke up one morning, he was feeling my bed.
He woke up one morning, he was feeling my bed.
[B] [A] He began to think about poor people, [B] and he began to feel sad.
[A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [B] [A]
I ain't on fort by dawn, I'll make everything alright.
If I don't see November, [A#] [B] I'll see a fortress [A]
goodnight.
I believe, I believe, that I did heed alright.
[D] [A]
He kept [E] me from going, I'm [F#] glad to have been [A] magnified.
Key:
A
B
G
E
D
A
B
G
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_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _
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[G] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ I walk around in Memphis, _ until my foot got thin and I died. _
_ _ _ _ I walk around in Memphis, _ until my foot got thin and I [B] died.
_ [A] _ _ _ Don't be my brother, [E] dear, don't offend.
_ I would have done [Bm] a better thing to [A] cry.
_ _ _ _ _ _ He woke up one morning, _ he was feeling my bed. _ _ _ _ _ _
He woke up one morning, _ he was feeling my bed.
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ He began to think about poor people, [B] and he began to feel sad.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I ain't on fort by dawn, _ I'll make everything alright. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ If I don't see November, _ [A#] [B] I'll see a fortress [A]
goodnight.
_ _ _ _ _ I believe, I believe, _ that I did heed alright.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
He _ _ _ _ kept [E] me from going, _ I'm [F#] glad to have been [A] magnified.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ I walk around in Memphis, _ until my foot got thin and I died. _
_ _ _ _ I walk around in Memphis, _ until my foot got thin and I [B] died.
_ [A] _ _ _ Don't be my brother, [E] dear, don't offend.
_ I would have done [Bm] a better thing to [A] cry.
_ _ _ _ _ _ He woke up one morning, _ he was feeling my bed. _ _ _ _ _ _
He woke up one morning, _ he was feeling my bed.
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ He began to think about poor people, [B] and he began to feel sad.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I ain't on fort by dawn, _ I'll make everything alright. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ If I don't see November, _ [A#] [B] I'll see a fortress [A]
goodnight.
_ _ _ _ _ I believe, I believe, _ that I did heed alright.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
He _ _ _ _ kept [E] me from going, _ I'm [F#] glad to have been [A] magnified.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _