Chords for Roky Erickson - Don't Slander Me - 1984
Tempo:
152.25 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[E]
Don't slant on me, don't slant on me my my Never say don't, I don't [A] know why
Don't slant on me just for [E] you, me and I [D] Don't slant [A] on me, don't slant on [E] me my my
Cause God's a freak, the devil's a blues And the blues would not themselves excuse
[A] Don't come from the blues, if the [E] blues are in there
Hell is real, [B] don't slant on me my [A] my my Don't slant on [E] me, don't slant on me my my
Never say don't, I don't know [A] why Don't slant on me just
[E] for you, me and I
[B] [D] Don't slant on [A] me, don't slant on [E] me my my
[B]
[E] [Em]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[B] [A]
[E]
Cause God's a freak, the devil's a blues And the blues would not themselves excuse
[A] Don't come from the blues, if the blues [E] are in there
Hell is real, [B] don't slant on [D] me my [A] my my Don't slant on [E] me, don't slant on me my my
Never say don't, I don't [A] know why Don't slant on me just for [E] [G] [E] you, me and I
[B] [D] Don't slant on [A] me, don't slant on [E] me my my
[Em]
[A]
[Em]
[Bm] [B]
[E] [B]
[Em]
[A]
[Em]
[Bm] [A]
[E] [B] Let [Em] the red [E] lights, let the red lights ride [G] Emotions won't put you in a bad zoo
[C] A bad [Am] fall of the blues are [E] But it is not, not too hot for you
[B] Not too hot, [A] not too hot, not too hot [Em] for you
[B]
[Em] Don't slant on me, [E] don't [Em] slant on me [E] my my [G] Never [E] say don't, I don't [A] know why
Don't slant on me just [Em] for you, me and I
[E]
Don't slant on me, don't slant on me my my Never say don't, I don't [A] know why
Don't slant on me just for [E] you, me and I [D] Don't slant [A] on me, don't slant on [E] me my my
Cause God's a freak, the devil's a blues And the blues would not themselves excuse
[A] Don't come from the blues, if the [E] blues are in there
Hell is real, [B] don't slant on me my [A] my my Don't slant on [E] me, don't slant on me my my
Never say don't, I don't know [A] why Don't slant on me just
[E] for you, me and I
[B] [D] Don't slant on [A] me, don't slant on [E] me my my
[B]
[E] [Em]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[B] [A]
[E]
Cause God's a freak, the devil's a blues And the blues would not themselves excuse
[A] Don't come from the blues, if the blues [E] are in there
Hell is real, [B] don't slant on [D] me my [A] my my Don't slant on [E] me, don't slant on me my my
Never say don't, I don't [A] know why Don't slant on me just for [E] [G] [E] you, me and I
[B] [D] Don't slant on [A] me, don't slant on [E] me my my
[Em]
[A]
[Em]
[Bm] [B]
[E] [B]
[Em]
[A]
[Em]
[Bm] [A]
[E] [B] Let [Em] the red [E] lights, let the red lights ride [G] Emotions won't put you in a bad zoo
[C] A bad [Am] fall of the blues are [E] But it is not, not too hot for you
[B] Not too hot, [A] not too hot, not too hot [Em] for you
[B]
[Em] Don't slant on me, [E] don't [Em] slant on me [E] my my [G] Never [E] say don't, I don't [A] know why
Don't slant on me just [Em] for you, me and I
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Don't slant on me, don't slant on me my my Never say don't, I don't [A] know why
Don't slant on me just for [E] _ _ you, me and I _ [D] Don't slant [A] on me, don't slant on [E] me my my _ _ _ _
Cause God's a freak, the devil's a blues And the blues would not themselves excuse _
[A] Don't come from the blues, if the [E] blues are in there
Hell is real, _ [B] don't slant on me my [A] my my Don't slant on [E] me, _ _ _ _ _ _ don't slant on _ _ _ me my my
Never say don't, I don't know [A] why Don't slant on me just _ _
[E] _ for you, me and I
[B] _ [D] Don't slant on [A] me, don't slant on [E] me my my
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Cause God's a freak, the devil's a blues And the blues would not themselves excuse
[A] Don't come from the blues, _ if the blues [E] are in there
Hell is real, _ [B] don't slant on [D] me my [A] my my Don't slant on [E] me, _ _ _ _ _ _ don't slant on me _ _ my my
Never say don't, I don't [A] know why Don't slant on me just for [E] _ [G] _ [E] you, me and I
[B] _ [D] Don't slant on [A] me, don't slant on [E] me my my _ _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ Let [Em] the red [E] lights, let the red lights ride _ [G] Emotions won't put you in a bad zoo
[C] A bad [Am] fall of the blues are [E] But it is not, not too hot for you
[B] Not too hot, [A] not too hot, not too hot [Em] for you
[B] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Don't slant on me, [E] don't [Em] slant on me [E] my my [G] Never [E] say don't, I don't [A] know why
Don't slant on me just [Em] for you, me and I _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Don't slant on me, don't slant on me my my Never say don't, I don't [A] know why
Don't slant on me just for [E] _ _ you, me and I _ [D] Don't slant [A] on me, don't slant on [E] me my my _ _ _ _
Cause God's a freak, the devil's a blues And the blues would not themselves excuse _
[A] Don't come from the blues, if the [E] blues are in there
Hell is real, _ [B] don't slant on me my [A] my my Don't slant on [E] me, _ _ _ _ _ _ don't slant on _ _ _ me my my
Never say don't, I don't know [A] why Don't slant on me just _ _
[E] _ for you, me and I
[B] _ [D] Don't slant on [A] me, don't slant on [E] me my my
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Cause God's a freak, the devil's a blues And the blues would not themselves excuse
[A] Don't come from the blues, _ if the blues [E] are in there
Hell is real, _ [B] don't slant on [D] me my [A] my my Don't slant on [E] me, _ _ _ _ _ _ don't slant on me _ _ my my
Never say don't, I don't [A] know why Don't slant on me just for [E] _ [G] _ [E] you, me and I
[B] _ [D] Don't slant on [A] me, don't slant on [E] me my my _ _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ Let [Em] the red [E] lights, let the red lights ride _ [G] Emotions won't put you in a bad zoo
[C] A bad [Am] fall of the blues are [E] But it is not, not too hot for you
[B] Not too hot, [A] not too hot, not too hot [Em] for you
[B] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Don't slant on me, [E] don't [Em] slant on me [E] my my [G] Never [E] say don't, I don't [A] know why
Don't slant on me just [Em] for you, me and I _ _ _ _ _ _ _