Pistol Slapper Blues Chords by Rory Gallagher

Tempo:
99.9 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

D

F

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rory Gallagher Pistol Slapper Blues chords
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You know a song I was playing by a fellow,
which I caught way back in 1920 something or other.
It's a song called Pistol Slapper [C] Blues.
I hope you enjoy it.
[Em]
[B] [G] [Em]
[B]
[G] [F] Well [Cm] [Gm]
[A] [F] [Cm] [G] [D]
[G] [C] I've known [G] my dog [C] anywhere I hear [F] him bark.
[C] Well I've known my rider [D] if I [G] seen her [C] in the dark.
[G] [C] Ain't it cold, [G] honey mother, [C] when you say you [F] don't love me?
[C] Well that's all right, [D] one day you're gonna [G] need my [C] help someday.
[G] [C] You didn't say [G] you didn't love me [C] when you were stressed out [F] across my bed.
[C] You're drinking moonshine [D] whiskey and [G] talking all [C] out of your head.
[G] [C] Ain't but two [G] kind people [C] in this world that [F] I can't stand.
[C] Well that's a lying [D] woman and a cheating [C] hockey [G] man.
Yeah.
[Em] [C]
[Cm] [A] [C] [G]
[G] [C] [G]
[Dm] [C] [D] [G]
[C] [G] [B]
[G] [Eb] [A] [C]
[G] [C] Well I feel [G] like snapping [C] my pistol [F] in your face.
[C] I'm gonna let the [D] graveyard [G] be your [C] resting place.
[G] [C] Well I've known [G] my dog [C] anywhere I [F] hear him bark.
[C] I know my [D] rider if I [G] seen her [C] in the dark.
[G] [N]
[A] [C] [D] [G] [C] Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
[G] [Cm]
[D] [C] [D] [G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[Ebm] [Dm] [C] [F]
[Fm] [C] [Dm] [C]
[N]
Thank you.
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
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To learn Rory Gallagher - (Live) Pistol Slapper Blues chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: D, G, C, D, F, C, G and G. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 49 BPM before aiming for the song's 100 BPM. With an eye on the song's key C Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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You know a song I was playing by a fellow,
which I caught way back in 1920 something or other.
It's a song called Pistol Slapper [C] Blues.
I hope you enjoy it. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] Well _ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _
[A] _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [C] I've known [G] my dog [C] anywhere I hear [F] him bark.
[C] Well I've known my rider [D] if I [G] seen her [C] in the dark.
[G] _ [C] Ain't it cold, [G] honey mother, [C] when you say you [F] don't love me?
[C] Well that's all right, [D] one day you're gonna [G] need my [C] help someday.
[G] _ [C] You didn't say [G] you didn't love me [C] when you were stressed out [F] across my bed.
[C] You're drinking moonshine [D] whiskey and [G] talking all [C] out of your head.
[G] _ [C] Ain't but two [G] kind people [C] in this world that [F] I can't stand.
[C] Well that's a lying [D] woman and a cheating [C] hockey [G] man.
Yeah.
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [C] Well I feel [G] like snapping [C] my pistol [F] in your face.
[C] I'm gonna let the [D] graveyard [G] be your [C] resting place.
[G] _ [C] Well I've known [G] my dog [C] anywhere I [F] hear him bark.
[C] I know my [D] rider if I [G] seen her [C] in the dark.
[G] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [C] Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[D] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
Thank you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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