Chords for RY COODER - SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE - Chicken Skin Music (1976) HiDef :: SOTW #292

Tempo:
124.25 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Fm

Bb

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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RY COODER - SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE - Chicken Skin Music (1976) HiDef :: SOTW #292 chords
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[F] [Fm] [Ab]
[F]
Pick me a town and any client People like a rockin' time
Stay away all day and night And [Fm] everybody's feeling good and [Fm] right and cold
[Bb] Smack [Ab] dab [Gm] in the middle [Fm]
[Bb] Smack [C] dab in the middle
Smack [Cm] dab in [C] the middle Let me rock and roll to satisfy my [F]
soul
[C] [F]
I want ten [F] Cadillacs and a diamond Ten suits of clothes I'll dress to kill
Helluva house and a barbecue And I'll get the chicks not over 22
[Fm]
[Bb] [Ab] Smack [Gm] dab in the middle I like the [Bb] feeling
Smack [Gm] dab in the [C] middle Smack dab in the [F] middle
Let me rock and roll to satisfy my soul
[Cm]
[F]
[C]
[F] [C]
I [F] want a lot of bread and a gangsta meet [Fm] Oodles of butter and a something sweet
Gallons of [C] coffee to wash it down [F] And bicarbonated soda [Fm] by the pound
[Bb] [Ab] Smack dab [Gm] in the middle [Bb] Smack [F] [Gm] dab in the [Bb] middle
[C] [F] Smack dab in [Cm] the middle Let
[F] me rock and roll to satisfy my soul
I [C]
[F]
want a big jazz [Fm] band and a hundred ballet girls
[F] A seat [C] that's paid [F] for natural [C]
pearls [F] Bring me a wagon [Fm] load of balls [C] and stocks
And [F] then open up the door to four laws [Ab] and [Bb] roads
[Gm] Smack dab in the [G] middle [Bb] Smack [Ab] dab [Gm] in the middle
[C]
Smack dab in the middle [Ab]
Let [Fm] me rock and roll to satisfy my [F] soul
[C]
[F] Soul
[Fm] [Cm] Smack
[F] Soul
Asshole
[C] Smack [F] asshole
[C] Smack
[F] asshole [Cm] Smack asshole
Smack [Fm] asshole Smack dab
[F] [C] Smack
[Fm] asshole
[F] [C]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Fm
123111111
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
C
3211
Fm
123111111
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To jam and learn Ry Cooder - Smack Dab In The Middle chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: F, Fm, F and Eb. Kick off your practice at a gentle 63 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 127 BPM. Given the song's key of F Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Pick me a town and any client _ People like a rockin' time
_ Stay away all day and night And [Fm] everybody's feeling good and [Fm] right and cold
[Bb] Smack [Ab] dab [Gm] in the middle [Fm] _
[Bb] _ Smack [C] dab in the middle
Smack [Cm] dab in _ [C] _ the middle Let me rock and roll to satisfy my [F] _
soul
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F]
I want ten _ [F] Cadillacs and a diamond _ Ten suits of clothes I'll dress to kill
_ _ _ Helluva house and a barbecue And I'll get the chicks not over 22
[Fm] _
_ [Bb] _ [Ab] Smack [Gm] dab in the middle I like the [Bb] feeling
Smack [Gm] dab in the [C] middle _ _ Smack dab in the [F] middle
Let me rock and roll to satisfy my soul
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
I [F] want a lot of bread and a gangsta meet _ [Fm] Oodles of butter and a something sweet
Gallons of [C] coffee to wash it down [F] And bicarbonated soda [Fm] by the pound
_ [Bb] _ [Ab] Smack dab [Gm] in the middle [Bb] Smack _ [F] _ [Gm] dab in the [Bb] middle
_ [C] _ [F] Smack dab in [Cm] the middle Let _
[F] me rock and roll to satisfy my _ soul
_ I [C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
want a big jazz [Fm] band and a hundred ballet girls
[F] A seat [C] that's paid [F] for natural [C]
pearls [F] Bring me a wagon [Fm] load of balls [C] and stocks
And [F] then open up the door to four laws [Ab] and [Bb] roads
[Gm] Smack dab in the [G] middle _ [Bb] Smack _ [Ab] dab [Gm] in the middle
[C] _
_ _ Smack dab in the middle [Ab]
Let [Fm] me rock and roll to satisfy my _ [F] soul
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] Soul
_ _ [Fm] _ [Cm] Smack
_ [F] Soul _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Asshole
_ [C] Smack _ [F] _ asshole
_ [C] _ Smack _
[F] _ asshole _ _ [Cm] Smack asshole
Smack [Fm] _ asshole Smack dab
[F] _ _ [C] Smack _
[Fm] asshole
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Charles Calhoun.

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