Chords for Sam Cooke - Basin Street Blues
Tempo:
87.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
E
C
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [C] [C#]
[G] [C]
[Bm] [Am] [G] [B]
[E] That's the place [F] where my friends [E] all meet [A] down in New Orleans, [G] in that [D] land of [G] dreams.
[E] And you don't know [Am] how [D] nice [C] it [G] seems, it's dear to [B] me, yes, sir, [E] indeed.
And that's the place I'm [F] sure longing [E] to be, [A] where I can [G] lose these old basin streets.
[C] Oh, [D] [G] that basin street, [B] my basin [E] street, where the young [F] and the old [E] folk meet [Em] down in New Orleans, [D] in that land of [G] dreams.
[D] And you don't know [Am] how [D] nice it [C] seems, [G] but it's dear to [B] me, yes, sir, indeed.
[E] And that's the place I'm [F] sure longing [E] to be, [C#] where I can lose [Bm] these [G] old basin streets.
[B] Oh, [C] [Am] that [E] basin [G] [B] street, my basin [E] street, where the young and the old [F] folk meet
[E] [G#] [A] down in [C#] New Orleans, [Bm] in that land of dreams.
[G#] [G] And you don't know [G#] how [A#] nice it [Am] seems, but just how much [D] it really [G] means, dear to [D#] me, yes, sir, indeed.
[E] So dear to me, yes, sir, [F] indeed.
[E] Can you see [A] why [C#] I want to lose [Bm] those old [G] basin streets?
[Dm] Oh, [F]
[E] [C#] I [Bm] want to lose those old [G] basin streets.
Lose [C]
[C#] [G] them.
[C] [G] [Em]
[G] [C]
[Bm] [Am] [G] [B]
[E] That's the place [F] where my friends [E] all meet [A] down in New Orleans, [G] in that [D] land of [G] dreams.
[E] And you don't know [Am] how [D] nice [C] it [G] seems, it's dear to [B] me, yes, sir, [E] indeed.
And that's the place I'm [F] sure longing [E] to be, [A] where I can [G] lose these old basin streets.
[C] Oh, [D] [G] that basin street, [B] my basin [E] street, where the young [F] and the old [E] folk meet [Em] down in New Orleans, [D] in that land of [G] dreams.
[D] And you don't know [Am] how [D] nice it [C] seems, [G] but it's dear to [B] me, yes, sir, indeed.
[E] And that's the place I'm [F] sure longing [E] to be, [C#] where I can lose [Bm] these [G] old basin streets.
[B] Oh, [C] [Am] that [E] basin [G] [B] street, my basin [E] street, where the young and the old [F] folk meet
[E] [G#] [A] down in [C#] New Orleans, [Bm] in that land of dreams.
[G#] [G] And you don't know [G#] how [A#] nice it [Am] seems, but just how much [D] it really [G] means, dear to [D#] me, yes, sir, indeed.
[E] So dear to me, yes, sir, [F] indeed.
[E] Can you see [A] why [C#] I want to lose [Bm] those old [G] basin streets?
[Dm] Oh, [F]
[E] [C#] I [Bm] want to lose those old [G] basin streets.
Lose [C]
[C#] [G] them.
[C] [G] [Em]
Key:
G
E
C
F
D
G
E
C
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [C#] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bm] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ That's the place [F] where my friends [E] all meet [A] down in New Orleans, _ [G] in that [D] land of [G] dreams.
[E] And you don't know [Am] how [D] nice [C] it [G] seems, _ it's dear to [B] me, yes, sir, [E] indeed.
And that's the place I'm [F] sure longing [E] to be, [A] where I can [G] lose these old basin streets.
_ _ [C] Oh, [D] _ [G] that basin street, [B] my basin [E] street, where the young [F] and the old [E] folk meet [Em] down in New Orleans, [D] in that land of [G] dreams.
[D] And you don't know [Am] how [D] nice it [C] seems, [G] _ but it's dear to [B] me, yes, sir, indeed.
[E] And that's the place I'm [F] sure longing [E] to be, [C#] where I can lose [Bm] these [G] old basin streets.
[B] Oh, [C] [Am] that [E] basin [G] _ _ _ _ [B] street, my basin [E] street, where the young and the old [F] folk meet _
[E] _ [G#] [A] down in [C#] New Orleans, [Bm] in that land of dreams.
[G#] [G] And you don't know [G#] how [A#] nice it [Am] seems, but just how much [D] it really [G] means, _ _ dear to [D#] me, yes, sir, indeed.
[E] So dear to me, yes, sir, [F] indeed.
[E] Can you see [A] why [C#] I want to lose [Bm] those old [G] basin streets?
[Dm] Oh, [F] _ _
[E] [C#] I _ _ _ _ [Bm] want to lose those old [G] basin streets.
Lose _ [C] _
[C#] _ [G] them.
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bm] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ That's the place [F] where my friends [E] all meet [A] down in New Orleans, _ [G] in that [D] land of [G] dreams.
[E] And you don't know [Am] how [D] nice [C] it [G] seems, _ it's dear to [B] me, yes, sir, [E] indeed.
And that's the place I'm [F] sure longing [E] to be, [A] where I can [G] lose these old basin streets.
_ _ [C] Oh, [D] _ [G] that basin street, [B] my basin [E] street, where the young [F] and the old [E] folk meet [Em] down in New Orleans, [D] in that land of [G] dreams.
[D] And you don't know [Am] how [D] nice it [C] seems, [G] _ but it's dear to [B] me, yes, sir, indeed.
[E] And that's the place I'm [F] sure longing [E] to be, [C#] where I can lose [Bm] these [G] old basin streets.
[B] Oh, [C] [Am] that [E] basin [G] _ _ _ _ [B] street, my basin [E] street, where the young and the old [F] folk meet _
[E] _ [G#] [A] down in [C#] New Orleans, [Bm] in that land of dreams.
[G#] [G] And you don't know [G#] how [A#] nice it [Am] seems, but just how much [D] it really [G] means, _ _ dear to [D#] me, yes, sir, indeed.
[E] So dear to me, yes, sir, [F] indeed.
[E] Can you see [A] why [C#] I want to lose [Bm] those old [G] basin streets?
[Dm] Oh, [F] _ _
[E] [C#] I _ _ _ _ [Bm] want to lose those old [G] basin streets.
Lose _ [C] _
[C#] _ [G] them.
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ [Em] _