Chords for Skip James - Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
Tempo:
85.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[A] I'll tell you honey, everywhere [E] you go, times get [D] harder than ever been before.
[B] [D]
And the people [Em] are different [G] from door to [E] door.
If I know [D] heaven, I don't care where it goes.
Let [G] me tell you [D] people, just before I go, these hard times will kill you just how long it goes.
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.
[A] When you hear [Gm] me singing my [D] true lonesome song, these [B] hard times can last [D] up to very long.
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.
If [A] I ever get off this killing [D] flow, I'll never get out this low no more.
Low, low, low, I'll never get out this low no more.
[A] And you say you had [E] money, you better be sure, cause these hard [D] times will drive you from door to door.
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm,
[A] [D]
[D] mmm, mmm.
[A] Sing this song and I ain't gonna sing [E] no more.
[D] Sing this song and I ain't gonna sing no more.
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.
Hard times will drive you from door to door.
[A]
[A] I'll tell you honey, everywhere [E] you go, times get [D] harder than ever been before.
[B] [D]
And the people [Em] are different [G] from door to [E] door.
If I know [D] heaven, I don't care where it goes.
Let [G] me tell you [D] people, just before I go, these hard times will kill you just how long it goes.
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.
[A] When you hear [Gm] me singing my [D] true lonesome song, these [B] hard times can last [D] up to very long.
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.
If [A] I ever get off this killing [D] flow, I'll never get out this low no more.
Low, low, low, I'll never get out this low no more.
[A] And you say you had [E] money, you better be sure, cause these hard [D] times will drive you from door to door.
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm,
[A] [D]
[D] mmm, mmm.
[A] Sing this song and I ain't gonna sing [E] no more.
[D] Sing this song and I ain't gonna sing no more.
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.
Hard times will drive you from door to door.
[A]
Key:
D
A
E
B
G
D
A
E
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] I'll tell you honey, everywhere [E] you go, times get [D] harder than ever been before. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
And the people [Em] are different [G] from door to [E] door.
If I know [D] heaven, I don't care where it goes. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Let [G] me tell you [D] people, just before I go, these hard times will kill you just how long it goes.
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, _ mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.
[A] When you hear [Gm] me singing my [D] true lonesome song, these [B] hard times can last [D] up to very long. _
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.
If [A] I ever get off this killing [D] flow, I'll never get out this low no more.
Low, low, low, _ _ I'll never get out this low no more.
_ _ _ _ [A] And you say you had [E] money, you better be sure, cause these hard [D] times will drive you from door to door.
Mmm, mmm, mmm, _ _ _ _ _ mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ mmm, _ _ mmm. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] Sing this song and I ain't gonna sing [E] no more.
[D] Sing this song and I ain't gonna sing no more.
Mmm, _ mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.
Hard times will drive you from door to door.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I'll tell you honey, everywhere [E] you go, times get [D] harder than ever been before. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
And the people [Em] are different [G] from door to [E] door.
If I know [D] heaven, I don't care where it goes. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Let [G] me tell you [D] people, just before I go, these hard times will kill you just how long it goes.
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, _ mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.
[A] When you hear [Gm] me singing my [D] true lonesome song, these [B] hard times can last [D] up to very long. _
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.
If [A] I ever get off this killing [D] flow, I'll never get out this low no more.
Low, low, low, _ _ I'll never get out this low no more.
_ _ _ _ [A] And you say you had [E] money, you better be sure, cause these hard [D] times will drive you from door to door.
Mmm, mmm, mmm, _ _ _ _ _ mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ mmm, _ _ mmm. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] Sing this song and I ain't gonna sing [E] no more.
[D] Sing this song and I ain't gonna sing no more.
Mmm, _ mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.
Hard times will drive you from door to door.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _