Chords for Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - The Way I Feel
Tempo:
111.3 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
G
F#
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[Am] [C]
[E]
[D] [A] [D]
[G]
[F#m] [F#] [Am]
[A] [E] [A] If you ever, [E] ever been down, [G] well you know just how [E] I feel.
Oh Lord, I say you, you know just how [A] I [F#] feel.
[A]
Oh well I feel just like [E] an engine, [G] [A] ain't got no driving wheel.
Oh Lord, [F#m] I say ain't [E] got no driving [D] wheel.
[E] If you [Am] don't believe, don't [E] believe I'm singing, [D#] [Em] look what a hole [E] I'm in.
Oh Lord, I say look what a [A] hole I'm [D] in.
[A] If you don't believe, don't [E] believe I love you, [Em] look what a fool I've been.
[E] Oh Lord, God [F#m] knows [E] what a [A] fool I've [F#] been.
[A] [E] That's the [A] way, the way [E] I feel and [G] I can't help but [E] feel that way.
Oh Lord, God knows [F#m] I [E] can't help but feel that [F#] way.
[A] Well it's your, [E] your time now darling, it'll [G] be my time some sweet day.
Oh Lord, God knows [F#] [E] it'll be my [A] time someday.
[D]
[A] [E] Pray for me.
[A]
[D] [A]
[G] [E]
[E]
[A] [G] [Am] [C#m]
[G] [Em] [F#]
[Am] [D] [E]
[Am] Some people, they [E] think I'm happy but they sure don't know my mind.
Oh Lord, God knows [F#m] they [E] sure don't know [F#] my mind.
[F] [A] Well when you see, you see [E] me laughing, [Em] laughing just to keep [E] from crying.
Oh yes, well [F#] I'm [E] laughing to [G#] keep from crying.
[F] [A] Some people, [E] they don't know [G] cause they see a [E] smile on my face.
Oh Lord, they see [F#m] a [E] smile [A] on my [F#] face.
[A] Well it's your, your [E] time now [Em] but it's gonna be mine someday.
[E] Oh yes, well [F#m]
it's gonna be mine someday.
[D] [A] [Em]
[Am] [C]
[E]
[D] [A] [D]
[G]
[F#m] [F#] [Am]
[A] [E] [A] If you ever, [E] ever been down, [G] well you know just how [E] I feel.
Oh Lord, I say you, you know just how [A] I [F#] feel.
[A]
Oh well I feel just like [E] an engine, [G] [A] ain't got no driving wheel.
Oh Lord, [F#m] I say ain't [E] got no driving [D] wheel.
[E] If you [Am] don't believe, don't [E] believe I'm singing, [D#] [Em] look what a hole [E] I'm in.
Oh Lord, I say look what a [A] hole I'm [D] in.
[A] If you don't believe, don't [E] believe I love you, [Em] look what a fool I've been.
[E] Oh Lord, God [F#m] knows [E] what a [A] fool I've [F#] been.
[A] [E] That's the [A] way, the way [E] I feel and [G] I can't help but [E] feel that way.
Oh Lord, God knows [F#m] I [E] can't help but feel that [F#] way.
[A] Well it's your, [E] your time now darling, it'll [G] be my time some sweet day.
Oh Lord, God knows [F#] [E] it'll be my [A] time someday.
[D]
[A] [E] Pray for me.
[A]
[D] [A]
[G] [E]
[E]
[A] [G] [Am] [C#m]
[G] [Em] [F#]
[Am] [D] [E]
[Am] Some people, they [E] think I'm happy but they sure don't know my mind.
Oh Lord, God knows [F#m] they [E] sure don't know [F#] my mind.
[F] [A] Well when you see, you see [E] me laughing, [Em] laughing just to keep [E] from crying.
Oh yes, well [F#] I'm [E] laughing to [G#] keep from crying.
[F] [A] Some people, [E] they don't know [G] cause they see a [E] smile on my face.
Oh Lord, they see [F#m] a [E] smile [A] on my [F#] face.
[A] Well it's your, your [E] time now [Em] but it's gonna be mine someday.
[E] Oh yes, well [F#m]
it's gonna be mine someday.
[D] [A] [Em]
Key:
E
A
G
F#
D
E
A
G
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ [A] If you ever, _ [E] ever been down, _ [G] well you know just how [E] I feel.
Oh Lord, I say you, you know just how [A] I [F#] feel.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
Oh well I feel _ just like [E] an engine, _ [G] [A] ain't got no driving wheel.
Oh Lord, [F#m] I say ain't [E] got no driving [D] wheel. _ _ _
[E] _ If you [Am] don't believe, _ don't [E] believe I'm singing, _ _ [D#] _ [Em] look what a hole [E] I'm in.
Oh Lord, I say look what a [A] hole I'm [D] in. _ _
[A] _ _ _ If you don't believe, don't [E] believe I love you, _ [Em] look what a fool I've been.
[E] Oh Lord, God [F#m] knows [E] what a [A] fool I've [F#] been. _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ That's the [A] way, the way [E] I feel and [G] I can't help but [E] feel that way.
Oh Lord, God knows [F#m] I [E] can't help but feel that [F#] way. _
_ [A] _ _ _ Well it's your, _ [E] your time now darling, it'll [G] be my time some sweet day.
Oh Lord, God knows [F#] [E] it'll be my [A] time someday.
[D] _ _
_ [A] [E] Pray for me.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] Some people, they [E] think I'm happy _ but they sure don't know my mind.
Oh Lord, God knows [F#m] they [E] sure don't know [F#] my mind.
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ Well when you see, _ you see [E] me laughing, _ _ [Em] laughing just to keep [E] from crying.
Oh yes, well [F#] I'm [E] laughing to [G#] keep from crying.
_ [F] _ [A] _ _ _ Some people, _ [E] they don't know _ [G] cause they see a [E] smile on my face.
Oh Lord, they see [F#m] a [E] smile [A] on my [F#] face. _
_ [A] _ _ Well it's your, _ your [E] time now [Em] but it's gonna be mine someday.
[E] Oh _ yes, well [F#m]
it's gonna be mine someday.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ [A] If you ever, _ [E] ever been down, _ [G] well you know just how [E] I feel.
Oh Lord, I say you, you know just how [A] I [F#] feel.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
Oh well I feel _ just like [E] an engine, _ [G] [A] ain't got no driving wheel.
Oh Lord, [F#m] I say ain't [E] got no driving [D] wheel. _ _ _
[E] _ If you [Am] don't believe, _ don't [E] believe I'm singing, _ _ [D#] _ [Em] look what a hole [E] I'm in.
Oh Lord, I say look what a [A] hole I'm [D] in. _ _
[A] _ _ _ If you don't believe, don't [E] believe I love you, _ [Em] look what a fool I've been.
[E] Oh Lord, God [F#m] knows [E] what a [A] fool I've [F#] been. _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ That's the [A] way, the way [E] I feel and [G] I can't help but [E] feel that way.
Oh Lord, God knows [F#m] I [E] can't help but feel that [F#] way. _
_ [A] _ _ _ Well it's your, _ [E] your time now darling, it'll [G] be my time some sweet day.
Oh Lord, God knows [F#] [E] it'll be my [A] time someday.
[D] _ _
_ [A] [E] Pray for me.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] Some people, they [E] think I'm happy _ but they sure don't know my mind.
Oh Lord, God knows [F#m] they [E] sure don't know [F#] my mind.
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ Well when you see, _ you see [E] me laughing, _ _ [Em] laughing just to keep [E] from crying.
Oh yes, well [F#] I'm [E] laughing to [G#] keep from crying.
_ [F] _ [A] _ _ _ Some people, _ [E] they don't know _ [G] cause they see a [E] smile on my face.
Oh Lord, they see [F#m] a [E] smile [A] on my [F#] face. _
_ [A] _ _ Well it's your, _ your [E] time now [Em] but it's gonna be mine someday.
[E] Oh _ yes, well [F#m]
it's gonna be mine someday.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _