Statesboro Blues Chords by Taj Mahal
Tempo:
117.5 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[Am]
[E]
[B] [A]
[E] [Dbm] [E] [B]
[E] Yes, now I wake up mama, [A] turn your lamp down [E] low.
[A]
[E]
[D] Have [B] you got dinner?
[A] Drop a pop of tar [E] from your door.
[B]
[E] Woke up [Db] this morning baby, [A] I had them [E] Stace Bear Blues.
Stace Bear [A] Georgia that is.
Woke up this morning, had them Stace [E] Bear Blues.
[A] [B] Looked around the [E] corner, [A] grandma's [E] lamp was on too.
[Bb] [Am] [B]
[E] Mama and [A] daddy left me [Em] wrecked, but
[A] [E] I'm someone's sweet little child.
[A] Goin' to the country, baby do you [D] wanna [E] go?
I [B] know you can't make it your [A] own.
Sister Lucille says [E] she wanna go.
[Bb] [Am] [B]
[E] [A]
[E]
[Em] [A]
[E]
[B] [A]
[E] [B]
You [E] know I've loved that [Em] woman [A] better than anyone I've [E] ever seen.
[A]
[E] She
[B] treat me like a king, I [E] treat her like [A] she was a [E] doggone queen.
[A] [B]
[E] Wake up mama, [A] turn your lamp [E] down low.
[Ab] [A] Wake up mama, turn your [E] lamp down low.
Pop
[G] [B] [E] [A]
[E] a pop of tar from your door.
[G] [E]
[Am]
[E]
[B] [A]
[E] [Dbm] [E] [B]
[E] Yes, now I wake up mama, [A] turn your lamp down [E] low.
[A]
[E]
[D] Have [B] you got dinner?
[A] Drop a pop of tar [E] from your door.
[B]
[E] Woke up [Db] this morning baby, [A] I had them [E] Stace Bear Blues.
Stace Bear [A] Georgia that is.
Woke up this morning, had them Stace [E] Bear Blues.
[A] [B] Looked around the [E] corner, [A] grandma's [E] lamp was on too.
[Bb] [Am] [B]
[E] Mama and [A] daddy left me [Em] wrecked, but
[A] [E] I'm someone's sweet little child.
[A] Goin' to the country, baby do you [D] wanna [E] go?
I [B] know you can't make it your [A] own.
Sister Lucille says [E] she wanna go.
[Bb] [Am] [B]
[E] [A]
[E]
[Em] [A]
[E]
[B] [A]
[E] [B]
You [E] know I've loved that [Em] woman [A] better than anyone I've [E] ever seen.
[A]
[E] She
[B] treat me like a king, I [E] treat her like [A] she was a [E] doggone queen.
[A] [B]
[E] Wake up mama, [A] turn your lamp [E] down low.
[Ab] [A] Wake up mama, turn your [E] lamp down low.
Pop
[G] [B] [E] [A]
[E] a pop of tar from your door.
[G] [E]
Key:
E
A
B
Am
Em
E
A
B
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ [E] _ [B] _ _
[E] Yes, now I wake up mama, _ [A] turn your lamp down [E] low. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Have [B] you got dinner?
_ [A] Drop a pop of tar [E] from your door.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ Woke up [Db] this morning baby, [A] I had them [E] Stace Bear Blues.
_ _ _ Stace Bear [A] Georgia that is.
Woke up this morning, _ had them Stace [E] Bear Blues. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [B] _ Looked around the [E] corner, [A] _ grandma's [E] lamp was on too.
_ [Bb] _ [Am] _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] Mama and [A] daddy left me [Em] wrecked, but _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ I'm someone's sweet little child.
[A] Goin' to the country, baby do you [D] wanna [E] go? _ _ _ _ _
I [B] know you can't make it your [A] own.
Sister Lucille says [E] she wanna go.
[Bb] _ [Am] _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
You [E] know I've loved that [Em] woman [A] better than anyone I've [E] ever seen. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ She _
_ [B] treat me like a king, I [E] treat her like [A] she was a [E] doggone queen.
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ Wake up mama, [A] _ turn your lamp [E] down low. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [A] Wake up mama, turn your [E] lamp down low.
Pop _ _ _
_ [G] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
[E] a pop of tar from your door.
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ [E] _ [B] _ _
[E] Yes, now I wake up mama, _ [A] turn your lamp down [E] low. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Have [B] you got dinner?
_ [A] Drop a pop of tar [E] from your door.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ Woke up [Db] this morning baby, [A] I had them [E] Stace Bear Blues.
_ _ _ Stace Bear [A] Georgia that is.
Woke up this morning, _ had them Stace [E] Bear Blues. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [B] _ Looked around the [E] corner, [A] _ grandma's [E] lamp was on too.
_ [Bb] _ [Am] _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] Mama and [A] daddy left me [Em] wrecked, but _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ I'm someone's sweet little child.
[A] Goin' to the country, baby do you [D] wanna [E] go? _ _ _ _ _
I [B] know you can't make it your [A] own.
Sister Lucille says [E] she wanna go.
[Bb] _ [Am] _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
You [E] know I've loved that [Em] woman [A] better than anyone I've [E] ever seen. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ She _
_ [B] treat me like a king, I [E] treat her like [A] she was a [E] doggone queen.
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ Wake up mama, [A] _ turn your lamp [E] down low. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [A] Wake up mama, turn your [E] lamp down low.
Pop _ _ _
_ [G] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
[E] a pop of tar from your door.
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _