Alimony Blues Chords by T-Bone Walker

Tempo:
134.05 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Bbm

F

G

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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T-Bone Walker-Alimony Blues chords
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[Gb] [F]
[Bb] [Gb] [F] [Bbm]
[Bb]
[G]
[Bbm]
[Bb]
[Bbm]
[Bb]
[G] [Dbm] [Bbm]
[Bb] It's a cold blooded [G] world where a man has to [Dm] punish you.
[Gm] [Eb] It's a cold blooded world where a [Bbm] man has to punish you.
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm] That's the fix I'm in today, I swear [F] I've been [Bb] imbued.
Yes, a woman is a devil, [Gm] she will trick you if she can.
[Cm] Yes, a woman is a devil, she [Bb] will trick you if she can.
She [Eb] will tell you that she loves you and work out some [Bb] other plans.
[Dm]
[Bb]
[Gm] [Bbm]
[Dm]
[F] [Eb]
[G] [Bb]
That's those alimony blues and I sure have got to pay some dues.
That's those alimony blues and [Bbm] I sure have got to pay [Bb] some dues.
And if I run short of cash, [F] it's the road camp I've got [Bb] to choose.
[Eb]
[G] [Db]
[Bbm] [Cm] [Bbm]
[F]
[Bb]
[Eb] [D]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Bbm
13421111
F
134211111
G
2131
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Bbm
13421111
F
134211111
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To start learning T-Bone Walker - Alimony Blues chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Gm, Bb, Eb, Bb, Eb and Gm in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 67 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 134. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Eb Major.

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_ _ [G] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ It's a cold blooded [G] world where a man has to [Dm] punish you.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] It's a cold blooded world where a [Bbm] man has to punish you.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] That's the fix I'm in today, I swear [F] I've been [Bb] imbued.
_ _ _ _ _ Yes, a woman is a devil, [Gm] she will trick you if she can.
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Yes, a woman is a devil, she [Bb] will trick you if she can.
_ _ _ She [Eb] will tell you that she loves you and work out some [Bb] other plans.
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_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ That's those alimony blues and I sure have got to pay some dues.
_ _ _ _ _ That's those alimony blues and [Bbm] I sure have got to pay [Bb] some dues.
_ _ _ And if I run short of cash, [F] it's the road camp I've got [Bb] to choose.
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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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