Muddy Bottom Blues Chords by Tab Benoit

Tempo:
99.85 bpm
Chords used:

Em

A

Bm

G

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tab Benoit - Muddy Bottom Blues chords
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[Em]
I [Bm] got the muddy bottom blues, [G] I'm just trying to get through.
[A] [Em]
I got [Bm] the muddy bottom blues, I'm [Em] just trying to get through.
I know [Bm] the sun is going down, [Em] and I'm stuck on muddy ground.
Stuck on muddy ground, I'm stuck on muddy ground.
It's gonna be [Bm] a long night, but I'll [A] never [Em] break free.
It's gonna be [Bm] a long night, [Em] but I'll never break free.
Oh, how could I sleep, with that gate of hell on me?
[A] Gate of [Em] hell, with that gate of hell on me.
[Gb] [Em]
Gate of hell,
[D] [E] [Em] with that gate of hell on me.
It's too soft to walk, and too hard to swim.
[Gm] [Em]
It's too soft to walk, [A] and [Em] too hard to swim.
You can dream and holler, but nobody hears a thing.
[A] Nobody [Em] hears a thing, nobody hears a thing.
[N] [Em]
Well, the sun is going down, and I'm stuck on muddy [Bm] ground.
[Em] [A] [Em] Yes, the sun is going down, and I'm stuck on muddy [Bb] ground.
[Em] I'm just trying to get through, these muddy bottom blues.
Muddy bottom blues, these muddy bottom blues.
Muddy bottom blues,
[Bm] [Em] these [A]
muddy bottom blues.
[B] [G] [Bm] [E] [A] [Em]
[A] [Em] [A] [Em]
[A] [Em] [A] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[G]
[Em] [F] [Eb]
[B]
Key:  
Em
121
A
1231
Bm
13421112
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
A
1231
Bm
13421112
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Let's start jamming Tab Benoit - Muddy Bottom Blues chords, practice the chord sequence Bm, Em, A and Em. Kick off your practice at a gentle 49 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 100 BPM. Given the song's key of E Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I [Bm] got the muddy bottom blues, _ [G] I'm just trying to get through.
_ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _
I got [Bm] the muddy bottom blues, I'm [Em] just trying to get through. _ _ _ _ _
I know [Bm] the sun is going down, [Em] and I'm stuck on muddy ground.
Stuck on muddy ground, I'm stuck on muddy ground. _ _ _ _ _
It's gonna be [Bm] a long night, _ but I'll [A] never [Em] break free. _ _ _ _ _
It's gonna be [Bm] a long night, [Em] but I'll never break free. _ _ _ _
Oh, how could I sleep, with that gate of hell on me?
[A] Gate of [Em] hell, with that gate of hell on me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ Gate of hell, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] with that gate of hell on me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's too soft to walk, _ _ and too hard to swim.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [Em] _ _
It's too soft to walk, [A] and [Em] too hard to swim.
_ _ _ _ _ You can dream and holler, but nobody hears a thing.
[A] Nobody [Em] hears a thing, nobody hears a thing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, the sun is going down, and I'm stuck on muddy [Bm] ground.
_ _ [Em] _ [A] _ [Em] _ Yes, the sun is going down, and I'm stuck on muddy [Bb] ground. _
_ _ [Em] _ _ I'm just trying to get through, these muddy bottom blues.
Muddy bottom blues, these muddy bottom blues.
Muddy _ _ _ _ _ bottom blues, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] these _ [A] _
muddy _ bottom blues.
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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