The Killing Floor Chords by Tab Benoit

Tempo:
114.15 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

Am

D

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tab Benoit-The Killing Floor chords
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[F#] [F#m] [E]
[A] [E] [A]
[F#m]
[D] [F#m] [D] [A]
[E] [C#] [D] [A]
[F#m] [E] I [A] should have quit you [C#m] a [A] long time ago.
I [E]
[F#] should have quit you baby [A] a long time ago.
[Em] [A] I [G#] should have quit you darling [Am] and [A] went on to Mexico.
[E]
[A] If I had a father, [E] my [A] first man.
[F#] If I had a father, [Am] [A] my first man.
[E] [A] [E]
I [Bm] would have been gone [Am] [A] my second time.
[F#] [E]
[A]
[E]
[A] [Am]
[A] [E] [A] [Em]
[Bm] [Am]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] [A]
[Am] [A]
[D] [A]
[E]
[D] [Am]
[A] [F#] [E] I [A] should have been [C#m] gone [E] when my friends come from [A] Mexico for me.
[E] I [Am] should have been gone baby when [A] my friends come from Mexico for me.
[E] Well I ain't fooling around with you darling.
[D] You [F#] got me on the killing floor.
[D] [Am] [E]
[A] God knows I should have been gone.
[E] [A]
[F#m] [D] God knows [Am] I [A] should have been gone.
[E]
I ain't fooling around with you baby.
[Am] You [A] got me on the killing floor. [F#] Yeah!
[A] [E] [A] [E]
[A] [E] [A]
[Am] [D]
[Am] [A]
[Em] [Bm] [D] [Am]
[B]
[A] Yeah!
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[D#] [E] [Bm] [A]
[C#m] [E] [A]
Yeah!
[C]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
Am
2311
D
1321
F#
134211112
A
1231
E
2311
Am
2311
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Learn the basic chords of Tab Benoit - The Killing Floor chords, with this master sequence: D, A, E and A. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 57 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 114. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A Major.

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_ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ I [A] should have quit you [C#m] a _ [A] _ long time ago.
I _ _ _ [E] _
[F#] should have quit you baby _ _ [A] a long time ago.
[Em] _ _ [A] _ I [G#] should have quit you darling _ [Am] and [A] went on to Mexico.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] If I had a father, _ _ _ _ [E] my [A] first man.
_ _ _ _ [F#] If I had a father, _ _ [Am] _ [A] my first man.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
I [Bm] would have been gone [Am] _ _ [A] my second time.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] I [A] should have been [C#m] gone [E] when my friends come from [A] Mexico for me.
_ _ _ [E] I [Am] should have been gone baby _ when [A] my friends come from Mexico for me. _ _ _ _ _
[E] Well I ain't fooling around with you darling.
[D] You [F#] got me on the killing floor.
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _
[A] God knows _ I should have been gone.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F#m] [D] God knows _ [Am] _ I [A] should have been gone.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
I ain't fooling around with you baby.
[Am] You [A] got me on the killing floor. _ _ _ [F#] _ _ Yeah!
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[A] Yeah! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
Yeah! _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song was written by Howlin’ Wolf.

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