Statesboro Blues Chords by Taj Mahal
Tempo:
117.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[E]
[Bm] [A]
[E] [B]
Yes, now, wake up mama, [A] turn your lamp down [E] low.
[A] Wake up mama, turn your lamp down [E] low.
Have [B] you got dinner?
[A] Drive pop-tarts from [E] your door.
[E] [B]
[E] Walk [Em] out this morning, [A] I had them [E] Snakesbite blues.
Snakesbite Georgia that [A] is.
Walk out this morning, had them [Em] Snakesbite blues.
[E]
[B] Look on the corner, [A] grandma will have them [E] too.
[B]
[E] Mama, now, that ain't good looking, but sweet [B] angel child, [A] baby, do you want [E] to go?
I [B] know if you can't make it, your [A] sister Lucille says [E] she want to go.
[A]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[B] [A]
[E]
You know I love that woman better [A] than any woman I ever [E] seen.
[A] Yes, I love that woman better than any woman [E] I ever seen.
[E]
[B] She treat me like a king, I treat her [A] like she was a [E] doggone queen.
[B] Wake up mama, [G] [A] turn your lamp down [E] low.
Wake up mama.
[N]
[E]
[Bm] [A]
[E] [B]
Yes, now, wake up mama, [A] turn your lamp down [E] low.
[A] Wake up mama, turn your lamp down [E] low.
Have [B] you got dinner?
[A] Drive pop-tarts from [E] your door.
[E] [B]
[E] Walk [Em] out this morning, [A] I had them [E] Snakesbite blues.
Snakesbite Georgia that [A] is.
Walk out this morning, had them [Em] Snakesbite blues.
[E]
[B] Look on the corner, [A] grandma will have them [E] too.
[B]
[E] Mama, now, that ain't good looking, but sweet [B] angel child, [A] baby, do you want [E] to go?
I [B] know if you can't make it, your [A] sister Lucille says [E] she want to go.
[A]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[B] [A]
[E]
You know I love that woman better [A] than any woman I ever [E] seen.
[A] Yes, I love that woman better than any woman [E] I ever seen.
[E]
[B] She treat me like a king, I treat her [A] like she was a [E] doggone queen.
[B] Wake up mama, [G] [A] turn your lamp down [E] low.
Wake up mama.
[N]
Key:
E
A
B
Em
Bm
E
A
B
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B]
Yes, now, wake up mama, [A] turn your lamp down [E] low. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Wake up mama, turn your lamp down [E] low. _ _ _ _
Have [B] you got dinner?
[A] Drive pop-tarts from [E] your door.
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] Walk [Em] out this morning, [A] I had them [E] Snakesbite blues.
_ _ _ Snakesbite Georgia that [A] is.
Walk out this morning, had them [Em] Snakesbite blues.
[E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Look on the corner, [A] grandma will have them [E] too.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] Mama, now, that _ _ _ _ _ ain't good looking, but _ sweet [B] angel child, [A] _ _ _ _ baby, do you want [E] to go? _ _ _ _
I [B] know if you can't make it, your [A] _ sister Lucille says [E] she want to go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know I love that woman better [A] than any woman I ever [E] seen. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Yes, I love that woman better than any woman [E] I ever seen.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] She treat me like a king, I treat her [A] like she was a [E] doggone queen. _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ Wake up mama, [G] _ [A] turn your lamp down [E] low. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Wake up mama.
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B]
Yes, now, wake up mama, [A] turn your lamp down [E] low. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Wake up mama, turn your lamp down [E] low. _ _ _ _
Have [B] you got dinner?
[A] Drive pop-tarts from [E] your door.
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] Walk [Em] out this morning, [A] I had them [E] Snakesbite blues.
_ _ _ Snakesbite Georgia that [A] is.
Walk out this morning, had them [Em] Snakesbite blues.
[E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Look on the corner, [A] grandma will have them [E] too.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] Mama, now, that _ _ _ _ _ ain't good looking, but _ sweet [B] angel child, [A] _ _ _ _ baby, do you want [E] to go? _ _ _ _
I [B] know if you can't make it, your [A] _ sister Lucille says [E] she want to go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know I love that woman better [A] than any woman I ever [E] seen. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Yes, I love that woman better than any woman [E] I ever seen.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] She treat me like a king, I treat her [A] like she was a [E] doggone queen. _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ Wake up mama, [G] _ [A] turn your lamp down [E] low. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Wake up mama.
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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