Chords for Talkin' Blues" (1991) - Bob Marley & The Wailers

Tempo:
140.6 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

F#m

E

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Talkin' Blues" (1991) - Bob Marley & The Wailers chords
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[D]
[A] [E]
[A] [D]
[A] [E]
[A] [F#m]
Yeah, [G] [F#m]
oh yeah, no
[Bm] [F#m]
[D]
Colder ground [A] was my bed last night [E] And rock was my pillow [A] too
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
Yeah, I'm [D] saying talking blues, [A] talking blues They say your feet [E] is just too big for your
[A]
shoes [D] Talking blues, [A] talking blues [E] Your feet is just too big for your [A] shoes
[D]
I've been down [A] on the rock so long I [E] seem to wear a permanent [A] groove
Yeah, I've [D]
been [F#m] down [A] on it so long [E] I seem to wear a permanent [A] groove
But [D] I'm not [A] gonna stare
[E] in the [A] sun [D]
Let [A] the rain shine [E] in my [A] eyes
[D]
I'm not [A] gonna take [E]
[A] just one step [E] more [D] Cause I feel like booming at [F#m] first
[Bm] [F#m]
Now, now that you know [E] that the preacher [A] is lying So [D] who's gonna stay [F#m] at home
[A] When the [E] freedom fighters [A] are fighting?
[D] Cause it is brighter on [F#m] the outside
Than [B] it [Bm] is really on [F#m] the inside So [D] don't you take our [F#m] life for granted
[Bm] Knowing [D] where we're [F#m] found
[Bm] [D] These words won't fill [F#m] another piece
[Bm] Now that the day is [F#m] drawn night by [Bm]
[F#m] [D] And we're still
[F#m]
[D]
[C#m] [F#m]
[D] riding [F#m] high
[D] Oh, we're still [F#m] riding high
[D] Talking blues, [A] talking blues
They [E] say your feet is just too big for your [A] shoes
Oh, [D] talking blues, keep [A] on talking blues [E] They say, you hear what they [A] say
Didn't you hear?
[D] The whole ground was [A] my bed
[E] Rock and roll, rock and roll [A] The whole ground was my pillow
The [D]
whole ground was [A] my bed
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
F#m
123111112
E
2311
Bm
13421112
A
1231
D
1321
F#m
123111112
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To learn Bob Marley & The Wailers - (Alternate Version) Talkin Blues chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - D, A, D, A, E and A. Start with a comfortable 70 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 141. With A Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ Yeah, [G] _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ oh yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ no
_ [Bm] _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ Colder ground [A] was my bed last night _ _ _ [E] And rock was my pillow [A] too _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Yeah, _ I'm [D] saying talking blues, _ _ _ [A] talking blues _ They say your feet [E] is just too big for your
_ [A] _ _ _
shoes [D] _ _ Talking blues, _ _ _ _ [A] talking blues _ _ _ [E] Your feet is just too big for your [A] _ shoes _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
I've been down [A] on the rock so long _ I [E] seem to wear a permanent [A] groove
Yeah, _ _ I've _ [D] _ _ _
been [F#m] down [A] on it so _ long _ [E] I seem to wear a permanent _ [A] groove _
But [D] I'm not [A] gonna stare _ _
[E] in the [A] sun _ [D] _
Let [A] the rain shine [E] in my [A] eyes
_ [D] _
I'm not [A] gonna take [E] _
_ _ [A] just one step [E] more [D] Cause I feel like booming at [F#m] first
[Bm] _ [F#m] _
Now, now that you know [E] that the preacher [A] is lying _ So _ _ [D] _ _ who's gonna stay [F#m] at home _ _
_ _ [A] When _ the [E] freedom fighters [A] are fighting? _ _
_ _ [D] Cause it is brighter _ _ on [F#m] the outside _ _
_ Than [B] it [Bm] is _ really _ on [F#m] the inside _ _ _ So _ [D] don't you take our [F#m] life for granted _
_ _ _ [Bm] Knowing _ _ _ [D] where we're _ [F#m] found _
_ [Bm] _ [D] These words won't fill _ [F#m] another piece _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] Now that the day is [F#m] drawn night by [Bm] _
[F#m] _ _ [D] And we're still _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ riding _ _ _ _ [F#m] high _ _
_ _ [D] Oh, we're still _ _ _ _ [F#m] riding high _
_ _ _ _ [D] Talking blues, _ _ _ _ [A] talking blues
_ They [E] say your feet is just too big for your [A] shoes _ _
_ _ Oh, [D] talking _ blues, _ keep [A] on talking blues _ _ _ [E] They say, you hear what they [A] say
_ Didn't you hear?
_ _ [D] _ _ The whole ground was [A] my bed _
_ _ _ [E] Rock and roll, rock and roll _ _ [A] _ The whole ground was my pillow
_ The [D] _ _ _ _
whole ground was [A] my bed _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Carlton Carly Barrett and Lecon Cogil who authored this song.

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