Chords for These Arms of Mine (Live)
Tempo:
137.4 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
We're gonna slow it down.
The very first one Otis ever done on stacks and Otis [Dm] did is something like [Bb] this.
[Bb]
These
[Eb] arms [Bb] of mine, they [F] are lonely,
[E] [Eb]
lonely and feeling [Bb] blue.
[Eb] These [Bb] arms of mine, [F] they are yearning, [Bb]
[Eb]
yearning for wanting [Bb] you.
And if you would [Gm] let them hold [Bb]
you [Eb] long, [F] oh how grateful [Bb] I would be.
These [Gm] arms of mine, they [F] are burning,
[Eb]
burning from wanting [Bb]
you.
These legal arms of mine, they [F] are wanting,
[Eb]
wanting to [Bb] hug you.
And if you would let [Gm] them, way up there, [Bb]
[Eb] hold you, [F] oh how grateful [Bb] I would be.
And I got to tell you all, [Eb] come [F] on
[Bb] baby, just be my [Eb] little woman, [F]
just be [Bb] my lover.
Need [Eb] me somebody, [F]
somebody, [Bb] come on, treat me right baby.
[Bb] I need, [Eb]
I [F] need your, I [Bb] need your tender lip.
Come on [Eb] now baby, [F] say to me, you got [Bb] a body
[Dm] down on my [Eb] knee, [F] down on my knee.
Oh [Bb] I need someone tonight baby, I just want to [Eb] hold you, good God [F] almighty.
I want to [Bb] squeeze, I want to squeeze, I want to squeeze, [Gm] I want to squeeze.
[Eb]
Showing off [F] my new, these [Bb] big old arms of mine, [Eb]
[Bb] oh [Bb] I [Eb] got me a pain, showing [F] off my hair.
Got me a [Bb] pain right here in my heart baby, but [Gm]
I don't [Eb] need, I don't [F] need, I [Bb] don't need.
Show don't, show don't [Eb] need no doctor baby, [F] Lord have mercy.
[Bb] You see the doctor can't do me no good, [Gm]
[G] I need me [Eb] some air.
Thank you, [F] thank you.
O, [Bb] V, E, oh [Gm] God almighty, [Eb] some L-O-V, L-O-V, [Bb] L -O.
[G] [Eb] These arms of mine, showing off [F] baby, these [Bb] big old arms of mine, I [Ab] want to tease [G] you.
[Eb]
Showing off [F] my new, [C] these big old [Bb] arms of mine,
[Gm] these [Eb] arms of mine, these arms of [F] mine,
I just want to hold [Bb] you baby, I know, these [Eb] arms of mine,
[F]
[Bb] these arms of mine,
[Fm]
[Eb]
[F] showing off your,
[Bb]
Mr.
James Cullen,
[F] Mr.
James [Bb] Cullen, Mr.
[F]
James Cullen.
[Bb]
[Eb]
[F]
[Bb]
[N]
James Cullen.
[C]
The very first one Otis ever done on stacks and Otis [Dm] did is something like [Bb] this.
[Bb]
These
[Eb] arms [Bb] of mine, they [F] are lonely,
[E] [Eb]
lonely and feeling [Bb] blue.
[Eb] These [Bb] arms of mine, [F] they are yearning, [Bb]
[Eb]
yearning for wanting [Bb] you.
And if you would [Gm] let them hold [Bb]
you [Eb] long, [F] oh how grateful [Bb] I would be.
These [Gm] arms of mine, they [F] are burning,
[Eb]
burning from wanting [Bb]
you.
These legal arms of mine, they [F] are wanting,
[Eb]
wanting to [Bb] hug you.
And if you would let [Gm] them, way up there, [Bb]
[Eb] hold you, [F] oh how grateful [Bb] I would be.
And I got to tell you all, [Eb] come [F] on
[Bb] baby, just be my [Eb] little woman, [F]
just be [Bb] my lover.
Need [Eb] me somebody, [F]
somebody, [Bb] come on, treat me right baby.
[Bb] I need, [Eb]
I [F] need your, I [Bb] need your tender lip.
Come on [Eb] now baby, [F] say to me, you got [Bb] a body
[Dm] down on my [Eb] knee, [F] down on my knee.
Oh [Bb] I need someone tonight baby, I just want to [Eb] hold you, good God [F] almighty.
I want to [Bb] squeeze, I want to squeeze, I want to squeeze, [Gm] I want to squeeze.
[Eb]
Showing off [F] my new, these [Bb] big old arms of mine, [Eb]
[Bb] oh [Bb] I [Eb] got me a pain, showing [F] off my hair.
Got me a [Bb] pain right here in my heart baby, but [Gm]
I don't [Eb] need, I don't [F] need, I [Bb] don't need.
Show don't, show don't [Eb] need no doctor baby, [F] Lord have mercy.
[Bb] You see the doctor can't do me no good, [Gm]
[G] I need me [Eb] some air.
Thank you, [F] thank you.
O, [Bb] V, E, oh [Gm] God almighty, [Eb] some L-O-V, L-O-V, [Bb] L -O.
[G] [Eb] These arms of mine, showing off [F] baby, these [Bb] big old arms of mine, I [Ab] want to tease [G] you.
[Eb]
Showing off [F] my new, [C] these big old [Bb] arms of mine,
[Gm] these [Eb] arms of mine, these arms of [F] mine,
I just want to hold [Bb] you baby, I know, these [Eb] arms of mine,
[F]
[Bb] these arms of mine,
[Fm]
[Eb]
[F] showing off your,
[Bb]
Mr.
James Cullen,
[F] Mr.
James [Bb] Cullen, Mr.
[F]
James Cullen.
[Bb]
[Eb]
[F]
[Bb]
[N]
James Cullen.
[C]
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
G
Bb
Eb
F
_ _ _ _ _ _
We're gonna slow it down.
The very first one Otis ever done _ on stacks and Otis [Dm] did is something like [Bb] this.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ These _
_ _ [Eb] arms [Bb] of _ _ _ _ mine, _ _ _ _ _ _
they [F] are lonely,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ lonely _ and _ feeling [Bb] _ blue.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] These [Bb] arms of mine, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] they are yearning, _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ yearning _ for _ wanting [Bb] you.
_ _ _ _ _ _
And if you _ _ _ _ would _ _ _ [Gm] let them _ _ _ _ hold [Bb] _
you _ _ [Eb] _ long, _ _ _ [F] oh how grateful _ _ [Bb] I would be. _ _ _ _
These [Gm] _ arms of mine, _ _ _ _ _ _ they [F] are burning, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ burning _ _ from wanting [Bb] _ _
you. _ _ _ _
_ _ These legal arms of mine, _ _ _ _ _ _ they [F] are wanting, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ wanting _ _ to _ _ [Bb] hug you. _ _ _ _
_ And if _ _ you _ _ _ would _ _ let [Gm] them, way up there, _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] hold you, _ _ _ _ [F] oh how grateful _ _ [Bb] I would be.
And I got to tell you all, _ _ _ [Eb] come _ _ _ _ [F] on _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ baby, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ just be my [Eb] little woman, _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
just be [Bb] my lover.
_ _ _ _ _
Need _ _ [Eb] me somebody, _ _ _ [F] _
somebody, _ _ [Bb] come on, treat me right baby. _ _
_ [Bb] I need, _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ I [F] need your, _ _ I [Bb] need your tender _ lip. _ _
_ Come on [Eb] now baby, _ _ _ [F] say to me, _ you got [Bb] a body _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] down on my [Eb] knee, _ [F] down on my knee.
Oh [Bb] I need someone tonight baby, _ _ _ _ _ I just want to [Eb] hold you, _ good God [F] almighty. _
_ I want to [Bb] squeeze, _ I want to squeeze, I want to squeeze, [Gm] I want to squeeze.
[Eb] _ _
_ _ Showing off [F] my new, _ _ _ these [Bb] big old arms of mine, _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] oh _ [Bb] I [Eb] got me a pain, _ showing [F] off my hair.
_ Got me a [Bb] pain right here in my heart baby, _ but [Gm] _
_ I don't [Eb] need, _ _ _ I don't [F] need, _ _ _ I [Bb] don't need.
_ _ _ _ Show don't, show don't [Eb] need no doctor baby, _ _ [F] Lord have mercy.
[Bb] _ You see the doctor can't do me no good, _ _ _ [Gm] _
[G] I need me [Eb] some air.
Thank you, [F] thank you.
O, _ _ _ _ [Bb] V, _ _ E, oh [Gm] God almighty, [Eb] some L-O-V, _ L-O-V, _ _ _ [Bb] L _ _ -O. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Eb] These arms of mine, _ showing off [F] baby, _ _ these [Bb] big old arms of mine, I _ _ _ [Ab] want to tease [G] you.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ Showing off [F] my new, _ _ [C] these big old [Bb] arms of mine, _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] these [Eb] arms of _ mine, these arms of [F] mine, _ _
I just want to hold [Bb] you baby, _ _ I know, _ _ _ these [Eb] arms of mine, _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] these arms of mine, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ showing off your,
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Mr.
James Cullen, _
[F] _ _ _ Mr.
James [Bb] Cullen, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Mr.
_ [F] _
James Cullen.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _
James Cullen. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
We're gonna slow it down.
The very first one Otis ever done _ on stacks and Otis [Dm] did is something like [Bb] this.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ These _
_ _ [Eb] arms [Bb] of _ _ _ _ mine, _ _ _ _ _ _
they [F] are lonely,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ lonely _ and _ feeling [Bb] _ blue.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] These [Bb] arms of mine, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] they are yearning, _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ yearning _ for _ wanting [Bb] you.
_ _ _ _ _ _
And if you _ _ _ _ would _ _ _ [Gm] let them _ _ _ _ hold [Bb] _
you _ _ [Eb] _ long, _ _ _ [F] oh how grateful _ _ [Bb] I would be. _ _ _ _
These [Gm] _ arms of mine, _ _ _ _ _ _ they [F] are burning, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ burning _ _ from wanting [Bb] _ _
you. _ _ _ _
_ _ These legal arms of mine, _ _ _ _ _ _ they [F] are wanting, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ wanting _ _ to _ _ [Bb] hug you. _ _ _ _
_ And if _ _ you _ _ _ would _ _ let [Gm] them, way up there, _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] hold you, _ _ _ _ [F] oh how grateful _ _ [Bb] I would be.
And I got to tell you all, _ _ _ [Eb] come _ _ _ _ [F] on _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ baby, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ just be my [Eb] little woman, _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
just be [Bb] my lover.
_ _ _ _ _
Need _ _ [Eb] me somebody, _ _ _ [F] _
somebody, _ _ [Bb] come on, treat me right baby. _ _
_ [Bb] I need, _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ I [F] need your, _ _ I [Bb] need your tender _ lip. _ _
_ Come on [Eb] now baby, _ _ _ [F] say to me, _ you got [Bb] a body _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] down on my [Eb] knee, _ [F] down on my knee.
Oh [Bb] I need someone tonight baby, _ _ _ _ _ I just want to [Eb] hold you, _ good God [F] almighty. _
_ I want to [Bb] squeeze, _ I want to squeeze, I want to squeeze, [Gm] I want to squeeze.
[Eb] _ _
_ _ Showing off [F] my new, _ _ _ these [Bb] big old arms of mine, _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] oh _ [Bb] I [Eb] got me a pain, _ showing [F] off my hair.
_ Got me a [Bb] pain right here in my heart baby, _ but [Gm] _
_ I don't [Eb] need, _ _ _ I don't [F] need, _ _ _ I [Bb] don't need.
_ _ _ _ Show don't, show don't [Eb] need no doctor baby, _ _ [F] Lord have mercy.
[Bb] _ You see the doctor can't do me no good, _ _ _ [Gm] _
[G] I need me [Eb] some air.
Thank you, [F] thank you.
O, _ _ _ _ [Bb] V, _ _ E, oh [Gm] God almighty, [Eb] some L-O-V, _ L-O-V, _ _ _ [Bb] L _ _ -O. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Eb] These arms of mine, _ showing off [F] baby, _ _ these [Bb] big old arms of mine, I _ _ _ [Ab] want to tease [G] you.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ Showing off [F] my new, _ _ [C] these big old [Bb] arms of mine, _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] these [Eb] arms of _ mine, these arms of [F] mine, _ _
I just want to hold [Bb] you baby, _ _ I know, _ _ _ these [Eb] arms of mine, _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] these arms of mine, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ showing off your,
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Mr.
James Cullen, _
[F] _ _ _ Mr.
James [Bb] Cullen, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Mr.
_ [F] _
James Cullen.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _
James Cullen. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _