Trying To Make A Living Chords by Koko Taylor

Tempo:
142.25 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Dm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Trying To Make A Living chords
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[A] [G]
[D] [A]
I'm standing on [C] the corner [D] with a nickel [Am] and a key.
[D] I'm looking for a man [Dm] that'll go with me.
I'm [G] trying to make a living, [D]
trying to make a living.
[A] Well, I'm trying to make [G] a thing [D] I can do.
[A]
I'm gonna pawn [C] my coat, I'm [D] gonna pawn my shoes,
I'm gonna pawn [C] these clothes [D] that ain't never been used.
I'm gonna pawn my [Am] wife, I'm gonna pawn my ring.
[Gm] I'm calling you people, [C#m] I'm gonna [D] party!
[Bm] I'm trying [Dm] to make a [G] living,
[D] trying to make a living.
[A] Yeah, I'm trying to make a [G] living,
best thing I can [D] do.
[G] Well, I'm trying to [D] make a living,
trying to make a [Dm] living.
[E] [D]
Yeah, I'm [B] trying to make a living,
[D]
trying to make a living.
Well [A] I'm trying to make a [G] living, best thing I [D] just [A] Well alright.
[D] [B]
[Dm]
[G] [D] [Am]
[G] [D]
[Am] [Dm]
[D]
[G]
[F] [A] [D]
[C]
[F#] [G] [D]
[A] I'm [F#] on em, [C] pining my clothes [D] on em, pining [C] my shoes on em, pining these clothes that
ain't never been used on em, pining my watch [D] on em, [G#] pining my ring on em, I'm [Dm] telling you
people I'm a pining king.
[G] I'm trying to make a living, [D]
trying to make a living, [A] yeah I'm trying to make a living,
[G] best thing [D] I could do.
[A] Well [G] I'm trying to make a living, [Dm] [E] [D] [G] trying to make a [Dm] living, [Em] yeah I'm trying to make a [Dm] living,
[Em] [D] trying to make a [B] living, [A] I'm trying to make a [G] living, best [D] thing I could [G] do, [D]
okay.
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Dm
2311
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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Let's start jamming Koko Taylor - Trying To Make A Living chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - D, G, D, A, G, D and Dm in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 71 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 142 BPM. Considering the song's key of D Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
I'm standing on [C] the corner [D] with a nickel [Am] and a key.
[D] I'm looking for a man [Dm] that'll go with me.
I'm [G] trying to make a living, _ _ [D] _
_ trying to make a living. _ _
[A] Well, I'm trying to make _ [G] _ a thing [D] I can do.
_ _ _ [A] _
I'm gonna pawn [C] my coat, I'm [D] gonna pawn my shoes,
I'm gonna pawn [C] these clothes [D] that ain't never been used.
I'm gonna pawn my [Am] wife, I'm gonna pawn my ring.
[Gm] I'm calling you people, [C#m] I'm gonna [D] party! _
[Bm] I'm trying [Dm] to make a [G] living, _ _
_ [D] trying to make a living. _ _
[A] Yeah, I'm trying to make a [G] living,
best thing I can [D] do. _ _ _ _
[G] Well, I'm trying to [D] make a living, _ _ _
_ trying to make a [Dm] living.
_ [E] _ [D]
Yeah, I'm [B] trying to make a living,
_ _ [D] _
trying to make a living. _ _
Well [A] I'm trying to make a [G] living, _ best thing I [D] _ _ just_ [A] Well alright.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ I'm [F#] on em, [C] pining my clothes [D] on em, pining [C] my shoes on em, pining these clothes that
ain't never been used on em, pining my watch [D] on em, [G#] pining my ring on em, I'm [Dm] telling you
people I'm a pining king.
[G] I'm trying to make a living, _ _ [D] _ _
trying to make a living, _ _ [A] yeah I'm trying to make a living,
[G] _ best thing [D] I could do.
_ _ _ [A] _ Well [G] I'm trying to make a living, [Dm] _ [E] _ [D] _ [G] trying to make a [Dm] living, _ _ [Em] yeah I'm trying to make a [Dm] living,
_ _ [Em] _ [D] trying to make a [B] living, _ _ [A] I'm trying to make a [G] living, best [D] thing I could [G] do, _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
okay. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the I Got What It Takes album.

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