Turtle Blues - Janis Joplin Chords
Tempo:
109.95 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [D] [A] [G]
[D]
[Eb] [A] Oh, [D] I'm a mean, [Bm] mean woman.
[G]
I'm a mean old woman, [D] no.
No.
[Em] I'm a mean, [G] I'm a mean old woman, [Em] [D]
no.
[A] Treats him like a woman still.
[C]
I [G] never [A] treat some honey like [D] I [G] should.
[Eb] [A] Oh,
[D] once had a daddy.
[G]
He said he'd give me [D] everything in sight.
[G] Once had a daddy.
[Gm]
[C] Said he'd [G] give me [D] everything in sight.
Yes, he did.
So I [A] said, hold the sunshine.
[G]
[C] He'll take the [A] stars out of the night.
Come on and give them [Eb] to me, baby.
Cause I want them right.
[A]
[D] I ain't the kind of woman [G]
who'd make your [Em] life [D] a better place.
[Bm] No, no, no, no, no, no.
[G] Not the kind of woman, no, to make your life [D] a better place.
[Bm] [D]
But [A] if you just want to go out drinking, honey.
[G]
[A] Won't you invite me [Bm] along, [A] please?
Oh, [Eb] I'd be so good [A] to you, babe.
Yeah.
[Am] [B]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [B]
[G]
[A]
[B]
[Dm] [A]
[G] [G] [D]
[Gm] [Am] I [A]
[Bm] guess I'm just like a turtle.
[G] Hiding [Gm] underneath its [D] horn and shell.
Whoa,
[Bm] whoa, yeah.
[C] [G]
Hiding underneath [D] its horn and shell.
[G] But [A] you know I'm protected.
[G] Know [A] this goddamn life too [D] well.
[Eb] [A]
[D] You can call me evil.
[G] I've become much worse.
All [D] things are red.
Oh, now, don't you know, hell?
[G] Call me mean or call me evil.
Much worse [D]
are things.
All things are red.
Yeah, [A] but I'm going to take good care of Janice.
Yeah.
[G] Honey, no [B] one's going to talk [D] me down.
[G] [D] Yeah.
[D]
[Eb] [A] Oh, [D] I'm a mean, [Bm] mean woman.
[G]
I'm a mean old woman, [D] no.
No.
[Em] I'm a mean, [G] I'm a mean old woman, [Em] [D]
no.
[A] Treats him like a woman still.
[C]
I [G] never [A] treat some honey like [D] I [G] should.
[Eb] [A] Oh,
[D] once had a daddy.
[G]
He said he'd give me [D] everything in sight.
[G] Once had a daddy.
[Gm]
[C] Said he'd [G] give me [D] everything in sight.
Yes, he did.
So I [A] said, hold the sunshine.
[G]
[C] He'll take the [A] stars out of the night.
Come on and give them [Eb] to me, baby.
Cause I want them right.
[A]
[D] I ain't the kind of woman [G]
who'd make your [Em] life [D] a better place.
[Bm] No, no, no, no, no, no.
[G] Not the kind of woman, no, to make your life [D] a better place.
[Bm] [D]
But [A] if you just want to go out drinking, honey.
[G]
[A] Won't you invite me [Bm] along, [A] please?
Oh, [Eb] I'd be so good [A] to you, babe.
Yeah.
[Am] [B]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [B]
[G]
[A]
[B]
[Dm] [A]
[G] [G] [D]
[Gm] [Am] I [A]
[Bm] guess I'm just like a turtle.
[G] Hiding [Gm] underneath its [D] horn and shell.
Whoa,
[Bm] whoa, yeah.
[C] [G]
Hiding underneath [D] its horn and shell.
[G] But [A] you know I'm protected.
[G] Know [A] this goddamn life too [D] well.
[Eb] [A]
[D] You can call me evil.
[G] I've become much worse.
All [D] things are red.
Oh, now, don't you know, hell?
[G] Call me mean or call me evil.
Much worse [D]
are things.
All things are red.
Yeah, [A] but I'm going to take good care of Janice.
Yeah.
[G] Honey, no [B] one's going to talk [D] me down.
[G] [D] Yeah.
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
Eb
D
G
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Oh, [D] I'm a mean, [Bm] mean woman.
[G] _
I'm a mean old woman, _ [D] no. _ _
_ _ No. _ _ _
[Em] I'm a mean, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] I'm a mean old woman, [Em] _ _ [D] _ _
no. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Treats him like a woman still.
[C]
I [G] never [A] treat some honey like [D] I [G] should. _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [A] Oh, _
_ [D] once had a daddy.
_ _ [G]
He said he'd give me _ [D] everything in sight.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Once had a daddy.
_ [Gm] _
[C] Said he'd [G] give me _ [D] everything in sight.
_ Yes, he did. _ _
So I [A] said, hold the sunshine.
_ [G] _
[C] He'll take the [A] stars out of the night.
Come on and give them [Eb] to me, baby.
Cause I want them right.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] I ain't the kind of woman _ [G]
who'd make your [Em] life [D] a better place.
_ [Bm] _ _ No, no, no, no, no, no.
[G] _ _ Not the kind of woman, no, to make your life [D] a better place.
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
But [A] if you just want to go out drinking, honey.
[G] _
[A] Won't you invite me [Bm] along, [A] please?
Oh, [Eb] I'd be so good [A] to you, babe.
Yeah. _ _
_ [Am] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [Am] I _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] guess I'm just like a turtle.
[G] _ _ Hiding [Gm] underneath its [D] horn and shell.
_ _ _ Whoa, _
[Bm] whoa, _ yeah.
[C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ Hiding underneath [D] its horn and shell. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] But [A] you know I'm _ protected.
[G] Know [A] this goddamn life too [D] well.
_ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] You can call me evil.
_ _ [G] _ I've become much worse.
All [D] things are red.
Oh, now, don't you know, hell?
_ _ [G] Call me mean or call me evil.
_ _ Much worse [D]
are _ things.
All things are red. _
_ Yeah, [A] but I'm going to take good care of Janice.
Yeah.
[G] _ Honey, no [B] one's going to talk [D] me down.
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ Yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Oh, [D] I'm a mean, [Bm] mean woman.
[G] _
I'm a mean old woman, _ [D] no. _ _
_ _ No. _ _ _
[Em] I'm a mean, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] I'm a mean old woman, [Em] _ _ [D] _ _
no. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Treats him like a woman still.
[C]
I [G] never [A] treat some honey like [D] I [G] should. _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [A] Oh, _
_ [D] once had a daddy.
_ _ [G]
He said he'd give me _ [D] everything in sight.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Once had a daddy.
_ [Gm] _
[C] Said he'd [G] give me _ [D] everything in sight.
_ Yes, he did. _ _
So I [A] said, hold the sunshine.
_ [G] _
[C] He'll take the [A] stars out of the night.
Come on and give them [Eb] to me, baby.
Cause I want them right.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] I ain't the kind of woman _ [G]
who'd make your [Em] life [D] a better place.
_ [Bm] _ _ No, no, no, no, no, no.
[G] _ _ Not the kind of woman, no, to make your life [D] a better place.
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
But [A] if you just want to go out drinking, honey.
[G] _
[A] Won't you invite me [Bm] along, [A] please?
Oh, [Eb] I'd be so good [A] to you, babe.
Yeah. _ _
_ [Am] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [Am] I _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] guess I'm just like a turtle.
[G] _ _ Hiding [Gm] underneath its [D] horn and shell.
_ _ _ Whoa, _
[Bm] whoa, _ yeah.
[C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ Hiding underneath [D] its horn and shell. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] But [A] you know I'm _ protected.
[G] Know [A] this goddamn life too [D] well.
_ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] You can call me evil.
_ _ [G] _ I've become much worse.
All [D] things are red.
Oh, now, don't you know, hell?
_ _ [G] Call me mean or call me evil.
_ _ Much worse [D]
are _ things.
All things are red. _
_ Yeah, [A] but I'm going to take good care of Janice.
Yeah.
[G] _ Honey, no [B] one's going to talk [D] me down.
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ Yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _