Chords for Victoria Spivey & Lonnie Johnson - Dope Head Blues (1927)

Tempo:
76.85 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

B

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Victoria Spivey & Lonnie Johnson - Dope Head Blues (1927) chords
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[C] [F] [B] [C] [F]
[C] Just give me one more sniffle, another sniffle of that dough.
[Gb] Just give me [C] one more sniffle, another sniffle of that dough.
[Cm] I'll catch a coyote [Dm] [C] and throw a bug without a row.
Dog gone, I got more money, I'll catch a coyote and throw a bug without a row.
[F] Dog gone, I got more money, than Henry Ford [C] or John Dee ever had.
Dog gone, [Bb] I got [F] more money, [C] than Henry Ford or John Dee ever had.
[G] I bit a dog on Monday, [F] and [C] forty dog gone dogs went [Am] mad.
[C] Feels [G] like a [Bb] fighting [C] rooster, [G] feeling better [C] than I ever felt.
Feels [F] like a fighting rooster, feeling better than [C] I ever felt.
[A]
[C] Got [G] double [F] pneumonia, and still I think [Eb] I got [C] the best health.
[G] [B] [C]
Say Sam, go get my airplane and drive it up to my door.
Oh Sam, go [F] get my airplane and drive it to my door.
[C]
[Bm] I think I'll [F] fly to London, [G] these monkey men [C] make my muscles.
[G] [C]
The president sent for me, the prince of Wales is on my trail.
The [F] president sent for me, the prince of [Em] Wales is on [C] my trail.
[A] They [G] worry me so much, [Cm] I'll take another sniff and put them both [C] in jail.
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
B
12341112
Cm
13421113
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Victoria Spivey - Dope Head Blues chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - G, F, C, F, B and C in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 38 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 77. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Db Major.

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_ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [B] _ [C] _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ Just give me one more sniffle, another sniffle of that dough.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] Just give me [C] one more sniffle, another sniffle of that dough.
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] I'll catch a coyote _ [Dm] [C] and throw a bug without a row.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Dog gone, I got more money, I'll catch a coyote and throw a bug without a row.
[F] Dog gone, I got more money, than Henry Ford [C] or John Dee ever had.
_ _ _ _ _ Dog gone, [Bb] I got [F] more money, [C] than Henry Ford or John Dee ever had.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] I bit a dog on Monday, [F] and [C] forty dog gone dogs went [Am] mad.
_ _ [C] Feels [G] like a [Bb] fighting [C] rooster, [G] feeling better [C] than I ever felt. _ _
_ _ _ Feels [F] like a fighting rooster, feeling better than [C] I ever felt.
_ [A] _
[C] _ _ Got [G] double _ [F] pneumonia, and still I think [Eb] I got [C] the best health.
[G] _ [B] _ [C] _
_ _ Say Sam, go get my airplane and drive it up to my door. _ _ _ _
_ Oh Sam, go [F] get my airplane and drive it to my door.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] I think I'll [F] fly to London, [G] these monkey men [C] make my muscles.
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _
The president sent for me, the prince of Wales is on my trail.
_ _ _ _ The [F] president sent for me, the prince of [Em] Wales is on [C] my trail.
_ _ _ _ [A] They [G] worry me so much, [Cm] I'll take another sniff and put them both [C] in jail. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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