Barbed Wire Blues Chords by Wilko Johnson

Tempo:
137.15 bpm
Chords used:

F

Fm

Bb

C

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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WILKO JOHNSON / Barbed Wire Blues chords
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I got a fucking teller [Fm] [F] to look into my future.
[Fm]
[F] A doctor and a dealer [Fm] to [F] keep me feeling right.
[Fm]
[F] Cause I got a lover [Fm] who [F] would like to see me slugger.
[Fm] [F]
And keep me undercover.
[Fm]
[F] I get the shivers in the daylight.
I just can't sleep at night.
[Bb] I wanna [F] move.
I'm fucking blown out.
I got a bar where I'm blue [Bb] [F] to go down.
[C] But I'm headed for the [Bb] border and I ain't gonna [F] slow down.
I left to the island.
[Fm]
[F] She knew I was hot.
[Fm]
[F] She could not read my writing.
[Fm] [F]
She must have read my mind.
[Fm] [F]
I just think I had to see her.
[Fm] [F]
I started sinking deeper.
[Fm] [F]
I was burning in a fever.
[Fm]
[F] I asked her for some water and she gave me tepid.
I wanna move.
[Bb] [F]
I [Bb] got the bar where I'm blue to [Fm] go [F] down.
But [C] I'm headed for the border [F] and I ain't gonna slow down.
[C]
[Fm]
[F]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[F]
[C] [Bb]
[F]
Now that I can't recall it.
[Fm]
[F] I can hear the sirens calling.
[Fm]
[F] Listen, I don't want it.
[Fm]
[F] I try to understand.
[Fm]
She stopped her in the corner.
And the last time that I saw her.
She was standing by the water.
[Fm]
[F] Staring at the sunset.
I hammer in her head.
I wanna [Fm] move.
[F] The lines are open.
I got a bar where I'm blue to go down.
But [C] I'm headed for the [Bb] border and I ain't gonna [F] slow down.
[Fm] [D]
[F]
[Fm] [F]
[Fm]
[F] [Fm] [F]
[Fm] [F]
[N]
Key:  
F
134211111
Fm
123111111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
D
1321
F
134211111
Fm
123111111
Bb
12341111
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To jam and learn Wilko Johnson - Barbed Wire Blues chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: F, Fm, F and Ab. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of F Major.

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I got a fucking teller [Fm] _ [F] to look into my future.
[Fm] _ _ _
[F] A doctor and a dealer _ [Fm] _ to [F] keep me feeling right.
[Fm] _ _ _
[F] Cause I got a lover _ [Fm] _ who [F] would like to see me slugger.
[Fm] _ _ [F]
And keep me undercover.
_ [Fm] _ _
[F] I get the shivers in the daylight.
I just can't sleep at night.
[Bb] I wanna [F] move.
I'm fucking blown out. _ _ _ _ _ _
I got a bar where I'm blue [Bb] _ [F] to go down. _ _ _ _ _
[C] But I'm headed for the [Bb] border and I ain't gonna [F] slow down. _ _ _ _ _ _
I left to the island.
[Fm] _ _
[F] She knew I was hot.
[Fm] _ _ _
[F] She could not read my writing.
[Fm] _ _ [F] _
She must have read my mind.
[Fm] _ _ [F]
I just think I had to see her.
[Fm] _ _ [F] _
I started sinking deeper.
[Fm] _ _ [F]
I was burning in a fever.
[Fm] _ _ _
[F] I asked her for some water and she gave me tepid.
I wanna move.
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
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I [Bb] got the bar where I'm blue to _ [Fm] go [F] down. _ _ _ _ _
But [C] I'm headed for the border [F] and I ain't gonna slow down. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now that I can't recall it.
[Fm] _
[F] I can hear the sirens calling.
_ [Fm] _ _
[F] _ Listen, I don't want it.
[Fm] _ _
[F] I try to understand.
[Fm] _ _ _
She stopped her in the corner. _ _ _
And the last time that I saw her. _ _
She was standing by the water.
_ [Fm] _ _
[F] _ Staring at the sunset.
I hammer in her head.
I wanna [Fm] move.
[F] The lines are open.
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ got a bar where I'm blue to go _ down. _ _ _ _ _
But [C] I'm headed for the [Bb] border and I ain't gonna [F] slow down. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
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_ _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ _
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Among the tracks on the album Back in the Night - The Best Of, written by Wilko Johnson, this one stands out.

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