Blues Is Killing Me Chords by William Clarke

Tempo:
172.5 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

C

E

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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William Clarke - Blues is killing me chords
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[N] [G#m] [E]
[D]
[A]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[E]
Well, let [A] me tell you [Em] baby,
[D] what I'm gonna do
Ain't [Em] gonna hurt your feelings, sweetheart
[A]
Oh, getting mad with you, [D] I holler oh
But these blues [A]
is killing me
[E] [D]
[C]
[E] But when I die baby,
[D] [C]
please bury my body [A] where I long to [F#m] be
[A]
I'm
[D]
waiting up here, sweetheart, laying on my sickle [C]
bed
[G]
Leave up my [D] head baby, [A]
[C] leave up [D] my head, I holler [Dm] oh
[D]
These blues is [A] killing me
[Em]
[F#m]
Well, [E]
baby,
[D]
put my body where I long to be
[Am]
Take [A] me back [E]
home
[A]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[Em]
[Am] [C]
[D]
[C]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[Am]
[Bm]
[D]
[C]
[A]
[D]
[A] [E]
[C]
[A] Well, a dollar ain't worth but a quarter, [D] baby
But a quarter [A]
ain't worth a [D] dime
[C]
Down on my bended knee, I keep on [D]
crying
[Am]
[D]
You know the [C] blues [A] is killing me
[C] You
[F#m]
[G] [Em]
can bury my [D] body
[Dm] where [Am] I [A] long to [D] be
[E]
[Em]
[A]
[D]
[G]
[Am] [G]
[F#m] [Em] [Am]
[D]
[E] [D]
[A]
[C]
[E] [Am]
[G] [F#m]
[E]
[Em] [D]
[C] [Bm]
[A]
[D] [F]
[E]
[A] My mother said one thing, my [C#] father said the same
[A] You keep messing around with your clock
[G]
[A] Some day [C] I'm [A] gonna change your name, [D] I holler oh
[C] Well, the blues [A] is killing [C#m] [G] me
[F#m]
[A]
But [E] when I pass on by here [Bm]
baby, [D]
bury [F] me [A] where I long to be
[D]
Bury [Am] me [F#m] where I long to be
[D]
[A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[A]
Mercy!
[F#m]
[A]
[D]
[C] [D]
[Am]
[C]
[G]
[F#m]
[Em] Well, the blues, [E] hey, [C] well the blues is all [D] after me
[C] [A]
[C#m] [A]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
E
2311
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
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To jam and learn William Clarke - Blues Is Killing Me chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: E, C, A, D, A, E, D and A. Ease into the song by practicing at 86 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 172 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Major in mind.

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[N] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _
Well, let [A] me tell you [Em] baby, _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ what I'm gonna _ _ do
Ain't [Em] _ _ gonna hurt your feelings, sweetheart
_ [A] _
_ _ _ Oh, getting mad with _ you, [D] I holler oh _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ But these blues _ [A] _
is killing _ me _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ But when I die _ baby, _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
please bury my body [A] where I long to _ _ _ [F#m] be
_ _ _ [A] _
I'm _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ waiting up here, _ sweetheart, _ _ _ _ _ _ laying on my sickle [C] _ _
bed
[G] _ _ _ _
Leave up my [D] head baby, [A] _ _ _ _
[C] _ leave up [D] my head, I holler _ _ [Dm] oh _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
These _ blues _ is [A] killing _ _ _ me
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ baby, _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _
put my body where I long to be _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
Take [A] me back [E] _
home
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _
[A] Well, a dollar ain't worth but a quarter, [D] baby _ _
But a quarter [A]
ain't worth a [D] _ dime _
_ _ [C] _ _ _
Down on my bended _ knee, I _ _ _ _ _ _ keep on [D] _
crying
_ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
You know the _ [C] blues _ _ [A] is killing me _ _ _ _
[C] You _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ can bury my _ _ [D] body _ _ _
[Dm] where _ [Am] I _ _ [A] long to _ [D] be
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ My mother said one _ thing, my _ _ _ [C#] father said the same _ _ _
[A] _ You keep messing around with your clock
_ [G] _ _
[A] Some day [C] I'm [A] gonna change your name, [D] I holler oh _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Well, _ the blues [A] is killing _ _ [C#m] _ [G] me
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ But [E] when I pass on by here [Bm] _ _
baby, _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ bury [F] me [A] where I long to be
_ [D] _ _
Bury [Am] _ _ me [F#m] where I long to be
[D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Mercy!
[F#m] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] Well, the blues, _ [E] _ hey, _ _ [C] well the _ blues is all [D] after me
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of The Hard Way album.

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