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Artist: Son House Song: Walking Blues Duration: 6:35 Tempo: 112 Key: B Pitch: 0+c Recorded: Grafton, Wisconsin, May 28, 1930 Reference: https://youtu.be/R7NfJL5lbIk?t=290 [Intro] B X6
Yeh, Eyeh
[Verse 1]
BWell . . . got up this morning, B7feeling 'round for my shoes B7Know about that, EI got the walkin' blues EI said I got up this morning, I was Bfeeling 'round for my shoes BI said you know about that now, I got the walkin' blues
[Verse 2]
BThe blues ain't nothing but a lowdown shaking chill If you ain't had 'em B7I hope you never will EOh, the blues is a lowdown old Baching chill If you B7ain't had 'em boys, I- BI hope you never will
[Verse 3]
BWhen you get worried drop me a line BIf I don't go crazy, honey, I'm going to lose my mind EWhen you get worried I said sit down and drop me a Bline If I don't go crazy, Ehoney, I'm Bgoing to lose my mind
[Verse 4]
BYour hair ain't curly, your doggone eyes ain't blue BIf you don't want me what the world I- I want with you? Oh, your Ehair ain't curly and your doggone eyes ain'tB blue BI said now if you don't want me, babe, what the wide world I want with you?
[Verse 5]
BDon't a man feel bad the Good Lord's sun go Bmdown? BmHe don't have nobody to throw his Barms around ECan't a man feel bad, I said when the Good Lord's sun go Bdown? BI said he don't have a soul, not to throw his arms around
[Verse 6]
BLooky here baby, what you want me to do? BI've done all I could just to get a-along with you ELooky here honey, what do you want poor me to Bdo? F#7I say I've done all I could, honey, just to get along with Byou
[Verse 7]
B7You know I love my baby like the cow love to chew her cud B7I'm layin' round here though I ain't doin' no good EOoh, I love you honey like the cow love to chew her cud
[Instrumental] B X2 [Verse 7.]
F#I'm layin' Bround here, baby, but I- I sure ain't doin' no good [Verse 8]
BYou know the minutes seem like hours, the hours seem like days BSeem like my baby don't stop her lowdown ways EOh, the minutes seem like hours, I said the hours, they seem like Bdays BYou know it seems like my bride never stop her old lowdown ways
[Verse 9]
BI'm going to the gypsy now to have my fortune told BI believe somebody is stealing my jelly Eroll EI'm going to the gypsy, I believe I'll have my fortune Btold B'Cos I believe somebody is trying to steal my jelly roll
[Verse 10]
BI got up this morning, feeling sick and bad BThinking 'bout the good times that I once have had I said Esoon this morning, I was feeling so sick and Bbad F#You know I was Bthinking 'bout the good times now that I- I once have had
[Instrumental] B X6 E B B B7 B E B B B X5 E X2 B B F#7 B B X3 [Verse 11]
BThe sun is going down behind that old western hill Yes, Eyes BOoh, behind that old western Ehill B F#And I wouldn't do nothing boys, Dnot against Bmy woman's will
[Verse 12]
BYou know I'm going away, I'll stay a great long time BI ain't coming back here until you change your Emind EOh, I'm going away, I believe I'll stay a great long tBime BI said I ain't coming back, honey, until you change your mind
[Outro] B X6