Son House - Walking blues
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Tuning: D G D G B D
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]
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[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
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[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]
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[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]
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