Statesboro Blues Chords by The Youngbloods

This track is cover version of Statesboro Blues by Blind Willie McTell.

Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
• Key: A
• Chords: A7, D7, E7, D, A
• BPM: 153
• Suggested Strumming:
• D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord

Track Info

• Song: Statesboro Blues
• Artist: The Youngbloods
• Written by Blind Willie McTell
• Produced by Felix Pappalardi
• Album: The Youngbloods
• Released Date: January 1967

[Verse]

      A7
Well, wake up, mama
D7                  A7
Turn your lamp down low
      D7
Yeah, wake up mama, mama
                    A7
Turn your lamp down low, low
                E7
Yes, you got no nerve now, mama
       D7                     A7
Not to drive me from your door
 
 
[Verse]

          A7
'Cause my Mama died and 

Left me with this
D7                       A7
My Papa died and left me wild, oh
         D7
Yeah, my Mama died and 

Left me with this
                      A7
Papa died and left me wild, wild
A7
Oh, yes
           E7                    
You know I ain’t good looking but 
         D7
I'm some sweet
              A7
Woman's angel-child, child
E7
Well, alright now!
 
 
[Solo]
A7  D7  A7   D7   A7
 
 
[Bridge]

D                         
Goin’ up the country, mama, 
                    A
Would you like to go? 
D                          
Goin’ up the country, mama, 
                    A
Would you like to go? 
          E7               
I'm gonna take my baby, now, 
  D                 A
I might take 2 or 3 more
 
 
[Verse]

         A7
'Cause I got 'em
A7
You got 'em
A7
Mama's got 'em, Papa's got 'em
A7
Sister's got 'em, brother's got 'em
       D7                  
Now, I woke up this morning, 
                     A7
Did not know what to do
         E7
I looked over in the corner
        D7                    A7
Grandma and Grandpa's got 'em too
       E7
Well alright, alright!
 
 
[Solo]

A7   D7   A7  D7   A7
D7   A7  N.C.
 
 
[Outro]

A7
I got the Statesboro blues
A7
I got the Statesboro blues
          D7
I got the Statesboro blues
          A7
I got the Statesboro blues
E7               D7         A7
Lord, I got them Statesboro blues, yeah

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