GuitarTuna Pick
GuitarTuna

Get the full experience in app

Open

Baby Please Don't Go chords by
Sonny Terry & Brownie Mcghee
Sonny Terry & Brownie Mcghee
Logo

N/A•
Key: F major•
Verse 1
Bm
Bm
2

View detailed Bm chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

My baby please don't go,

my baby please don't go,

my baby please don't go back to New Orleans,
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

honey I love you so.

Why don't you call my name?

Don't you call my name.

Why don't you call my name?

Don't you call my name.

Why don't you call my name?

You got me waiting out here

with the ball and chain.

Baby, please don't go.
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Tell everybody, Ronnie.
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Baby, please don't go.

Baby, please don't go.

Baby, please don't go back

to New Orleans.

Cause I love you so
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Baby please don't go
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

You know your man done gone

You know your man done gone
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

To the county home

He got the shotguns on
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

He got the shotguns on

You treat me like a dog,

you treat me like a dog,
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

you treat me like a dog, I had you
Verse 2
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

here I'll make you
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

walk the log
Verse 3
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Baby, please don't go
Interlude 1
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Verse 4
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Watch out, Ron.

please don't go
Verse 5
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Baby, please don't go
Verse 6
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Baby, please don't go back to New Orleans
Verse 7
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

I love you so, baby, please don't go
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
You know your
Verse 8
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

man's done gone
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
You know your
Verse 9
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

man's done gone
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
You know your
Verse 10

man's done gone
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

from the county home
Verse 11
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

With his shackles on,
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

with his shackles on
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
You know your
Verse 12

man's done gone
Verse 13
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

You know your man's done gone
Verse 14
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

But when he jumped off the truck
Verse 15
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

You couldn't see him for the dust
Verse 16
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

had his shackles on,
Interlude 2

had his shackles on
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app


Verse 17
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

When my work is done,

when my time is done
Verse 18
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Well, I'm going down in slaughter
Verse 19
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Lay down on the green grass,

look up at the rising sun,

when the time is done.

Baby please don't go,

baby please don't go,

baby please don't go back to New Orleans,

cause I love you so, baby I love you so.

How did you like the song?

You need to log in to leave a rating.
An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Bm

    2

  • D

  • A

  • C

  • G

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

0

Autoscroll20%

More songs by Sonny Terry

Discover chords for more songs to play

Brownie McGhee, Lightnin' Hopkins and Sonny Terry

Ball of Twine

Sonny Terry

god and man

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Ease My Worried Mind

Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee

Dissatisfied Woman

Sonny Terry

Telephone Blues (1950)

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Just Rode In Your Town

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Hooray, Hooray, This Woman Is Killing Me

See More

Related songs

Discover chords for more songs to play

Brownie McGhee, Lightnin' Hopkins and Sonny Terry

Ball of Twine

Brownie McGhee, Lightnin' Hopkins and Sonny Terry

Don McLean

American Pie

Don McLean

John Legend

All Of Me

John Legend

Olivia Rodrigo

Drivers License

Olivia Rodrigo

Queen

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Queen

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Ease My Worried Mind

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Sonny Terry

god and man

Sonny Terry

See More

Popular chords globally

Most played chords & tabs across all users

1

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

2

Creep

Radiohead

3

Yellow

Coldplay

4

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Green Day

5

Zombie

The Cranberries

6

Wonderwall

Oasis

7

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

Recently added

Recently added chords & tabs

Love Me, I'm A Liberal

Phil Ochs

The Bitch Song

Bowling For Soup

J'ai oublié de vivre

Vianney

Exxus

Glass Animals

Wicked Game

James Vincent McMorrow

The Shape Of Your Love

Colton Dixon

Slow Show

The National

Frequently asked questions

The original key of Baby Please Don't Go by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee is F major.

The primary chords used in Baby Please Don't Go are Dm, F, C, Eb, Bb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Dm, F, C, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Baby Please Don't Go is approximately 154 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Baby Please Don't Go using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for Baby Please Don't Go. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee.

Absolutely. Click the Save or Heart icon to add Baby Please Don't Go to your account. You can access all your saved songs under My Library at any time.

You can view the full chord sheet and lyrics for Baby Please Don't Go by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee on this page for free. We provide high-quality, verified chords to help you start playing immediately.