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Back Water Blues chords by
Lavern Baker
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Key: Bb major•
Intro 1
G
G

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Bb
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Bbdim
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Bdim
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Verse 1
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When it rains five
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days and the skies turn dark as night
C
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Edim
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When it rains five days and
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Em
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the skies turn dark as night
C
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Am
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Then trouble's takin' place
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Em
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Bb
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in the lowlands at night
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I woke up this mornin',
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can't even get out of my door
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I woke up this mornin',
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can't even get out of my door
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D
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There's been enough trouble to make a poor
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C
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girl wonder where she want to go
Verse 2
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G

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Em
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Then they rowed a little boat about
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five miles 'cross the pond
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C
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Then they rowed a little boat
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about five miles 'cross the pond
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I packed all my clothes,
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throwed them in and they rowed me along
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When it thunders and lightnin' and when
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the wind begins to blow
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When it thunders and lightnin'
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and the wind begins to blow
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There's thousands of people ain't got no place to go
Interlude 1
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Gm
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Eb
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Gm
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C#dim
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Edim
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F#
F#
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D
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Bdim
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Dm
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Edim
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D
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G
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C#dim
C#dim
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A
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Verse 3
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Bdim
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Then I went and stood upon
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Bb
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some high old lonesome hill
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Gm
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Then I went and stood upon some high
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old lonesome hill
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Then looked down on
Bm
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G
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the house were I used to live
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Backwater Blues
Verse 4

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Bb
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done call me to pack
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my things and go
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Backwater blues done call me to pack
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Em
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my things and go
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'Cause my house fell down and I
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can't live there no more
Bdim
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Mm, I can't
Verse 5
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Em
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move
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no more
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Bdim
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Mm, I can't move no more
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There ain't no place for a poor old
Outro 1

girl to go
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Bb

  • Bbdim

  • Bdim

  • E

  • A

  • D

  • C

  • Edim

  • Em

  • Am

  • Gm

    3

  • F

  • Eb

    6

  • C#dim

    4

  • F#

    2

  • Dm

  • Bm

    2

  • Eaug

    5

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Back Water Blues by LaVern Baker is Bb major.

The primary chords used in Back Water Blues are Bb, Db, Dbdim, Ddim, G, C.

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

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, Db, Dbdim, Ddim, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Back Water Blues is approximately 98 beats per minute.

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