Barbecue Blues chords by John Hammond

SimplifiedC · G · F · Gm

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Verse 1
C 
G 
F 
C 
G 
F 
 (C major)  (G major)  (F major)  (C major)  (G major) Yeah,  (F major) woke up this morning,
C 
'twixt midnight and day  (C major) 
F 
Yeah,  (F major) woke up this morning gal,
C 
'twixt midnight and day  (C major) 
G 
C 
Yes,  (G major) I reached over to the pillow  (C major) where
Gm 
my  (G minor) good gal used to lay
C 
F 
 (C major)  (F major) 

Verse 2
C 
 (C major) 
F 
I know I'm  (F major) not good‑lookin', my
C 
teeth don't shine like pearls  (C major) 
F 
Yeah, I'm  (F major) not good‑lookin', teeth
C 
don't shine like pearls  (C major) 
G 
Yeah, so  (G major) glad good looks don't
Gm 
F 
 (G minor) take you through this  (F major) world
C 
 (C major) 

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Verse 3

Yeah, beside my jumpin' mama,

I'm her overhaul

Yeah, beside my jumpin' mama,

I'm her overhaul

Yeah, my gal done quit me,

god knows she had it all

Interlude 1

Verse 4
F 
Yeah, I'm gon (F major) na tell you mama,
C 
lord god I'll tell you true  (C major) 
F 
Yeah, gonna  (F major) tell you mama,
C 
lord I'll tell you true  (C major) 
G 
C 
Well if you don't  (G major) want  (C major) me,
G 
Gm 
C 
it's  (G major) a  (G minor) cinch I don't want  (C major) you

Verse 5
C 
 (C major) 
F 
Yeah, you  (F major) ever dream lucky,
C 
wake up cold in hand  (C major) 
F 
Yeah, you  (F major) ever dream lucky,
C 
wake up cold in hand  (C major) 
Gm 
Yeah, that's a mighty true sign your  (G minor) gal

Interlude 2

got some other man

Verse 6
F 
Yeah, my  (F major) mama told me,
C 
yeah my daddy told me too  (C major) 
F 
Oh well, my  (F major) mama told me,
C 
F 
C 
yeah my daddy told me  (C major) too  (F major)  (C major) 
Gm 
Yeah, some jumpin' woman  (G minor) 
son'll be the death of you
C 
 (C major) 