Beat Up Guitar chords by
Shemekia Copeland

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Key: A major•

Intro 1

G

G

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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C

C

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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Verse 1

C

C

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In a bar down in Texas

Gm

Gm

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G

G

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Gm

Gm

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In a poor part of town

G

G

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C

C

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Sat an old man playin' the blues

Played 'em dirty and low-

G

G

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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Gm

Gm

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down

G

G

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C

C

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Just trying to make a living

Gm

Gm

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But you know it can't go far

Verse 2

Gm

Gm

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Bb

Bb

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Gm

Gm

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Playing them old blues

Bb

Bb

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Gm

Gm

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Playing them old blues

Bb

Bb

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Gm

Gm

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Playing them old blues

G

G

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C

C

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On a beat up,

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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beat up old guitar

C

C

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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Verse 3

Gm

Gm

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F

F

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C

C

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But he hug it like a woman

G

G

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Gm

Gm

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Hold it close to his chest

C

C

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Runs his hands across the body

G

G

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Gm

Gm

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With a soft, soft caress

C

C

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Though he never made much money

Gm

Gm

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When he passed around the jar

Verse 4

Gm

Gm

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Bb

Bb

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Gm

Gm

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But he could really play the blues

Bb

Bb

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Gm

Gm

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He could really play the blues

Bb

Bb

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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He could really play the blues

Em

Em

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C

C

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Em

Em

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G

G

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Gm

Gm

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On a beat up, beat up old guitar

G

G

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Verse 5

Gm

Gm

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G

G

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C

C

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The body was all scratched up

F

F

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C

C

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The neck a beat up thing

G

G

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C

C

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But when that man started pickin'

F

F

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He could make the guitar sing

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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Though it never made him fam ous

He never was a star

C

C

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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But he could really

Verse 6

Bb

Bb

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Gm

Gm

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play the blues

Bb

Bb

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Gm

Gm

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Bb

Bb

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Gm

Gm

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He could really play the blues

Bb

Bb

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Gm

Gm

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He could really play the blues

G

G

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C

C

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Em

Em

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C

C

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Gm

Gm

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On a beat up, beat up old guitar

Interlude 1

G

G

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Gm

Gm

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C

C

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F

F

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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Gm

Gm

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Bb

Bb

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G

G

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Em

Em

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C

C

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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Verse 7

C

C

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One day that guitar just broke down

G

G

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You know the old man, he broke

Gm

Gm

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down too

C

C

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This mean ol' life gonna get you

Gm

Gm

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G

G

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No matter what you do

Gm

Gm

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C

C

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But if your ever down in Texas

And you listen really hard

Gm

Gm

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Verse 8

G

G

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Gm

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G

G

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Gm

Gm

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You'll hear an old man

Bb

Bb

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Gm

Gm

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playin' the blues

Bb

Bb

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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Old man playin' the blues

Gm

Gm

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Bb

Bb

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Gm

Gm

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Old man playin' the blues

G

G

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E

E

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On his beat up,

C

C

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Em

Em

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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his beat up old guitar

C

C

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Em

Em

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On his beat up ,

C

C

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Em

Em

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G

G

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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his beat up old gui tar

Em

Em

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C

C

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On his beat up,

Em

Em

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C

C

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Em

Em

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G

G

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his beat up old guitar

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

G
Gm
C
Bb
Em
F
E

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The original key of Beat Up Guitar by Shemekia Copeland is A major.

The primary chords used in Beat Up Guitar are A, Am, D, C, F#m, G.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, Am, D, C, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Beat Up Guitar is approximately 86 beats per minute.

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