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Count My Blessings chords by
Ray Wylie Hubbard
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Key: E minor
Intro 1
Em
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Verse 1
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Mama gimme a nickel

and a deck of cards

Said go on and play in the back yard

Walking down the alley

come my Uncle Lonnie

Said lemme teach ya about

Three- card Monte
Verse 2
Em
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Take the ace of hearts and

two black queens

Flip 'em over so they can't be seen

Spin 'em around four or five times

Bet a nickel find the ace and

win a dime

Ten minutes later I had thirty five dollars
Verse 3
Em
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Singing

ain't misbehaving

by the great Fats Waller

I believe I'm gonna count

my blessings

I believe I'm gonna count
Verse 4

my blessings
Em
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Now I saw a black crow

on a fence post

Singing away like Sam

Hopkins's ghost

He sang when you see I

ain't breathing no more

Nail my feathers to an old barn door
Verse 5
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Or drag my carcass out behind the shed

Just make sure you're

pretty sure I'm dead

Ask an Ouija board if you can't quite tell
Verse 6

Or if I start to stink like the floors in hell
Em
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Go to Navasota after I'm done dying

It don't do you no good sitting
Bm
Bm
2

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around crying


So I got me a pencil and

a moleskin book

When I heard Bertha Franklin shot

and killed Sam Cooke
Verse 7
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Wrote down December 11, 1964

Ain't gonna be twisting the

night away no more

It took 15 minutes for the

jury to decide

'Cause of death's justified homicide
Verse 8
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Liza Boyer wasn't called

by the prosecution

Later on she's arrested for

prostitution

La Hacienda motel had

a busted down door

Sam's wallet and his money was never
Outro 1

accounted for
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Esus4
Esus4

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Chords
  • Em

  • Bm

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  • Esus4

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Count My Blessings by Ray Wylie Hubbard is E minor.

The primary chords used in Count My Blessings are Em, Bm, Esus4.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, Bm, Esus4, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Count My Blessings is approximately 94 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Count My Blessings using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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