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Goin' To Chicago Blues chords by 
Joe Williams 
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Verse 1
D
G
D
G
Now, all these men,
F#
they've had varying experiences
Bm
with the kind of thing
Em
we're about to talk to you about now.
F#m
F#
G
A
G
We're talking about being poor.
D
G
Now, being poor is not a sin,
D
but can you imagine being poor
Em
and living in New York?
G
D
That's death, folks,
C
D
that is death.
G
Do you know, I said death,
F
Em
that's what I said,
D
in New York, to be poor.
Can you imagine,
G
they don't even have any alleys
for you to sleep in.
Cost you money to relieve your
D
G
self in New York.
F
Em
D
G
It's ridiculous. I went to New York,
D
and I had such a wonderful time,
G
D
but I went there with Count Macy,
so I was making some money.
G
you know I had a
F#
great black father
whatever you want to call it
Bm
Em
so I didn't have any problems
E
but I saw friends around me
F#
D
that had a whole lot of problems
Bb
now it's not bad enough being pulled
D
now you got to have a girl
G
that's got a heroin habit
D
G
D
a junkie brought listen
G
a monkey woman
D
C
Bm
that's what you can you dig where we coming from a monkey
A
G
Em
wo man you know meaning she got a monkey on her back,
D
or maybe by the size of her hair,
Bm
but a gorilla, can you dig it?
Bb
D
And now you got to live with this.
F#m
G
D
So one day, out of left field, you say,
G
well, I think maybe I'll go somewhere,
F
G
D
maybe to a gambling establishment
or anywhere.
Em
Or you go to work one day,
F#m
and you suddenly have a payday.
F
Em
And instead of going home,
D
you say to yourself,
G
Well, I think I'm going to
A
take another city foot
D
A
while I still can breathe.
D
G
Because right now,
Am
the situation is stifling me.
A
D
Listen. You keep your New York joy.
G
D
I'm going to Illinois just
Bm
D
as fast as I can.
C
You New York women
D
G
think you make a fool of any man.
D
You play all kind of games,
Bm
D
and you cheat if you can,
you're chippy.
Use love like a tool
Em
F
G
and make a man a fool,
D
what a beautiful model.
but I got my money and that's it
F#m
G
D
A
D
how can you mind if I split me go ing back
Am
G
F
where a woman knows the way to treat a man
Em
D
B
D
and people are friendly
A
E
D
with no hidden plan
Em
D
G
It is the best in the Midwest
D
A
It's a real down city
D
G
full of good folks
D
F#m
who come from home
D
G
Em
D
And when I get back,
I'll never roam far
G
from my little shy town
A
D
G
Goodbye, farewell, woman,
Asus4
A
I'm gonna see you later
D
C
D
go ing to Chicago
G
D
I'm sorry but I can't take you
I come from Chi -town
G
D
Chi -town is my town going to Chicago
G
D
sorry but I can't take you
I've got to
Quit you, can't make it with you.
A
There ain't nothing in Chicago
D
G
D
for a monkey woman to do.
I'm tired of your lying, baby,
G
D
quit your crying.
C
Bm
D
G
See me coming, woman.
Am
D
Raise your window high, high.
Verse 2
A
D
C
Heist your window to the sky, yeah
Verse 3
G
F
E
G
You see me coming, babe, hey
Verse 4
A
D
Raise your window high
Verse 5
G
D
Am
D
Catch me passing on the fly, yeah
Verse 6
D
G
But when you see me passing,
Asus4
woman
G
Well,
Verse 7
C
D
hang your head and cry,
G
D
G
search your soul and wonder why,
A
yeah.
D
Hurry down, sunshine,
Bm
D
G
D
let's just see what
Em
D
tomorrow brings.
Bm
A
D
Talking about tomorrow, tomorrow.
G
Bb
C
I'll hurry down sunshine,
D
G
F
E
let's just see
D
what tomorrow brings,
C
B
A
D
talking about tomorrow,
C
B
talking about tomorrow.
Em
D
B
D
Then the sun went down,
G
D
and tomorrow brought us rain
Em
and a man with handcuffs,
D
no good baby.
G
Am
G
No, no, no, no, no, no.
D
C
Listen, you're so mean and evil,
Bm
Am
you do things you ought not do
G
to the man that takes care
F
of your piece of rent,
E
D
buys all the clothes and all the food.
My, you are a mean one.
A
D
This is the first time that I've seen one.
G
I say, woman, you are mean
Em
and you're evil.
G
You do things you ought not do
to your sweet daddy,
D
come to think of it.
When you was home with your father,
Bm
you didn't do that, did you?
D
That's when you used to be cool,
Bm
now you get a new fool
B
E
D
G
Cause I just got some brand new money,
honey
And think about it,
Asus4
G
C
I don't have to put up with you
D
Hate you and hate your job
G
D
G
That's why I'm gonna put you down
D
D
A
D
Listen baby, goodbye
Thank you so
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