Going back to my plow chords by
Big Bill Broonzy

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Key: C major•

Verse 1

C

C

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G

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F

F

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C

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Em

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F

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C

C

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G

G

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C

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F

F

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I was a plowhand for forty years,

C

C

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Em

Em

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C

C

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I swore I would never plow no more

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G

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F

F

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Yeah, I was a plowhand for forty years,

C

C

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I swore I would never plow no more

Dm

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G

G

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Ab

Ab

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Now, I'm a married man, now, oh, Lord,

C

C

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G

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there ain't no more so and so

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C

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F

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I'm goin' back to my plow,

C

C

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Lord, and a woman is the cause of it all

F

F

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Yes, back to my plow now, yes, and a

C

C

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woman is the cause of it all

Dm

Dm

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Bb

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G

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Ab

Ab

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Now, she said "If you don't raise no cotton, oh, Lord,

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F

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C

C

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Bill we won't have no money in the fall"

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G

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I'm goin' git my honey,

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Am

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C

C

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I mean my old mule too

F

F

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C

C

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I'm goin' git my honey,

F

F

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C

C

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G

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C

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I declare I'm goin' git my old mule too

F

F

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G

G

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F

F

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Now, I have really promised, oh,

C

C

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F

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C

C

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G

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C

C

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lord, I really got that to do

G

G

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Farmin' is alright,

F

F

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C

C

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Am

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C

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Eb

Eb

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F

F

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girl, if you know just what to do

Farmin' is alright, girl, I declare,

C

C

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G

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C

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if you know just what to do

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G

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'Cause it killed my old grand pappy, oh,

Ab

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C

C

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Em

Em

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F

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C

C

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G

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C

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Lord, I declare I'm gonna make it kill me too

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G

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

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Ev'ry night, I'm callin' John,

Em

Em

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C

C

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Em

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G

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C

C

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B

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Bb

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Jake and Pat

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F

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Am

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C

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Yeah, ev'ry night I'm callin'

Em

Em

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G

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C

C

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John, Jake and Pat

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C

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Now, I had a dream last night, oh,

C

C

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Lord, that old mule was in my hat

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C

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

C
G
F
Em
Dm
Ab
Bb
Am
Eb
B

Capo: 0

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The original key of Going back to my plow by Big bill broonzy is C major.

The primary chords used in Going back to my plow are C, G, F, Em, Dm, Ab.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, G, F, Em, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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