Mean Town Blues chords by
Johnny Winter

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Key: A major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Now my mother she done told me and my,

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ha, father done told me

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Grandfather told me too

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Interlude 1

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Verse 2

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Yeah, my mother she done told me and

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my father done told me

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Grandfather told me too

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Verse 3

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It's a mean old town to

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live in by yourself

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Verse 4

Yeah,

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I worked for a dollar

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Could not, ha, save a lousy,

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could not save a dime

Interlude 2

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Verse 5

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You know I worked for a dollar

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Could not, ha, save a lousy,

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man couldn't save a dime

Interlude 3

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Verse 6

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People ain't nobody worried and there ain't nobody

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Interlude 4

crying

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Verse 7

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Everybody's got their hands out trying to,

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get a hold on

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Trying to get some of my cash

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Interlude 5

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Everybody's

Verse 8

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got their hand out trying to a,

get a hold on

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Trying to get some of my cash

Em

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Verse 9

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Smiling great big smiles, man,

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you keep on talking trash

Interlude 6

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Verse 10

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So I packed up my suitcase and I,

ha, moved on down the

Hit that lonesome road

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Interlude 7

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Verse 11

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You know I packed up my suitcase and I,

hit that lonesome

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I moved on down the

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road

Interlude 8

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Verse 12

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I been still trying to make it

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when the day goes down

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Chords

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The original key of Mean Town Blues by Johnny Winter is A major.

The primary chords used in Mean Town Blues are A, Am, G, F#m, Dm, D.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like A, Am, G, F#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Mean Town Blues is approximately 207 beats per minute.

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