National Defense Blues chords by Lead Belly
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Intro 1
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(G major) (D major) (B minor) (D major) (B minor) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
I had a (D major) little woman
Verse 1
workin' on that (G major) Na tional (D major) Defense
I (C major) had a little woman (A minor) (C major) (D major) workin'
(A major) on that (G major) Na tional (D major) Defense
That woman got to the place,
where act like she did not have no sense (G major)
Just (D major) because (G major) she (D major) was workin',
(A major) (D major) makin' so (G major) much dough (D major)
Just because (C major) she was workin', (A minor)
(G major) mak (D major) in' so (G major) much dough (D major) (A major)
(D major) That woman got to the place,
did not love me no more (G major)
Every payday would come, (A major)
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Verse 2
(D major)
her check was (G major) big as mine (D major)
Every payday (C major) would come,
(A minor) (C major) (A minor) (C major) her (D major) check was (G major) big as (D major) mine
That woman thought that Defense was
gonna last all (A major) the time (G major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 3
That (G major) Defense (D major) is gone,
just listen (G major) to my song (D major) (A major)
(D major) That Defense, (C major) it is gone, (G major)
(C major) (A minor) (G major) just listen to my (D major) song
Since that Defense been gone,
that woman done lose her home (G major)
Verse 4
(D major) SPOKEN:
Yes, she is (G major) ... yeah (D major) (G major) (D major) (A major) (D major) ... . well all right,
(G major) then (D major)
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
I will tell you the truth (D major) and it's got
(G major) to be the fact (D major)
I will tell (C major) you the truth (A minor) (C major) (A minor)
(G major) and (A major) it's got (G major) to be a (D major) fact
Since that Defense has gone,
that woman losed her Ca (A major) dillac
(G major)
Outro 1
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(G major)
National Defense Blues
Lead Belly
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