Sweet Home Chicago chords by
Robert Johnson (Official Version)

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Key: F majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Bb/D

Db7

F7/C

C7

Verse 1
F7 F7 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
F7 F7 
 
Oh, baby  don't you want to go?
Bb7 Bb7 
 
F7 F7 
 
Oh,   baby don't you want to go?
C7 C7 
 
Back to the land of California
Bb7 Bb7 
 
To my sweet home Chicago
F F 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
F7 F7 
 
C7 C7

Verse 2
F7 F7 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
F7 F7 
 
Oh, baby  don't you want to go?
Bb7 Bb7 
 
F7 F7 
 
Oh,   baby don't you want to go?
C7 C7 
 
Back to the land of California
Bb7 Bb7 
 
To my sweet home Chicago
F F 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
F7 F7 
 
C7 C7

Verse 3
F7 F7 
 
Now one and one is two
Two and two is four
I'm heavy loaded, baby
I'm booked, I gotta go
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Cryin' baby
F7 F7 
 
Honey don't you want to go?
C7 C7 
 
Back to the land of California
Bb7 Bb7 
 
To my sweet home Chicago
F F 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
F7 F7 
 
C7 C7 
 

Verse 4
F7 F7 
 
Now two and two is four
Four and two is six
You gonna keep monkeyin' round
with your friend-boy, you gonna get your
Business all in a trick
Bb7 Bb7 
 
But I'm cryin' baby
F7 F7 
 
Honey don't you want to go?
C7 C7 
 
Back to the land of  California
Bb7 Bb7 
 
To my sweet home Chicago
F F 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
F7 F7 
 
C7 C7 
 

Verse 5
F7 F7 
 
Now six and two is eight
Eight and two is ten
Friend-boy, she trick you one time
She sure gonna do it again
Bb7 Bb7 
 
But I'm cryin' hey,  hey
F7 F7 
 
Baby don't you want to go?
C7 C7 
 
To the land of  California
Bb7 Bb7 
 
To my sweet home Chicago
F F 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
F7 F7 
 
C7 C7 
 

Outro 1
F7 F7 
 
I'm goin' to California
From there to Des Moines Iowa
Somebody will tell me that you
Need my help someday, cryin'
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Hey,  hey
F7 F7 
 
Baby don't you want to go?
C7 C7 
 
Back to the land of  California
Bb7 Bb7 
 
To my sweet home Chicago
F F 
 
F7 F7 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
C7 C7 
 
F7 F7 
 

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsBb/D Db7 F7/C C7 F7...

Chords

Bb/D
Db7
F7/C
C7
F7
Bb7
F

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bb/D: x-5-3-3-6-x
Db7: x-4-6-4-6-x
F7/C: x-3-3-2-4-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
Bb7: x-1-3-1-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

This is the definitive original version of Sweet Home Chicago by Robert Johnson, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Robert Johnson's performance.

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