Washwoman's Blues chords by Bessie Smith
Verse 1
G
Bbdim
C
D
G
Eb
D
G
D
G
D
G
C
All day long I'm slavin',
Eb
D
G
D
G
all day long I'm bustin' studs.
C#dim
C
D
G
Bb
All day long I'm slavin', all day long I'm bustin' studs,
C#dim
A
D
Edim
keep my hands up tight washin'
Bbdim
D
G
A
G
D
C#dim
He's a duck
C
G
D
G
C
Lord, I do more work than forty -eleven
D
C
D
G
gold -dust twins
C#dim
C
C#dim
Lord, I do more work than forty -eleven
C
Eb
D
G
Bb
gold -dust twins
Bbdim
C
D
Got myself a -achin' from my
Eb
G
D
A
G
A
G
head down to my shin
C#dim
G
A
Sorry I do washin' just to
C
D
G
D
G
make my livelihood
C
Sorry I do washin' just to
Gm
D
G
make my livelihood
D
G
Bbdim
C#dim
D
A
For the washwoman's life,
D
A
G
D
it ain't a bit of good
G
D
C#m
G
D
G
C
C#dim
C
D
G
I'd rather be a scullion cookin' in some white folk's yard,
D
G
C
Gm
I'd rather be a scullion cookin'
C
D
G
D
G
in some white folks' yard I
D
G
C
Bb
D
could eat up plenty
C#dim
C
D
wouldn't have to work so hard
G
C
G
D
C#dim
Me
G
and my old washboard
C
G
sure to have some cares and woes
C
Me an d my old washboard
C#dim
sure to have some cares
A
G
Bm
G
Bb
and woes
C
A
D
In the muddy water
C
A
G
D
G
wringing up these dirty clothes
A
You
Washwoman's Blues
Bessie Smith
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