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Leavin Trunk

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Play the bar chords Bb and Eb on the 6th fret and the F on the 8th fret.
Slide into each chord.
BbI went upstairs to pack my leavin' trunk
BbI ain't see no blues, whiskey made me sloppy drunk
EbI ain't never seen no whiskey, the blues made me sloppy drBbunk
FI'm going back to Memphis babe, Ebwhere I'll have much better lucBbk
BbLook out mama, you know you asked me to be your king
BbShe said, "You kiddin' man, if you want it, keep it hid
EbBut please don't let my husband, my main man catch you Bbhere
FPlease don't let my main man, Ebmy husband catch you heBbre"
BbThe blues are mushed up into three different ways
BbOne said, "Go the other", two said, "Stay"
EbI woke up this mornin' with the blues three different Bbways
FYou know one say, "Go baby, I wEbant to hang up"
The Bbother two said, "Stay"
[Harmonica Solo]
Bb Eb Bb F Eb Bb
BbWake up mama, I got something to tell you
BbYou know I'm a man who loves to sing the blues
EbNow you got to wake up baby, mama now
BbI got something, I got something to tell you
WeFll, you know I'm the man, I'm the man
EbOh yes, and I love to sing the bluBbes
Come on Davis
Come on, come on
[Guitar Solo]
Bb Eb Bb F Eb Bb
BbI went upstairs to pack my leavin' trunk, you know
BbI ain't see no blues or whiskey made me sloppy drunk
I never seen no Ebwhiskey, the blues made me sloppy drBbunk
FI go home baby anEbd I lay down on the lawBbn

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Leavin Trunk

by Taj Mahal

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Play the bar chords Bb and Eb on the 6th fret and the F on the 8th fret.

Slide into each chord.

I went upstairs to pack my leavin' trunk

I ain't see no blues, whiskey made me sloppy drunk

Eb Bb

I ain't never seen no whiskey, the blues made me sloppy drunk

F Eb Bb

I'm going back to Memphis babe, where I'll have much better luck

Look out mama, you know you asked me to be your king

She said, "You kiddin' man, if you want it, keep it hid

Eb Bb

But please don't let my husband, my main man catch you here

F Eb Bb

Please don't let my main man, my husband catch you here"

The blues are mushed up into three different ways

One said, "Go the other", two said, "Stay"

Eb Bb

I woke up this mornin' with the blues three different ways

F Eb

You know one say, "Go baby, I want to hang up"

The other two said, "Stay"

[Harmonica Solo]

Bb Eb Bb F Eb Bb

Wake up mama, I got something to tell you

You know I'm a man who loves to sing the blues

Now you got to wake up baby, mama now

I got something, I got something to tell you

Well, you know I'm the man, I'm the man

Eb Bb

Oh yes, and I love to sing the blues

Come on Davis

Come on, come on

[Guitar Solo]

Bb Eb Bb F Eb Bb

I went upstairs to pack my leavin' trunk, you know

I ain't see no blues or whiskey made me sloppy drunk

Eb Bb

I never seen no whiskey, the blues made me sloppy drunk

F Eb Bb

I go home baby and I lay down on the lawn

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