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Turpentine Moan

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Rhythym is a shuffle in pairs of strums 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8, the strum should be muted on the lower strings
   E chords strum    A chords strum    B chords strum    
   1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8    1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8    1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8
e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-2-2-4-4-5-5-4-4--|-4-4-6-6-7-7-6-6-|
A|-2-2-4-4-5-5-4-4--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|------------------|-----------------|
EMy baby’s gone she running round with some one else
AMy baby’s gone she running round with some one eElse
She wBon’t come back
AI just can‘t help Emyself
EShe left last night just about half past nine
AShe left late last night just about half past nEine
BWhy’d she leave me, 
AI just can’t keep fErom crying,   (spoken) Now I’m gonna moan a little bit baby
(Instrumental break)
EWell what you gonna do when your troubles get like mine
AWell what you gonna do when your troubles they get like Emine
You tBake a mouth full of sugar, dArink a bottle of tEurpentine
EWell what you gonna do when your troubles get like mine
AWell what you gonna do when your troubles they get like Emine
You tBake a mouth full of sugar, dArink a bottle of tEurpentine

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Turpentine Moan

by Canned Heat

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Rhythym is a shuffle in pairs of strums 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8, the strum should be muted on the lower strings

E chords strum A chords strum B chords strum

1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8

e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

B|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

G|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

D|------------------|-2-2-4-4-5-5-4-4--|-4-4-6-6-7-7-6-6-|

A|-2-2-4-4-5-5-4-4--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|------------------|-----------------|

My baby’s gone she running round with some one else

A E

My baby’s gone she running round with some one else

She won’t come back

A E

I just can‘t help myself

She left last night just about half past nine

A E

She left late last night just about half past nine

Why’d she leave me,

A E

I just can’t keep from crying, (spoken) Now I’m gonna moan a little bit baby

(Instrumental break)

Well what you gonna do when your troubles get like mine

A E

Well what you gonna do when your troubles they get like mine

B A E

You take a mouth full of sugar, drink a bottle of turpentine

Well what you gonna do when your troubles get like mine

A E

Well what you gonna do when your troubles they get like mine

B A E

You take a mouth full of sugar, drink a bottle of turpentine

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