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Buddy Boldens Blues

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This is an approximation for guitar of the chords used in the Jelly Roll Morton solo piano version of
The song is in Eb. This version is played as in C with the capo on the 3rd fret.
[Chords]
       C: x32010
 C*     : x32013
      C7: x32310
    Cdim: x3454x
 Cdim/Eb: xx1x12
      D7: xx0212
       F: 1x3211
       G: 320003
 G*     : 32003x
      G7: 320001
      A7: x02223
 A7*    : x02020
[Intro]
 C*   Cdim/Eb    G7  A7  
D7  G7       C   G
[Verse 1]
 C*         Cdim/Eb      G7        C  C7  
Thought I heard    Buddy Bolden say
You Fnasty, you Cdimdirty, Ctake it a-C7way 
                 F     Cdim   C*       A7  
You terrible, you awful, take it a-way
   G*        A7*    D7      G  G7  
I thought I heard him say
   C*         Cdim/Eb      G7        C  C7  
I thought I heard    Buddy Bolden shout
FOpen up that Cdimwindow and let that Cbad air C7out
            F                 Cdim   C*      A7  
Open up that window and let the foul air out
I thought I D7heard Buddy G7Bolden CsayG  
[Verse 2]
 C*         Cdim/Eb      G7         C  C7  
Thought I heard    Judge Fogarty say
Thirty Fdays in the Cdimmarket, Ctake him a-C7way
                       F          Cdim   C*        A7  
Get him a good broom to sweep with, take him a-way
   G*        A7*    D7      G  G7  
I thought I heard him say
   C*         Cdim/Eb        G7       C  C7  
I thought I heard    Frankie Dusen shout
Gal, Fgive me that Cdimmoney, I’m gonna Cbeat it C7out
                   F               Cdim   C*     A7  
I mean give me that money, I’m gonna beat it out
'Cause I thought I D7heard Frankie G7Dusen CsayG  
[Outro]
 C*      Cdim/Eb       G7         C  C7  
F      Cdim            C       C7
      F              Cdim   C*     A7  
 G*     A7*          D7  C  

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Buddy Boldens Blues

by Jelly Roll Morton

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cdim

Cdim/Eb

This is an approximation for guitar of the chords used in the Jelly Roll Morton solo piano version of

The song is in Eb. This version is played as in C with the capo on the 3rd fret.

[Chords]

: x32010

* : x32013

: x32310

Cdim

: x3454x

Cdim/Eb

: xx1x12

: xx0212

: 1x3211

: 320003

* : 32003x

: 320001

: x02223

* : x02020

[Intro]

C Cdim/Eb G7 A7

D7 G7 C G

[Verse 1]

C Cdim/Eb G7 C C7

Thought I heard Buddy Bolden say

F Cdim C C7

You nasty, you dirty, take it a-way

F Cdim C A7

You terrible, you awful, take it a-way

G A7 D7 G G7

* *

I thought I heard him say

C Cdim/Eb G7 C C7

I thought I heard Buddy Bolden shout

F Cdim C C7

Open up that window and let that bad air out

F Cdim C A7

Open up that window and let the foul air out

D7 G7 C G

I thought I heard Buddy Bolden say

[Verse 2]

C Cdim/Eb G7 C C7

Thought I heard Judge Fogarty say

F Cdim C C7

Thirty days in the market, take him a-way

F Cdim C A7

Get him a good broom to sweep with, take him a-way

G A7 D7 G G7

* *

I thought I heard him say

C Cdim/Eb G7 C C7

I thought I heard Frankie Dusen shout

F Cdim C C7

Gal, give me that money, I’m gonna beat it out

F Cdim C A7

I mean give me that money, I’m gonna beat it out

D7 G7 C G

'Cause I thought I heard Frankie Dusen say

[Outro]

C Cdim/Eb G7 C C7

F Cdim C C7

F Cdim C A7

G A7 D7 C

* *

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