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Arthritis Blues

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Cmajor

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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 16Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning:Standard
CAPO 1ST FRET    key of C#
e|---------0---0---0---0--|
B|---------1---1---1---1--|
G|---------0---0---0---0--|
D|---------2---2---2---2--|
A|---0-2-3-3---3-3-3---3--|
E|-3---------3-------3----|......
CWent to the the doctor, the doctor looked C7sad
Well, he Flooked in his book and he Ctold me what I had
and its Fall, kinds of Ctrouble, gunna Gfind you someChow...
he frequently plays this little riff after playing a C chord
e|----0-----0--|
B|----1---1-1--|
G|----0-2---0--|
D|----2-----2--|
A|--3-3-----3--|
E|-------------|
CArthritis is the C7thing to miss, 
it'll Fleave you walkin with a Cdouble twist
and its Fall, kinds of Ctrouble, gunna Gfind you someChow
...same chords for the rest of the song

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Arthritis Blues

by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Tuning:Standard

CAPO 1ST FRET key of C#

e|---------0---0---0---0--|

B|---------1---1---1---1--|

G|---------0---0---0---0--|

D|---------2---2---2---2--|

A|---0-2-3-3---3-3-3---3--|

E|-3---------3-------3----|......

C C7

Went to the the doctor, the doctor looked sad

F C

Well, he looked in his book and he told me what I had

F C G C

and its all, kinds of trouble, gunna find you somehow...

he frequently plays this little riff after playing a C chord

e|----0-----0--|

B|----1---1-1--|

G|----0-2---0--|

D|----2-----2--|

A|--3-3-----3--|

E|-------------|

C C7

Arthritis is the thing to miss,

F C

it'll leave you walkin with a double twist

F C G C

and its all, kinds of trouble, gunna find you somehow

...same chords for the rest of the song

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