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Phonograph Blues - Robert Johnson Chords

Chords: A, E, Capo, A7, D7/F#, E7, Am6

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Genre: blues, delta blues, acoustic blues


[Use 2nd chord option in Chorus]

[Chords]

[A7 x02223 or 505650]

[D7/F# 2x0212 or xx4550]

[Am6 x04555]

[Intro]
A E
Capo 1th fret

[Verse 1]
A A7 D7/F# A A7
Beatrice got a phonograph, and it won't say a lonesome word.
D7/F# A A7
Beatrice got a phonograph, but it won't say a lonesome word.
E D7/F# A E
What evil have I done ? What evil has the poor girl heard?

[Verse 2]
A A7 D7/F# A A7
Beatrice, I love my phonograph, but you have broke my windin' chain.
D7/F# A7 A
Beatrice, I love my phonograph, ooh, honey, you have broke my windin' chain.
E D7/F# A E
And you've taken my lovin', and give it to your other man.

[Chorus]
A7 D7/F#
Now, we played it on the sofa, now, we played it 'side the wall
A7
My needles have got rusty, baby, they will not play at all
D7/F# A A7
We played it on the sofa, and we played it 'side the wall
E7 D7/F# A E
But my needles have got rusty, and it will not play at all

[Verse 3]
A Am6 A7
Beatrice, I go crazy, baby, I will lose my mind
D7/F# A A7
And I go cra'eeh, honey, I will lose my mind
E D7/F# A7 A E
I keep bringing your clothes back home, and try me one more time

[Verse 4]
A D7/F# A A7 A
She got a phonograph, and it won't say a lonesome word
D7/F# A7 A
She got a phonograph, ooh, won't say a lonesome word
E D7/F# A A7
What evil have I done, or what evil have the poor girl heard

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