A Song For Robert Johnson Chords
by Melanie
A Song For Robert Johnson by Melanie is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords Am, Em, D and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am Em D C Am Em D C Am
Up on north to Detroit
Em D
South down Fifty-one to Memphis
C Am
A pistol in his hand
Em
There's many a good man hidin' in the shadows
D C Am
Just waitin' to give that boy six feet of land
'Little Robert Dusty'
Em D
He's been stealin' hearts so easily
C Am
You should hear him when he sings
Em
Double dealing at the crossroads
D
Him and his guitar, they say
C D Em
Something's been playin' them
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