Statesboro Blues Chords
Statesboro Blues by The Devil Makes Three is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E and B7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low
A E
Won't you wake up momma, turn your lamp down low
B7 A E
Do you have the nerve to drive me from your door?
I said that gater left Savannah, Lord, it could not stop
You should have seen that colored farmer when he got that boiler hot
A E
Reach over in the corner mama, won't you hand me my travelling shoes
B7 A E
Well Lord, my god, I got me them Statesboro blues
Solo: E E A A E E B7 A E E
E
Well, my momma died and left me reckless
My poppa died and left me wild, wild, wild
A
Well my mama died and left me reckless
E
Papa died and left me wild
B7 A E
See I ain't good looking but I'm someone's angel child
E
I said Mama tell your Papa
Papa tell your sister
Sister tell your uncle
We're going up the country
Wouldn't you like to go?
B7
We're gonna do one for background
A E
Then do two or three more
Solo: E E A A E E B7 A E E (same as first)
E
I said that gater left Savannah, Lord, it could not stop
You should have seen that colored farmer when he got that boiler hot
A E
Reach over in the corner mama, won't you hand me my travelling shoes
B7 A E
Well Lord, my god, I got me them Statesboro blues
B7 A E
Yeah Lord, my god, I got me them Statesboro blues...