Scratch My Back Chords

by Otis Redding
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Otis keeps this as simple 12 bar blues for his big band arrangement.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C#
Capo: 4th fret
Author kevinstephenson [pro] 4,769. Last edit on Apr 19, 2020

Chords

A
D
E

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Otis with his own version based on Slim Harpo hit, Baby Scratch My Back
This is in C# so I have placed the capo at 4 and used these shapes for simple 12 bar blues
4/4 time 95 bpm
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
A
I'm itchin', this black guy don't know where to scratch
D
Come here, baby, ha
A
Ah, and scratch my back
E
Well, I know you can do it,
D               A
honey, so baby let's get to it
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
A
Ooh, I'm itchin', itchin' all over
D
Come on, there
A
Not so hard, scratch the back,
E    D    A
baby,ooh, scratch it, scratch it
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
A
You know what to do, Oh, you hit me, baby
D
Scratch it, scratch it, honey
A
Ah, it's making me feel good
E
I know that you know how to do that
D                A
Now come on and scratch it right there
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
A
Scratch it, scratch it, scratch it, baby, come on, come on
A
And just keep on scratchin' there, baby come on, come on
D
Do it right here, baby, come on
A
Scratch it hard, huh, come on
E
And make me feel good
D                           A
Just like a rooster would, you know how they scratch it, ha
 
 
[Outro]
 
A
Scratch scratch, scratch scratch,scratch
A
Scratch scratch, scratch scratch,scratch
D
Scratch scratch, scratch scratch,scratch
A
Scratch scratch scratch scratch
E
Scratch scratch
D              A
Scratch scratch ....fade out
 
Love and peace
Kevin
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