Traveling Riverside Blues Chords

by Robert Johnson
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Tradional American blues with simple changes and a good beat.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: E
Capo: 6th fret
Author johnsklar [a] 22,598. Last edit on May 10, 2020

Chords

E7
Asus2
B7
Asus4
E
A7

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Capo VI to play along at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrExBI7PtLc
 
[Chords]
E7      020100
Asus2   002000
B7      x21202
Asus4   x02030
 
[Intro]
E7 E E7 E
E7 E E7 E
 
[Verse]
E7
If your man get personal,
Asus2             E7 E E7 E
want to have your fun
Asus2
If your man get personal,
                  E7 E E7 E
want to have your fun
B7
Best come on back to Friar's Point,
B7    Asus2                   E7 E E7 E
mama, barrelhouse all night long
 
E7                          Asus2            E7 E E7 E
I got women's in Vicksburg, clean on into Tennessee
Asus2                                           E7 E E7 E
I got women's in Vicksburg, clean on into Tennessee
B7
But my Friar's Point rider,
B7   Asus2           E7 E E7 E
now, hops all over me
 
E7
I ain't gon' to state no color but her
Asus2                    E7 E E7 E
front teeth crowned with gold
Asus2
I ain't gon' to state no color but her
                           E7 E E7 E
front teeth is crowned with gold
B7
She got a mortgage on my body,
B7   Asus2           E7 E E7 E
now, layin' on my soul
 
E7
Lord, I'm goin' to Rosedale,
Asus2                    E7 E E7 E
gon' take my rider by my side
Asus2
Lord, I'm goin' to Rosedale,
                           E7 E E7 E
gon' take my rider by my side
B7
We can still barrelhouse baby,
B7 Asus2      E7 E E7 E
   on the riverside
 
E7
Now you can squeeze my lemon
E7
'til the juice run down my leg
NC
'Til the juice rune down my leg,
NC
baby, you know what I'm talkin' about
Asus2
You can squeeze my lemon
Asus2                      E7 E E7 E
'til the juice run down my leg
NC
That's what I'm talkin' 'bout, now
B7
But I'm goin' back to Friar's Point,
B7   Asus2
if I be rockin'to my head
 
[Outro]
E7 Asus4 A7 E7
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Traveling Riverside Blues – Robert Johnson
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