Church Street Blues Chords
by Tony Rice131,644 views, added to favorites 3,201 times
| Difficulty: | beginner |
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | 3rd fret |
Author Hambobertil [a] 72. 4 contributors total, last edit on Apr 28, 2020
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[Intro]
| C F | Am G C |
| C F | Am G C |
| C F | Am G C |
| C F | Am G C |
| C F | Am G C |
| F Em Am G | F G C |
[Verse 1]
C F Am G C
Well, I been hangin' out of town, in that low-down rain
C F Am G C
Watchin' good-time Charlie friend is drivin' me insane
C F Am G C
Up on shady Charlotte Street all the green lights look red
C F Am G C
I wish I's back home on the farm, Lordy in my feather bed
[Chorus]
C F Am
And I got myself a rockin' chair
G C
To see if I could lose
F Em Am G
This thin, dime___ hard-time
F G C
Hell on Church Street blues
[Solo]
| C F | Am G C |
| C F | Am G C |
| C F | Am G C |
| C F | Am G C |
| C F | Am G C |
| F Em Am G | F G C |
[Verse 2]
C F Am G C
I found myself a picker friend and I read yesterdays news
C F Am G C
I folded up page twenty-one and stuck it in my shoe
C F Am G C
I gave me a nickel to the poor, my good turn for the day
C F Am G C
I folded up my old billfold, and threw it far away
[Chorus]
C F Am
And I got myself a rockin' chair
G C
To see if I could lose
F Em Am G
This thin, dime___ hard-time
F G C
Hell on Church Street blues.
[Solo]
| C F | Am G C |
| C F | Am G C |
| C F | Am G C |
| C F | Am G C |
| C F | Am G C |
| F Em Am G | F G C |
[Verse 3]
C F Am G C
And I wish I had some guitar strings, Old Black Diamond brand
C F Am G C
I'd string up this old Martin box and go and join some band
C F Am G C
But I guess I'll go and stay right here and pick and sing a while
C F Am G C
Try to make me a little change and give them folks a smile
[Chorus]
C F Am
And I got myself a rockin' chair
G C
To see if I could lose
F Em Am G
This thin, dime___ hard-time
F G C
Hell on Church Street blues.
[Solo]
| C F | Am G C |
| C F | Am G C |
| C F | Am G C |
| C F | Am G C |
| C F | Am G C |
| F Em Am G | F G C |
[Outro]
C F
And I got myself a rockin' chair
Am G C
To see if I could lose
F Em Am G
This thin, dime___ hard-times
F G C
Hell on Church Street blues
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Church Street Blues – Tony Rice
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10 comments
The chord progression is correct, but Tony does some kind of reverse cross-picking technique that I haven't figured out. However, the lyrics in the second verse are incorrect.
"I found myself a picker friend, and I read yesterday's news.
I folded up page 21, and i stuck it in my shoes.
I gave me a nickel to the poor, my good turn for the day.
I folded up my old billfold, and threw it far away."
+8
Requesting Correction to this Song as there are a few serious errors in the lyrics. Chords are correct.
+8
Actually Tony Rice got the lyrics wrong for the second verse. Norman Blake lyrics are "Beggar's friend" not "pickers friend". A BF is an old newspaper used to stay warm or to cover a hole in your shoe in this case... read the verse again and it will make sense
+1
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