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Sweet Home Chicago

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Chords and lyrics for Sweet Home Chicago by Blues Brothers

 
O
E5 
h  
A5 
baby don’t you want t
E5 
o 
 
go
 
Oh
A7 
baby don’t you want to
E5 
go
 
Back to the land  
B7 
of 
 
California
 
To my sweet
A7 
home 
 
Chicago
 
O
E5 
h  
A5 
baby don’t you want t
E5 
o 
 
go
 
Oh
A5 
baby don’t you want to
E5 
go
 
Back to the l
B7 
and of California
 
To my
A7 
sweet home Chicago
 
Now  
E5 
one and one is two
 
I’m booked I gotta go, Cryin’ b
A5 
aby
 
Honey dont you want to  
E5 
go
 
Back to the land  
B7 
of 
 
California
 
To my home sweet h
A7 
ome 
 
Chicago
 
Now  
E5 
two and two is four
 
b
A5 
aby, honey don’t you want to
E5 
go
 
Back to the land  
B7 
of 
 
California
 
To my sweet
A7 
home 
 
Chicago
 
Now  
E5 
six and two is eight…
 
…But I’m crying, hey
A5 
 
Hey dont you want to  
E5 
go
 
To the land  
B7 
of 
 
California
 
To my sweet
A7 
home 
 
Chicago
 
I’m g
E5 
oing to California
 
Cryin’  
A5 
Hey, 
 
hey,
 
Baby dont you want to  
E5 
go
 
Back to the land  
B7 
of 
 
California
 
To my sweet
A7 
home 
 
Chicago

Stand By Your Man

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Chords and lyrics for Stand By Your Man by Blues Brothers

G 
Sometimes its hard to be a  
D 
woman,
Am 
giving all your
D7 
love to just on
G 
e 
 
man.
C 
Youll have bad times, and hell have  
G 
good 
 
times,
A 
doing things that  
A7 
you dont unde
D 
rstand
D7 
.
 
G 
But if you love him youll for
D 
give 
 
him,
Am 
even though hes
D7 
hard to und
G 
erstand.
C 
And if you love him, oh be  
G 
proud of him,
G 
cause after all hes  
D7 
just 
 
a
G 
man.
C 
G 
D 
 
G 
Stand by your  
B7 
man,
C 
give him two arms to cling to,
G 
and somthing  
E 
warm to come to,
A 
when the nights are  
D7 
cold and lonly.
G 
Stand by your  
B7 
man,
C 
and tell the world you love him,
G 
keep giving  
D7 
all the love you
B7 
ca
E 
n.
C 
Stan
D 
d by you
G 
r 
 
man
C 
.
G 
D 
G 
Stand by your  
B7 
man,
C 
and tell the world you love him,
G 
keep giving  
D7 
all the love you
B7 
ca
E 
n.
C 
Stan
D 
d by you
G 
r 
 
man.

She Caught The Katy

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Chords and lyrics for She Caught The Katy by Blues Brothers

 
Bb:  
E 
x 
 
 
A 
1 
 
 
D 
3 
 
 
G 
3 
 
 
B 
3 
 
 
E 
1
F 
Eb: x 6 8 8 8 6
 
verse 1: 
Bb 
She caught the katy,
F 
left me a mule to ride
Bb 
Bb 
She caught the katy,
F 
left me a mule to ride
Bb 
Bb 
She caught the katy, left me a mule to ride
Eb 
The train polled out and I swung
Em 
on 
 
behind
Bb 
Crazy ’bout her, that
F 
hard-headed woman of mine
Bb 

Man, my baby long. Great God, she mighty, my baby tall

 
Bridge: 
 
Well, I  
Eb 
love my baby. She’s so fine
Bb 
Wish she’d come and see me sometime
 
She don’t be
Ab 
lieve I love her, look what a hole I’m in
 
She don’t be
F 
lieve I’m sinking, look what shape I’m in
 
Instrumental break 

She caught the katy, left me a mule to ride

Bb 
Crazy ’bout her, that
F 
hard-headed 
 
woman,
Eb 
hard-headed woman of min
Bb 
e

Rawhide

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Chords and lyrics for Rawhide by Blues Brothers

Am 
Rollin’ Rollin’ Rollin’ (4x) Rawhide
 
1. R
Am 
ollin’ Rollin’ Rollin’,
C 
though the streams are swollen
 
R
Am 
ain and wind and weather, h
G 
ell bent for l
Am 
eather,
 
w
G 
ishin’ my g
F 
al was by my si
E 
de.
 
 
Am 
All the things I’m missin’, good  
G 
viddles, love and
Am 
kissin’,
 
are wa
G 
itin’ at the  
Am 
end
G 
of 
 
my
Am 
ride.
 
M
Am 
ove ‘em on, head ‘
E 
em up, head ‘em up, move ‘em on,
 
mov
Am 
e ‘em on
E 
, head ‘em up, Rawhide!
 
Cut ‘em o
Am 
ut, ride ‘em in,  
E 
ride ‘em in, cut ‘em out,
Am 
cut 
 
‘
F 
em 
 
o
E 
ut,
Am 
ride ‘em in, Rawhide!
 
1. keep m
Bbm 
ovin’ movin’ movin’, th
C# 
ough they are disapprovin’
 
Don’t t
Bbm 
ry to understand them, jus
G# 
t rope, throw and
Bbm 
brand 
 
‘em,
 
s
G# 
oon we’ll be
F# 
livin’ high an
F 
d 
 
wide.
 
 
Bbm 
My heart’s calculatin’, my
G# 
true love will  
Bbm 
be 
 
waitin’,
 
be wa
G# 
itin’ at the
Bbm 
e
G# 
nd 
 
of
Bbm 
my 
 
ride.
 
Bbm 
 
F 
 
Bbm 
 
F 
 
Bbm 
 
F 
 
Bbm 
 
F# 
 
F 
 
Bbm 
 
Bbm 
Rollin’ Rollin’ Rollin’ (4x) Rawhide

Minnie The Moocher

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Chords and lyrics for Minnie The Moocher by Blues Brothers

Em 
Folks, here’s the story ’bout Minnie the Moocher,
C7 
She was a low-down
B7 
hoochi
Em 
e-cootcher,
Em 
She was the roughest, toughest frail,
 
But  
C7 
Minnie had a heart as
B7 
big as  
Em 
a 
 
whale.
 
Hi-de-
Em 
hi-de-hi-di-hi! 
 
(Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi!)
 
Ho-de-
Em 
ho-de-ho-de-ho! 
 
(Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho!)
 
He-de-
Em 
he-de-he-de-he! 
 
(He-de-he-de-he-de-he!)
 
Hi-de-
Em 
hi-de-hi-de-ho! 
 
(Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho!)
 
Em 
She messed around with a bloke named Smoky,
C7 
She loved him though
B7 
he 
 
wa
Em 
s 
 
cokie,
Em 
He took her down to Chinatown,
 
And he  
C7 
showed her how to kick the
B7 
gong
Em 
around.
 
Hi-de-
Em 
hi-de-hi-di-hi! 
 
(Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi!)
 
 
Em 
Whoooooaaaaah! (Whoooooaaaaah!)
 
He-de-
Em 
he-de-he-de-he! 
 
(He-de-he-de-he-de-he!)
 
Hi-de-
Em 
hi-de-hi-de-ho! 
 
(Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho!)
 
Em 
She had a dream about the king of Sweden,
C7 
He gave her things that
B7 
she 
 
wa
Em 
s 
 
needin’,
Em 
He gave her a home built of gold and steel,
 
A  
C7 
diamond car with a
B7 
platinu
Em 
m 
 
wheel.
 
Em 
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi! 
 
(Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi!)
Em 
Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho! 
 
(Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-hi!)
Em 
(Scat + Repeat)
Em 
(Scat + Repeat)
 
Em 
He gave her his townhouse and his racing horses,
C7 
Each meal she ate was a
B7 
doze
Em 
n 
 
courses;
Em 
She had a million dollars worth of nickels and dimes,
 
She  
C7 
sat around and counted them all a
B7 
millio
Em 
n 
 
times.
 
Hi-de-
Em 
hi-de-hi-di-hi! 
 
(Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi!)
 
Ho-de-
Em 
ho-de-ho-de-ho! 
 
(Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho!)
 
He-de-
Em 
he-de-he-de-he! 
 
(He-de-he-de-he-de-he!)
 
Hi-de-
Em 
hi-de-hi-de-ho! 
 
(Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho!)
 
Em 
Poor  
C7 
Min,
C7 
Poor  
B7 
Min,

Jailhouse Rock

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Chords and lyrics for Jailhouse Rock by Blues Brothers

C# 
 
D 
The warden threw a party in the county jail
 
C# 
 
D 
The prisonband was there and they began to wail
 
C# 
 
D 
The joint was jumping and the place began to swing
 
C# 
 
D 
You should have heard those knocked out jailbirds sing
 
G 
Let’s 
 
rock
 
Everybody let’s  
D 
rock
 
Every
A 
body on the whole cell  
G 
block
 
They was  
D 
dancing to the jailhouse rock
 
C# 
 
D 
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
 
C# 
 
D 
Little Joe was blowin’ on the slide trombone
 
C# 
 
D 
The drummerboy from Illinois went crash boom bang
 
C# 
 
D 
The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang
 
G 
Let’s 
 
rock
 
Everybody let’s  
D 
rock
 
Every
A 
body on the whole cell  
G 
block
 
They was  
D 
dancing to the jailhouse rock
 
D 
Well number 47 said to number 3
 
D 
You’re the cutest jailbird I ever did see
 
D 
I sure’ll be delighted with your company
 
D 
Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me
 
G 
Let’s 
 
rock
 
Everybody let’s  
D 
rock
 
Every
A 
body on the whole cell  
G 
block
 
They was  
D 
dancing to the jailhouse rock
 
C# 
 
D 
C# 
 
D 
C# 
 
D 
C# 
 
D 
 
G 
 
D 
A 
 
G 
D 
 
C# 
 
D 
Sad Sack was sittin’ on a block of stone
 
C# 
 
D 
Way over in the corner weepin’ all alone
 
C# 
 
D 
The warden said Hey buddy don’t you be no square
 
C# 
 
D 
If you can’t find a partner use a wooden chair
 
G 
Let’s 
 
rock
 
Everybody let’s  
D 
rock
 
Every
A 
body on the whole cell  
G 
block
 
They was  
D 
dancing to the jailhouse rock

Ghost Riders In The Sky

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Chords and lyrics for Ghost Riders In The Sky by Blues Brothers

 
An
Am 
/ old cowboy went / riding out one /  
C 
dark and windy / day,
 
Up
Am 
– / on a ridge he / rested as he /  
C 
went along his / way,
 
When / all at once  
A 
/ mighty herd of / red-eyed cows he / saw,
 
Pl
F 
owin’ through the / ragged sky, / / and / u
Am 
p a cloudy / draw,
 
Yippe-ai – / a
C 
y, / / yippee-a  
Am 
o- / oh, / / (Coyote Yip)
 
Gh
F 
ost / riders / in / the / s
Am 
ky, / /
 
Th
Am 
eir / brands were still on / fire and their /  
C 
hooves were made of /steel,
 
Th
Am 
eir / horns were black and / shiny and their /  
C 
hot breath he could /feel,
 
Fo
F 
r he / saw the riders / coming hard, / / and he / h
Am 
eard their mournful /cry.
 
Yippe-ai – / a
C 
y, / / yippee-a  
Am 
o- / oh, / / (Coyote Yip)
 
Gh
F 
ost / riders / in / the / s
Am 
ky, / /
 
Th
Bbm 
eir / faces gaunt, their / eyes were blurred, their /
Db 
shirts all soaked with / sweat,
 
He
Bbm 
‘s / ridin’ hard to / catch that herd but /
Db 
he ain’t caught them / yet,
 
Ca
Bbm 
use they’ve / got to ride for – / ever on that / range up in the / sky,
 
Al
Gb 
l / horses snortin’ / fire, / / as they /  
Bbm 
ride on, hear them / cry.
 
Yippe-ai – / a
Db 
y, / / yippee-a  
Bbm 
o- / oh, / / (Coyote Yip)
 
Gh
Gb 
ost / riders / in / the /  
Bbm 
sky, / /
 
As
Bm 
the / riders loped on / by him, he /  
D 
heard one call his / name,
 
If
Bm 
you / want to save your / soul from hell, a /  
D 
ridin’ on our / range,
 
Th
Bm 
en / cowboy change your / ways today or / with us you will / ride,
 
Tr
G 
ying to catch the / devil’s herd, / / a – / c
Bm 
ross these endless / skies.
 
Yippe-ai – / a
D 
y, / / yippee-a  
Bm 
o- / oh, / / (Coyote Yip)
 
Gh
G 
ost / riders / in / the / s
D 
ky…

Everybody Needs Somebody

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Chords and lyrics for Everybody Needs Somebody by Blues Brothers

Am 
Sometimes I feel
F 
I feel a little sad inside
Am 
When my baby mistreats me
 
I ne
G 
ver never never have a place to hide
 
I need you
C 
 
Am 
Sometimes I feel
F 
I feel a little sad inside
Am 
When my baby mistreats me
 
I ne
G 
ver never never have a place to hide
 
I need you
C 

Do You Love Me Now That I Can Dance

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Chords and lyrics for Do You Love Me Now That I Can Dance by Blues Brothers

 
 
F 
You broke my hear
Dm 
t ’cause I couldn’t dance
 
 
C 
You didn’t even  
Dm 
want me around
 
Bu
C 
t now I’m back to show you – bitch
 
Do
F 
y
Dm 
ou
C 
love me? (I can really move)
 
 
Dm 
Now that I can  
C 
dance – dance – dance
 
(
F 
Work-work)
Dm 
Oh, 
 
wo
C 
rk it up baby
 
F 
Do you love me? (
Dm 
do you  
C 
love me?) (3x)