Robert Johnson – Phonograph Blues (Guitar)

Capo 1 Video Lesson
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[Use 2nd chord option in Chorus] [Chords] [A7 x02223 or 505650] [D7/F# 2x0212 or xx4550] [Am6 x04555] [Intro] A E [Verse 1]
A                 A7   D7/F#                            A  A7
Beatrice got a phonograph, and it won't say a lonesome word.

                D7/F#                                   A  A7
Beatrice got a phonograph, but it won't say a lonesome word.

E                       D7/F#                        A     E
What evil have I done ? What evil has the poor girl heard?
[Verse 2]
A                      A7   D7/F#                                A  A7
Beatrice, I love my phonograph, but you have broke my windin' chain.

                       D7/F#                                             A7 A
Beatrice, I love my phonograph, ooh, honey, you have broke my windin' chain.

E                       D7/F#                          A   E
And you've taken my lovin', and give it to your other man.
[Chorus]
A7                                       D7/F#
Now, we played it on the sofa, now, we played it 'side the wall

      A7
My needles have got rusty, baby, they will not play at all

                    D7/F#                             A   A7
We played it on the sofa, and we played it 'side the wall

       E7                         D7/F#                A  E
But my needles have got rusty, and it will not play at all
[Verse 3]
            A      Am6                      A7
Beatrice, I go crazy, baby, I will lose my mind

    D7/F#                                 A   A7
And I go cra'eeh, honey, I will lose my mind

E                                   D7/F#                     A7  A  E
I keep bringing your clothes back home, and try me one more time
[Verse 4]
           A                 D7/F#                 A  A7  A
She got a phonograph, and it won't say a lonesome word

D7/F#                                             A7  A
She got a phonograph, ooh, won't say a lonesome word

E                       D7/F#                            A   A7
What evil have I done, or what evil have the poor girl heard