New Beale Street Blues chords by Eric Bibb

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: G+G

Chorus 1:
G+G                 C majorC            G+G   G+G
If we have to walk, we're going to Memphis, got to play on Beale
     D MajorD         C majorC         G+G  G+G
It's the place to go if you wanna make a solid deal


Verse 1:
G+G               C majorC                G+G   G+G
North Carolina is all right  if you wanna hoe tobacco all day long
    D MajorD         C majorC           G+G   G+G
Babe, a guitar player like me's got play his own song

Verse 2:
G+G              C majorC            G+G   G+G
So pack you finest dresses, pack your go-to-meetin' shoes
     D MajorD            C majorC             G+G   G+G
Babe, we gotta look sharp when we play the New Beale Street Blues


Chorus 2:
G+G       C majorC          G+G   G+G
We're going to Memphis, to play on Beale
     D MajorD         C majorC          G+G  G+G
It's the place to go if you wanna make a solid deal


Verse 3:
G+G        C majorC         G+G  G+G
Bye bye Durham, bye bye   Chapel Hill
   D MajorD       C majorC         G+G   G+G
Gonna ride the line just like Railroad Bill


Verse 4:
G+G           C majorC                  G+G  G+G
Gotta find Gus Cannon, Noah Lewis too  gotta shake their hand
D MajorD         C majorC           G+G  G+G
Play 'em our song, see if we can join the band


Instrumental:
G+G C majorC G+G
D MajorD C majorC G+G


Chorus 3:
G+G       C majorC          G+G   G+G
We're going to Memphis, join a jug band
    D MajorD    C majorC         G+G
I can't wait to shake Mr. Cannon's hand

Verse 5:
G+G               C majorC              G+G  G+G
Gonna buy new strings for your mandolin   and my Stella too
   D MajorD               C majorC        G+G   G+G
Gotta spank this tune they call the New Beale Street Blues


Verse 6:
G+G                C majorC              G+G   G+G
Now Memphis Minnie and Joe McCoy make really good music, sho' 'nuff
    D MajorD           C majorC           G+G   G+G
Babe, I bet you one day gonna hear them playing my stuff


Instrumental:
G+G C majorC G+G
D MajorD C majorC G+G


Outro:
G+G                 C majorC            G+G   G+G
If we have to walk, we're going to Memphis, got to play on Beale
     D MajorD         C majorC         G+G  G+G
It's the place to go if you wanna make a solid deal
     D MajorD         C majorC         G+G  G+G
It's the place to go if you wanna make a solid deal

A minorAm C# minorC#m G+G