Phonograph Blues chords by Robert Johnson

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Use 2nd chord option in Chorus:

Chords:
A7A7   x02223 or 505650:
D7/F#D7/F# 2x0212 or xx4550:
Am6Am6  x04555:


Intro:
A augmentedA  E MajorE

Capo 1th fret

Verse 1:
A augmentedA         A7A7  D7/F#D7/F#              A augmentedA A7A7
Beatrice got a phonograph, and it won't say a lonesome word.
        D7/F#D7/F#                  A augmentedA A7A7
Beatrice got a phonograph, but it won't say a lonesome word.
E MajorE            D7/F#D7/F#            A augmentedA   E MajorE
What evil have I done ? What evil has the poor girl heard?

Verse 2:
A augmentedA           A7A7  D7/F#D7/F#                A augmentedA A7A7
Beatrice, I love my phonograph, but you have broke my windin' chain.
            D7/F#D7/F#                       A7A7 A augmentedA
Beatrice, I love my phonograph, ooh, honey, you have broke my windin' chain.
E MajorE            D7/F#D7/F#             A augmentedA  E MajorE
And you've taken my lovin', and give it to your other man.

Chorus:
A7A7                    D7/F#D7/F#
Now, we played it on the sofa, now, we played it 'side the wall
   A7A7
My needles have got rusty, baby, they will not play at all
          D7/F#D7/F#               A augmentedA  A7A7
We played it on the sofa, and we played it 'side the wall
    E7E7             D7/F#D7/F#        A augmentedA E MajorE
But my needles have got rusty, and it will not play at all

Verse 3:
      A augmentedA   Am6Am6           A7A7
Beatrice, I go crazy, baby, I will lose my mind
  D7/F#D7/F#                 A augmentedA  A7A7
And I go cra'eeh, honey, I will lose my mind
E MajorE                  D7/F#D7/F#           A7A7 A augmentedA E MajorE
I keep bringing your clothes back home, and try me one more time

Verse 4:
      A augmentedA         D7/F#D7/F#         A augmentedA A7A7 A augmentedA
She got a phonograph, and it won't say a lonesome word
D7/F#D7/F#                       A7A7 A augmentedA
She got a phonograph, ooh, won't say a lonesome word
E MajorE            D7/F#D7/F#              A augmentedA  A7A7
What evil have I done, or what evil have the poor girl heard