Phonograph Blues chords by Robert Johnson

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Use 2nd chord option in Chorus:

Chords:
A7     x02223  or  505650:
D7/F#  2x0212  or  xx4550:
Am6    x04555:


Intro:
A   E

Capo 1th  fret

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