Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
If I Hock My Guitar - Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men
Intro:
| G+G |
Verse 1:
E MajorE BB
I came up from Mississippi with a guitar full of songs
E MajorE BB E MajorE
Thought I was really something maybe I was wrong
G+G
Got to make some money, got to pay my dues
G+G BB A augmentedA E MajorE
Cause if I hock my guitar how the hell am I supposed to play blues
| E MajorE | BB | E MajorE | A augmentedA |
| E MajorE |
Verse 2:
E MajorE BB
Filled out an application for sweeping up the streets
E MajorE BB E MajorE
They said I didn't qualify I couldn't disagree
G+G
I've got to find something, something I can use
G+G BB A augmentedA E MajorE
Cause if I hock my guitar how the hell am I supposed to play blues
| E MajorE | G+G |
Bridge:
A augmentedA
I can do without the honey or the sugar for my tea
E MajorE
These days I can do without a lot of things
A augmentedA
My shark skin suit and my Stacy Adams shoes
E MajorE G+G E MajorE
All I really want to do is play my blues
Solo:
| E MajorE | % | % | % |
| G+G | E MajorE | G+G | E MajorE |
| G+G | % | A augmentedA | E MajorE |
| G+G | % | % | % |
| E MajorE | % | % | % |
Verse 4:
E MajorE BB
I had my last can of tuna with some cold green beans
E MajorE BB E MajorE
Not all that appetizing but a man's got to eat
G+G
Up against the wall with nothing left to lose
G+G BB A augmentedA E MajorE
Cause if I hock my guitar how the hell am I supposed to play blues