Sweet Home Chicago Robert Johnson 4/4 Shuffle
I IV V
Come on, baby don't you want to go
IV I
Come on, baby don't you want to go
V
Back to that same old place
IV I
Sweet home Chicago
Come on, baby don't you want to go
Hida-hey, baby don't you want to go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home Chicago
I (accent) I
Well, one and one is two, six and two is eight
I I (play)
Come on baby don't you make me late
Hida-hey, baby don't you want to go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home Chicago
Six and three is nine, nine and nine is eighteen
Look there brother baby and you'll see what I've seen
Hida-hey, baby don't you want to go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home Chicago
"Sweet Home Chicago" is a popular blues standard in the twelve bar form. It was first recorded and is credited to have been written by Robert Johnson. Over the years the song has become one of the most popular anthems for the city of Chicago despite ambiguity in Johnson's original lyrics.
This selection uses the refrain (from the chorus) in each verse. Kind of like the form: AAB
A 2x
I IV I
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IV I
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V7 IV I V7
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B with refrain from part A
I I I I <----- use staccato accents here (^)
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IV I
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V7 IV I V7
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I IV V
Come on, baby don't you want to go
IV I
Come on, baby don't you want to go
V
Back to that same old place
IV I
Sweet home Chicago
Come on, baby don't you want to go
Hida-hey, baby don't you want to go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home Chicago
I (accent) I
Well, one and one is two, six and two is eight
I I (play)
Come on baby don't you make me late
Hida-hey, baby don't you want to go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home Chicago
Six and three is nine, nine and nine is eighteen
Look there brother baby and you'll see what I've seen
Hida-hey, baby don't you want to go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home Chicago
"Sweet Home Chicago" is a popular blues standard in the twelve bar form. It was first recorded and is credited to have been written by Robert Johnson. Over the years the song has become one of the most popular anthems for the city of Chicago despite ambiguity in Johnson's original lyrics.
This selection uses the refrain (from the chorus) in each verse. Kind of like the form: AAB
A 2x
I IV I
--------|--------|--------|--------|
IV I
--------|--------|--------|--------|
V7 IV I V7
--------|--------|--------|--------|
B with refrain from part A
I I I I <----- use staccato accents here (^)
--------|--------|--------|--------|
IV I
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V7 IV I V7
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