Slippery St Paul
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
From 1971 album The Doobie Brothers
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[Intro]
(x4 measures)
G
[Verse 1]
G
Down along the river
G
Where the big bulrushes grow
G
You find the old frog jumpin the water
G
He won't come up no more, babe
G
He won't come up no more, baby
G
He won't come up no more, woo
G
He won't come up no more, sugar mama
G
He won't come up no more
[Verse 2]
G
Smell that burnin' fire, baby
G
Burnin' in the sand
G
See that devil rise, mama
G
He sho' wanna take yo' hand, now
G
He sho' wanna take yo' hand, mama
G
He sho' wanna take yo' hand, woo
G
He sho' wanna take yo' hand, sugar mama
G
He sho' wanna take yo' hand
[Instrumental]
(9 measures)
G
[Bridge]
Bdim C
Oh, harvest moon
Bb A Ab G
Keep shinin' your light down on me
Dm6/A C
The Lord reach out his hand
Bb A Ab G
My soul floats out to thee...
[Verse 3]
G
I don't feel no pain
G
When they shot me down
G
Lay my body out, baby
G
They put me in the ground so cold
G
They put me in the ground, baby
G
They put me in the ground, woo
G
They put me in the ground, sugar mama
G
They put me in the ground
[Outro]
G Am Gdim G
C Dm Ebm Em
D7 C G Am7 G Gsus G
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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