Elmore James - Dust My Broom Chords

[Intro]
D   G   D   A  G  D
 
 
[Verse 1]
D
I'm gettin' up soon in the mornin'
G                      D
I believe I'll dust my broom
               G
I'm gettin' up soon in the mornin'
                       D
I believe I'll dust my broom
           A
I quit the best gal I'm lovin'
G                          D
Now, my friends can get my room
 
 
[Verse 2]
D
I'm gonna write a letter
G                      D
Telephone every town I know
          G
I'm gonna write a letter
                       D
Telephone every town I know
           A
If I don't find her in Mississippi
G                         D
She due in Westminster, I know
 
 
[Verse 3]
D
And I don't want no woman
G                           D
Want ev'ry downtown man she meets
    G
No, I don't want no woman
                            D
Want ev'ry downtown man she meets
             A
Man, she's a no good doney
G                               D
They shouldn't allow her on the street, yeah
 
 
[Verse 4]
D
I believe
    G                   D
I believe my time ain't long
    G
I believe
                        D
I believe my time ain't long
              A
I ain't gonna leave my baby
G                     D
And break up my happy home
 
 
[Outro]
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A  G  D
 
 
 
 
Original 1951  recording
 
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/HjiGr4ciG_w
 
 
 
[Intro]
E   A   E   B  A  E
 
 
[Verse 1]
E
I'm gon' get up in the mornin'
    A                       E
I believe I'll dust my broom
         A
I'm gon' get up in the mornin'
                            E
I believe I'll dust my broom
           B
I quit the best gal I'm lovin'
A                          E
Now, my friends can get my room
 
 
[Verse 2]
E         A
I'm gonna write a letter
E
Telephone every town I know
          A
I'm gonna write a letter
                       E
Telephone every town I know
           B
If I don't find her in West Helena
A                      E
She's in East Munroe I know
 
 
[Verse 3]
E           A
And I don't want no woman
E
Want ev'ry downtown man she meets
            A
No, I don't want no woman
                                 E
Want ev'ry downtown man she meets
             B
Man, she's a no good doney
     A                                E
They shouldn't allow her on the street
 
 
[Verse 4]
E
I believe
E
I believe my time ain't long
    A
I believe
                        E
I believe my time ain't long
         B
I got to leave my baby
A                     E
And break up my happy home
 
 
[Outro]
E  A  E   A   E
B  A  E
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