Turtle Blues — Big Brother & The Holding Company
Chords and lyrics for Turtle Blues by Big Brother & The Holding Company (key of D).
Verse 1
(From the 1968 Album CHEAP THRILLS)
Intro
[A] [G7] [D7] [G7] [A7]
Verse 1
Ah, I'm a [D7]mean, mean woman
[G7]And I don't mean no one man, no [D7]good, no
I'm a [G7]mean, mean woman
I don't [D7]mean no good
I just [A7]treats them like I wants to
I never [G7]treats them, honey like I [D7][G7]should[A7]
Verse 2
Oh, Lord, [D7]I once had a daddy
[G7]He said he'd give me everything [D7]in sight
[G7]Once had a daddy
Said he'd give me everything [D7]in sight
[D7]Yes, he did
So I said, [A7]"Honey, I want the sunshine
[G7]You take the stars out of the [D7]night
Come on and [G7]give them to me, babe, because I want them [A7]right now"
Verse 3
[D7]I'm not the kind of woman
[G7]Who'd make your life a [D7]bed of ease, ha ha ha ha!
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, [G7]no
[G7]I'm not the kind of woman, no
To make your life a [D7]bed of ease
Yeah, but if you, [A7]if you just want to go out drinking, honey
[G7]Won't you invite me along [D7]please
Oh, I'll [G7]be so good to you [A7]babe, yeah
Whoa, go [D7]on
Guitar Solo
[D7] [G7] [D7] [G7]
[D7] [A7] [G7] [D7] [G7] [A7]
Verse 4
[D7]I guess I'm just like a turtle
[G7]That's hiding underneath its [D7]hardened shell
Whoa, whoa, oh [G7]yeah, like a turtle
Hiding underneath its [D7]hardened shell
But you [A7]know I'm very well protected
[G7]I know this goddamn life too [D7]well[G7]
Verse 5
[A7]Oh! Now call me [D7]mean, you can call me evil, yeah, [G7]yeah
I've been called much of some [D7]things around
[D7]Honey, don't you know I have
Whoa, call me [G7]mean or call me evil
I've been called much of [D7]some things, all things around
Yeah, but [A7]I'm going to take good care of Janis, yeah[G7]
Honey, no one's going to dog me [D7]down
[D7]Alright, yeah
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