Leaving Trunk — Taj Mahal
Chords and lyrics for Leaving Trunk by Taj Mahal (key of A#).
Verse 1
Play the barre chords Bb and Eb on the 6th fret and the F on the 8th fret.
Slide into each chord.
[Bb]I went upstairs to pack my leavin' trunk
[Bb]I ain't see no blues, whiskey made me sloppy drunk
[Eb]I ain't never seen no whiskey, the blues made me sloppy [Bb]drunk
[F]I'm going back to Memphis babe, [Eb]where I'll have much better [Bb]luck
[Bb]Look out mama, you know you asked me to be your king
[Bb]She said, "You kiddin' man, if you want it, keep it hid
[Eb]But please don't let my husband, my main man catch you [Bb]here
[F]Please don't let my main man, [Eb]my husband catch you [Bb]here"
[Bb]The blues are mushed up into three different ways
[Bb]One said, "Go the other", two said, "Stay"
[Eb]I woke up this mornin' with the blues three different[Bb] ways
[F]You know one say, "Go baby, I [Eb]want to hang up"
The [Bb]other two said, "Stay"
Harmonica Solo
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Bb]Wake up mama, I got something to tell you
[Bb]You know I'm a man who loves to sing the blues
[Eb]Now you got to wake up baby, mama now
[Bb]I got something, I got something to tell you
[F]Well, you know I'm the man, I'm the man
[Eb]Oh yes, and I love to sing the [Bb]blues
Come on Davis
Come on, come on
Guitar Solo
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Bb]I went upstairs to pack my leavin' trunk, you know
[Bb]I ain't see no blues or whiskey made me sloppy drunk
I never seen no[Eb] whiskey, the blues made me sloppy [Bb]drunk
[F]I go home baby [Eb]and I lay down on the [Bb]lawn
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