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The whistle knows my name
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:45 pm Reply with quote
Thousandaire Joined: 21 Apr 2008 Posts: 1143
Hi all. I've scoured the forum and couldn't find the chord progression to Can't Get Right Blues. Love this song. Can anyone help me out? Much thanks.
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pittsyltucky
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:51 pm Reply with quote
*Johnny* Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 4268 Location: Pigg River District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
The whistle knows my name wrote:
I've scoured the forum and couldn't find the chord progression...


I like you.

Let's see if we can't get someone to oblige your request.

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GumboStu
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:03 pm Reply with quote
*Irish Stew* Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 3666 Location: Joe's Cornfield
It's C D7 G(7)* C mostly isn't it?

Great tune Smile

*the G7 is at the end of that bar just before it drops back to C (and vice versa G7 to G before the C works well sometimes)

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GumboStu
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:26 pm Reply with quote
*Irish Stew* Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 3666 Location: Joe's Cornfield
And the lyrics are something like this

You play the C D7 G C pattern twice through the verse and then keep goin til you bust Wink

Now Listen Here
Everytime I talk about tomorrow I'm a-thinkin' 'bout yesterday
Everytime I go for a ride y'know I end up walkin' away
Everytime I feel like jukin' I lose my dance hall shoes
Everytime I wanna make love I end up makin' the blues


I just can't get it right (no no no)
Get it right (yeah yeah)
Love your do-right mama, love your do-right man
Now won't you walk right over to the promised land
Won't you get it right (no no no)
Get it right (yeah yeah)
Well a pig can't swim and a chicken can't fly
But we'll all be angels in the by and by

......... Get it at the razors edge (at the ball y'all, have a ball)

Everytime I wash my feet I put on dirty socks
Everytime I'm sleepin in I end up watching the clock (tick tock)
Everytime I'm workin' they say I'm loafin' in bed
Everytime I'm smokin' I end up chewin' instead

I just can't get it right (no no no)
Get it right (yeah yeah)
Love your do-right mama, love your do-right man
Now won't you walk right over to the promised land
Won't you get it right (no no no)
Get it right (yeah yeah)
Well a pig can't swim and a chicken can't fly
But we'll all be angels in the by and by

Everytime I court a woman I end up with a friend
Everytime I'm on high times I'm just walkin' (or loafin') them streets again
Everytime kill a duck (or chicken) it turns out it was a goose
Everytime I'm tight on the money I spend it like I'm loose

I just can't get it right (no no no)
Get it right (yeah yeah)
Love your do-right mama, love your do-right man
Now won't you walk right up to the promised land
Won't you get it right (no no)
Get it right (yeah yeah)
A pig can't swim and a chicken can't fly
But we'll all be angels in the by and by

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pittsyltucky
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:02 pm Reply with quote
*Johnny* Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 4268 Location: Pigg River District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
I fixed you up -- thanks Stu... chords sound good to me.

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GumboStu
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:21 pm Reply with quote
*Irish Stew* Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 3666 Location: Joe's Cornfield
Cheers pittsyltucky

the duck/goose line makes much more sense and "I'm on high times"

Is this an original?

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pittsyltucky
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:32 pm Reply with quote
*Johnny* Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 4268 Location: Pigg River District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Credits on LIVE say Secor... Got a real authentic jug-bandy sound on that'n...

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The whistle knows my name
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:49 pm Reply with quote
Thousandaire Joined: 21 Apr 2008 Posts: 1143
Thanks folks. I'm up at school without a copy of the tune and I was having trouble pulling it out of my memory. I didn't realize it was an original either. Fantastic!
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GumboStu
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:41 am Reply with quote
*Irish Stew* Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 3666 Location: Joe's Cornfield
it's a great tune to play, so thanks to you for the Prompt.

That just leaves Sally Anne from "live" and Down South Blues from "Eutaw" needing lyrics methinks. Of the four available albums anyways.

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Kitty
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:00 am Reply with quote
*Mrs. Kitty* Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 2344 Location: Durham, NC
Kudos to you Gumbo for keeping track!! Maybe P-tucky can work his moderator magic and do something to arrange things by album Wink
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jkorp
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:00 am Reply with quote
Charlie Joined: 22 Feb 2007 Posts: 976 Location: The Right Coast
Here's my version, I meant to post it a while ago, but have been uber busy. I play it in G

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Can't Get Right Blues
Old Crow Medicine Show

(walk down the E string when going to E in the intro and chorus, and walk up to the G during the verse)

Intro:
E | A | D | G




G--------------------------------------E
Everytime I think about tomorrow I talk about yesterday
A-----------------------------D
Everytime I go for a ride I end up walking away
G-------------------------------E
Everytime I feel like jukin' I loose my dance hall shoes
A-----------------------------------D-------------------G
Everytime I wanna make love I end up makin' the blues


[CHORUS]
-------------E
I just can't get it right (no no no)
A
Get it right (yeah yeah)
D
Love you do right momma love the do right man
----------G
Won't you walk right over to the promised land
------------E
I just can't get it right (no no no)
A
Get it right (yeah yeah)
D
Well a pig can't swim and a chicken can't fly
----------G
But we'll all be angels in the by and by

[INTRO]


Everytime I wash my feet I put on dirty socks
Everytime I'm sleepin' in I end up watching the clock
Everytime I'm workin' they say I'm loafin' in bed
Everytime I'm smokin' I end up chewin' instead.


[CHORUS]
[INTRO]


Everytime I court a woman I end up with a friend
Everytime I'm on time on hightimes I loafin' the streets again
Everytime I kill a chicken it turns out it was a goose
Everytime I'm tight on the money I spend it like I'm loose


[CHORUS]
[INTRO]

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