Rockin’ Chair Blues

How to setup your guitar

To get your guitar setup,

tune to Standard — EADGBE

capo to fret number 1st Fret

History of the song & recording

This song was recorded in 28 March 1941, released under Bluebird B8726, while in Chicago, Illinois.

Lyrics to the song

Well my baby, my baby she says she bought me
Bought me a brand new rockin’ chair
— Yea —
Well my baby, my baby she said she goin’ out
Buy me a brand new rockin’ chair
Get back now baby she says, she gonna, rock away from here

I says now look baby
Baby don’t you rock so soon
I says look here now baby
Honey don’t you rock so soon
If you now little woman
I done swear someone sure gotta have your room

Well she rocks me in the mornin’, and she rocks me little before day
She rocks me in the morning, she rocks me a little before day
— Yea —
Well rock me slow now mama, well I can’t come back to Chicago no more

She my baby said love, ain’t gonna rock me no more
Well my baby, my baby say, ain’t gonna rock me no more
If she now little black man, I say now, down the road you may go

Now now baby, honey she done quit rockin’ me now
Now baby honey, she done quit rockin’ me now
Well she told me day before last daddy, ain’t gonna rock you anyhow

— Play it man! —

Description

Rockin’ Chair Blues’ original recording is much clearer than some of Petway's other songs like Cotton Pickin’ Blues, which is a nice boost and help. Overall though, as with many of Petway's recordings, it follows for the most part the same structure; in fact, nearly identical. It's nice to hear the different renditions he made of this particular form of blues he used, just to get a deeper grasp of his style.

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