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Muddy Waters - Baby, Please Don’t Go Chords

Chord reference A, D7, C
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Baby, [A]please don’t go Baby, [A]please don’t go Baby, [D7]please don’t go, down to [C]New Orleans You know I [A]love you so

Before I [A]be your dog Before I [A]be your dog Before I [D7]be your dog, I get you [C]way’d out here, And let you [A]walk alone

Turn your [A]lamp down low Turn your [A]lamp down low Turn your [D7]lamp down low, I beg you [C]all night long, Baby, [A]please don’t go

You brought me [A]way down here You brought me [A]way down here You brought me [D7]way down here, ’bout to [C]Rolling Forks, You treat me [A]like a dog

Baby, [A]please don’t go Baby, [A]please don’t go Baby, [D7]please don’t go, back to [C]New Orleans I beg you [A]all night long

Before I [A]be your dog Before I [A]be your dog Before I [D7]be your dog, I get you [C]way’d out here, And let you [A]walk alone

You know your [A]man done gone You know your [A]man done gone You know your [D7]man done gone to [C]the country farm, With all the [A]shackles on

Artist Muddy Waters
Album Single
Genres Blues
Year 1953
Key A

How to Play Baby, Please Don't Go on Guitar?

Muddy Waters - Baby, Please Don't Go can be played in the key of A using the A, D7, C chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Baby, Please Don't Go with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.