Bob Marley - Talkin' Blues: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Talkin' Blues" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D                   A
Cold ground was my bed last night, (bed last night).
     E                   A               A7
And rock was my pillow, too, (too-oo-oo-oo-oo!).
D                   A
Cold ground was my bed last night,
     E                   A
And rock was my pillow, too, yeah! I'm saying;

Chorus:
D                                A
Talkin' blues, (talkin' blues), talkin' blues,
(talkin' blues).
               E                             A
They say your feet is just too big for your shoes,
               A7
(shoe-oo-oo-oo-oo).
D                                A
Talkin' blues, (talkin' blues), talkin' blues,
(talkin' blues).
      E                              A
Your feet is just too big, for your shoes,
              A7
(shoe-oo-oo-oo-oo).

Yeah, I've been down on the rock for so long
(so long)
I seem to wear a permanent screw (screw-oo-oo-oo-oo)
I've been down on the rock for so long (so long)
I seem to wear a permanent screw (screw-oo-oo-oo-oo)

         D           A   E       A
But-a I, I'm gonna stare in the sun,
D        A         E      A
Let the rays shine in my eyes.
D               A    E        A         E
I, I'm a gonna take, a-just-a one step more,
        D                   F#m
'Cos I feel like bombin' a church, now,
               A             E          A
Now that you know that the preacher is lyin'.
     D                  F#m
So who's gonna stay at home,
        A               E            A
When, when the freedom fighters are fighting?

Chorus:
Talking blues (talking blues)
Talking blues (talking blues)
They say your feet is just too big for your shoes
(shoe-oo-oo-oo-oo)
Talking blues (talking blues),
keep on talking blues (talking blues)

They say, you hear what they say
Didn't you hear

Chorus:
Cold ground was my bed last night (bed last night)
And rock stone rock stone was my pillow
(doo-oo-oo-oo-oo!)
Cold ground was my bed last night (bed last night)
And rock was my pillow, too, Yeah

I'm saying, Talking blues (talking blues)
Talking blues (talking blues)
I seem to wear a permanent screw
Talking blues (talking blues), talking blues
(talking blues)
Your feet is just too big for your shoes
(shoe-oo-oo-oo-oo)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A7

Guitar chord A7

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Talkin' Blues" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Talkin' Blues" by Bob Marley.

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