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Version 1This is an approximation for guitar of the chords used in the Jelly Roll Morton solo piano version of "Buddy Bolden's Blues" see: --.-/watch?ds49avgmZyImasvA The song is in Eb. This version is played as in C with the capo on the 3rd fret. [Chords] C : x32010 C * : x32013 C7 : x32310 Cdim : x3454x Cdim/Eb : xx1x12 D7 : xx0212 F : 1x3211 G : 320003 G * : 32003x G7 : 320001 A7 : x02223 A7 * : x02020 [Intro] C * Cdim/Eb G7 A7 D7 G7 C G [Verse 1] C * Cdim/Eb G7 C C7 Thought I heard Buddy Bolden say F Cdim C C7 You nasty, you dirty, take it a-way F Cdim C * A7 You terrible, you awful, take it a-way G * A7 * D7 G G7 I thought I heard him say C * Cdim/Eb G7 C C7 I thought I heard Buddy Bolden shout F Cdim C C7 Open up that window and let that bad air out F Cdim C * A7 Open up that window and let the foul air out D7 G7 C G I thought I heard Buddy Bolden say [Verse 2] C * Cdim/Eb G7 C C7 Thought I heard Judge Fogarty say F Cdim C C7 Thirty days in the market, take him a-way F Cdim C * A7 Get him a good broom to sweep with, take him a-way G * A7 * D7 G G7 I thought I heard him say C * Cdim/Eb G7 C C7 I thought I heard Frankie Dusen shout F Cdim C C7 Gal, give me that money, I’m gonna beat it out F Cdim C * A7 I mean give me that money, I’m gonna beat it out D7 G7 C G 'Cause I thought I heard Frankie Dusen say [Outro] C * Cdim/Eb G7 C C7 F Cdim C C7 F Cdim C * A7 G * A7 * D7 C