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Song title:      Killing Floor
Original Album:	 - (single)
Other Albums:    various compilations

Words and Music by Chester Burnett (aka Howlin' Wolf)
Copyright © 1964 Chess Records
Published by ???

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


INTRO:
Chords (alt voicings):
E7  xx999 10
D7  xx7778
A7  xx5655


           E7                                       D7       
|----------12-12----12-------12----12----12----12-|-10----10-10-10----10-------10----10-10---------|
|----------12-12----12-------12----12----12----12-|-10----10-13-13----13-------13----13-13---------|
|----------13-13----13-------13----13----13----13-|-11----11-11-11----11-------11----11-11---------|
|----------12-12----12-------12----12----12----12-|-10----10-12-12----12-------12----12-12---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-12----12----------------------------------12---|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

| 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  -  | 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  - |



      A   A7                        
|-----5-5-5---5-----5---5-5---5---|---------------------------------|
|-----5-5-8---8-----8---8-8---8---|---------------------------------|
|-----6-6-6---6-----6---6-6---6---|---------------------------------|
|-7---7-7-7---7-----7---7-7---7---|-----6---6---6-------------5-----|
|---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5-------|
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



 Ab7 A7                             A
|-8/9-9-------------------9---7---|-5---5---------------------------|
|-7/8-8---------------------------|-5---5---------------------------|
|-8/9-9-------------------9---7---|-6---6-------------------12--12--|
|-6/7-7---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|
|-5---5-5-------------------------|-5---5-5-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



 Ab7 A7                             A
|-8/9-9-------------------9---7---|-5---5---------------------------|
|-7/8-8---------------------------|-5---5---------------------------|
|-8/9-9-------------------9---7---|-6---6-------------------7---7---|
|-6/7-7---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|
|-5---5-5-------------------------|-5---5-5-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



 Db7 D7                             D
|-13/14-14----------------14--12--|-10--10--------------------------|
|-12/13-13------------------------|-10--10--------------------------|
|-13/14-14----------------14--12--|-11--11--------------------------|
|-11/12-12------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|
|-5---5-5-------------------------|-5---5-5-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



 Ab7 A7                             A
|-8/9-9-------------------9---7---|-5---5---------------------------|
|-7/8-8---------------------------|-5---5---------------5-------5---|
|-8/9-9-------------------9---7---|-6---6-------------------7-------|
|-6/7-7---------------------------|-------------------------6-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|
|-5---5-5-------------------------|-5---5-5-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



  E7                                                D7
|-12----------------------------------------------|-10---------------------------------------------|
|-15-------15-15----15----15-15----15-15----15----|-13----13-13-13----13----13-13----13-13----13---|
|-13-------13-13----13----13-13----13-13----13----|-11----11-11-11----11----11-11----11-11----11---|
|-14-------14-14----14----14-14----14-14----14----|-12----12-12-12----12----12-12----12-12----12---|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                  |
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------6-----6-----7-----7-----8-----9-----|-------------4-----4-----5-----5-----6-----7----|
|-7-----7--7--------------------------------------|-5-----5--5-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

| 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  -  | 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  - |



  A
|-5---5-------------------5---5---|---------------------------------|
|-5---5-------------------5---5---|---------------------------------|
|-6---6-----------x-x-x-x-6---6---|---------------------------------|
|-7---7-------------------7---7---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
|---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|-5---5-5-------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                                        I should have



VERSE1:
Chords:
A7  xx5655
D7  xx7778
E7  xx999 10


 Ab7 A7                             A
|-8/9-9-------------------9---7---|-5---5---------------------------|
|-7/8-8---------------------------|-5---5---------------------------|
|-8/9-9-------------------9---7---|-6---6-------------------7---7---|
|-6/7-7---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|
|-5---5-5-------------------------|-5---5-5-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  quit you                                              a   long 



 Ab7 A7                             A
|-8/9-9-------------------9---7---|-5---5---------------------------|
|-7/8-8---------------------------|-5---5---------------------------|
|-8/9-9-------------------9---7---|-6---6-------------------12--12--|
|-6/7-7---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|
|-5---5-5-------------------------|-5---5-5-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  time    a - go                                        I should have



 Db7 D7                                 D
|-13/14----14-----------------14--12--|-10--10--------------------------|
|-12/13----13-------------------------|-10--10--------------------------|
|-13/14----14-----------------14--12--|-11--11--------------------------|
|-11/12----12-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                       |
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------4---4---5---5---6---7---|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|
|-5-----5--5--------------------------|-5---5-5-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1  -  &  -  2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  quit  you,      babe,                                     a   long



 Ab7 A7                             A
|-8/9-9-------------------9---7---|-5---5---------------------------|
|-7/8-8---------------------------|-5---5---------------5-------5---|
|-8/9-9-------------------9---7---|-6---6-------------------7-------|
|-6/7-7---------------------------|-------------------------6-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|
|-5---5-5-------------------------|-5---5-5-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  time    a - go                                        I should have



  E7                                                D7
|-12----------------------------------------------|-10---------------------------------------------|
|-15-------15-15----15----15-15----15-15----15----|-13----13-13-13----13----13-13----13-13----13---|
|-13-------13-13----13----13-13----13-13----13----|-11----11-11-11----11----11-11----11-11----11---|
|-14-------14-14----14----14-14----14-14----14----|-12----12-12-12----12----12-12----12-12----12---|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                  |
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------6-----6-----7-----7-----8-----9-----|-------------4-----4-----5-----5-----6-----7----|
|-7-----7--7--------------------------------------|-5-----5--5-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

| 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  -  | 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  - |
  E7                                                D7
  quit  you,  pret -ty    ba  - by,                       then  went        on    to    Mexi -



  A                                                         E
|-5---5---------------------------|-----------------7-------12------|
|-5---5---------------------------|-------------------------12------|
|-6---6---------7b-r5-7---7---7---|-5---------------7-------13------|
|-7---7---------------------------|---7p5-------6-6-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-------7p5---7-7-----------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|-5---5-5-------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  A
- co                                                   If I had of



VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
A7  xx5655
D7  xx7778
E7  xx999 10


 Ab7 A7                             A
|-8/9-9-------------------9---7---|-5---5---------------------------|
|-7/8-8---------------------------|-5---5---------------------------|
|-8/9-9-------------------9---7---|-6---6-------------------7---7---|
|-6/7-7---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|
|-5---5-5-------------------------|-5---5-5-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  A7
  followed,                                             my first



 Ab7 A7                             A
|-8/9-9-------------------9---7---|-5---5---------------------------|
|-7/8-8---------------------------|-5---5---------------------------|
|-8/9-9-------------------9---7---|-6---6-------------------12--12--|
|-6/7-7---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|
|-5---5-5-------------------------|-5---5-5-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  A7
  mind                                                  If I had of



 Db7 D7                                 D
|-13/14----14-----------------14--12--|-10--10--------------------------|
|-12/13----13-------------------------|-10--10--------------------------|
|-13/14----14-----------------14--12--|-11--11--------------------------|
|-11/12----12-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                       |
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------4---4---5---5---6---7---|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|
|-5-----5--5--------------------------|-5---5-5-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1  -  &  -  2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
| D7                    A7
  followed,                                                 my  right



 Ab7 A7                             A
|-8/9-9-------------------9---7---|-5---5---------------------------|
|-7/8-8---------------------------|-5---5---------------5-------5---|
|-8/9-9-------------------9---7---|-6---6-------------------7-------|
|-6/7-7---------------------------|-------------------------6-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|
|-5---5-5-------------------------|-5---5-5-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  A7
  mind                                                      I'd of 



  E7                                                D7
|-12----------------------------------------------|-10---------------------------------------------|
|-15-------15-15----15----15-15----15-15----15----|-13----13-13-13----13----13-13----13-13----13---|
|-13-------13-13----13----13-13----13-13----13----|-11----11-11-11----11----11-11----11-11----11---|
|-14-------14-14----14----14-14----14-14----14----|-12----12-12-12----12----12-12----12-12----12---|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                  |
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------6-----6-----7-----7-----8-----9-----|-------------4-----4-----5-----5-----6-----7----|
|-7-----7--7--------------------------------------|-5-----5--5-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

| 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  -  | 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  - |
  E7                                                D7
  been on the border,                                                             my    second



  A7                                A
|-9---9-------------------9---7---|-5-----------------------7---9---|
|-8---8---------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|-9---9-------------------9---7---|-6-----------------------7---9---|
|-7---7---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|-5---5-5-------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  A7
  time



INTERLUDE:

                                    A
|-9---9-----------------------9\7-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-------|
|---------------------------------|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-------|
|-9---9-------------------9\7-9\7-|-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------x---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|
|-5---5-5-------------------------|-5---5-5-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



                                    A
|-9---9-------------------9---7---|-5---5-----------------------12--|
|---------------------------------|-5---5-----------x---------------|
|-9---9-------------------9---7---|-6---6-------x-----------12------|
|---------------------------------|------------------12/14------14--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|
|-5---5-5-------------------------|-5---5-5-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



                                    D
|-14--14------------------14--12--\-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10--------|
|---------------------------------|-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10--------|
|-14--14------------------14--12--\-11----11-11-11----11-11-11----11-11-11--------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------0---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|-------------4-----4-----5-----5-----6-----7---|
|-5---5-5-------------------------|-5-----5--5------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  & - |



                                    A
|-9---9-------------------9---7---|-5---5-----------------5-5-------|
|---------------------------------|-5---5-------x-----5-----5-------|
|-9---9-------------------9---7---|-6---6---------------6---6----13-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|
|-5---5-5-------------------------|-5---5-5-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



  E7                                D7
|-12------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-15----------15--15--12----------|-13----------13--10--------------|
|-13--------------------------11--|-11----------------------7---5---|
|---------12--------------0-------|-12------------------0-----------|
|---------------------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                                                  |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------6---6---7---7---8---9---|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|
|-7---7-7-------------------------|-5---5-5-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



  A                                           (G#dim)
|-5---5---------------------------|-------------7-/-20--------------|
|-5---5---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6---6-------6-------------------|-----0-------7-------------------|
|-7---7---------------12----------|-7-------7---6-------------------|
|-7---7---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------4---4---5---5---6---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|-5---5-5-------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                                       If I had of



VERSE3:
Notes:
Play as for previous verses.

Chords:
A7  xx5655
D7  xx7778
E7  xx999 10
 

| A7      | %                  | %            | %
  went on,      when my friend     come at me

          | D7      | %         | A7         | %
I should of went on,     when my  best friend  come at me

           | E7                  | D7                   | A7
But, Lord, I would be in a fight,     down on the killin' floor



VERSE4:
Notes:
Play as for previous verses.

Chords:
A7  xx5655
D7  xx7778
E7  xx999 10


      | A7      | %                 | %            | %
I had a went on      when my friend     come at me

      | D7     | %         | A7        | %
I had a went on     when my  best friend come at me

  | E7                      | D7 | A7                   | %
I   wouldn't be here tonight          down on the killing floor



VERSE5:
Notes:
Play as for previous verses.

Chords:
A7  xx5655
D7  xx7778
E7  xx999 10


  | A7    | %           | %       | %
God knows,    I should of went on

  | D7    | %           | A7      | %
God knows,    I should of went on

    | E7                      | D7                  | A7   | %
And I wouldn't be here tonight    down on the killin' floor


[play 12 bar INTERLUDE to fade]