Blue Ribbon Blues chords by 49 Winchester

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: C majorC

🎸 Intro:

C majorC C7C7 FF F minorFm
C majorC G+G  FF C majorC


🎸 Verse 1:
     C majorC         C7C7
Had them blue ribbon blues Lord
  FF      F minorFm
So long, for so long
     C majorC
I didn't know where I'm goin'
G+G             FF  C majorC
 All I know is where I've gone

         C majorC      C7C7
I've been drunked up for three days and
    FF        F minorFm
I know I'll pay for my  sins
  C majorC
But please, sweet Jesus
G+G               FF     C majorC
 Let me get drunk just once again Ooo

🎸 Chorus:
A minorAm    G+G    C majorC
Though I tried to love ya
A minorAm       G+G   C majorC
 You know I'll  try again, yea-ah
  A minorAm    G+G     FF     C majorC
La la all I need is a sweet melody
   C majorC       G+G     C majorC        FF
And a half a pint of bourbon or gin, bourbon or gin
   C majorC       G+G      C majorC
And a half a pint of  bourbon or gin


🎸 Verse 2:
     C majorC     C7C7
I've been down on my luck Lord
  FF         F minorFm
So long, baby for so long
   C majorC
Now I can't even wake up in the mornin'
G+G             FF  C majorC
 I guess I'm just too far gone

        C majorC      C7C7
I feel like I'm just wastin' space Lord
     FF      F minorFm
Like I'm just wastin' air
      C majorC
Oh I can't seem to find the darkness
G+G         FF      C majorC
 Dream til you're there ooo

🎸 Chorus:
A minorAm    G+G    C majorC
Though I tried to love ya
A minorAm       G+G   C majorC
 You know I'll  try again, yea-ah
  A minorAm    G+G     FF     C majorC
La la all I need is a sweet melody
   C majorC       G+G     C majorC        FF
And a half a pint of bourbon or gin, bourbon or gin
   C majorC       G+G      C majorC
And a half a pint of  bourbon or gin  (Bus Shelton here)


🎸 Solo:
C majorC C7C7 FF F minorFm
C majorC G+G  FF C majorC


🎸 Verse 3:
    C majorC        C7C7
Ridin' rails, ramblin' round
           FF     F minorFm
You know how I ain't got me no home
   C majorC
But I left my poor family
G+G             FF  C majorC
 When I was only 15 years old

      C majorC       C7C7
But oh California call my name
            FF       F minorFm
Lord you know that I'll find you if I can
      C majorC
But I gotta stay on the road mama
G+G          FF    C majorC
 I'm a hard drivin' man, oooo


🎸 Chorus:
A minorAm    G+G    C majorC
Though I tried to love ya
A minorAm       G+G   C majorC
 You know I'll  try again, yea-ah
  A minorAm    G+G     FF     C majorC
Ahhhh all I need is a sweet melody
   C majorC       G+G     C majorC        FF
And a half a pint of bourbon or gin, bourbon or gin
   C majorC       G+G      C majorC
And a half a pint of  bourbon or gin