Blue Ribbon Blues chords by 49 Winchester

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: C

🎸 Intro:

C  C7  F  Fm
C  G   F  C


🎸 Verse 1:
         C                 C7
Had them blue ribbon blues Lord
   F            Fm
So long, for so long
         C
I didn't know where I'm goin'
G                          F    C
  All I know is where I've gone

                  C            C7
I've been drunked up for three days and
       F               Fm
I know I'll pay for my   sins
    C
But please, sweet Jesus
G                             F          C
  Let me get drunk just once again  Ooo


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


🎸 Verse 2:
          C          C7
I've been down on my luck Lord
   F                 Fm
So long, baby for so long
      C
Now I can't even wake up in the mornin'
G                          F    C
  I guess I'm just too far gone

                C            C7
I feel like I'm just wastin' space Lord
         F            Fm
Like I'm just wastin' air
           C
Oh I can't seem to find the darkness
G                  F           C
  Dream til you're there  ooo


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


🎸 Solo:
C  C7  F  Fm
C  G   F  C


🎸 Verse 3:
       C               C7
Ridin' rails, ramblin' round
                     F         Fm
You know how I ain't got me no home
      C
But I left my poor family
G                          F   C
  When I was only 15 years old

           C              C7
But oh California call my name
                        F             Fm
Lord you know that I'll find you if I can
            C
But I gotta stay on the road mama
G                    F       C
  I'm a hard drivin' man, oooo


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