Chords with lyrics
Intro:
C majorC C5C5 D5D5 A minorAm
Verse 1:
A minorAm Am/G#
My baby, she left me, my baby, she's gone.
Am7/GAm7/G Am/F#
My sweet little angel has spread her wings and flown.
Fmaj7Fmaj7 E7E7
Can't think of a reason for going on.
A minorAm DmDm A minorAm F9F9 E7#9E7#9
From this day I will play the blues.
A minorAm Am/G#
She said it was over, this time it's the end.
Am7/GAm7/G Am/F#
Now bad luck and trouble gonna be my only friend.
A minorAm E7#9E7#9
I still can't believe it, after all we've been through.
A minorAm DmDm A minorAm
Every day I will play the blues.
Chorus:
C majorC D MajorD A minorAm
Everybody knows what the blues is all about.
C majorC D MajorD A minorAm
It's a pain you can't live with.
A minorAm
It's a woman you can't live without.
F9F9 E7#9E7#9
She came from Chicago.
F9F9 E7#9E7#9
She read me the news.
A minorAm C majorC D MajorD C majorC A minorAm E7E7
In the headlines was a story of the blues.
Verse 2:
A minorAm Amadd9/G#
They say a broken heart can always mend.
Am7/GAm7/G Am/F#
That time is the healer, and sadness will end.
Fmaj7Fmaj7 E7#9E7#9
But I've done so much crying, when will I laugh again?
A minorAm DmDm A minorAm
'Til that day I will play the blues.
Chorus:
C majorC D MajorD A minorAm
Everybody knows what the blues is all about.
C majorC D MajorD A minorAm
It's a pain you can't live with.
A minorAm
It's a woman you can't live without.
F9F9 E7#9E7#9
Could have cried me a river
F9F9 E7#9E7#9
when they told me the news.
A minorAm C majorC D MajorD C majorC A minorAm E7E7