Blues Overtook Me chords by Charlie Musselwhite

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:

e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
BB|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
G+G|---4-0-2-4-|---2---0-2-|-----------|---0---------|
D MajorD|-----------|-----2-----|---2---0-2-|-2---2-------|
A augmentedA|-2---------|-0---------|-----2-----|-------2-2-2-|
E MajorE|-----------|-----------|-0---------|-------------|


E7E7      A7A7   E7E7   B7B7 A7A7 E7E7 B7B7
// // // // // // // // // // // //

Chorus:
E7E7
Blues overtook me

when I was a little child.
     A7A7
You know blues overtook me
          E7E7
when I was a little child.
     B7B7
You know fast women an’ whiskey
A7A7         E7E7   B7B7
made this poor boy wild.

Verse 1:
E7E7
When I was a kid, early on my own

I took the highway, to be my home


Chorus:
  A7A7
and blues overtook me,
          E7E7
when I was a little child.
     B7B7
You know fast women an’ whiskey,
A7A7           E7E7   B7B7
made this poor ol’ boy wild.

Harmonica Solo:
E7E7      A7A7   E7E7   B7B7 A7A7 E7E7 B7B7
// // // // // // // // // // // // (2x)

Verse 2:
E7E7
It's dark and cloudy, I believe it's gonna rain

'Makes me wanna hear my baby, call my name.

Chorus:
  A7A7
The blues overtook me,
          E7E7
when I was a little child
     B7B7
You know fast women an’ whiskey,
A7A7         E7E7   B7B7
made this poor boy wild.

Verse 3:
E7E7
When you get in trouble, everybody’s down on you.

The blues will overtake you, an’ pull you on through.

Chorus:
  A7A7
The blues overtook me,
          E7E7
when I was a little child.
     B7B7
You know fast women an’ whiskey,
A7A7         E7E7   B7B7
made this poor boy wild.   I ain’t complainin’


Guitar Solo:
E7E7      A7A7   E7E7   B7B7 A7A7 E7E7 B7B7
// // // // // // // // // // // // (2x)


Verse 4:
E7E7
Hand me down my suitcase, pack up my trunk.

I ain't been drinkin', blues made me drunk.


Chorus:
A7A7
Blues overtook me,
          E7E7
when I was a little child.
     B7B7
You know fast women an’ whiskey,
A7A7         E7E7   B7B7
made this poor boy wild.

Verse 5:
E7E7
You might run, try an’ escape,

the blues will overtake you, one rainy day.

Chorus:
A7A7
Blues overtook me,
          E7E7
when I was a little child.
     B7B7
You know fast women an’ whiskey,
A7A7         E7E7   B7B7
made this poor boy wild.


Harmonica Solo:
E7E7      A7A7   E7E7   B7B7 A7A7 E7E7 B7B7
// // // // // // // // // // // // (2x)