Blues Overtook Me chords by Charlie Musselwhite

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
G|---4-0-2-4-|---2---0-2-|-----------|---0---------|
D|-----------|-----2-----|---2---0-2-|-2---2-------|
A|-2---------|-0---------|-----2-----|-------2-2-2-|
E|-----------|-----------|-0---------|-------------|


E7           A7     E7     B7  A7  E7  B7
// // // //  // //  // //  //  //  //  //

Chorus:
E7
Blues overtook me

when I was a little child.
         A7
You know blues overtook me
                    E7
when I was a little child.
         B7
You know fast women an’ whiskey
A7                 E7     B7
made this poor boy wild.


Verse 1:
E7
When I was a kid, early on my own

I took the highway, to be my home


Chorus:
    A7
and blues overtook me,
                    E7
when I was a little child.
         B7
You know fast women an’ whiskey,
A7                     E7     B7
made this poor ol’ boy wild.

Harmonica Solo:
E7           A7     E7     B7  A7  E7  B7
// // // //  // //  // //  //  //  //  // (2x)

Verse 2:
E7
It's dark and cloudy, I believe it's gonna rain

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


Chorus:
    A7
The blues overtook me,
                    E7
when I was a little child
         B7
You know fast women an’ whiskey,
A7                 E7     B7
made this poor boy wild.

Verse 3:
E7
When you get in trouble, everybody’s down on you.

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

Chorus:
    A7
The blues overtook me,
                    E7
when I was a little child.
         B7
You know fast women an’ whiskey,
A7                 E7     B7
made this poor boy wild.     I ain’t complainin’


Guitar Solo:
E7           A7     E7     B7  A7  E7  B7
// // // //  // //  // //  //  //  //  // (2x)


Verse 4:
E7
Hand me down my suitcase, pack up my trunk.

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


Chorus:
A7
Blues overtook me,
                    E7
when I was a little child.
         B7
You know fast women an’ whiskey,
A7                 E7     B7
made this poor boy wild.

Verse 5:
E7
You might run, try an’ escape,

the blues will overtake you, one rainy day.

Chorus:
A7
Blues overtook me,
                    E7
when I was a little child.
         B7
You know fast women an’ whiskey,
A7                 E7     B7
made this poor boy wild.


Harmonica Solo:
E7           A7     E7     B7  A7  E7  B7
// // // //  // //  // //  //  //  //  // (2x)