Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: C C C G7 C C C C G7 C Verse: C Once I was happy as I could be G7 C But I let a gal make a fool of me C And ever since she let me down G7 C The blues come around when the sun goes down
Chorus: F Oh the blues come around C Oh the blues come around G7 Lawd the blues come around C Every evening when the sun goes down Instrumental Break: C C C G7 C Verse: C As long as the sun is in the sky G7 C These doggone blues never make me cry C But ever since she left this town G7 C The blues come around when the sun goes down Chorus: F Oh the blues come around C Oh the blues come around G7 Lawd the blues come around C Every evening when the sun goes down Instrumental Break: C C C G7 C Verse: C I built my castles very high G7 C And then she went and said goodbye C And ever since she tore 'em down G7 C The blues come around when the sun goes down Chorus: F Oh the blues come around C Oh the blues come around G7 Lawd the blues come around C Every evening when the sun goes down Instrumental Break: C C C G7 C Verse: C Once she called me all her own G7 C But now she's gone and I'm alone C And ever evening I'm sorrow bound G7 C Cause the blues come around when the sun goes down Chorus: F Oh the blues come around C Oh the blues come around G7 Lawd the blues come around C Every evening when the sun goes down Instrumental Break: C C C G7 C Chorus: F Oh the blues come around C Oh the blues come around G7 Lawd the blues come around C Every evening when the sun goes down