Intro: G D A D (x4) Verse 1: G D A D I know a man who sings the blues G D A D Yeah he plays just what he feels G D A D Keeps a letter in the pocket of his coat G D A D But he never breaks the seal Interlude: G D A D (x2)
Verse 2: G D A D Set up in a bar room corner G D A D Playing for tips and beer G D A D People carrying on and drinking G D A D And you gotta strain to hear Interlude: G D A G (x2) Verse 3: G D A D I've seen him playing some old cheap guitar G D A D But he could play on pots and pans G D A D You never heard a soul so pure and true G D A D It's flowing right out of his hands G D A D And he can sing sweet as a choir girl G D A D Or he can sing a house on fire G D A D I've seen him calling up the angels G D A D And use a breeze for a telephone wire Chorus: G But if you ask him F#7 Bm How he sings his blues so well A He says G D A D I got a soul that I won't sell G D A D I got a soul that I won't sell G D A D I got a soul that I won't sell G D A D And I don't read postcards from hell Interlude: G D A D (x4) Verse 4: G D A D Said he came from down in Texas G D A D Playin' out since he's fifteen G D A D You can hear a little Chicago G D A D And a lot of New Orleans G D A D And he can take you on a freight train G D A D He can take you down the alley G D A D He can take you to the church G D A D He can walk you through the valley Chorus: G And if you ask him F#7 Bm How he sings his blues so well A He says G D A D I got a soul that I won't sell G D A D I got a soul that I won't sell G D A D I got a soul that I won't sell G D A D And I don't read postcards from hell Interlude: G D A D (x8) Verse 5: G D A D I've seen him sleeping in a doorway G D A D Maybe living outside G D A D On his back just like a cockroach G D A D But he ain't waiting to die Chorus: G And if you ask him F#7 Bm How he sings his blues so well A He says G D A D I got a soul that I won't sell G D A D I got a soul that I won't sell G D A D I got a soul that I won't sell G D A D I got a soul that I won't sell G D A D That's how I sing my blues so well G D A D