{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1063113,"song":"The Blues","artist":"Randy Newman","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11235468-the-blues-chords-by-randy-newman/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1063113?type=chord","rating":4.80986,"votes":7,"content":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nTuning: Standard\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n[tab]CHORDS\r\n          E-A-D-G-B-e\r\nG/B       c-2-0-0-0-3\r\nC/E       0-3-2-0-1-0\r\nD/F#      2-x-0-2-3-2\r\nGsus4     3-x-0-0-1-3\r\nAbaug     4-x-6-5-5-x or 4-x-2-1-1-x[/tab]\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G/B[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\n  He's gonna tell you 'bout his dear old mother[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBurned up in a factory in Springfield, Mass.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G/B[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\n  He's gonna tell you 'bout his baby brother[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHustlin' down the city streets and [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G/B[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]Gsus4[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Selling his ass for a dollar  bag[/tab]\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G/B[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\n He's gonna tell you 'bout his uncle Neddy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLocked up in a prison out in Oregon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G/B[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\n He's gonna tell you 'bout his best friend Eddie[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKilled in a bar fight [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G/B[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]Gsus4[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a   pair of marines and a sailor, oh[/tab]\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe's got the blues, this boy,   he's got the blues[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou can hear it in his music[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe's got the blues, this boy    has got the blues[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou can hear it, you can hear it[/tab]\r\n[Bridge 1] (Paul Simon) \r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]Abaug[/ch]\r\n When I was nine years old [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/G[/ch]            [ch]D7/F#[/ch]\r\n My daddy ran away[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C/G[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nWith a woman he met on a train, oh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Abaug[/ch]\r\nHis little boy   ran to the room [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/G[/ch]              [ch]D7/F#[/ch]\r\n Where his piano lay in wait for him[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C/G[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                 [ [ch]C[/ch] ]\r\nHe played and he played, he played and he played[/tab]\r\n[Interlude]\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]G/B[/ch] | [ch]Am[/ch] | [ch]C/G[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] | [ch]D7/F#[/ch] | [ch]C/G[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] |\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe's got the blues, this boy   has got the blues[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou can hear it, you can hear it[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe's got the blues, this boy   has got the blues[/tab]\r\n[Bridge 2] (Paul Simon)\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Abaug[/ch]\r\n  A year ago,  I met a girl [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/G[/ch]                           [ch]D7/F#[/ch]\r\n I thought we'd hit a massive groove[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C/G[/ch]       \r\nBut she dumped me [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  And all we'd hit were the blues[/tab]\r\n[Solo]\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] | [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C/E[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] | [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C/E[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] |\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe's got the blues, this boy,   he's got the blues[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou can hear it in his music[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe's got the blues, this boy   has really got the blues[/tab]\r\n[Solo]\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] | [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C/E[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] | [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C/E[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] |\r","plain_text":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\nTuning: Standard\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge 1] (Paul Simon) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n| C | G/B | Am | C/G | F | D7/F# | C/G | G |\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Bridge 2] (Paul Simon)\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\n| C G/B | Am C/E | F | G |\n| C G/B | Am C/E | F | G |\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Solo]\n| C G/B | Am C/E | F | G |\n| C G/B | Am C/E | F | G 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