{"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":76716,"song":"Furry Sings The Blues","artist":"Joni Mitchell","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/76716-furry-sings-the-blues-chords-by-joni-mitchell/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/76716?type=chord","rating":4.73002,"votes":7,"content":"Tuning :    [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]    \r\n \r\nEb5         3 3 x x x x\r\nF5          5 5 x x x x\r\nGm9         7 7 7 0 0 0\r\nF/C         0 x 7 7 7 0\r\nCadd9add4   0 0 2 0 2 0\r\nC9sus4      0 0 0 0 0 x\r\nBb/Eb       3 3 3 0 0 0\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Eb5[/ch]  [ch]F5[/ch]  [ch]Gm9[/ch]\r\n[ch]Eb5[/ch]  [ch]F5[/ch]  [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch]  [ch]Cadd9add4[/ch]  [ch]Cadd9[/ch]  [ch]Cadd9add4[/ch]\r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]F/C[/ch]                   [ch]Cadd9[/ch]  [ch]Cadd9add4[/ch]\r\n  Old Beale street is coming down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb/Eb[/ch]\r\n  Sweetie's snack bar  boarded up now[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Gm9[/ch]\r\nAnd Egles the Tailor and the Shine Boy's gone[/tab]\r\nFaded out with ragtime blues\r\n[tab][ch]F/C[/ch]               [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\n  Handy's cast in bronze[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Cadd9add4[/ch]          [ch]Bb/Eb[/ch]\r\nAnd he's standing in a little park[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]Gm9[/ch]\r\nWith his trumpet in his hand like he's listening back[/tab]\r\nTo the good old bands, and the click of high heeled shoes\r\n \r\n \r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nOld Furry sings the blues[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]Bb/Eb[/ch]\r\nPropped up in his bed with his dentures and his leg removed[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Gm9[/ch]\r\nAnd Ginny's there for her kindness and Furry's beer[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nShe's the old man's angel overseer[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[Bridge]\r\n[ch]Eb5[/ch]  [ch]F5[/ch]  [ch]Gm9[/ch]\r\n[ch]Eb5[/ch]  [ch]F5[/ch]\r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]F/C[/ch]                       [ch]Cadd9[/ch]      [ch]Cadd9add4[/ch]\r\n  Pawn shops glitter like gold tooth caps[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb/Eb[/ch]\r\n  In the grey decay[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]Gm9[/ch]\r\nThey chew the last few dollars off old Beale Street's carcass[/tab]\r\nCarrion and mercy\r\n[tab][ch]F/C[/ch]               [ch]Cadd9[/ch]     [ch]Cadd9add4[/ch]\r\n  Blue and silver sparkling drums[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb/Eb[/ch]\r\n  Cheap guitars eye shades and guns[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Gm9[/ch]\r\nAimed at the hot blood of being no one[/tab]\r\nDown and out in Memphis Tennessee\r\n \r\n \r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nOld Furry sings the blues[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]Bb/Eb[/ch]\r\nYou bring him smoke and drink and he'll play for you[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Gm9[/ch]\r\nIt's mostly muttering now and sideshow spiel[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                    [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nBut there was one song he played I could really feel[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[Bridge]\r\n[ch]Eb5[/ch]  [ch]F5[/ch]  [ch]Gm9[/ch]    x2\r\n[ch]Eb5[/ch]  [ch]F5[/ch]\r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]F/C[/ch]                            [ch]Cadd9[/ch]      [ch]Cadd9add4[/ch]\r\n  There's a double bill murder at the New Daisy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb/Eb[/ch]\r\nThe old girl's silent across the street[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Gm9[/ch]\r\nShe's silent waiting for the wrecker's beat[/tab]\r\nSilent staring at her stolen name\r\n[tab][ch]F/C[/ch]                [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]Cadd9add4[/ch]\r\n  Diamond boys and satin dolls[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb/Eb[/ch]\r\n  Bourbon laughter ghosts[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Gm9[/ch]\r\nHistory falls to parking lots and shopping malls[/tab]\r\nAs they tear down old Beale Street\r\n \r\n \r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nOld Furry sings the blues[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]Bb/Eb[/ch]\r\nHe points a bony finger at you and says \"I don't like you\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Gm9[/ch]\r\nEverybody laughs as if it's the old man's standard joke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm9[/ch]                                                      [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nBut it's true, we're only welcome for our drink and smoke[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[Bridge]\r\n[ch]Eb5[/ch]  [ch]F5[/ch]  [ch]Gm9[/ch]\r\n[ch]Eb5[/ch]  [ch]F5[/ch]\r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]F/C[/ch]               [ch]Cadd9[/ch]        [ch]Cadd9add4[/ch]\r\n  W. C. Handy I'm rich and I'm fey[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb/Eb[/ch]\r\n  And I'm not familiar with what you played[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Gm9[/ch]\r\nBut I get such strong impressions of your hey day[/tab]\r\nLooking up and down old Beale Street\r\n[tab][ch]F/C[/ch]                      [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]Cadd9add4[/ch]\r\n  Ghosts of the darktown so----ciety[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb/Eb[/ch]\r\nCome right out of the bricks at me[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Gm9[/ch]\r\nLike it's a Saturday night, they're in their finery[/tab]\r\nDancing it up and making deals\r\n \r\n \r\n[Chorus 4]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nFurry sings the blues[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Bb/Eb[/ch]\r\nWhy should I expect that old guy to give it to me true[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Gm9[/ch]\r\nFallen to hard luck and time and other thieves[/tab]\r\nWhile our limo is shining on his shanty street\r\n \r\n \r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nOld Furry sings the blues[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cadd9[/ch]  [ch]Cadd9add4[/ch]\r\n(repeat and fade)[/tab]","plain_text":"Tuning :    C G D F Bb D    \n \nEb5         3 3 x x x x\nF5          5 5 x x x x\nGm9         7 7 7 0 0 0\nF/C         0 x 7 7 7 0\nCadd9add4   0 0 2 0 2 0\nC9sus4      0 0 0 0 0 x\nBb/Eb       3 3 3 0 0 0\n \n \n \n[Intro]\nEb5  F5  Gm9\nEb5  F5  F/C\nCadd9  Cadd9add4  Cadd9  Cadd9add4\n \n \n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\nFaded out with ragtime blues\n\n\n\nTo the good old bands, and the click of high heeled shoes\n \n \n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n \n \n[Bridge]\nEb5  F5  Gm9\nEb5  F5\n \n \n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\nCarrion and mercy\n\n\n\nDown and out in Memphis Tennessee\n \n \n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n \n \n[Bridge]\nEb5  F5  Gm9    x2\nEb5  F5\n \n \n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\nSilent staring at her stolen name\n\n\n\nAs they tear down old Beale Street\n \n \n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n \n \n[Bridge]\nEb5  F5  Gm9\nEb5  F5\n \n \n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\nLooking up and down old Beale Street\n\n\n\nDancing it up and making deals\n \n \n[Chorus 4]\n\n\n\nWhile our limo is shining on his shanty street\n \n \n[Outro]","chords":["C","G","D","F","Bb","F/C","Bb/Eb","Eb5","F5","Gm9","Cadd9"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}