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Empty Pocket Blues

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Here's the general chord progression and I guess the intro if you have a flute player handy.
C C Ab Ab
C C C7 C7
F F Fm Fm
D9 D9 G G7
C C Ab Ab
Ab Ab C C
G7 G7 C C
G7 G7 Am Am
CMy pockets empty Abbaby
CSinging the blues for C7you
My Fpockets emFmpty baby
You D9know I loGved you trueG7  
EveCn my old keAbttle
Is wAbhistling the blues for Cyou
G7Back again
CI'm still wailin'
G7Back again
With yAmou
The nights are lonely baby
I need you all the time
I am lonely baby
Need your lips on mine
Even my old kettle
Is whistling the blues for you
Back again
I'm still wailin'
I'm goin' back again
With you
My pockets empty baby
Singing the blues for you
My pockets empty baby
You know I love the truth
Even my old kettle
Is whistling the blues for you
Back again
I'm still wailin'
I'm goin' back again
With you

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Empty Pocket Blues

by The Incredible String Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Here's the general chord progression and I guess the intro if you have a flute player handy.

C C Ab Ab

C C C7 C7

F F Fm Fm

D9 D9 G G7

C C Ab Ab

Ab Ab C C

G7 G7 C C

G7 G7 Am Am

C Ab

My pockets empty baby

C C7

Singing the blues for you

F Fm

My pockets empty baby

D9 G G7

You know I loved you true

C Ab

Even my old kettle

Ab C

Is whistling the blues for you

Back again

I'm still wailin'

Back again

With you

The nights are lonely baby

I need you all the time

I am lonely baby

Need your lips on mine

Even my old kettle

Is whistling the blues for you

Back again

I'm still wailin'

I'm goin' back again

With you

My pockets empty baby

Singing the blues for you

My pockets empty baby

You know I love the truth

Even my old kettle

Is whistling the blues for you

Back again

I'm still wailin'

I'm goin' back again

With you

About Empty Pocket Blues Chords by The Incredible String Band

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