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Lovesick Blues

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     E7*
e|---0----|
B|---5----|
G|---7----|
D|---6----|
A|---7----|
E|---X----|
I've got a lAovesick Cdim7tale to tG7ell to yoF#7u
B7Though E7it ain't no fAail of mineE7  
It's about a Agal namCdim7ed Sue
And a bG7oy named F#7Lou
B7They were fightin' all the E7time
Sue C#7came home one F#7afternoon
And B7found an empty dE7ining room
WithoAut a Cdim7word
A turtlG7edove had floF#7wn
Sue B7began to E7moan
"My sAweetie went aA7way
But he D7didn't sD7/Aay where
He didnDm7't say whDm7/Aen
He didn'A7t say whyD7  
                  B7  E7*
Without biddin' me goodbye
                 B7  E7*    A      Cdim   B7  E7*
Oh I'm blue as I can be
I knoAw he loves anA7other one
But he D7didn't sD7/Aay who
He didnDm7't say whDm7/Aen
He didn'A7t say whaD7t
                 B7  E7*
His momma has got
                 B7  E7*        A    Dm7  A  
That took my sweetie from me
I'm like a C#7little lost sheep
And I can't sleep
But I keep tryF#m7in' to forget
MEy travelin' Fmpoppa, he F#m7left his B7momma all E7aloEm7ne
 E7  E7*
I groan
"MAy sweetie wenA7t away
But he D7didn't sD7/Aay where
He didnDm7't say whDm7/Aen
He didn'A7t say whyD7  
               B7  E7*
I know I'll die
                 B7  E7*   A  A7*  D7   Dm7    A   G7   G#7  A7  
Why don't he hurry on home?
The final chords go like this:
e|-5--0--5----5----5----5----10--11--12---------------|
B|-5-----8----7----6----5----12--13--14---------------|
G|-6-----6----5----5----6----10--11--12---------------|
D|-7-----5----7----7----7----12--13--14---------------|
A|-7-----7----5----5----7----10--11--12---------------|
E|-5-----5----x----x----5----x---x---x----------------|

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Lovesick Blues

by Madeleine Peyroux

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cdim7

F#7

C#7

D7/A

Dm7

Dm7/A

Cdim

F#m7

Em7

G#7

e|---0----|

B|---5----|

G|---7----|

D|---6----|

A|---7----|

|---X----|

A Cdim7 G7 F#7

I've got a lovesick tale to tell to you

B7 E7 A E7

Though it ain't no fail of mine

A Cdim7

It's about a gal named Sue

G7 F#7

And a boy named Lou

B7 E7

They were fightin' all the time

C#7 F#7

Sue came home one afternoon

B7 E7

And found an empty dining room

A Cdim7

Without a word

G7 F#7

A turtledove had flown

B7 E7

Sue began to moan

A A7

"My sweetie went away

D7 D7/A

But he didn't say where

Dm7 Dm7/A

He didn't say when

A7 D7

He didn't say why

B7 E7

Without biddin' me goodbye

B7 E7 A Cdim B7 E7

* *

Oh I'm blue as I can be

A A7

I know he loves another one

D7 D7/A

But he didn't say who

Dm7 Dm7/A

He didn't say when

A7 D7

He didn't say what

B7 E7

His momma has got

B7 E7 A Dm7 A

That took my sweetie from me

C#7

I'm like a little lost sheep

And I can't sleep

F#m7

But I keep tryin' to forget

E Fm F#m7 B7 E7 Em7

My travelin' poppa, he left his momma all alone

E7 E7

I groan

A A7

"My sweetie went away

D7 D7/A

But he didn't say where

Dm7 Dm7/A

He didn't say when

A7 D7

He didn't say why

B7 E7

I know I'll die

B7 E7 A A7 D7 Dm7 A G7 G#7 A7

* *

Why don't he hurry on home?

The final chords go like this:

e|-5--0--5----5----5----5----10--11--12---------------|

B|-5-----8----7----6----5----12--13--14---------------|

G|-6-----6----5----5----6----10--11--12---------------|

D|-7-----5----7----7----7----12--13--14---------------|

A|-7-----7----5----5----7----10--11--12---------------|

E|-5-----5----x----x----5----x---x---x----------------|

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