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Blues Get Off My Shoulder:Dee Clark.
#109 on BB Hot 100 (bubbling Under)
on ABNER Records in 1959.
(Bass licks throughout song, as follows..)
INTRO:
   #1.                     
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------------        ---------------------|
------------        ---------------------|
------------ (x7)   --1------------------|(x1)
-4----------        -1-------------------|
---------1--        ---------------------|
   #3.
------------|
------------|
------------|(x1)
1-1-----3---|
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INTRO:  F   Bbm(x7)
       (oooh-oooh-oooh-oooh-oooh..)
#1.
FmThere's a Bbmcold, cold Fmfeeling in my Bbmheart.
FmAnd it's Bbmtrying  to get Fmcold..Fer.
BbmPlease, oh, Ebplease, Ebmhave pity on me..and Fblues,
get off my Bbmshoulder.
#2.
BbmYou have ruined a Fperfect love Bbmaffair and Fnow 
you're Bbmtrying to get Fbolder.
BbmPlease, oh, Ebplease, Ebmhave pity on me..and Fblues,
get off my Bbmshoulder.
BRIDGE:
I Ebmcan't sleep at night, the tears keep falling..
tears keep falling..Fmdown..Bbown.
My Ebmdays could be Bmbrighter..Dbmy Gbnights would be Ebmshorter..
Fblues, Gbquit hangin' aFround.
#3.
BbmYou have ruined a Fperfect love Bbmaffair and Fnow 
you're Bbmtrying to get Fbolder.
BbmPlease, oh, Ebplease, Ebmhave pity on me..and Fblues,
get off my Bbmshoulder.
OUTRO:LICK#1 (x5)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Blues Get Off My Shoulder

by Dee Clark

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Bbm

Ebm

Blues Get Off My Shoulder:Dee Clark.

#109 on BB Hot 100 (bubbling Under)

on ABNER Records in 1959.

(Bass licks throughout song, as follows..)

INTRO:

#1.

------------ ---------------------|

------------ (x7) --1------------------|(x1)

-4---------- -1-------------------|

---------1-- ---------------------|

#3.

------------|

------------|(x1)

1-1-----3---|

------------|

F Bbm

INTRO: (x7)

(oooh-oooh-oooh-oooh-oooh..)

#1.

Fm Bbm Fm Bbm

There's a cold, cold feeling in my heart.

Fm Bbm Fm F

And it's trying to get cold..er.

Bbm Eb Ebm F

Please, oh, please, have pity on me..and blues,

Bbm

get off my shoulder.

#2.

Bbm F Bbm F

You have ruined a perfect love affair and now

Bbm F

you're trying to get bolder.

Bbm Eb Ebm F

Please, oh, please, have pity on me..and blues,

Bbm

get off my shoulder.

BRIDGE:

Ebm

I can't sleep at night, the tears keep falling..

Fm Bb

tears keep falling..down..own.

Ebm Bm Db Gb Ebm

My days could be brighter..my nights would be shorter..

F Gb F

blues, quit hangin' around.

#3.

Bbm F Bbm F

You have ruined a perfect love affair and now

Bbm F

you're trying to get bolder.

Bbm Eb Ebm F

Please, oh, please, have pity on me..and blues,

Bbm

get off my shoulder.

OUTRO:LICK#1 (x5)

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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