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                             St Louis Blues
                       Written by W.C. HANDY
                   Recorded by BESSIE SMITH
This is a much shorter and much simplified version of the original,
but I think you can still get the feel coming through.
I Ghate to see tC7hat evening sun go dGown,G7  
C7I hate to see that evening sun go dGown,G  
'Cause my lD7ovin' baby dC7one left this tGown.D7  
GIf I feel tomorrow, C7like I feel toGday,G7  
C7If I feel tomorrow, like I feel Gtoday,G  
I'm gonna D7pack my trunk and C7make my geGtaway.D7  
OGmh, that St. Louis woman, with her diamond D7rings,D7  
She pulls my man around by her apron stGmrings,Gm  D7  
AGmnd if it wasn't for powder and her store-bought hairD7,D7  
Oh, that man of mine wouldn't go nowhGmere.A7  D7  
I Ggot those SC7t. Louis blues, just as blue as I can Gbe,G7  
OC7h, my man's got a heart like a rock cast in the Gsea,G  
Or else D7he wouldn't have gC7one so far from mGe.D7  
GI love my man lC7ike a schoolboy loves his pGie,G7  
Like a C7Kentucky colonel loves his rocker and GryeG  
I'll D7love my man untC7il the day I dGie, Lord, LoD7rd.
I got the St. GLouis blues, juC7st as blue as I can Gbe, Lord, LoG7rd!
That man'C7s got a heart like a rock cast in the sGea,G  
Or else he D7wouldn't have gone sC7o far from Gme.D7  
   I got those SGt. Louis blues, C7I got the blues   
 I got the bluGes,G7  
My manC7's got a heart like a rock cast in the seGa,G  
Or eD7lse he wouldn't have C7gone so far from mGeD7  G  

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St Louis Blues

by Bessie Smith

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St Louis Blues

Written by W.C. HANDY

Recorded by BESSIE SMITH

This is a much shorter and much simplified version of the original,

but I think you can still get the feel coming through.

G C7 G G7

I hate to see that evening sun go down,

C7 G G

I hate to see that evening sun go down,

D7 C7 G D7

'Cause my lovin' baby done left this town.

G C7 G G7

If I feel tomorrow, like I feel today,

C7 G G

If I feel tomorrow, like I feel today,

D7 C7 G D7

I'm gonna pack my trunk and make my getaway.

Gm D7 D7

Oh, that St. Louis woman, with her diamond rings,

Gm Gm D7

She pulls my man around by her apron strings,

Gm D7 D7

And if it wasn't for powder and her store-bought hair,

Gm A7 D7

Oh, that man of mine wouldn't go nowhere.

G C7 G G7

I got those St. Louis blues, just as blue as I can be,

C7 G G

Oh, my man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea,

D7 C7 G D7

Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me.

G C7 G G7

I love my man like a schoolboy loves his pie,

C7 G G

Like a Kentucky colonel loves his rocker and rye

D7 C7 G D7

I'll love my man until the day I die, Lord, Lord.

G C7 G G7

I got the St. Louis blues, just as blue as I can be, Lord, Lord!

C7 G G

That man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea,

D7 C7 G D7

Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me.

G C7

I got those St. Louis blues, I got the blues

G G7

I got the blues,

C7 G G

My man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea,

D7 C7 G D7 G

Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me

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