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Same Old Blues

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No Capo 
        A577655
   C#m/G#446654
        Ex79997
  A#7b5b9x79996
        Dx57775
      C#mx46654 
   F#m7/E044222
     C#m7x46457
     C#m6x46456
[Intro]
N.C.
O yes, my Lord
N.C. 
He will surely bring you peace
AO yes, mC#m/G#y Lord
He will sF#murely bring you peace
AO yes, mC#m/G#y Lord
He will sF#murely bring you peace
[Verse 1]
   C#mAnd this is nothing new
   C#mIt's just the same old blues
   C#mAnd like a devil on my shoulder
   C#mAnd nothing left to lose
   YEou can never break my hA#7b5b9eart
   DEverything will fall apC#mart
   And yEou can never save my sA#7b5b9oul
   I thDink it's time to let me gC#mo
[Chorus]
   AI keep on hC#m/G#aving this dream
   Where I'm stF#muck in a hole and I can't get outC#m/G#  
   AThere's always sC#m/G#omething that's pulling me dF#mown, down, down
[Hook]
C#mO yes,   And this is nothing new
C#mO yes,   It's just the same old blues
C#mO yes,   And this is nothing new
F#mHe will surely brAing you peC#mace   It's just the same old blues
[Verse 2]
   TodC#may I lost my future to the past
   I gC#mot nobody left, I'm going nowhere fast
   NC#mever getting far away enough
   Like a shC#madow on the sidewalk I can't shake it off
   YEou can never change my mA#7b5b9ind
   I thDink I'm running out of C#mtime
   YEou can never save my soA#7b5b9ul
   I thiDnk it's time to let me gC#mo
[Chorus]
   AI keep on hC#m/G#aving this dream
   Where I'm stF#muck in a hole and I can't get outC#m/G#  
   AThere's always sC#m/G#omething that's pulling me dF#mown, dEown, dF#mown
   AMy heart is dC#m/G#own on its knees so I trF#my, oh, F#m7/EI tryF#m  F#m7/E  F#m  C#m/G#  
   AThere's C#m/G#always something that's pulling me dF#mown, down, down
[Solo]
 C#m
[Chorus]
   AI keep on hC#m/G#aving this dream
   Where I'm stF#muck in a hole and I can't get outC#m/G#  
   AThere's always sC#m/G#omething that's pulling me dF#mown, dEown, dF#mown
   AMy heart is dC#m/G#own on its knees so I trF#my, oh, F#m7/EI tryF#m  C#m/G#  
   AThere's C#m/G#always something that's pulling me dF#mown, down, down
[Outro]
   C#m7And this is nC#m6othing new
   AIt's just the sC#mame old blues
   C#m7And this is nC#m6othing new
   AIt's just the sC#mame old blues

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Same Old Blues

by Phantogram

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m/G#

A#7b5b9

C#m

F#m7/E

C#m7

C#m6

F#m

No Capo

577655

C#m/G#

446654

x79997

A#7b5b9

x79996

x57775

C#m

x46654

F#m7/E

044222

C#m7

x46457

C#m6

x46456

[Intro]

N.C.

O yes, my Lord

N.C.

He will surely bring you peace

A C#m/G#

O yes, my Lord

F#m

He will surely bring you peace

A C#m/G#

O yes, my Lord

F#m

He will surely bring you peace

[Verse 1]

C#m

And this is nothing new

C#m

It's just the same old blues

C#m

And like a devil on my shoulder

C#m

And nothing left to lose

E A#7b5b9

You can never break my heart

D C#m

Everything will fall apart

E A#7b5b9

And you can never save my soul

D C#m

I think it's time to let me go

[Chorus]

A C#m/G#

I keep on having this dream

F#m C#m/G#

Where I'm stuck in a hole and I can't get out

A C#m/G# F#m

There's always something that's pulling me down, down, down

[Hook]

C#m

O yes, And this is nothing new

C#m

O yes, It's just the same old blues

C#m

O yes, And this is nothing new

F#m A C#m

He will surely bring you peace It's just the same old blues

[Verse 2]

C#m

Today I lost my future to the past

C#m

I got nobody left, I'm going nowhere fast

C#m

Never getting far away enough

C#m

Like a shadow on the sidewalk I can't shake it off

E A#7b5b9

You can never change my mind

D C#m

I think I'm running out of time

E A#7b5b9

You can never save my soul

D C#m

I think it's time to let me go

[Chorus]

A C#m/G#

I keep on having this dream

F#m C#m/G#

Where I'm stuck in a hole and I can't get out

A C#m/G# F#m E F#m

There's always something that's pulling me down, down, down

A C#m/G# F#m F#m7/E F#m F#m7/E F#m C#m/G#

My heart is down on its knees so I try, oh, I try

A C#m/G# F#m

There's always something that's pulling me down, down, down

[Solo]

C#m

[Chorus]

A C#m/G#

I keep on having this dream

F#m C#m/G#

Where I'm stuck in a hole and I can't get out

A C#m/G# F#m E F#m

There's always something that's pulling me down, down, down

A C#m/G# F#m F#m7/E F#m C#m/G#

My heart is down on its knees so I try, oh, I try

A C#m/G# F#m

There's always something that's pulling me down, down, down

[Outro]

C#m7 C#m6

And this is nothing new

A C#m

It's just the same old blues

C#m7 C#m6

And this is nothing new

A C#m

It's just the same old blues

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