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This is an approximation of the piano chords for guitar of the version of Down Hearted Blues that Bessie Smith
The recording is in C, as here.
[Chords]
Ddim7: xx0101
[Intro]
               C                A7        D7     Ddim7           GN.C
[Verse 1]
CGee, but it's hard to A7love someone
When that D7someone G7don't love Cyou.
I'm so disgusted, A7heart broken too.
 D7I've got those down hearted G7blues.
 C7Once I was crazy  F'bout a man.
He mistreated me all the E7time.
The D7next man I get has got to  G7promise me
To be A7mine, D7all Gmine.G7  
[Chorus 1]
CTrouble, trouble,  FI've had it G7all my Cdays.C7  
FTrouble, trouble, I've had it G7all my Cdays.
It G7seems that trouble's going to follow me to my Cgrave.F  C  
[Chorus 2]
I ain't Cnever loved but  Fthree mens G7in my Clife.C7  
I ain't Fnever loved but three men G7in my Clife.
My G7father, my brother, the man that wrecked my Clife.F  C  
[Chorus 3]
It may be a week, it Fmay be a G7month or Ctwo.C7  
It Fmay be a week, it may be a G7month or Ctwo.
But the G7day you quit me honey, it's coming home to Cyou.F  C  
[Chorus 4]
I got the Cworld in a jug,  Fthe stopper's G7in my Chand.C7  
I got the Fworld in a jug, the stopper's G7in my Chand.
I'm going to G7hold it until you, man come under my Ccommand.F  C  

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Down Hearted Blues

by Bessie Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ddim7

This is an approximation of the piano chords for guitar of the version of Down Hearted Blues that Bessie Smith

The recording is in C, as here.

[Chords]

Ddim7: xx0101

[Intro]

C A7 D7 Ddim7 G

N.C

[Verse 1]

C A7

Gee, but it's hard to love someone

D7 G7 C

When that someone don't love you.

I'm so disgusted, heart broken too.

D7 G7

I've got those down hearted blues.

C7 F

Once I was crazy 'bout a man.

He mistreated me all the time.

D7 G7

The next man I get has got to promise me

A7 D7 G G7

To be mine, all mine.

[Chorus 1]

C F G7 C C7

Trouble, trouble, I've had it all my days.

F G7 C

Trouble, trouble, I've had it all my days.

G7 C F C

It seems that trouble's going to follow me to my grave.

[Chorus 2]

C F G7 C C7

I ain't never loved but three mens in my life.

F G7 C

I ain't never loved but three men in my life.

G7 C F C

My father, my brother, the man that wrecked my life.

[Chorus 3]

F G7 C C7

It may be a week, it may be a month or two.

F G7 C

It may be a week, it may be a month or two.

G7 C F C

But the day you quit me honey, it's coming home to you.

[Chorus 4]

C F G7 C C7

I got the world in a jug, the stopper's in my hand.

F G7 C

I got the world in a jug, the stopper's in my hand.

G7 C F C

I'm going to hold it until you, man come under my command.

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