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Love In Vain Blues

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Chords
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E7      022130
A7*     X0x989
    AdimX0x878
     G/AX0x787
D7/F#   2xx212
E/G#    4xx454
       AX02220
A2      X02225
A7      X02223
A5/G    X05055
   A5/GbX04055
A5/F    X03055
A5/E    X02055
A7(2)   X0565x
A07     X0454x
Riff1
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G/A   A5/G   A5/Gb   A5/F   A5/E    E7
Riff2
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E -----0---2------|
B -3--------------|
Intro
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A7*      Adim     G/A     A5/G     A5/Gb     A5/F      A5/E  E7  
Verse 1
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Well I Afollowed her to the A7stationA  
With a suitcase in my handA7  
       D7/F#                        D7/5  D7/F#
Yeah I followed her to the station
                           A       E/G#  A  
With a suitcase in my hand
Well it's E7hard to tell it's hard to tellD7/F#  
                             Riff1
When all your love's in vain all my love’s in vain
Verse 2
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         A                             A7  A  
When the train pulled up in the station
I looked her in the eyeA7  
Well the D7/F#train pulled up to the stationD7/F  D7/F#  
                            A       E/G#  A  
And I looked her in the eye
Well I E7felt so sad and so lonesomeD7/F  D7/F#  
                          Riff1
That I could not help but cry
Inst
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A7*    Adim   A7*
(A7*)  Adim   A7*
D7/F#A7(2)  D7/FA07    D7/F#A7(2)
E7     D7/F#  G/A   A5/G   A5/Gb   A5/F   A5/E    E7
Verse 3
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When the Atrain left the A7stationA  
It had two lights on behindA7  
Yeah when the D7/F#train left the stationD7/F  D7/F#  
                           A       E/G#  A  
It had two lights on behind
Well the E7blue light was my babyD7/F  D7/F#  
                         Riff1
And the red light was my mind
All my love was in vain
A7*   Adim   A7*
Hmm-mmm          ooh Willie Mae
A7*   Adim   A7*   Adim   A7*
Hmm-D7/F#mmm            D7/F       D7/F#ooh-ooh Willie Mae
A7(2)   A07   A7(2)   A07   A7(2)
Oooh - E7ooohD7/F  D7/F#  
   A5/G     A5/Gb     A5/F     A5/ERiff2  A7  

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Love In Vain Blues

by Eric Clapton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Adim

G/A

A5/Gb

A5/G

A5/F

A5/E

E/G#

D7/F#

D7/F

Standard tuning, no capo

Chords

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E7 022130

A7* X0x989

Adim

X0x878

G/A

X0x787

D7/F# 2xx212

E/G# 4xx454

X02220

A2 X02225

A7 X02223

A5/G X05055

A5/Gb

X04055

A5/F X03055

A5/E X02055

A7(2) X0565x

A07 X0454x

Riff1

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G/A A5/G A5/Gb A5/F A5/E E7

Riff2

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E -----0---2------|

B -3--------------|

Intro

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Adim G/A A5/G A5/Gb A5/F A5/E E7

A7*

Verse 1

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A A7 A

Well I followed her to the station

With a suitcase in my hand

D7/F# D7/5 D7/F#

Yeah I followed her to the station

E/G# A

With a suitcase in my hand

E7 D7/F#

Well it's hard to tell it's hard to tell

Riff1

When all your love's in vain all my love’s in vain

Verse 2

=======

A7 A

When the train pulled up in the station

I looked her in the eye

D7/F# D7/F D7/F#

Well the train pulled up to the station

E/G# A

And I looked her in the eye

E7 D7/F D7/F#

Well I felt so sad and so lonesome

Riff1

That I could not help but cry

Inst

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A7* Adim A7*

(A7*) Adim A7*

D7/F# D7/F D7/F#

A7(2) A07 A7(2)

E7 D7/F# G/A A5/G A5/Gb A5/F A5/E E7

Verse 3

=======

A A7 A

When the train left the station

It had two lights on behind

D7/F# D7/F D7/F#

Yeah when the train left the station

E/G# A

It had two lights on behind

E7 D7/F D7/F#

Well the blue light was my baby

Riff1

And the red light was my mind

All my love was in vain

A7* Adim A7*

Hmm-mmm ooh Willie Mae

A7* Adim A7* Adim A7*

D7/F# D7/F D7/F#

Hmm-mmm ooh-ooh Willie Mae

A7(2) A07 A7(2) A07 A7(2)

E7 D7/F D7/F#

Oooh - oooh

A5/G A5/Gb A5/F A5/E A7

Riff2

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