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Mean Blues

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[Intro]
Bm   Em       Bm
F#7      Em   Bm   F#7
BmMean Blues, Emfeel this is the end for Bmme
EmMean Blues, feel this is the end for Bmme
F#7Cruel world pulling me downEm  
It’s makin it hard for tomorrow to Bmsee.F#7  
BmThree days I didn’t hear from my girlEm  
I know something is wroBmng
EmThree days I haven’t heard from my girl
I know something is wrBmong
F#7She left me for another
EmThere’s a hole now where my heart BmbelongsF#7  
BmThere’s no use of me searchin’Em  
I have to let her gBmo
Ohhhhhhh,   Emthere’s no use for me searchin’
I have to let her goBm  
There’s F#7nothing for her to come back toEm  
Mean blues got me sinkin’ too lBmowF#7  
[Guitar Solo]
Bm   Em   Bm
Em   Bm   F#7  Em   Bm  F#7
BmDrowned my sorrows in a bottleEm  
Until I lose my Bmmind
  EmDrowned my sorrows in a bottle
Until I lose my Bmmind
Take a trF#7ain, to the bottom of the east river
  EmThat’s where my heartache felt Bmfine.F#7  Bm  

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Mean Blues

by Floyd Lee Band

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#7

[Intro]

Bm Em Bm

F#7 Em Bm F#7

Bm Em Bm

Mean Blues, feel this is the end for me

Em Bm

Mean Blues, feel this is the end for me

F#7 Em

Cruel world pulling me down

Bm F#7

It’s makin it hard for tomorrow to see.

Bm Em

Three days I didn’t hear from my girl

I know something is wrong

Three days I haven’t heard from my girl

I know something is wrong

F#7

She left me for another

Em Bm F#7

There’s a hole now where my heart belongs

Bm Em

There’s no use of me searchin’

I have to let her go

Ohhhhhhh, there’s no use for me searchin’

I have to let her go

F#7 Em

There’s nothing for her to come back to

Bm F#7

Mean blues got me sinkin’ too low

[Guitar Solo]

Bm Em Bm

Em Bm F#7 Em Bm F#7

Bm Em

Drowned my sorrows in a bottle

Until I lose my mind

Drowned my sorrows in a bottle

Until I lose my mind

F#7

Take a train, to the bottom of the east river

Em Bm F#7 Bm

That’s where my heartache felt fine.

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