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The Blues

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Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
G/B       c-2-0-0-0-3
C/E       0-3-2-0-1-0
D/F#      2-x-0-2-3-2
Gsus4     3-x-0-0-1-3
Abaug     4-x-6-5-5-x or 4-x-2-1-1-x
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[Verse 1]
  CHe's gonna G/Btell you 'bout his Amdear old C/Emother
FBurned up in a Gfactory in CSpringfield, Mass.
  CHe's gonna G/Btell you 'bout his Ambaby C/Ebrother
FHustlin' down the Gcity streets and 
  CSelling his G/Bass for a AmdolD/F#lar  Gsus4bagG  
[Verse 2]
 CHe's gonna G/Btell you 'bout his Amuncle NC/Eeddy
FLocked up in a Gprison out in COregon
 CHe's gonna G/Btell you 'bout his Ambest friend C/EEddie
FKilled in a Gbar fight 
With a   Cpair of maG/Brines and a AmsaiD/F#lor, Gsus4ohG  
[Chorus]
He's got the CbluesG/B, this Amboy,   C/Ehe's Fgot the blues
You can Ghear it in his music
He's got the CbluesG/B, this Amboy    C/Ehas Fgot the blues
You can Ghear it, you can hear it
[Bridge 1] (Paul Simon) 
 AmWhen I was nine years Abaugold 
 C/GMy daddy ran aD7/F#way
With a C/Gwoman he Gmet on a Ctrain, G/Boh
AmHis little boy   Abaugran to the room 
 C/GWhere his piano D7/F#lay in wait for him
                     C/G                   G[  C]
He played and he played, he played and he played
[Interlude]
|  C|  G/B|  Am|  C/G|  F|  D7/F#|  C/G|  G|
[Chorus]
He's got the CbluesG/B, this Amboy   C/Ehas Fgot the blues
You can Ghear it, you can hear it
He's got the CbluesG/B, this Amboy   C/Ehas Fgot the bluesG  
[Bridge 2] (Paul Simon)
  AmA year ago,  AbaugI met a girl 
 C/GI thought we'd hit a massive D7/F#groove
But she C/Gdumped me 
  GAnd all we'd hit were the blues
[Solo]
|  C   G/B|  Am   C/E|  F|  G|
|  C   G/B|  Am   C/E|  F|  G|
[Chorus]
He's got the CbluesG/B, this Amboy,   C/Ehe's Fgot the blues
You can Ghear it in his music
He's got the CbluesG/B, this Amboy   C/Ehas Freally got the bluesG  
[Solo]
|  C   G/B|  Am   C/E|  F|  G|
|  C   G/B|  Am   C/E|  F|  G|

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The Blues

by Randy Newman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

C/E

D/F#

Gsus4

Abaug

C/G

D7/F#

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Tuning: Standard

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

G/B c-2-0-0-0-3

C/E 0-3-2-0-1-0

D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-2

Gsus4 3-x-0-0-1-3

Abaug 4-x-6-5-5-x or 4-x-2-1-1-x

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[Verse 1]

C G/B Am C/E

He's gonna tell you 'bout his dear old mother

F G C

Burned up in a factory in Springfield, Mass.

C G/B Am C/E

He's gonna tell you 'bout his baby brother

F G

Hustlin' down the city streets and

C G/B Am D/F# Gsus4 G

Selling his ass for a dollar bag

[Verse 2]

C G/B Am C/E

He's gonna tell you 'bout his uncle Neddy

F G C

Locked up in a prison out in Oregon

C G/B Am C/E

He's gonna tell you 'bout his best friend Eddie

F G

Killed in a bar fight

C G/B Am D/F# Gsus4 G

With a pair of marines and a sailor, oh

[Chorus]

C G/B Am C/E F

He's got the blues, this boy, he's got the blues

You can hear it in his music

C G/B Am C/E F

He's got the blues, this boy has got the blues

You can hear it, you can hear it

[Bridge 1] (Paul Simon)

Am Abaug

When I was nine years old

C/G D7/F#

My daddy ran away

C/G G C G/B

With a woman he met on a train, oh

Am Abaug

His little boy ran to the room

C/G D7/F#

Where his piano lay in wait for him

C/G G C

[ ]

He played and he played, he played and he played

[Interlude]

C G/B Am C/G F D7/F# C/G G

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[Chorus]

C G/B Am C/E F

He's got the blues, this boy has got the blues

You can hear it, you can hear it

C G/B Am C/E F G

He's got the blues, this boy has got the blues

[Bridge 2] (Paul Simon)

Am Abaug

A year ago, I met a girl

C/G D7/F#

I thought we'd hit a massive groove

C/G

But she dumped me

And all we'd hit were the blues

[Solo]

C G/B Am C/E F G

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C G/B Am C/E F G

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[Chorus]

C G/B Am C/E F

He's got the blues, this boy, he's got the blues

You can hear it in his music

C G/B Am C/E F G

He's got the blues, this boy has really got the blues

[Solo]

C G/B Am C/E F G

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C G/B Am C/E F G

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