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Loudon Wainwright III - Muse Blues lyrics
Based on the tab by gia_greer. These are chords are closer to the album version
[intro]
AmI went down to library you know the D7big one way down townAm  
I went down tD7o the library you know the big one E7way down townAm  
I pulled out E7my spiral notebook and my scripto pE7encil
D7These these these are the words that I dAmid Am/Gput dAm/F#ownAm/G  
[verse]
I’m a duAmd-fire crackAm/Ger I ain’Am/F#t got any fuseAm/G  
I ain’t Amgot no inspiAm/Gration siAm/F#nce I lost my Am/Gmuse
I’m a taAmble with two Am/Glegs, I’Am/F#m a spider witAm/Gh five
I’m goinAmg down slow Am/Gmuse when Am/F#will yAm/Gou arriD7ve
Oh muse Amwhere are yoAm/Gu?Am/F#  Am/G  
Oh mD7use where are you?
AmYou Am/Gknow Am/F#I eatAm/G, drink and I smoke stuff
E7I don’t know what to do.Am  Am/G  Am/F#  Am/G  
AmI wAm/Gent tAm/F#o the Am/Gmountain and the desert too
AmI wAm/Gas thAm/F#ere laAm/Gdy so where were you
AmI’m Am/Ga flAm/F#atteneAm/Gd out wave I ain’t got any curl
AmI’m Am/Gan eAm/F#mpty oAm/Gld oyster I ain’t got any pearl
D7Muse where AmarAm/Ge youAm/F#?Am/G  
D7Oh muse where are you?
AmYou Am/Gknow Am/F#I eatAm/G, drink and I smoke stuff
E7I don’t know what to dAmo.Am/G  Am/F#  Am/G  
AmSit up late, staAmy up wait. It’s a rule oAmf thumb she’s got to comAme
AmSit up late, staAmy up wait. It’s a rule oAmf thumb she’s got to comAme
Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G
AmI tAm/Gake lAm/F#ots of Am/Gcold showers and I go for long walks
Am/GI waiAm/F#t for Am/Ga pitch but the fickle bitch barks
AmTooAm/Gk a sAm/F#hot of Am/Gwhisky and a snort of cocaine
AmOpeAm/Gned uAm/F#p my hAm/Gead and stuck electrodes in D7my brain
D7Oh muse where are you AmwhAm/Gere aAm/F#re youAm/G? 
D7Muse where are AmyoAm/Gu?Am/F#  Am/G  
CYou know I eat, dD7rink and I smoke stuff
CI eat, drink and D7I smoke stuff
CI eat, drink and D7I smE7oke stuff
N.C
I don’t know what to do.
Am Am/G Am/F# Am/F E Am

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Muse Blues

by Loudon Wainwright III

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Am/G

Am/F#

Am/F

Loudon Wainwright III - Muse Blues lyrics

Based on the tab by gia_greer. These are chords are closer to the album version

[intro]

Am D7 Am

I went down to library you know the big one way down town

D7 E7 Am

I went down to the library you know the big one way down town

E7 E7

I pulled out my spiral notebook and my scripto pencil

D7 Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G

These these these are the words that I did put down

[verse]

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G

I’m a dud-fire cracker I ain’t got any fuse

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G

I ain’t got no inspiration since I lost my muse

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G

I’m a table with two legs, I’m a spider with five

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G D7

I’m going down slow muse when will you arrive

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G

Oh muse where are you?

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G

You know I eat, drink and I smoke stuff

E7 Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G

I don’t know what to do.

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G

I went to the mountain and the desert too

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G

I was there lady so where were you

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G

I’m a flattened out wave I ain’t got any curl

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G

I’m an empty old oyster I ain’t got any pearl

D7 Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G

Muse where are you?

Oh muse where are you?

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G

You know I eat, drink and I smoke stuff

E7 Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G

I don’t know what to do.

Am Am Am Am

Sit up late, stay up wait. It’s a rule of thumb she’s got to come

Am Am Am Am

Sit up late, stay up wait. It’s a rule of thumb she’s got to come

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G

I take lots of cold showers and I go for long walks

Am/G Am/F# Am/G

I wait for a pitch but the fickle bitch barks

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G

Took a shot of whisky and a snort of cocaine

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G D7

Opened up my head and stuck electrodes in my brain

D7 Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G

Oh muse where are you where are you?

D7 Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G

Muse where are you?

C D7

You know I eat, drink and I smoke stuff

C D7

I eat, drink and I smoke stuff

C D7 E7

I eat, drink and I smoke stuff

N.C

I don’t know what to do.

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/F E Am

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