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Words and Music by Albert King
Aangemaakt voor Lennert Verdonck
Measure 12/8
Slow Blues (Tempo 66)
[Intro]
G7This is bluD7es Db7poweC7r!G7  
G7Well.D7  Db7  C7  D7  Db7  C7  
G7Play it nowA7.Ab7  G7  
D7         D7 Db7 C7      G7
N.C.   C7   C#7  D7  
[Part 1]
G7Spoken: EveD7rybDb7ody C7understands the blues. Are you listening? Yeah!
G7I say everybody unG7derstands tD7he Db7blues, erverybody from
C7one day to D7anoDb7ther C7has the blues. You take the little baby that's layin' in the cradle,
G7he can't geA7t tAb7hat G7milk bottle fast enough, he go to kickin' an'cryin' an' goin' on, tearin' up the
D7little baby D7beDb7b, hC7e got the blues. Can ya dig it? Yeah! Ha, ha, ha.
   G7N.C.   C7   C#7  D7  
You take this girl that's got this main squeeze. That's her boyfriend, that is, you know an' he just
[Part 2]
G7bought a brD7and Db7new C7GTO. You know she want to be wit' him everytime he cranks it up.
G7An' go around the G7corner to tD7he Db7soda fountain. This is where she want to go an'show it off. Where all
C7girls and gD7uys Db7and C7goals be. You know what I mean? An' she get ready to go out this particular night
G7an' her motA7her Ab7say, "Daughter you was just out last night, you can't go out tonight,
G7that's too many nights in a row".
D7She go in tD7he Db7room an'fasten the door an' won't answer the phone, won't
C7eat, won't talk to nobody. She got the blues. That's what's wrong
   G7N.C.   C7   C#7  D7  
wit' her. Some people call them the reds, the pinks. When ya get through, it's the old-
[Part 3]
G7fashioned cD7ounDb7try C7blues. That's right. Now I ain't seen my main squeeze in ten long
G7weeks, today. You G7know I got D7the Db7blues. Can you dig it? ha, ha, ha. Yeah!
C7Woo!D7  Db7  C7  
G7         A7 Ab7 G7
D7         D7 Db7 C7
   G7N.C.   C7   C#7  D7  
[Part 4 Guitar Solo]
G7Alright!D7  Db7  C7  
G7                G7         D7 Db7
C7         D7 Db7 C7
G7         A7 Ab7 G7
D7         D7 Db7 C7
   G7N.C.   C7   C#7  D7  
[Part 5]
G7Yeah, but wD7aitDb7, I C7don't think you're with me. Let's everybody get a thing goin' right here. Yes, yes.
G7Yeah. Can you feel G7it? Yeah! D7I cDb7an't hear you, can you feel it? Yeah! Yes.
C7Yes. Sounds D7awDb7ful C7good, keep it, keep it, right there, child'ren, keep it right there, ha, ha, ha.
G7The blues! A7An' Ab7wheG7n you're doin' the blues, they
D7so strong, D7thaDb7t's C7the reason there named 'em, they call it blues power, yeah.
   G7N.C.   C7   C#7  D7  
Yeah, n' would you believe I invented blues power? Yeah! Ha. Can you dig the blues power? Yeah!
[Part 6]
G7Let everyboD7dy Db7say C7"yeah". Yeah! Say it again, say "yeah". Yeah!
G7                G7         D7 Db7
C7         D7 Db7 C7
G7         A7 Ab7 G7
D7         D7 Db7 C7
                G7N.C.          D7    G    F  F#  
[Part 7 Guitar Solo]
G           F  F# G           F  F# G                  G7
C7         D7 Db7 C7
G7         A7 Ab7 G7
D7         D7 Db7 C7
                G7N.C.          D7    G    F  F#  
[Part 8 Guitar Solo]
G           F  F# G           F  F# G                  G7
C7         D7 Db7 C7
G7         A7 Ab7 G7
D7         D7 Db7 C7
                G7N.C. D7  
[Part 9 Guitar Solo]
G7         D7 Db7 C7
G7                G7         D7 Db7
C7         D7 Db7 C7
G7         A7 Ab7 G7
D7         D7 Db7 C7
                G7N.C. D7  
[Part 10 Guitar Solo]
G7         D7 Db7 C7
G7                G7         D7 Db7
C7         D7 Db7 C7
G7         A7 Ab7 G7
D7         D7 Db7 C7
                G7N.C.     C7   C#7  D7  
[Part 11 Guitar Solo]
G           F  F# G           F  F# G                  G7
C7         D7 Db7 C7
G7         A7 Ab7 G7
D7         D7 Db7 C7
                G7N.C. D7  
[Part 12 Guitar Solo]
G           F  F# G           F  F# G                  G7
C7         D7 Db7 C7
G7         A7 Ab7 G7
D7         D7 Db7 C7
                G7N.C. D7  
[End Guitar Solo]
G7         D7 Db7 C7
G7                G7         D7 Db7
C7         D7 Db7 C7
G7         A7 Ab7 G7
D7         D7 Db7 C7
  G7N.C.
A7   Ab   G7

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32OOO3

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G major

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Blues Power

by Albert King

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Db7

Ab7

C#7

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Words and Music by Albert King

Aangemaakt voor Lennert Verdonck

Measure 12/8

Slow Blues (Tempo 66)

[Intro]

G7 D7 Db7 C7 G7

This is blues power!

G7 D7 Db7 C7 D7 Db7 C7

Well.

G7 A7 Ab7 G7

Play it now.

D7 D7 Db7 C7 G7

C7 C#7 D7

N.C.

[Part 1]

G7 D7 Db7 C7

Spoken: Everybody understands the blues. Are you listening? Yeah!

G7 G7 D7 Db7

I say everybody understands the blues, erverybody from

C7 D7 Db7 C7

one day to another has the blues. You take the little baby that's layin' in the cradle,

G7 A7 Ab7 G7

he can't get that milk bottle fast enough, he go to kickin' an'cryin' an' goin' on, tearin' up the

D7 D7 Db7 C7

little baby beb, he got the blues. Can ya dig it? Yeah! Ha, ha, ha.

G7 C7 C#7 D7

N.C.

You take this girl that's got this main squeeze. That's her boyfriend, that is, you know an' he just

[Part 2]

G7 D7 Db7 C7

bought a brand new GTO. You know she want to be wit' him everytime he cranks it up.

G7 G7 D7 Db7

An' go around the corner to the soda fountain. This is where she want to go an'show it off. Where all

C7 D7 Db7 C7

girls and guys and goals be. You know what I mean? An' she get ready to go out this particular night

G7 A7 Ab7

an' her mother say, "Daughter you was just out last night, you can't go out tonight,

that's too many nights in a row".

D7 D7 Db7

She go in the room an'fasten the door an' won't answer the phone, won't

eat, won't talk to nobody. She got the blues. That's what's wrong

G7 C7 C#7 D7

N.C.

wit' her. Some people call them the reds, the pinks. When ya get through, it's the old-

[Part 3]

G7 D7 Db7 C7

fashioned country blues. That's right. Now I ain't seen my main squeeze in ten long

G7 G7 D7 Db7

weeks, today. You know I got the blues. Can you dig it? ha, ha, ha. Yeah!

C7 D7 Db7 C7

Woo!

G7 A7 Ab7 G7

D7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 C7 C#7 D7

N.C.

[Part 4 Guitar Solo]

G7 D7 Db7 C7

Alright!

G7 G7 D7 Db7

C7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 A7 Ab7 G7

D7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 C7 C#7 D7

N.C.

[Part 5]

G7 D7 Db7 C7

Yeah, but wait, I don't think you're with me. Let's everybody get a thing goin' right here. Yes, yes.

G7 G7 D7 Db7

Yeah. Can you feel it? Yeah! I can't hear you, can you feel it? Yeah! Yes.

C7 D7 Db7 C7

Yes. Sounds awful good, keep it, keep it, right there, child'ren, keep it right there, ha, ha, ha.

G7 A7 Ab7 G7

The blues! An' when you're doin' the blues, they

D7 D7 Db7 C7

so strong, that's the reason there named 'em, they call it blues power, yeah.

G7 C7 C#7 D7

N.C.

Yeah, n' would you believe I invented blues power? Yeah! Ha. Can you dig the blues power? Yeah!

[Part 6]

G7 D7 Db7 C7

Let everybody say "yeah". Yeah! Say it again, say "yeah". Yeah!

G7 G7 D7 Db7

C7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 A7 Ab7 G7

D7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 D7 G F F#

N.C.

[Part 7 Guitar Solo]

G F F# G F F# G G7

C7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 A7 Ab7 G7

D7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 D7 G F F#

N.C.

[Part 8 Guitar Solo]

G F F# G F F# G G7

C7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 A7 Ab7 G7

D7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 D7

N.C.

[Part 9 Guitar Solo]

G7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 G7 D7 Db7

C7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 A7 Ab7 G7

D7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 D7

N.C.

[Part 10 Guitar Solo]

G7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 G7 D7 Db7

C7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 A7 Ab7 G7

D7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 C7 C#7 D7

N.C.

[Part 11 Guitar Solo]

G F F# G F F# G G7

C7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 A7 Ab7 G7

D7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 D7

N.C.

[Part 12 Guitar Solo]

G F F# G F F# G G7

C7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 A7 Ab7 G7

D7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 D7

N.C.

[End Guitar Solo]

G7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 G7 D7 Db7

C7 D7 Db7 C7

G7 A7 Ab7 G7

D7 D7 Db7 C7

N.C.

A7 Ab G7

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