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Furry Sings The Blues

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            CGDFBbD
Tuning :             
Eb5         3 3 x x x x
F5          5 5 x x x x
Gm9         7 7 7 0 0 0
F/C         0 x 7 7 7 0
Cadd9add4   0 0 2 0 2 0
C9sus4      0 0 0 0 0 x
Bb/Eb       3 3 3 0 0 0
[Intro]
Eb5  F5  Gm9
Eb5  F5  F/C
Cadd9  Cadd9add4  Cadd9  Cadd9add4
[Verse 1]
F/C                   Cadd9  Cadd9add4
  Old Beale street is coming down
Bb/Eb
  Sweetie's snack bar  boarded up now
    Gm9
And Egles the Tailor and the Shine Boy's gone
Faded out with ragtime blues
F/C               Cadd9
  Handy's cast in bronze
    Cadd9add4          Bb/Eb
And he's standing in a little park
                                       Gm9
With his trumpet in his hand like he's listening back
To the good old bands, and the click of high heeled shoes
[Chorus 1]
    Cadd9
Old Furry sings the blues
                           Bb/Eb
Propped up in his bed with his dentures and his leg removed
            Gm9
And Ginny's there for her kindness and Furry's beer
                                  F/C Cadd9
She's the old man's angel overseer
[Bridge]
Eb5  F5  Gm9
Eb5  F5
[Verse 2]
F/C                       Cadd9      Cadd9add4
  Pawn shops glitter like gold tooth caps
Bb/Eb
  In the grey decay
                                       Gm9
They chew the last few dollars off old Beale Street's carcass
Carrion and mercy
F/C               Cadd9     Cadd9add4
  Blue and silver sparkling drums
Bb/Eb
  Cheap guitars eye shades and guns
            Gm9
Aimed at the hot blood of being no one
Down and out in Memphis Tennessee
[Chorus 2]
    Cadd9
Old Furry sings the blues
                              Bb/Eb
You bring him smoke and drink and he'll play for you
            Gm9
It's mostly muttering now and sideshow spiel
                                                    Cadd9
But there was one song he played I could really feel
[Bridge]
Eb5F5Gm9
        x2
Eb5  F5
[Verse 3]
F/C                            Cadd9      Cadd9add4
  There's a double bill murder at the New Daisy
Bb/Eb
The old girl's silent across the street
      Gm9
She's silent waiting for the wrecker's beat
Silent staring at her stolen name
F/C                Cadd9 Cadd9add4
  Diamond boys and satin dolls
Bb/Eb
  Bourbon laughter ghosts
        Gm9
History falls to parking lots and shopping malls
As they tear down old Beale Street
[Chorus 3]
    Cadd9
Old Furry sings the blues
                               Bb/Eb
He points a bony finger at you and says "I don't like you"
          Gm9
Everybody laughs as if it's the old man's standard joke
Gm9                                                      Cadd9
But it's true, we're only welcome for our drink and smoke
[Bridge]
Eb5  F5  Gm9
Eb5  F5
[Verse 4]
F/C               Cadd9        Cadd9add4
  W. C. Handy I'm rich and I'm fey
Bb/Eb
  And I'm not familiar with what you played
               Gm9
But I get such strong impressions of your hey day
Looking up and down old Beale Street
F/C                      Cadd9 Cadd9add4
  Ghosts of the darktown so----ciety
Bb/Eb
Come right out of the bricks at me
            Gm9
Like it's a Saturday night, they're in their finery
Dancing it up and making deals
[Chorus 4]
                Cadd9
Furry sings the blues
                         Bb/Eb
Why should I expect that old guy to give it to me true
          Gm9
Fallen to hard luck and time and other thieves
While our limo is shining on his shanty street
[Outro]
    Cadd9
Old Furry sings the blues
Cadd9  Cadd9add4
(repeat and fade)

Furry Sings The Blues chords and lyrics

Free chords for Furry Sings The Blues by Joni Mitchell. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Tuning :    C G D F Bb D    
Eb5         3 3 x x x x
F5          5 5 x x x x
Gm9         7 7 7 0 0 0
F/C         0 x 7 7 7 0
Cadd9add4   0 0 2 0 2 0
C9sus4      0 0 0 0 0 x
Bb/Eb       3 3 3 0 0 0
[Intro]
Eb5  F5  Gm9
Eb5  F5  F/C
Cadd9  Cadd9add4  Cadd9  Cadd9add4
[Verse 1]
Faded out with ragtime blues
To the good old bands, and the click of high heeled shoes
[Chorus 1]
[Bridge]
Eb5  F5  Gm9
Eb5  F5
[Verse 2]
Carrion and mercy
Down and out in Memphis Tennessee
[Chorus 2]
[Bridge]
Eb5  F5  Gm9    x2
Eb5  F5
[Verse 3]
Silent staring at her stolen name
As they tear down old Beale Street
[Chorus 3]
[Bridge]
Eb5  F5  Gm9
Eb5  F5
[Verse 4]
Looking up and down old Beale Street
Dancing it up and making deals
[Chorus 4]
While our limo is shining on his shanty street
[Outro]

Furry Sings The Blues Chords by Joni Mitchell

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