Living with the Blues
Brownie McGhee / Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry
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| Rocks is my | pillow; cold, cold ground my bed. |
| A7 | |
| Blue sky is my | blanket, moonlight my spread. |
| E7 | A7 | A | A/G# | A/G | A/F# | E7 | B7 | |
| I'm not a | shamed, ain't that | news, | I've | been | living | with the | blues. |
| E7 | A7 | |
| You ever been | down? - You know how I feel, Feel like an | engine, ain't got no driving wheel. |
| E7 | A7 | A | A/G# | A/G | A/F# | E7 | B7 | |
| I'm not a | shamed, ain't that | news, | I've | been | living | with the | blues. |
| A | E | A | E | |
| Rocks have been my | pillow, | cold ground has been our | bed; |
| G#7 | A7 | B7 | |
| Blue | skies have been our | blanket, we're using | moonlight for our spread! (Oh,yes) |
| E7 | A7 | |
| You ever been | down? - You know how I feel, Feel like an | engine, ain't got no driving wheel. |
| E7 | A7 | A | A/G# | A/G | A/F# | E7 | B7 | |
| I'm not a | shamed, ain't that | news, | I've | been | living | with the | blues. |
Harp solo
| E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 | A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 | B7 | A7 | E7 | B7 | |
| A | E | A | E | |
| Rocks have been my | pillow, | cold ground has been our | bed; |
| G#7 | A7 | B7 | |
| Blue | skies have been our | blanket, we're using | moonlight for our spread! (Oh,yes) |
| E7 | A7 | |
| Don't believe | I'm sinking, look what a hole I'm in; Don't believe I | love you, look what a fool we've been! |
| E7 | A7 | A | A/G# | A/G | A/F# | E7 | |
| I'm not a | shamed, ain't that | news, | I've | been | living | with the | blues. |
| G#7 | A | A | A/G# | A/G | A/F# | E7 | |
| I'm not a | shamed, oh no, ain't that | news, | I've | been | living | with the | blues. |
| G#7 | A | A | A/G# | A/G | A/F# | E7 | E | E7 | E6 | E+ | E | B | E | |||||||
| I'm not a | shamed, oh no, ain't that | news, | I've | been | living | with the | blues. |