--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Tuning: StandardRandy Newman (with Paul Simon)The Blues (1983)(Randy Newman)---------------------------------------------------------------------------CHORDSe-B-G-D-A-EG/B 3-0-0-0-2-xC/E 0-1-0-2-3-0D/F# 2-3-2-0-x-2Gsus4 3-1-0-0-x-3Abaug x-5-5-6-x-4 orx-1-1-2-x-4---------------------------------------------------------------------------C G/B Am C/EHe's gonna tell you 'bout his dear old motherF G CBurned up in a factory in Springfield, Mass.C G/B Am C/EHe's gonna tell you 'bout his baby brotherF GHustlin' down the city streets andC G/B Am D/F# Gsus4 GSelling his ass for a dollar bagC G/B Am C/EHe's gonna tell you 'bout his uncle NeddyF G CLocked up in a prison out in OregonC G/B Am C/EHe's gonna tell you 'bout his best friend EddieF GKilled in a bar fightC G/B Am D/F# Gsus4 GWith a pair of marines and a sailor, ohC G/B Am C/E FHe's got the blues, this boy, he's got the bluesGYou can hear it in his musicC G/B Am C/E FHe's got the blues, this boy has got the bluesGYou can hear it, you can hear it(Paul Simon)Am AbaugWhen I was nine years oldC/G D7/F#My daddy ran awayC/G G C G/BWith a woman he met on a train, ohAm AbaugHis little boy ran to the roomC/G D7/F#Where his piano lay in wait for himC/G G (C)He played and he played, he played and he playedINTERLUDE| C | G/B | Am | C/G | F | D7/F# | C/G | G |C G/B Am C/E FHe's got the blues, this boy has got the bluesGYou can hear it, you can hear itC G/B Am C/E F GHe's got the blues, this boy has got the blues(Paul Simon)Am AbaugA year ago, I met a girlC/G D7/F#I thought we'd hit a massive grooveC/GBut she dumped meGAnd all we'd hit were the bluesSOLO| C G/B | Am C/E | F | G || C G/B | Am C/E | F | G |C G/B Am C/E FHe's got the blues, this boy, he's got the bluesGYou can hear it in his musicC G/B Am C/E F GHe's got the blues, this boy has really got the bluesSOLO| C G/B | Am C/E | F | G || C G/B | Am C/E | F | G |(repeat and fade)
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