Today I Sing The Blues Chords by Aretha Franklin

Tempo:
121.25 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Ab

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Aretha Franklin - Today I Sing The Blues (1969) chords
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[A] [D]
[G] Without a word of warning, [Dm] [G] [D]
[G] the blues walked in this morning
[D]
[Em] And circled around [D]
my lonely room
[Ab] I [G] didn't know why that sad and lonely feeling
Until [Ab]
my [D] baby's shape [Em]
withdrew
[Gb]
[B] [Bm]
[E] Yesterday this time I sang a [Bm] love [G] song
[D] [G] But today
[Dm] [D] I'm singing the [G] blues
[Ab] [G]
[A] Now [D] [A]
[Dm] [D] I know the explanation
But [Bm] to [D] me there's no consolation
No, no, [Em] it just goes to show you
No [D] matter how [Dm] [D]
[Bb] [G]
I lose and since I've lost
I'd rather walk around in worry
I [Ab]
[E] guess I'll just [G] walk [D]
the darkest [Em]
avenue
[G] [Gb]
This [B]
[E]
[Dm] [E] time I sang a love [G]
song
But [A]
today my [F] story's [D] a little different, people
I'm singing the blues, [G]
yeah, [Ab] yeah, [D]
[A] yeah
[C] [D]
Now it strikes [G] [D]
me how love can be this way
Cause we [G] were loved honey
[B] [D]
Oh, but I'm sitting alone again today
[G] [A] [G] Yeah, [D]
[Dm] [D] yeah, [G]
yeah
[D]
How fate can be so unfair
[G] [A] Cause [G] [D]
I [Em]
seem to come out on the losing [D]
end
There's [Bm]
[Bb] [G]
got to be a reason somewhere for me
[Ab]
That I should be the [G] one [D]
who's always [Em]
blue
[G] Love [Am]
[B]
[E]
song
[B] [G]
I'm [A]
[D]
singing the [G] blues
[Ab] [A]
[Dm] [Db] [A]
Mmm, singing the blues
[D] [Ab] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Ab
134211114
Dm
2311
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Aretha Franklin - Today I Sing The Blues chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: G, D, Em, G, D, G and A. Start with a comfortable 60 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 121. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: G Major.

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[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Without a word of warning, [Dm] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] the blues walked in this morning
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] And circled around _ _ [D] _
my lonely _ room
_ _ [Ab] I [G] didn't know why _ _ _ _ _
that sad and lonely feeling _
Until _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ my [D] baby's shape _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ withdrew
_ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ Yesterday this time I sang a [Bm] love [G] song _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] But today _
[Dm] _ [D] _ I'm singing the [G] blues
_ [Ab] _ _ [G]
[A] Now _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Dm] [D] I _ _ _ _ _ _
know the explanation
But _ _ _ _ [Bm] to [D] _ me there's no consolation
No, no, _ [Em] it just goes to show you
No [D] matter how _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _
_ I lose and since I've lost
I'd rather walk around in worry _
I _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [E] guess I'll just [G] walk [D]
the _ _ darkest [Em]
avenue
_ _ _ [G] _ [Gb] _
This _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] [E] time I sang a love _ [G]
song
_ _ But [A]
today _ my [F] story's [D] a little different, people
I'm singing the blues, [G] _
yeah, [Ab] _ yeah, [D] _
_ _ _ [A] yeah _
_ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ Now it strikes _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ me how love can be this way
_ Cause _ _ _ _ _ we [G] were loved honey
[B] _ _ [D] _
Oh, but I'm sitting alone again today
_ [G] _ [A] [G] Yeah, [D] _
_ [Dm] _ [D] _ yeah, [G] _
_ _ _ yeah
[D]
How _ fate can be so unfair
[G] [A] Cause [G] _ [D] _
_ I _ _ [Em] _
seem to come out on the losing [D]
end
There's _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ got to be a reason somewhere for me _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
That I should be the [G] one [D] _
who's always _ [Em] _
blue
_ [G] Love [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ song
[B] _ [G]
I'm _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ singing the [G] blues _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Mmm, _ _ _ _ _ _
singing the _ blues
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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