Why I Sing The Blues Chords by Aretha Franklin

Tempo:
130.55 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Fm

C

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Aretha Franklin - Why I Sing The Blues chords
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[Ab]
[Eb] [Fm] [Bb]
[F] [Ab] [Fm]
[C] [Bb]
[F] [Fm] [Cm]
[F] Everybody wants to know, [Bb] [Fm] they've asked me why I sing the blues.
[Bb] Everybody [Eb] wants to [Bb] know now, [F] why I keep crying the blues.
[Bb] [F]
[C] Well I've been around a little [Bb] while, [F] and I've [Fm] paid some due.
Yes I have.
People laying in ghetto flats, cold [Eb] and numb.
[Fm] Look at that road, give them some.
Oh, it's hot in here.
That's one reason I'm singing the blues.
Yeah.
[C] Been around a [Bb] long time, God knows I've [Fm] paid a few due.
Yes I [Ab] have.
[F] Stood in line [Cm] at the county [F] hall.
[Ab] The man said we're gonna build some [C] house [Bb]
[Ab] for y'all, [Bb] urban renewal.
What can I remove?
[F] Oh, talk to me.
Yeah.
[C] Don't feel bad [Bb] about [Fm]
it, just [Eb] trying to be [Fm] free.
Oh, [F] I don't want my kids growing up to be no fools.
You keep rapping to me, y'all ain't got no [Fm] room.
[Bb] And you [F] wanna know why I'm singing the blues.
Yeah.
[C] Been around a [Bb] little while, [Fm] and I've seen some people pay dues.
Yes I [Cm] have.
[F] [Eb] Told you I was born to [F] lose.
[Fm] But when I looked around, they were singing the [Bb] [Gm] same [Bb] old kind of blues.
Now you [F] wanna know why I'm singing them?
Yes you do.
Yeah.
[C] Don't be [Bb] ashamed of everybody pays some dues [Fm] sometimes.
[F] Yes, sing the blues now.
[Bb] [Fm]
[Bb]
[Fm] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[C] [Bb] I
[F]
[Fm] don't want to hear you say I'm
[Bb] a fool.
[Fm]
[C]
I'm [Bb] just singing my [F]
[Fm] blues.
[F]
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Bb
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F
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Fm
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C
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Ab
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Bb
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F
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Fm
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To start learning Aretha Franklin - Why I Sing The Blues chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: F, C, Bb, F, Fm, Bb, Fm and C. A good strategy is to initiate at 65 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 131 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: F Minor.

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_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [F] Everybody wants to know, [Bb] [Fm] they've asked me why I sing the blues. _ _ _
[Bb] _ Everybody [Eb] wants to [Bb] know now, [F] why I keep crying the blues.
[Bb] _ [F] _ _
[C] Well I've been around a little [Bb] while, _ _ _ [F] and I've [Fm] paid some due.
Yes I have.
People laying in ghetto flats, cold [Eb] and numb.
[Fm] Look at that road, _ _ _ give them some.
Oh, it's hot in here. _
That's one reason I'm singing the blues.
Yeah. _ _
_ [C] Been around a [Bb] long time, _ God knows I've [Fm] paid a few due.
Yes I [Ab] have.
_ [F] Stood in line [Cm] at the county [F] hall.
[Ab] The man said we're gonna build some [C] house [Bb] _
_ [Ab] for y'all, [Bb] urban renewal.
What can I remove?
[F] Oh, talk to me.
Yeah. _ _
_ [C] Don't feel bad [Bb] about _ _ [Fm]
it, just [Eb] trying to be [Fm] free.
_ Oh, [F] I don't want my kids growing up to be no fools.
You keep rapping to me, y'all ain't got no _ [Fm] room.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ And you [F] wanna know why I'm singing the blues.
Yeah. _
_ [C] _ Been around a [Bb] little while, _ [Fm] and I've seen some people pay dues.
Yes I [Cm] have.
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ Told you I was born to [F] lose.
[Fm] But when I looked around, they were singing the [Bb] _ _ [Gm] same [Bb] old kind of blues.
Now you [F] wanna know why I'm singing them?
Yes you do.
Yeah.
[C] _ _ Don't be [Bb] ashamed of _ everybody pays some dues [Fm] sometimes. _
[F] Yes, sing the blues now. _ _
[Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ I _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ don't want _ to hear you say I'm _
[Bb] _ _ _ a fool.
_ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
I'm [Bb] just _ singing my [F] _
_ _ [Fm] blues. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Dave Clark and B.B. King who authored this song.

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