BB King Everybody Want To Know Why I Sing The Blues Chords

Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Cm

G

Eb

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BB King Everybody Want To Know Why I Sing The Blues chords
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[N] [Gb]
[B]
[Eb] [D] [F]
[C] [G] [C]
[F]
[C]
[G] [F]
[C]
Everybody wanna know why I sing blue.
[Cm]
[F] Everybody wanna know why [C] I sing blue.
[Eb] [G] I've been around a long [Cm]
time, really [C] great, my blues.
[Cm] I got the blues, I got the blues.
[C] I got the blues, I got the [F] blues.
Everybody wanna know why [C] I sing blue.
[G]
I've been around a long [Cm] time, really great, my blues.
I got the blues, I
[C]
got the blues.
Give me what [Cm] you got, [Eb] everybody [F] wants to know.
What I've been through.
[Cm] [Eb] All [G] the wrongs of [F] life, I really play what [C] I do.
I ain't gonna ask you,
[F]
[C] [Cm] I don't [Gm] care.
[F]
[Cm] I just wanna live for the day.
[C]
I don't know, no, no, no, [F] no, no, no, no.
[Cm] Why I [C] sing blue.
I've been [G] around [Cm]
a long time, really great, [C] my blues.
I got the blues, I got the blues.
I
[F] got the blues, I got [C] the blues.
And I know [G] a lot of
[F] [Eb] girls will say [C] blue.
Oh, I know a lot of girls will
[F]
[Cm] [C]
[F]
[C]
say blue.
[F]
I know a lot of girls will say [C] blue.
I know [Gm] a lot [F]
[Cm] of girls will say blue.
I know a lot of girls will [C] say blue.
I know a lot of girls will say [Cm]
blue.
[Eb]
I [F] know a lot of girls will say blue.
I've [C] been singing blue.
Been around [G] a long [F] time.
[C] Let the floor,
[Cm]
[C]
[F] drop the dime.
[C]
[G] [F]
[C] [Cm]
[C]
[Eb]
[Cm]
[G]
[F] [C]
I'm gonna put my hands on dime.
[Cm] No one can caught it.
I've been down on ground, [F] everybody wants to know.
What [C] I've been through.
[G] [F] I've been through
[C] a lot.
[F] I've been out [Cm] in the wild, I'm [C] gonna get myself a crystal cup.
I'm gonna get myself a crystal cup.
I've been down on ground, [F] everybody wants to know.
[C] What I've been through.
[G] [F] [Cm]
[C] I've been out in the wild,
[F]
[C]
[G] [Cm]
I'm gonna [F] get [C]
myself a crystal cup.
[F]
[C]
[G]
[F] [C]
[Cm]
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
G
2131
Eb
12341116
C
3211
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
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To start learning B.B. King - Why I Sing The Blues chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C, G, F, C, F and Cm in sequence. The tempo control on ChordU helps you begin at a comfortable speed and increase as you learn. Given the song's key of C Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[N] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Everybody wanna know _ _ why I sing blue.
[Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] Everybody wanna know _ why [C] I sing blue. _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [G] I've been around a long [Cm]
time, really [C] great, my blues. _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ I got the blues, I got the blues.
[C] I got the blues, _ _ _ I got the [F] blues.
Everybody wanna know _ _ why [C] I sing blue. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
I've been around a long [Cm] time, really great, my blues.
I got the blues, I _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
got the blues.
Give me what [Cm] you got, [Eb] everybody [F] wants to know.
What I've been through. _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] All [G] the wrongs of [F] life, I really play what [C] I do.
I ain't gonna ask you, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] I don't [Gm] _ care.
[F] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ I just wanna live for the day.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ I don't know, no, no, no, _ [F] no, no, _ no, no.
[Cm] Why I [C] sing blue. _ _ _ _
I've been [G] around _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ a long time, _ really great, _ [C] my blues.
I got the blues, _ _ _ _ _ _ I got the blues.
I _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] got the blues, I got _ _ _ _ [C] _ the blues. _
_ _ And I know [G] a lot of _
[F] _ _ [Eb] girls will say [C] blue. _ _
Oh, I know a lot _ _ of girls will
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
say _ _ _ _ _ _ blue. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ I know a lot of girls _ will say [C] blue.
_ _ _ I know [Gm] a lot _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Cm] of girls will say blue. _ _ _ _
I know a lot of girls will [C] say blue.
I know a lot of girls will say [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ blue.
[Eb] _
I [F] know a lot of girls will say blue. _
I've [C] been singing blue. _ _ _ _
Been around [G] a long [F] time. _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ Let the floor, _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ drop the dime.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm gonna put my hands on dime.
[Cm] No one can caught it.
I've been down on ground, [F] everybody wants to know.
_ _ _ What [C] I've been through. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] I've been through _ _ _
[C] _ a lot. _ _ _ _ _
[F] I've been out [Cm] in the wild, I'm [C] gonna get myself a crystal cup.
_ I'm gonna get myself _ a crystal cup.
I've been down on ground, _ [F] everybody _ wants to know.
[C] What I've been through. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [C] _ I've been out in the wild, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ I'm gonna _ [F] get [C] _
myself a crystal cup. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Dave Clark and B.B. King, finds its place within the A Night Of Blues album.

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