Chords for Boz Scaggs - Ask Me Bout' Nothin' But The Blues
Tempo:
136.7 bpm
Chords used:
Em
Am
D
Bm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
[E]
[Bm] [A]
Ask [Bm] me who [Am] was the first man [Em] to make a fire in the night
I [Am] don't know,
[C] [Em] oh Lord, I don't [D] know
[F#] [Bm] Ask me who [Am] thought of using [Em] a candle for a light
[Am] I don't know,
[C] [G] oh [Em]
Lord, I don't know
[D] [G] Ask me
[D] how [Em] does a man [D] feel [C] when he's [D] got the blues
And [Em] I'd say, misused, abused, downhearted and blue
[C] Oh, the [D] reason I know this [Em] is cause the blues is all [D] I was left
[Cm] with
[Bm] Ask me why does a [Am] tree [Em] have to shed its leaves
I [Am] don't know,
[Em] oh Lord, have mercy, I don't [D] know
[Cm] [Bm] Ask me why [Am] does a [C] man have [Em] to reach beyond his knees
I [Am] don't know, oh [Em] Lord, I don't know
Ask [Bm] [G] me [D] how [Em] does a man feel [G] [C] when [D] he's got the blues
And I'd [Em] say, misused, abused, downhearted and blue
[C]
Oh, the reason [D] I know this [Em] is cause the blues is all I was left with
[Am] Oh, I could tell you how it feels [Em] when you've got a dirty deal
[A] And I could even tell you how it hurts [D] when you've been stepped on and treated like dirt
Ask [Bm] me why [Am] do all good [Em] things have to come to an end
[Am] I don't know,
[Em] oh Lord, I don't know
You [Am] see, ask me nothing but [Em] about the [Bm] blues
[Em]
[Am] It's the blues,
[Em] it's all I was left with
[Am]
Oh, I could tell you how it feels [Em] when [F#] [Em] you've got a dirty deal
[Am] And I could even tell you how it hurts [Em] when you've been stepped [D] on [Em] and treated just like dirt
[Am]
[Em]
[Am]
[Em]
[Am]
[C] [Am]
[Em]
[Am]
[Em]
[E] Oh, [A] I could tell you how [Am] it feels when [Em]
you've got a dirty deal
And [Am]
I could even tell you how it hurts when you've [Em] been stepped on, stepped on, stepped on and treated just like [A]
[E] [Am] dirt
Ask [Em]
[Am] me nothing but about these [Em] blues
The
[Am]
blues is all I was [B] left with
[E] [Em] [E]
[N]
[E]
[Bm] [A]
Ask [Bm] me who [Am] was the first man [Em] to make a fire in the night
I [Am] don't know,
[C] [Em] oh Lord, I don't [D] know
[F#] [Bm] Ask me who [Am] thought of using [Em] a candle for a light
[Am] I don't know,
[C] [G] oh [Em]
Lord, I don't know
[D] [G] Ask me
[D] how [Em] does a man [D] feel [C] when he's [D] got the blues
And [Em] I'd say, misused, abused, downhearted and blue
[C] Oh, the [D] reason I know this [Em] is cause the blues is all [D] I was left
[Cm] with
[Bm] Ask me why does a [Am] tree [Em] have to shed its leaves
I [Am] don't know,
[Em] oh Lord, have mercy, I don't [D] know
[Cm] [Bm] Ask me why [Am] does a [C] man have [Em] to reach beyond his knees
I [Am] don't know, oh [Em] Lord, I don't know
Ask [Bm] [G] me [D] how [Em] does a man feel [G] [C] when [D] he's got the blues
And I'd [Em] say, misused, abused, downhearted and blue
[C]
Oh, the reason [D] I know this [Em] is cause the blues is all I was left with
[Am] Oh, I could tell you how it feels [Em] when you've got a dirty deal
[A] And I could even tell you how it hurts [D] when you've been stepped on and treated like dirt
Ask [Bm] me why [Am] do all good [Em] things have to come to an end
[Am] I don't know,
[Em] oh Lord, I don't know
You [Am] see, ask me nothing but [Em] about the [Bm] blues
[Em]
[Am] It's the blues,
[Em] it's all I was left with
[Am]
Oh, I could tell you how it feels [Em] when [F#] [Em] you've got a dirty deal
[Am] And I could even tell you how it hurts [Em] when you've been stepped [D] on [Em] and treated just like dirt
[Am]
[Em]
[Am]
[Em]
[Am]
[C] [Am]
[Em]
[Am]
[Em]
[E] Oh, [A] I could tell you how [Am] it feels when [Em]
you've got a dirty deal
And [Am]
I could even tell you how it hurts when you've [Em] been stepped on, stepped on, stepped on and treated just like [A]
[E] [Am] dirt
Ask [Em]
[Am] me nothing but about these [Em] blues
The
[Am]
blues is all I was [B] left with
[E] [Em] [E]
[N]
Key:
Em
Am
D
Bm
C
Em
Am
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _
Ask [Bm] me who _ _ [Am] was the first man _ _ [Em] to _ _ make a fire in the night
_ I [Am] _ don't _ know, _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Em] _ oh Lord, I don't [D] know _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] Ask me who _ _ [Am] thought of using _ _ [Em] _ a _ _ candle for a light
_ _ [Am] I don't _ _ know, _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] oh [Em]
Lord, I don't _ know _
_ _ [D] _ [G] Ask me _
[D] how [Em] does a man [D] feel _ _ [C] _ when _ he's [D] got the _ blues
And [Em] I'd say, _ _ _ _ _ misused, abused, _ _ _ _ _ _ downhearted and blue
_ _ [C] _ Oh, _ the [D] reason I know this _ [Em] is cause the blues is all [D] I was left _
[Cm] with
[Bm] Ask me why _ _ does a [Am] tree _ _ _ [Em] have _ to shed its _ leaves
I [Am] don't know, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] oh Lord, have mercy, I don't _ [D] _ know
[Cm] _ _ [Bm] Ask me why _ _ [Am] does a [C] man _ have [Em] to _ _ reach beyond his _ knees
I [Am] don't know, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ oh [Em] Lord, I don't _ know _ _
Ask _ [Bm] _ [G] me [D] how _ [Em] does a man feel [G] _ _ [C] when _ _ _ _ [D] he's got the blues
And I'd [Em] say, _ _ _ _ _ misused, _ _ _ abused, _ _ _ _ _ downhearted and blue
_ _ _ [C] _ _
Oh, the reason [D] I know this [Em] is cause the blues is all I was left with
_ _ [Am] Oh, _ _ _ _ I could tell you how it feels _ [Em] when _ _ _ _ you've got a dirty deal
[A] _ And _ _ _ I could even tell you how it hurts [D] when you've been stepped on and treated like _ dirt
Ask [Bm] me why _ _ [Am] do all good _ _ [Em] things _ _ have to come to an end _
[Am] _ I don't _ know, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ oh Lord, I don't _ know
You [Am] see, _ _ _ _ ask me nothing _ but [Em] _ about the [Bm] blues _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ It's the blues, _ _ _ _ _
[Em] it's all I was left with
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ Oh, I could tell you how it feels _ [Em] when _ _ [F#] _ [Em] you've got a dirty deal
_ _ [Am] And _ _ I could even tell you how it hurts [Em] when you've been stepped [D] on _ [Em] _ and treated just like dirt
[Am] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Oh, [A] _ I could tell you how [Am] it feels _ when _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ you've got a dirty deal
_ And [Am] _ _
I could even tell you how it hurts _ when you've [Em] been stepped on, _ stepped on, stepped on and treated just like [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] dirt
Ask _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] me nothing _ but _ _ _ _ about these [Em] blues
_ _ The _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _
blues _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is _ all I was [B] left with
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _
Ask [Bm] me who _ _ [Am] was the first man _ _ [Em] to _ _ make a fire in the night
_ I [Am] _ don't _ know, _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Em] _ oh Lord, I don't [D] know _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] Ask me who _ _ [Am] thought of using _ _ [Em] _ a _ _ candle for a light
_ _ [Am] I don't _ _ know, _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] oh [Em]
Lord, I don't _ know _
_ _ [D] _ [G] Ask me _
[D] how [Em] does a man [D] feel _ _ [C] _ when _ he's [D] got the _ blues
And [Em] I'd say, _ _ _ _ _ misused, abused, _ _ _ _ _ _ downhearted and blue
_ _ [C] _ Oh, _ the [D] reason I know this _ [Em] is cause the blues is all [D] I was left _
[Cm] with
[Bm] Ask me why _ _ does a [Am] tree _ _ _ [Em] have _ to shed its _ leaves
I [Am] don't know, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] oh Lord, have mercy, I don't _ [D] _ know
[Cm] _ _ [Bm] Ask me why _ _ [Am] does a [C] man _ have [Em] to _ _ reach beyond his _ knees
I [Am] don't know, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ oh [Em] Lord, I don't _ know _ _
Ask _ [Bm] _ [G] me [D] how _ [Em] does a man feel [G] _ _ [C] when _ _ _ _ [D] he's got the blues
And I'd [Em] say, _ _ _ _ _ misused, _ _ _ abused, _ _ _ _ _ downhearted and blue
_ _ _ [C] _ _
Oh, the reason [D] I know this [Em] is cause the blues is all I was left with
_ _ [Am] Oh, _ _ _ _ I could tell you how it feels _ [Em] when _ _ _ _ you've got a dirty deal
[A] _ And _ _ _ I could even tell you how it hurts [D] when you've been stepped on and treated like _ dirt
Ask [Bm] me why _ _ [Am] do all good _ _ [Em] things _ _ have to come to an end _
[Am] _ I don't _ know, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ oh Lord, I don't _ know
You [Am] see, _ _ _ _ ask me nothing _ but [Em] _ about the [Bm] blues _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ It's the blues, _ _ _ _ _
[Em] it's all I was left with
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ Oh, I could tell you how it feels _ [Em] when _ _ [F#] _ [Em] you've got a dirty deal
_ _ [Am] And _ _ I could even tell you how it hurts [Em] when you've been stepped [D] on _ [Em] _ and treated just like dirt
[Am] _ _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
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[E] Oh, [A] _ I could tell you how [Am] it feels _ when _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ you've got a dirty deal
_ And [Am] _ _
I could even tell you how it hurts _ when you've [Em] been stepped on, _ stepped on, stepped on and treated just like [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] dirt
Ask _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] me nothing _ but _ _ _ _ about these [Em] blues
_ _ The _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _
blues _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is _ all I was [B] left with
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