Chords for Brownie McGhee - Born and Livin' With The Blues
Tempo:
95.15 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
C
A
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Oh!
[C]
[Fm]
[C] [F] From my childhood, where I am now, [Bb] I ain't gonna worry.
I'll get by somehow.
[A] My mama had them.
[Bb] My daddy had them too.
[F] I was born with them.
[C] [F] I'll tell you something, friends, it ain't no joke.
I wouldn't take [Bb] my past life for my way to go.
My mama [A] had them.
Daddy [Bb] had them too.
[D] I was [F] born with them.
[Bb] I've used my guitar for my pillow.
Holler logs have even [F] been my bed.
Oh, yes.
[Am] Blues, [Bb] my only companion.
I [C] had to sing the blues for my meat and bread.
Oh, yes.
I [F] want you to know, I began to [Fm] roam.
[Bb] Oh, roam me.
I come from a broken home.
[A] My mama had them.
Daddy had [Bb] them too.
[G] I was [F] born with them.
[C] Don't [F] believe I'm singing.
Just look what a hole I'm in.
Don't [Bb] believe I love you.
Look what a fool I've been.
But [A] I'm not ashamed.
[Bb] Ain't that new?
[G]
I am living.
[F]
[Bb] Rocks was my mother and father's pillow.
Oh, [Gm] yes.
The cold ground had to be [F] their bed.
[Am] Blue skies was [Bb] their blanket.
And [C] the moonlight was their spring.
Oh, yes.
You think [F] I'm happy.
But you don't know my mind.
[Bb] Smile on my face.
My heart's bleeding all the time.
But I'm not [A] ashamed.
[Bb] Ain't that new?
[Dm] I [F] was born with them.
One more time.
I'm not [Am] ashamed.
Ain't got no friends.
Ain't got [Bb] a lot of money.
[G] Being [F] old, son, is not the way.
[C]
[Fm]
[C] [F] From my childhood, where I am now, [Bb] I ain't gonna worry.
I'll get by somehow.
[A] My mama had them.
[Bb] My daddy had them too.
[F] I was born with them.
[C] [F] I'll tell you something, friends, it ain't no joke.
I wouldn't take [Bb] my past life for my way to go.
My mama [A] had them.
Daddy [Bb] had them too.
[D] I was [F] born with them.
[Bb] I've used my guitar for my pillow.
Holler logs have even [F] been my bed.
Oh, yes.
[Am] Blues, [Bb] my only companion.
I [C] had to sing the blues for my meat and bread.
Oh, yes.
I [F] want you to know, I began to [Fm] roam.
[Bb] Oh, roam me.
I come from a broken home.
[A] My mama had them.
Daddy had [Bb] them too.
[G] I was [F] born with them.
[C] Don't [F] believe I'm singing.
Just look what a hole I'm in.
Don't [Bb] believe I love you.
Look what a fool I've been.
But [A] I'm not ashamed.
[Bb] Ain't that new?
[G]
I am living.
[F]
[Bb] Rocks was my mother and father's pillow.
Oh, [Gm] yes.
The cold ground had to be [F] their bed.
[Am] Blue skies was [Bb] their blanket.
And [C] the moonlight was their spring.
Oh, yes.
You think [F] I'm happy.
But you don't know my mind.
[Bb] Smile on my face.
My heart's bleeding all the time.
But I'm not [A] ashamed.
[Bb] Ain't that new?
[Dm] I [F] was born with them.
One more time.
I'm not [Am] ashamed.
Ain't got no friends.
Ain't got [Bb] a lot of money.
[G] Being [F] old, son, is not the way.
Key:
Bb
F
C
A
Am
Bb
F
C
Oh!
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] From my childhood, where I am now, [Bb] I ain't gonna worry.
I'll get by somehow.
_ [A] My mama had them.
[Bb] My daddy had them too.
_ [F] I was born with them.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] I'll tell you something, _ friends, it ain't no joke.
I wouldn't take [Bb] my past life for my way to go.
My mama [A] had them.
Daddy [Bb] had them too. _
[D] I was [F] born with them. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] I've used my guitar _ for my pillow.
_ _ Holler logs have even [F] been my bed.
Oh, yes.
[Am] Blues, _ [Bb] my only companion.
I [C] had to sing the blues for my meat and bread.
Oh, yes.
I [F] want you to know, I began to [Fm] roam.
[Bb] Oh, roam me.
I come from a broken home.
_ [A] My mama had them.
Daddy had [Bb] them too.
_ _ [G] _ I was [F] born with them.
_ _ _ [C] _ Don't [F] believe I'm singing.
Just look what a hole I'm in.
Don't [Bb] believe I love you.
Look what a fool I've been.
But [A] I'm not ashamed.
_ _ [Bb] Ain't that new?
_ [G]
I am living.
[F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] Rocks was my mother and father's pillow.
Oh, [Gm] yes.
The cold ground had to be [F] their bed.
_ [Am] Blue skies was [Bb] their blanket.
And [C] the moonlight was their spring.
Oh, yes.
You think [F] I'm happy.
But you don't know my mind.
[Bb] Smile on my face.
My heart's bleeding all the time.
But I'm not [A] ashamed.
_ _ [Bb] Ain't that new?
_ [Dm] I [F] was born with them.
One more time.
_ _ I'm not [Am] ashamed.
Ain't got no friends.
Ain't got [Bb] a lot of money.
_ _ [G] Being [F] old, son, is not the way. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] From my childhood, where I am now, [Bb] I ain't gonna worry.
I'll get by somehow.
_ [A] My mama had them.
[Bb] My daddy had them too.
_ [F] I was born with them.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] I'll tell you something, _ friends, it ain't no joke.
I wouldn't take [Bb] my past life for my way to go.
My mama [A] had them.
Daddy [Bb] had them too. _
[D] I was [F] born with them. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] I've used my guitar _ for my pillow.
_ _ Holler logs have even [F] been my bed.
Oh, yes.
[Am] Blues, _ [Bb] my only companion.
I [C] had to sing the blues for my meat and bread.
Oh, yes.
I [F] want you to know, I began to [Fm] roam.
[Bb] Oh, roam me.
I come from a broken home.
_ [A] My mama had them.
Daddy had [Bb] them too.
_ _ [G] _ I was [F] born with them.
_ _ _ [C] _ Don't [F] believe I'm singing.
Just look what a hole I'm in.
Don't [Bb] believe I love you.
Look what a fool I've been.
But [A] I'm not ashamed.
_ _ [Bb] Ain't that new?
_ [G]
I am living.
[F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] Rocks was my mother and father's pillow.
Oh, [Gm] yes.
The cold ground had to be [F] their bed.
_ [Am] Blue skies was [Bb] their blanket.
And [C] the moonlight was their spring.
Oh, yes.
You think [F] I'm happy.
But you don't know my mind.
[Bb] Smile on my face.
My heart's bleeding all the time.
But I'm not [A] ashamed.
_ _ [Bb] Ain't that new?
_ [Dm] I [F] was born with them.
One more time.
_ _ I'm not [Am] ashamed.
Ain't got no friends.
Ain't got [Bb] a lot of money.
_ _ [G] Being [F] old, son, is not the way. _ _ _ _ _