Chords for Buddy Guy - Blues Don't Lie (Official Audio)
Tempo:
95.1 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
E
Em
G
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
[E] [Bm] Life is gonna happen whether you ready or not.
Like [Em] a thief in the night, gonna [Bm] steal the last cent you got.
[F#m] [G] There's nowhere to [F#] hide and [Bm] the blues don't [E] lie.
[Bm] Daddy died at 67, mama died [D] at 68.
[Bm] So I went to San Francisco to forget about the pain.
[Em] Sonny boy went to Little Rock,
[Bm] said he was going home to [Em] die.
[G] Sonny boy told the truth [F#] [Bm] and the blues don't lie.
[A] [Em] The blues don't lie.
Let me say that [Bm] again.
The blues don't lie.
[G] Sonny boy told the truth [F#]
and [Bm] the blues don't lie.
The blues don't [F#m] lie.
[G]
[Bm]
[G] [Em]
[F#]
[Bm] Julie Wells bought a hop down at the pawn shop.
Paid a man [A] a dollar and [Bm] a half.
[B] And [Em] they tore the rigor theater down.
[Bm] It's not coming back, no.
[G] The years go flying [F#] by and I tell you the [Bm] blues don't lie.
[Em] The blues [F#m] don't lie.
[Em]
[Bm] I said the blues don't lie.
[G] Sonny boy told the truth, [F#] the blues [Bm] don't ever lie.
[D] [G] [C#] The [F#] blues don't
[Bm] lie.
[E] [Bm] Never do.
[E] [Bm] If you ain't got the blues just keep on living.
[E] [Bm] If [E] your [Bm] love leave you, that's the [E] blues.
[Bm] If you get sick, [E] that's the blues.
[Bm] If you [E] lose your [Bm] job, that's the blues.
[E] [D] If you don't have any [Bm] money, [E] you're damn right that's the [Bm] blues.
[E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
[E] [Bm] Life is gonna happen whether you ready or not.
Like [Em] a thief in the night, gonna [Bm] steal the last cent you got.
[F#m] [G] There's nowhere to [F#] hide and [Bm] the blues don't [E] lie.
[Bm] Daddy died at 67, mama died [D] at 68.
[Bm] So I went to San Francisco to forget about the pain.
[Em] Sonny boy went to Little Rock,
[Bm] said he was going home to [Em] die.
[G] Sonny boy told the truth [F#] [Bm] and the blues don't lie.
[A] [Em] The blues don't lie.
Let me say that [Bm] again.
The blues don't lie.
[G] Sonny boy told the truth [F#]
and [Bm] the blues don't lie.
The blues don't [F#m] lie.
[G]
[Bm]
[G] [Em]
[F#]
[Bm] Julie Wells bought a hop down at the pawn shop.
Paid a man [A] a dollar and [Bm] a half.
[B] And [Em] they tore the rigor theater down.
[Bm] It's not coming back, no.
[G] The years go flying [F#] by and I tell you the [Bm] blues don't lie.
[Em] The blues [F#m] don't lie.
[Em]
[Bm] I said the blues don't lie.
[G] Sonny boy told the truth, [F#] the blues [Bm] don't ever lie.
[D] [G] [C#] The [F#] blues don't
[Bm] lie.
[E] [Bm] Never do.
[E] [Bm] If you ain't got the blues just keep on living.
[E] [Bm] If [E] your [Bm] love leave you, that's the [E] blues.
[Bm] If you get sick, [E] that's the blues.
[Bm] If you [E] lose your [Bm] job, that's the blues.
[E] [D] If you don't have any [Bm] money, [E] you're damn right that's the [Bm] blues.
Key:
Bm
E
Em
G
F#
Bm
E
Em
[E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] Life is gonna happen _ _ whether you ready or not. _ _ _
Like [Em] _ a thief in the night, _ gonna [Bm] steal the last cent you got. _ _ _
_ [F#m] [G] There's nowhere to [F#] hide and _ [Bm] the blues _ don't [E] lie.
_ [Bm] Daddy died at 67, mama died [D] at 68.
[Bm] So I went to San Francisco to forget about the pain.
[Em] Sonny boy went to Little Rock, _ _
_ _ [Bm] said he was going home to [Em] die.
_ [G] _ Sonny boy told the truth [F#] [Bm] and _ the blues don't lie.
_ _ [A] [Em] The blues don't lie.
Let me say that [Bm] again.
The blues don't lie. _
_ _ [G] Sonny boy told the truth [F#] _
and [Bm] the blues _ don't lie.
The blues don't [F#m] lie.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] Julie Wells bought a hop down at the pawn shop.
Paid a man [A] a dollar and [Bm] a half.
_ [B] And [Em] they tore the rigor theater down.
_ _ [Bm] It's not coming back, no.
_ [G] The years go flying [F#] by and I tell you the [Bm] blues don't lie. _ _
_ _ [Em] The blues [F#m] don't lie.
[Em] _ _
_ [Bm] I said the blues don't lie.
_ _ [G] Sonny boy told the truth, [F#] the blues _ [Bm] don't ever lie. _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ [C#] The [F#] blues don't _
_ _ [Bm] _ lie. _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] Never do. _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] If you ain't got the blues just keep on living. _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ If [E] your [Bm] love leave you, that's the [E] blues.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ If you get sick, [E] that's the blues.
[Bm] _ _ If you [E] lose your [Bm] job, that's the blues. _ _
[E] [D] If you don't have any [Bm] money, _ _ [E] you're damn right that's the [Bm] blues. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] Life is gonna happen _ _ whether you ready or not. _ _ _
Like [Em] _ a thief in the night, _ gonna [Bm] steal the last cent you got. _ _ _
_ [F#m] [G] There's nowhere to [F#] hide and _ [Bm] the blues _ don't [E] lie.
_ [Bm] Daddy died at 67, mama died [D] at 68.
[Bm] So I went to San Francisco to forget about the pain.
[Em] Sonny boy went to Little Rock, _ _
_ _ [Bm] said he was going home to [Em] die.
_ [G] _ Sonny boy told the truth [F#] [Bm] and _ the blues don't lie.
_ _ [A] [Em] The blues don't lie.
Let me say that [Bm] again.
The blues don't lie. _
_ _ [G] Sonny boy told the truth [F#] _
and [Bm] the blues _ don't lie.
The blues don't [F#m] lie.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] Julie Wells bought a hop down at the pawn shop.
Paid a man [A] a dollar and [Bm] a half.
_ [B] And [Em] they tore the rigor theater down.
_ _ [Bm] It's not coming back, no.
_ [G] The years go flying [F#] by and I tell you the [Bm] blues don't lie. _ _
_ _ [Em] The blues [F#m] don't lie.
[Em] _ _
_ [Bm] I said the blues don't lie.
_ _ [G] Sonny boy told the truth, [F#] the blues _ [Bm] don't ever lie. _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ [C#] The [F#] blues don't _
_ _ [Bm] _ lie. _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] Never do. _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] If you ain't got the blues just keep on living. _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ If [E] your [Bm] love leave you, that's the [E] blues.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ If you get sick, [E] that's the blues.
[Bm] _ _ If you [E] lose your [Bm] job, that's the blues. _ _
[E] [D] If you don't have any [Bm] money, _ _ [E] you're damn right that's the [Bm] blues. _ _ _ _ _ _
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