Chords for Etta James -- "I Sing The Blues" -- Down and Dirty Blues
Tempo:
96.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
Bm
A
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E]
[D] [E] [A#] [Em]
[Bm] [E] [A] [Bm] [E]
[A] I'll [Bm] do [E] anything [Bm] that you [C#m] want me to [E] do.
[A]
[Bm] [E] There ain't nothing, [A] baby, [Bm] I [A] wouldn't [E] do for [A] [Bm] you.
[E] [A]
[Bm] [E] If [Bm] you want it [E] bad [A] enough, [Bm] it's [E] catch as catch can.
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] [E] When [D] I [E] want it hard [A] enough, [Bm] [A] you'll be [E] my [A] [Bm] man.
[E] [A]
[Bm] Well, [E] I sang [A] the [D] [A] blues.
I sang the blues.
I sang [E] the [A] blues [Bm] [E] late in the midnight hour.
[Bm] [E] [A]
[Bm] [A] [B] My daddy sang the blues to my mama.
[A] Yeah, I sang the blues [E] to you.
[Bm] [A] [E]
[Bm] [F#m] I [E] sang the blues.
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] [E] If [Bm] you want [E] to talk [A] about it, [Bm] [C#m] I'll hang around.
[Bm] [E] Yeah.
[A]
[Bm] [E] [A] If [Bm] you want [E] to fight [A] about [D] it, come [E] on and let's get down.
[Bm] [E] [A]
[E] I'll tell [D] you what [E] I'm thinking [Bm] if [E] you want to [A] [Bm] know.
I'll [E] [A] take [Bm] you where [E]
if I want you to go.
[A]
[Bm] Baby, I [A] sang the [D] [Em] blues.
[A]
[G] I [A] sang the [G] blues.
[A]
[Em] And I sang the blues.
[Bm] [E] And I
[Bm] [E] sang the blues.
[Bm] [E]
[B] My daddy sang the blues.
And [F#] baby, [A] I sang the low dirty blues [E] to you.
[Bm] [E]
Yeah, all right.
[D] [E]
[A]
[E]
[Em] I'll
[E]
[Bm] do [E] anything [D] that you want [E] me to do.
[Bm] [E] Yeah.
[Bm] [E] [Bm] There ain't [E] nothing, baby, I wouldn't do for [Bm] you.
[E]
[D] [E] [Bm] If you [E] want it bad enough, [D] let's catch [A] it, [E] let's catch it.
[Bm] [E] But [E] [A] [E] when I, [Bm] [E]
you'll be my [Bm] man.
[E] Well, [A] [G] [A] I
[Em] [A] sang the [G] blues.
[A]
[Em] I sang [E] [Bm] the blues, [E] baby, late in the midnight, midnight hour.
[D] [E]
Yeah, my [B] daddy, come on, [A] yeah.
I sang the blues to [E] [D] you.
[E] Late in the, late in the all right, honey.
And I sang the blues.
[Bm] [E] I sang the [Bm] blues [E] all night long.
Early in the morning, [Bm] late [C#m] [E] in the [A] midnight [Bm] hour.
[E]
I sang [D] the blues.
[E]
Then my daddy must have sang the blues to your mama.
Must have sang them [Bm] [A] [E] all night long, all night long.
I sang the blues, low down dirty stinking [E] blues to you.
I [Bm]
[E] sang the blues.
[A] [E]
[D] [E] [A#] [Em]
[Bm] [E] [A] [Bm] [E]
[A] I'll [Bm] do [E] anything [Bm] that you [C#m] want me to [E] do.
[A]
[Bm] [E] There ain't nothing, [A] baby, [Bm] I [A] wouldn't [E] do for [A] [Bm] you.
[E] [A]
[Bm] [E] If [Bm] you want it [E] bad [A] enough, [Bm] it's [E] catch as catch can.
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] [E] When [D] I [E] want it hard [A] enough, [Bm] [A] you'll be [E] my [A] [Bm] man.
[E] [A]
[Bm] Well, [E] I sang [A] the [D] [A] blues.
I sang the blues.
I sang [E] the [A] blues [Bm] [E] late in the midnight hour.
[Bm] [E] [A]
[Bm] [A] [B] My daddy sang the blues to my mama.
[A] Yeah, I sang the blues [E] to you.
[Bm] [A] [E]
[Bm] [F#m] I [E] sang the blues.
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] [E] If [Bm] you want [E] to talk [A] about it, [Bm] [C#m] I'll hang around.
[Bm] [E] Yeah.
[A]
[Bm] [E] [A] If [Bm] you want [E] to fight [A] about [D] it, come [E] on and let's get down.
[Bm] [E] [A]
[E] I'll tell [D] you what [E] I'm thinking [Bm] if [E] you want to [A] [Bm] know.
I'll [E] [A] take [Bm] you where [E]
if I want you to go.
[A]
[Bm] Baby, I [A] sang the [D] [Em] blues.
[A]
[G] I [A] sang the [G] blues.
[A]
[Em] And I sang the blues.
[Bm] [E] And I
[Bm] [E] sang the blues.
[Bm] [E]
[B] My daddy sang the blues.
And [F#] baby, [A] I sang the low dirty blues [E] to you.
[Bm] [E]
Yeah, all right.
[D] [E]
[A]
[E]
[Em] I'll
[E]
[Bm] do [E] anything [D] that you want [E] me to do.
[Bm] [E] Yeah.
[Bm] [E] [Bm] There ain't [E] nothing, baby, I wouldn't do for [Bm] you.
[E]
[D] [E] [Bm] If you [E] want it bad enough, [D] let's catch [A] it, [E] let's catch it.
[Bm] [E] But [E] [A] [E] when I, [Bm] [E]
you'll be my [Bm] man.
[E] Well, [A] [G] [A] I
[Em] [A] sang the [G] blues.
[A]
[Em] I sang [E] [Bm] the blues, [E] baby, late in the midnight, midnight hour.
[D] [E]
Yeah, my [B] daddy, come on, [A] yeah.
I sang the blues to [E] [D] you.
[E] Late in the, late in the all right, honey.
And I sang the blues.
[Bm] [E] I sang the [Bm] blues [E] all night long.
Early in the morning, [Bm] late [C#m] [E] in the [A] midnight [Bm] hour.
[E]
I sang [D] the blues.
[E]
Then my daddy must have sang the blues to your mama.
Must have sang them [Bm] [A] [E] all night long, all night long.
I sang the blues, low down dirty stinking [E] blues to you.
I [Bm]
[E] sang the blues.
[A] [E]
Key:
E
Bm
A
D
Em
E
Bm
A
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ [A#] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] I'll [Bm] do [E] anything [Bm] that you [C#m] want me to [E] do.
_ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ [E] _ There ain't nothing, [A] baby, [Bm] I [A] wouldn't [E] do for [A] [Bm] you.
_ [E] _ [A] _
[Bm] _ [E] _ If [Bm] you want it [E] bad [A] enough, [Bm] it's [E] catch as catch can.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ [E] When [D] I [E] want it hard [A] enough, [Bm] [A] you'll be [E] my [A] _ [Bm] man.
[E] _ [A]
[Bm] Well, [E] I sang [A] the [D] [A] blues. _ _
I sang the _ blues. _
I sang [E] the [A] blues [Bm] _ _ [E] late in the midnight hour.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ [A] _
[Bm] _ [A] [B] My daddy sang the blues to my mama.
_ [A] Yeah, I sang the blues _ [E] to you.
[Bm] _ [A] _ [E] _ _
[Bm] [F#m] I [E] sang the blues.
[Bm] _ [E] _ _ _
[Bm] _ [E] _ If [Bm] you want [E] to talk [A] about it, [Bm] [C#m] I'll hang around.
[Bm] _ [E] Yeah.
[A] _
[Bm] _ [E] _ [A] If [Bm] you want [E] to fight [A] about [D] it, come [E] on and let's get down.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ [E] I'll tell [D] you what [E] I'm thinking [Bm] if [E] you want to [A] [Bm] know. _ _
I'll [E] _ [A] take [Bm] you where [E] _ _
if I want you to go.
_ _ _ [A]
[Bm] Baby, I [A] sang the [D] [Em] blues.
_ [A] _ _
[G] I [A] sang the _ [G] blues.
[A] _ _
[Em] And I sang the blues.
[Bm] _ [E] And I _
[Bm] _ [E] sang the blues.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] My daddy sang the blues. _ _
And [F#] baby, [A] I sang the low dirty blues [E] to you.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ Yeah, all right.
[D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ I'll _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] do [E] anything [D] that you want [E] me to do.
[Bm] _ [E] Yeah.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] There ain't [E] nothing, baby, I wouldn't do for [Bm] you.
_ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] If you [E] want it bad enough, [D] let's catch [A] it, [E] let's catch it.
[Bm] _ _ [E] But [E] _ _ [A] _ [E] when I, [Bm] _ [E] _ _
you'll be my [Bm] man.
_ [E] Well, _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [A] I _
[Em] _ [A] sang the [G] blues.
[A] _
[Em] I sang _ _ [E] [Bm] the blues, [E] baby, late in the midnight, midnight hour.
[D] _ _ [E] _ _
Yeah, my [B] daddy, come _ on, [A] yeah.
I sang the blues to _ [E] _ [D] you.
_ [E] Late in the, late in the all right, honey. _ _ _ _
And I sang the blues. _ _ _
[Bm] [E] I sang the [Bm] blues [E] all night long. _
Early in the morning, _ _ _ [Bm] late [C#m] [E] in the [A] midnight [Bm] hour.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ I sang [D] the blues.
[E] _ _
_ Then my daddy must have sang the blues to your mama.
_ Must have sang them [Bm] _ [A] [E] all night long, all night long. _ _ _
I sang the blues, _ _ low down dirty stinking [E] blues to you.
I [Bm] _
[E] sang the blues. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ [A#] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] I'll [Bm] do [E] anything [Bm] that you [C#m] want me to [E] do.
_ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ [E] _ There ain't nothing, [A] baby, [Bm] I [A] wouldn't [E] do for [A] [Bm] you.
_ [E] _ [A] _
[Bm] _ [E] _ If [Bm] you want it [E] bad [A] enough, [Bm] it's [E] catch as catch can.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ [E] When [D] I [E] want it hard [A] enough, [Bm] [A] you'll be [E] my [A] _ [Bm] man.
[E] _ [A]
[Bm] Well, [E] I sang [A] the [D] [A] blues. _ _
I sang the _ blues. _
I sang [E] the [A] blues [Bm] _ _ [E] late in the midnight hour.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ [A] _
[Bm] _ [A] [B] My daddy sang the blues to my mama.
_ [A] Yeah, I sang the blues _ [E] to you.
[Bm] _ [A] _ [E] _ _
[Bm] [F#m] I [E] sang the blues.
[Bm] _ [E] _ _ _
[Bm] _ [E] _ If [Bm] you want [E] to talk [A] about it, [Bm] [C#m] I'll hang around.
[Bm] _ [E] Yeah.
[A] _
[Bm] _ [E] _ [A] If [Bm] you want [E] to fight [A] about [D] it, come [E] on and let's get down.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ [E] I'll tell [D] you what [E] I'm thinking [Bm] if [E] you want to [A] [Bm] know. _ _
I'll [E] _ [A] take [Bm] you where [E] _ _
if I want you to go.
_ _ _ [A]
[Bm] Baby, I [A] sang the [D] [Em] blues.
_ [A] _ _
[G] I [A] sang the _ [G] blues.
[A] _ _
[Em] And I sang the blues.
[Bm] _ [E] And I _
[Bm] _ [E] sang the blues.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] My daddy sang the blues. _ _
And [F#] baby, [A] I sang the low dirty blues [E] to you.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ Yeah, all right.
[D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ I'll _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] do [E] anything [D] that you want [E] me to do.
[Bm] _ [E] Yeah.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] There ain't [E] nothing, baby, I wouldn't do for [Bm] you.
_ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] If you [E] want it bad enough, [D] let's catch [A] it, [E] let's catch it.
[Bm] _ _ [E] But [E] _ _ [A] _ [E] when I, [Bm] _ [E] _ _
you'll be my [Bm] man.
_ [E] Well, _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [A] I _
[Em] _ [A] sang the [G] blues.
[A] _
[Em] I sang _ _ [E] [Bm] the blues, [E] baby, late in the midnight, midnight hour.
[D] _ _ [E] _ _
Yeah, my [B] daddy, come _ on, [A] yeah.
I sang the blues to _ [E] _ [D] you.
_ [E] Late in the, late in the all right, honey. _ _ _ _
And I sang the blues. _ _ _
[Bm] [E] I sang the [Bm] blues [E] all night long. _
Early in the morning, _ _ _ [Bm] late [C#m] [E] in the [A] midnight [Bm] hour.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ I sang [D] the blues.
[E] _ _
_ Then my daddy must have sang the blues to your mama.
_ Must have sang them [Bm] _ [A] [E] all night long, all night long. _ _ _
I sang the blues, _ _ low down dirty stinking [E] blues to you.
I [Bm] _
[E] sang the blues. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _