Chords for Every time I sing the Blues- Buddy Guy
Tempo:
80.05 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
C
Cm
F
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [C] [Gm]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Db] [C]
[Gm] [C] [Gm]
Somebody [C] asked [Gm] me why I live the blues.
I said the blues is [C] all around me.
[Gm] I just find something I can use.
[Cm] And I feel it running through me.
And I give it my [Gm] heart and soul.
I trust the [C] song I'm singing.
[G] Let the feeling take control.
[Eb] I'm just trying to tell the truth.
[F] Every time [Gm] I sing the [C] blues.
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] I might [Cm] think about a [Gm] woman and how she's done me wrong.
[Gm] I might [C] think about some hard time [Gm] when I was barely hanging on.
[Cm] I might think about a [Gm] brother [Cm] who still can't make his [Gm] beat.
Or some [C] fallen [Gm] sister selling it on the street.
[Eb] I'm just trying to tell the truth.
[F] Every [Gm] time I sing the blues.
[Cm] I find my inspiration.
[Gm]
In tears and desperation.
[Cm] Sad, [Eb] sad stories we [Cm] all know so [Dm] well.
There's always one more story to tell.
[Gm]
[Dm]
[Cm] [Gm]
[C] [F] [Gm] [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Gm] Here I am another night, another town along the [G] way.
[Gm] Room full of [Bb] people, [G] [Bb] say they want to hear me play.
[C] [Cm] Yes, there was some hard time, I [Gm] learned to survive.
It took a whole living to make a song come [F] alive.
[Gm] I just want to tell the [Eb] truth.
[F] Every time I [Gm] sing the blues.
Look at here.
[Eb] I'm just trying to tell the truth.
[F] Every [Gm] time I sing the blues.
[C] I'm just [Gm] trying to tell the truth.
[Cm] [Gm] [Dm]
[Gm] [C] The [Gm] truth of the life.
[C] I'm just trying to tell [Gm] the truth.
I'm [Am] just trying to [Gm] tell the truth.
Here [C] [Gm]
[Cm] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [Gm] [C]
[G] [Bb] [Gm] [C] [Gm]
[Am] [Gm]
[F] [Gm]
I am another night, another [C] town along [F] the way.
[Gm] [C] [Dm] [C]
[Gm] [C] [Gm]
[F] [Gm] [C]
[G] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm]
Sad, sad stories we all know so well.
[C]
[Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [C]
[Gm] [C] There's always one [G] more story to [C] tell.
[Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [Bb]
[Gm]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Db] [C]
[Gm] [C] [Gm]
Somebody [C] asked [Gm] me why I live the blues.
I said the blues is [C] all around me.
[Gm] I just find something I can use.
[Cm] And I feel it running through me.
And I give it my [Gm] heart and soul.
I trust the [C] song I'm singing.
[G] Let the feeling take control.
[Eb] I'm just trying to tell the truth.
[F] Every time [Gm] I sing the [C] blues.
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] I might [Cm] think about a [Gm] woman and how she's done me wrong.
[Gm] I might [C] think about some hard time [Gm] when I was barely hanging on.
[Cm] I might think about a [Gm] brother [Cm] who still can't make his [Gm] beat.
Or some [C] fallen [Gm] sister selling it on the street.
[Eb] I'm just trying to tell the truth.
[F] Every [Gm] time I sing the blues.
[Cm] I find my inspiration.
[Gm]
In tears and desperation.
[Cm] Sad, [Eb] sad stories we [Cm] all know so [Dm] well.
There's always one more story to tell.
[Gm]
[Dm]
[Cm] [Gm]
[C] [F] [Gm] [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Gm] Here I am another night, another town along the [G] way.
[Gm] Room full of [Bb] people, [G] [Bb] say they want to hear me play.
[C] [Cm] Yes, there was some hard time, I [Gm] learned to survive.
It took a whole living to make a song come [F] alive.
[Gm] I just want to tell the [Eb] truth.
[F] Every time I [Gm] sing the blues.
Look at here.
[Eb] I'm just trying to tell the truth.
[F] Every [Gm] time I sing the blues.
[C] I'm just [Gm] trying to tell the truth.
[Cm] [Gm] [Dm]
[Gm] [C] The [Gm] truth of the life.
[C] I'm just trying to tell [Gm] the truth.
I'm [Am] just trying to [Gm] tell the truth.
Here [C] [Gm]
[Cm] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [Gm] [C]
[G] [Bb] [Gm] [C] [Gm]
[Am] [Gm]
[F] [Gm]
I am another night, another [C] town along [F] the way.
[Gm] [C] [Dm] [C]
[Gm] [C] [Gm]
[F] [Gm] [C]
[G] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm]
Sad, sad stories we all know so well.
[C]
[Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [C]
[Gm] [C] There's always one [G] more story to [C] tell.
[Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [Bb]
[Gm]
Key:
Gm
C
Cm
F
Bb
Gm
C
Cm
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
Somebody [C] asked [Gm] me why I live the blues.
I said the blues is [C] all around me.
[Gm] I just find something I can use.
[Cm] And I feel it running through me.
And I give it my [Gm] heart and soul.
I trust the [C] song I'm singing.
[G] Let the feeling take control.
[Eb] I'm just trying to tell the truth.
[F] _ Every time [Gm] I sing the [C] blues.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _
[Gm] I might [Cm] think about a [Gm] woman and how she's done me wrong. _
[Gm] I might [C] think about some hard time [Gm] when I was barely hanging on.
[Cm] I might think about a [Gm] brother [Cm] who still can't make his [Gm] beat.
Or some [C] fallen [Gm] sister selling it on the street.
[Eb] I'm just trying to tell the truth.
[F] _ Every [Gm] time I sing the blues. _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ I find my _ inspiration.
[Gm] _
_ In tears and _ desperation. _
[Cm] _ Sad, [Eb] sad stories we [Cm] all know so [Dm] well.
There's always one more story to tell.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ Here _ _ I am another night, another town along the [G] way.
[Gm] Room full of [Bb] people, [G] [Bb] say they want to hear me play. _
[C] [Cm] Yes, there was some hard time, I [Gm] learned to survive.
It took a whole living to make a song come [F] alive.
[Gm] I just want to tell the [Eb] truth.
[F] _ Every time I [Gm] sing the blues.
_ _ _ _ Look at here. _
[Eb] I'm just trying to tell the truth.
[F] _ Every [Gm] time I sing the blues. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] I'm just [Gm] trying to tell the truth. _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Gm] _ [C] The _ [Gm] _ truth of the life.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] I'm just trying to tell [Gm] the truth.
I'm _ [Am] just trying to [Gm] tell the truth.
Here _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ am another night, another [C] town along [F] _ _ the way.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Sad, sad stories we all know so well.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] There's always one [G] more story to [C] tell.
_ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
Somebody [C] asked [Gm] me why I live the blues.
I said the blues is [C] all around me.
[Gm] I just find something I can use.
[Cm] And I feel it running through me.
And I give it my [Gm] heart and soul.
I trust the [C] song I'm singing.
[G] Let the feeling take control.
[Eb] I'm just trying to tell the truth.
[F] _ Every time [Gm] I sing the [C] blues.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _
[Gm] I might [Cm] think about a [Gm] woman and how she's done me wrong. _
[Gm] I might [C] think about some hard time [Gm] when I was barely hanging on.
[Cm] I might think about a [Gm] brother [Cm] who still can't make his [Gm] beat.
Or some [C] fallen [Gm] sister selling it on the street.
[Eb] I'm just trying to tell the truth.
[F] _ Every [Gm] time I sing the blues. _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ I find my _ inspiration.
[Gm] _
_ In tears and _ desperation. _
[Cm] _ Sad, [Eb] sad stories we [Cm] all know so [Dm] well.
There's always one more story to tell.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ Here _ _ I am another night, another town along the [G] way.
[Gm] Room full of [Bb] people, [G] [Bb] say they want to hear me play. _
[C] [Cm] Yes, there was some hard time, I [Gm] learned to survive.
It took a whole living to make a song come [F] alive.
[Gm] I just want to tell the [Eb] truth.
[F] _ Every time I [Gm] sing the blues.
_ _ _ _ Look at here. _
[Eb] I'm just trying to tell the truth.
[F] _ Every [Gm] time I sing the blues. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] I'm just [Gm] trying to tell the truth. _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Gm] _ [C] The _ [Gm] _ truth of the life.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] I'm just trying to tell [Gm] the truth.
I'm _ [Am] just trying to [Gm] tell the truth.
Here _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ am another night, another [C] town along [F] _ _ the way.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Sad, sad stories we all know so well.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] There's always one [G] more story to [C] tell.
_ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _