Chords for George Jones - "The Blues Man" (With Dolly Parton)
Tempo:
96.95 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Bm
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[E]
[A] I'm just a singer, a natural born [D] guitar ringer, kind [E] of a clinger to sad [A] old songs.
behinder, I'm a new [Bm] note finder, but my name's [E] a reminder of a blues man that's [A] already gone.
started drinking, took some things that messed up [D] my thinking, I was [B] sure sinking when [E] she came [A] along.
the spotlight, not too much [Bm] left in sight.
[E] that one night when she sang me [A] this song.
I love you.
[E]
[A] I'm just a singer, a natural born [D] guitar ringer, kind [E] of a clinger to sad [A] old songs.
behinder, I'm a new [Bm] note finder, but my name's [E] a reminder of a blues man that's [A] already gone.
started drinking, took some things that messed up [D] my thinking, I was [B] sure sinking when [E] she came [A] along.
the spotlight, not too much [Bm] left in sight.
[E] that one night when she sang me [A] this song.
I love you.
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A
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D
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A
Bm
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ I'm just a singer, _ a natural born [D] guitar ringer, _ _ _ kind [E] of a clinger to _ _ sad [A] old songs.
_ I'm not a walk _ behinder, _ _ I'm a new [Bm] note finder, _ _ but my name's [E] a reminder _ of a blues man that's [A] already gone.
_ _ _ So I started drinking, _ _ took some things that messed up [D] my thinking, _ _ _ _ I was [B] sure sinking when _ _ [E] she came [A] along.
_ _ I was alone in the spotlight, _ _ _ not too much [Bm] left in sight.
She changed all [E] that one night when she sang me [A] this song.
_ _ _ Hey baby, I love you.
_ Hey baby, [Bm] I need you.
_ _ Hey baby, [E] you don't have to prove to me you're some [A] kind of macho man.
_ You've wasted so much of your life _ _ running [Bm] through the _ _ night.
Let me shine [E] a little love light down on [A] you, blues man.
I _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ got sick from speeding, _ _ all the things they said I [D] was needing.
_ _ If I was to keep [E] on pleasing _ all _ of [A] my fans.
_ _ I got cuffed on dirt road, _ I got sued [Bm] over no shows.
_ She came and took [E] all that old load down off of [E] this blues [A] man.
_ And I sang, hey baby, I love you too.
Hey baby, [Bm] I need you [Bm] too.
Hey baby, [E] I do get tired of this traveling [A] band.
I know you do get tired of this traveling band.
Oh, I'm up in my years now.
_ _ Nights would be [Bm] so cold now, _ if you [E] hadn't stuck it out _ with this [A] blues man.
_ Oh, I'm up in my years now.
_ Nights would be [Bm] so cold now, _ if you hadn't [E] hung around _ with this [A] blues man. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ I'm just a singer, _ a natural born [D] guitar ringer, _ _ _ kind [E] of a clinger to _ _ sad [A] old songs.
_ I'm not a walk _ behinder, _ _ I'm a new [Bm] note finder, _ _ but my name's [E] a reminder _ of a blues man that's [A] already gone.
_ _ _ So I started drinking, _ _ took some things that messed up [D] my thinking, _ _ _ _ I was [B] sure sinking when _ _ [E] she came [A] along.
_ _ I was alone in the spotlight, _ _ _ not too much [Bm] left in sight.
She changed all [E] that one night when she sang me [A] this song.
_ _ _ Hey baby, I love you.
_ Hey baby, [Bm] I need you.
_ _ Hey baby, [E] you don't have to prove to me you're some [A] kind of macho man.
_ You've wasted so much of your life _ _ running [Bm] through the _ _ night.
Let me shine [E] a little love light down on [A] you, blues man.
I _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ got sick from speeding, _ _ all the things they said I [D] was needing.
_ _ If I was to keep [E] on pleasing _ all _ of [A] my fans.
_ _ I got cuffed on dirt road, _ I got sued [Bm] over no shows.
_ She came and took [E] all that old load down off of [E] this blues [A] man.
_ And I sang, hey baby, I love you too.
Hey baby, [Bm] I need you [Bm] too.
Hey baby, [E] I do get tired of this traveling [A] band.
I know you do get tired of this traveling band.
Oh, I'm up in my years now.
_ _ Nights would be [Bm] so cold now, _ if you [E] hadn't stuck it out _ with this [A] blues man.
_ Oh, I'm up in my years now.
_ Nights would be [Bm] so cold now, _ if you hadn't [E] hung around _ with this [A] blues man. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _