Chords for KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE : Shemekia Copeland - "Married to the Blues" (2 October 2015)
Tempo:
134.05 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
A
Em
F#
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
[F#m]
[A] [Em] [G]
[F#]
[Bm]
[D] [A]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[Bm] I [D#] never [A] win [Em] at
[B] love.
[E]
[Em] [B]
[A] At love I [Em] always lose.
[Bm] I [Em] [B]
[E] [A] keep looking for a [E] good [G]
[B] man.
[F#]
[Em]
[A] And I ain't got [G] no clue.
[F#]
[Em] I can't find no one to love [D] me.
[Bm] [F#] I guess I'm married [Bm] to the blues.
[D]
[Em] [G]
[Bm]
[F#] [Bm] Married to the [D] blues.
[A]
[G]
[A]
[Bm]
[A] There's a picture by my [E] [G]
bedside.
[Bm] [E] In [F#] [B] [Bm]
a [A] frame [D]
[E] that's got a crack.
[Bm] [F#]
[Bm]
[B] [A] Of one of my older [Em] lovers.
[A#] [F#]
[Bm]
[A] Who ain't never [G] coming back.
[F#]
[Em] He swore he'd never leave [B]
[D] me.
[G] [F#]
Then I saw [F#m]
him [Bm] start to pack.
[A]
[Bm] [Em]
[F#]
[G] Start to [Bm]
pack.
[B] [A]
[G]
[A]
Oh, [Em] married.
Married to the blues.
You [Bm] don't get no man to go.
[F#] All you get [F#m] is a lovely [F#] cab [F#m] ride.
[Bm] To a bed that's always [D] cold.
[Em] When you're married.
Married to the blues.
[Bm] Forget that honeymoon.
[G] All you get is love while we're lonely.
[F#]
Oh, oh, [Bm] oh.
[A] Willie
[Em]
[B] [F#]
[Bm]
[D] [A]
[G]
[A]
[Bm]
[A] Scanlon.
There's a letter [Em] in my pocket.
[F#]
[E] [Bm]
It's [A] a time [Em] turning [G] parade.
[D#m]
[E] [Bm]
The [A] only thing, only [D#] [Em] thing he left me.
[F#]
[Bm]
[A] When he ran,
[G] ran away.
[F#]
[Em] Yeah, when you're married to the blues.
[D] [Bm] [F#]
It gets more lonely [D]
[Bm] every
[D] [A] day.
[Em]
[Bm] [F#]
[Bm] Married to the
[F#m] blues.
[A]
[Em]
[Bm] [F#]
Oh, [Bm]
these blues.
[A]
He [Em]
[Bm] [B]
[F#m] [Bm] wouldn't leave me.
[A]
[Em] [G]
Oh, [F#]
he was [E] never [Bm] coming back.
[D] [A]
Never [Em] coming back.
[B] [F#]
He loved [Bm] me so much.
[Em] [A]
[Bm] So [Em] much.
Oh, [E] [F#]
[F] [B] [Bm]
[A]
[D] [E]
oh, [B] [F#]
[B] oh.
[A]
[Em]
[F#]
[Bm] Oh, these [F#m] blues.
[A]
[Em]
Oh, [D#m]
it [Bm] gets so lonely.
[A]
[Em] Lonely.
[F#]
Lonely.
[Bm] Married to the blues.
[A]
[Em]
Oh, [Bm] [F#]
married [Em] to the [Bm] blues.
[D]
[E]
[Em] Oh, [F#]
[D#m]
married to [Bm] the blues.
Thank you so much for letting me out.
[F#m]
[A] [Em] [G]
[F#]
[Bm]
[D] [A]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[Bm] I [D#] never [A] win [Em] at
[B] love.
[E]
[Em] [B]
[A] At love I [Em] always lose.
[Bm] I [Em] [B]
[E] [A] keep looking for a [E] good [G]
[B] man.
[F#]
[Em]
[A] And I ain't got [G] no clue.
[F#]
[Em] I can't find no one to love [D] me.
[Bm] [F#] I guess I'm married [Bm] to the blues.
[D]
[Em] [G]
[Bm]
[F#] [Bm] Married to the [D] blues.
[A]
[G]
[A]
[Bm]
[A] There's a picture by my [E] [G]
bedside.
[Bm] [E] In [F#] [B] [Bm]
a [A] frame [D]
[E] that's got a crack.
[Bm] [F#]
[Bm]
[B] [A] Of one of my older [Em] lovers.
[A#] [F#]
[Bm]
[A] Who ain't never [G] coming back.
[F#]
[Em] He swore he'd never leave [B]
[D] me.
[G] [F#]
Then I saw [F#m]
him [Bm] start to pack.
[A]
[Bm] [Em]
[F#]
[G] Start to [Bm]
pack.
[B] [A]
[G]
[A]
Oh, [Em] married.
Married to the blues.
You [Bm] don't get no man to go.
[F#] All you get [F#m] is a lovely [F#] cab [F#m] ride.
[Bm] To a bed that's always [D] cold.
[Em] When you're married.
Married to the blues.
[Bm] Forget that honeymoon.
[G] All you get is love while we're lonely.
[F#]
Oh, oh, [Bm] oh.
[A] Willie
[Em]
[B] [F#]
[Bm]
[D] [A]
[G]
[A]
[Bm]
[A] Scanlon.
There's a letter [Em] in my pocket.
[F#]
[E] [Bm]
It's [A] a time [Em] turning [G] parade.
[D#m]
[E] [Bm]
The [A] only thing, only [D#] [Em] thing he left me.
[F#]
[Bm]
[A] When he ran,
[G] ran away.
[F#]
[Em] Yeah, when you're married to the blues.
[D] [Bm] [F#]
It gets more lonely [D]
[Bm] every
[D] [A] day.
[Em]
[Bm] [F#]
[Bm] Married to the
[F#m] blues.
[A]
[Em]
[Bm] [F#]
Oh, [Bm]
these blues.
[A]
He [Em]
[Bm] [B]
[F#m] [Bm] wouldn't leave me.
[A]
[Em] [G]
Oh, [F#]
he was [E] never [Bm] coming back.
[D] [A]
Never [Em] coming back.
[B] [F#]
He loved [Bm] me so much.
[Em] [A]
[Bm] So [Em] much.
Oh, [E] [F#]
[F] [B] [Bm]
[A]
[D] [E]
oh, [B] [F#]
[B] oh.
[A]
[Em]
[F#]
[Bm] Oh, these [F#m] blues.
[A]
[Em]
Oh, [D#m]
it [Bm] gets so lonely.
[A]
[Em] Lonely.
[F#]
Lonely.
[Bm] Married to the blues.
[A]
[Em]
Oh, [Bm] [F#]
married [Em] to the [Bm] blues.
[D]
[E]
[Em] Oh, [F#]
[D#m]
married to [Bm] the blues.
Thank you so much for letting me out.
Key:
Bm
A
Em
F#
G
Bm
A
Em
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ I _ _ [D#] never [A] win _ _ [Em] at _ _
_ _ [B] love.
_ [E] _
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] At love I _ _ _ [Em] always _ lose.
_ [Bm] _ _ I _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] [A] keep looking _ for a [E] good _ [G] _
_ _ [B] man.
_ [F#] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] And I ain't _ got _ [G] no clue.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Em] I can't find no one to love _ [D] me.
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#] I _ guess I'm married _ [Bm] to the _ _ blues.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [Bm] Married to the _ _ [D] blues.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] There's a picture _ by my [E] _ [G] _
bedside.
_ _ [Bm] _ [E] In [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ a [A] frame [D] _
_ [E] that's got a _ _ crack.
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [A] Of one of my older [Em] lovers. _
_ _ _ [A#] _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [A] Who ain't never _ _ [G] coming _ _ back.
[F#] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] He swore he'd never leave _ [B]
[D] me.
_ [G] _ _ _ [F#]
Then I saw [F#m] _
him [Bm] _ start to _ _ pack.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [G] Start to _ [Bm] _
pack.
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Oh, [Em] _ married. _
Married to the blues. _
You [Bm] don't get _ no man to go. _ _
_ [F#] All you get _ [F#m] is a lovely [F#] cab [F#m] ride.
[Bm] To a bed _ that's _ always _ [D] cold.
[Em] When you're married. _
Married to the blues. _
_ _ [Bm] Forget that _ _ honeymoon. _ _
_ [G] All you get is love while we're lonely. _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
Oh, _ _ oh, _ _ [Bm] _ oh. _
_ [A] Willie _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] Scanlon.
There's a letter _ [Em] in my _ pocket.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ It's [A] a _ time _ [Em] turning _ [G] parade.
_ _ [D#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ The [A] only thing, only [D#] [Em] thing he _ left me.
[F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] When he ran, _
_ _ [G] ran away.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Em] Yeah, when you're married _ to the blues. _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _
It gets more lonely [D] _
_ _ [Bm] every _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] day.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] Married to the _
_ _ [F#m] blues.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [F#] _ _
Oh, _ [Bm] _ _ _
these blues.
[A] _ _ _ _
_ He _ [Em] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ wouldn't leave _ _ me.
[A] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ Oh, [F#] _ _ _
he was [E] never [Bm] coming _ back.
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
Never [Em] coming back. _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#]
He loved [Bm] me so much.
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] So [Em] much. _ _ _
Oh, [E] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [F] _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _
oh, [B] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] oh. _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Oh, _ _ these [F#m] blues.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ Oh, [D#m] _ _ _
_ it [Bm] gets so lonely.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Lonely. _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _
Lonely.
_ _ [Bm] Married to the blues.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ Oh, [Bm] _ [F#] _ _
_ married [Em] _ to the [Bm] blues.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ Oh, [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D#m]
married to _ [Bm] _ the _ _ blues. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Thank you so much for letting me out. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ I _ _ [D#] never [A] win _ _ [Em] at _ _
_ _ [B] love.
_ [E] _
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] At love I _ _ _ [Em] always _ lose.
_ [Bm] _ _ I _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] [A] keep looking _ for a [E] good _ [G] _
_ _ [B] man.
_ [F#] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] And I ain't _ got _ [G] no clue.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Em] I can't find no one to love _ [D] me.
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#] I _ guess I'm married _ [Bm] to the _ _ blues.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [Bm] Married to the _ _ [D] blues.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] There's a picture _ by my [E] _ [G] _
bedside.
_ _ [Bm] _ [E] In [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ a [A] frame [D] _
_ [E] that's got a _ _ crack.
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [A] Of one of my older [Em] lovers. _
_ _ _ [A#] _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [A] Who ain't never _ _ [G] coming _ _ back.
[F#] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] He swore he'd never leave _ [B]
[D] me.
_ [G] _ _ _ [F#]
Then I saw [F#m] _
him [Bm] _ start to _ _ pack.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [G] Start to _ [Bm] _
pack.
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Oh, [Em] _ married. _
Married to the blues. _
You [Bm] don't get _ no man to go. _ _
_ [F#] All you get _ [F#m] is a lovely [F#] cab [F#m] ride.
[Bm] To a bed _ that's _ always _ [D] cold.
[Em] When you're married. _
Married to the blues. _
_ _ [Bm] Forget that _ _ honeymoon. _ _
_ [G] All you get is love while we're lonely. _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
Oh, _ _ oh, _ _ [Bm] _ oh. _
_ [A] Willie _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] Scanlon.
There's a letter _ [Em] in my _ pocket.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ It's [A] a _ time _ [Em] turning _ [G] parade.
_ _ [D#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ The [A] only thing, only [D#] [Em] thing he _ left me.
[F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] When he ran, _
_ _ [G] ran away.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Em] Yeah, when you're married _ to the blues. _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _
It gets more lonely [D] _
_ _ [Bm] every _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] day.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] Married to the _
_ _ [F#m] blues.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [F#] _ _
Oh, _ [Bm] _ _ _
these blues.
[A] _ _ _ _
_ He _ [Em] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ wouldn't leave _ _ me.
[A] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ Oh, [F#] _ _ _
he was [E] never [Bm] coming _ back.
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
Never [Em] coming back. _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#]
He loved [Bm] me so much.
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] So [Em] much. _ _ _
Oh, [E] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [F] _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _
oh, [B] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] oh. _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Oh, _ _ these [F#m] blues.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ Oh, [D#m] _ _ _
_ it [Bm] gets so lonely.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Lonely. _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _
Lonely.
_ _ [Bm] Married to the blues.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ Oh, [Bm] _ [F#] _ _
_ married [Em] _ to the [Bm] blues.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ Oh, [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D#m]
married to _ [Bm] _ the _ _ blues. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Thank you so much for letting me out. _
_ _ _ _ _ _