Chords for The Blues Brothers - Shotgun Blues - 12/31/1978 - Winterland
Tempo:
155.15 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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This next song features Matt Guitar Murphy on guitar, formerly of Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, James Cotton, and Willie Dixon.
Shotgun Blues.
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[Bb] [Fm] Every night I go to sleep, [Eb] the
Shotgun Blues.
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[Bb] [Fm] Every night I go to sleep, [Eb] the
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_ _ _ _ This next song _ _ features _ _ Matt Guitar Murphy on guitar, _ formerly of Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, James Cotton, _ _ and Willie Dixon.
He's with us now.
This song is called Shotgun Blues. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] Every night I go to sleep, _ [Eb] the _
_ [Bbm] _ _ blues, _ pull out my [Bb] hand. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] Every night I go [Eb] to sleep, _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Bbm] the blues, _ pull out my [Bb] hand. _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
Take a [A] pill and some whiskey, [Fm] _ _ [Eb]
just _ _ to [Eb] try.
Every night I [Db] go _ [Bb] _ to sleep, _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ the blues, pull out my hand.
It's hard to gamble _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ when you lose [Bb] everything. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Hard to save money, [Gm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ twenty [Gm] years [F] of _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Eb] blues. _
The blues [Bbm] are falling, _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] falling [Bb] down [Eb] on me.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] I'm _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ gonna take a shotgun now, people, [Eb] _ _ _ [C] and [Bb] disconnect _ [Gm] _ [Bb] my _ _ brain.
Take _ [Eb] a pill _ [Bb] and _ some _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
whiskey, just [Gm] to _ _ _ try.
[Dm] Take _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
a _ pill [Ab] and some [F] whiskey, just to try.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Ab] I _ [Bb] _
made [Gm] some [Bb] mistakes, Matt Murphy, _ _
[Bm] _ [Eb] had some bad [Bbm] dreams. _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [D] Now my mind don't work like [Gm] my _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] whole body [Gm] _ [Cm] did. _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ The blues are falling, [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] falling _ _ _ down on [Bb] me like my head is.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [A] _
My life [C] is like water [Eb] _ _
[G] just _ _ [Ab] _ [A] swirling down [Bb] the drain.
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ The [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ blues are [G] falling, [Bb] falling down on _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ me _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ like my head is.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] The blues _ _ _ are _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ falling, falling down on me _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ like my head is. _
He's with us now.
This song is called Shotgun Blues. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] Every night I go to sleep, _ [Eb] the _
_ [Bbm] _ _ blues, _ pull out my [Bb] hand. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] Every night I go [Eb] to sleep, _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Bbm] the blues, _ pull out my [Bb] hand. _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
Take a [A] pill and some whiskey, [Fm] _ _ [Eb]
just _ _ to [Eb] try.
Every night I [Db] go _ [Bb] _ to sleep, _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ the blues, pull out my hand.
It's hard to gamble _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ when you lose [Bb] everything. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Hard to save money, [Gm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ twenty [Gm] years [F] of _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Eb] blues. _
The blues [Bbm] are falling, _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] falling [Bb] down [Eb] on me.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] I'm _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ gonna take a shotgun now, people, [Eb] _ _ _ [C] and [Bb] disconnect _ [Gm] _ [Bb] my _ _ brain.
Take _ [Eb] a pill _ [Bb] and _ some _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
whiskey, just [Gm] to _ _ _ try.
[Dm] Take _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
a _ pill [Ab] and some [F] whiskey, just to try.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Ab] I _ [Bb] _
made [Gm] some [Bb] mistakes, Matt Murphy, _ _
[Bm] _ [Eb] had some bad [Bbm] dreams. _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [D] Now my mind don't work like [Gm] my _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] whole body [Gm] _ [Cm] did. _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ The blues are falling, [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] falling _ _ _ down on [Bb] me like my head is.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [A] _
My life [C] is like water [Eb] _ _
[G] just _ _ [Ab] _ [A] swirling down [Bb] the drain.
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ The [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ blues are [G] falling, [Bb] falling down on _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ me _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ like my head is.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] The blues _ _ _ are _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ falling, falling down on me _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ like my head is. _