Today I Sing The Blues Chords by Aretha Franklin
Tempo:
134.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Em
Dm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [B] [D]
[G]
[Bm] [D]
[Em]
[D]
Without a [Em] word of warning, [B] [D]
the blues [Em]
walked [B] in this morning [G] [D] and circled [Em]
around my [D] lonely room.
I didn't know [G] what a sad [Dm] and lonely feeling [G]
until [Fm]
my baby [D] called and said we're through.
[Em]
[F#m]
[B]
[E]
Yesterday this time I sang a love song, [Dm] [G]
but today [D]
[A] [Dm]
I'm singing [D] the [F#] blues.
[G]
[D]
[A]
[C#] [D]
It [Bm] strikes me kind of funny [Em] [D] how [Dm] love can [Em] be [D] this way.
[A] [D]
[Dm] We were lovers last [Em] night honey,
[D] [Dm] but I'm [Bm] alone again [D] today.
[A] [D]
And it strikes me [Em] kind of funny how [D]
[Dm] [B] fate can be [D] unfair.
[A] [B] [D]
[Dm] I come [Em] out on the losing end [D]
in every way.
[G]
Yes, it [Dm] must be, it must be written for [D] me [G]
that [D] I should be the one, be the one to always [Em] lose.
[G#] [F#]
[Am] [B]
For yesterday, [E]
yesterday this time I sang a love song, [G#] [G]
[Fm] [A]
[Dm] but today I'm singing the [D] blues.
[G] [Dm] [G]
[D]
[G]
[Bm] [D]
[Em]
[D]
Without a [Em] word of warning, [B] [D]
the blues [Em]
walked [B] in this morning [G] [D] and circled [Em]
around my [D] lonely room.
I didn't know [G] what a sad [Dm] and lonely feeling [G]
until [Fm]
my baby [D] called and said we're through.
[Em]
[F#m]
[B]
[E]
Yesterday this time I sang a love song, [Dm] [G]
but today [D]
[A] [Dm]
I'm singing [D] the [F#] blues.
[G]
[D]
[A]
[C#] [D]
It [Bm] strikes me kind of funny [Em] [D] how [Dm] love can [Em] be [D] this way.
[A] [D]
[Dm] We were lovers last [Em] night honey,
[D] [Dm] but I'm [Bm] alone again [D] today.
[A] [D]
And it strikes me [Em] kind of funny how [D]
[Dm] [B] fate can be [D] unfair.
[A] [B] [D]
[Dm] I come [Em] out on the losing end [D]
in every way.
[G]
Yes, it [Dm] must be, it must be written for [D] me [G]
that [D] I should be the one, be the one to always [Em] lose.
[G#] [F#]
[Am] [B]
For yesterday, [E]
yesterday this time I sang a love song, [G#] [G]
[Fm] [A]
[Dm] but today I'm singing the [D] blues.
[G] [Dm] [G]
[D]
Key:
D
G
Em
Dm
A
D
G
Em
[A] _ _ [B] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ Without a [Em] word of warning, [B] _ _ _ [D] _
_ the blues _ [Em]
walked [B] in this morning _ [G] [D] and _ _ _ circled [Em] _
around _ my [D] lonely room. _ _ _ _
_ I didn't know [G] what _ a sad [Dm] and lonely feeling _ _ [G] _
until _ _ _ [Fm]
my baby _ _ [D] called and said we're through.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ Yesterday this time I sang a love song, [Dm] _ [G] _
_ _ but today [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm]
I'm singing [D] the [F#] blues.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [D] _
_ _ It [Bm] strikes me kind of funny _ _ [Em] [D] how _ _ [Dm] love can [Em] be [D] this way.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [Dm] We were lovers last [Em] night honey, _ _ _ _
[D] [Dm] but I'm [Bm] alone again [D] today.
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ And it strikes me [Em] kind of funny _ how [D] _
_ [Dm] _ [B] fate can be [D] unfair.
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ [D] _
_ [Dm] _ _ I come [Em] out on the losing end _ [D]
in every way. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Yes, it [Dm] must be, it must be written for [D] me _ [G] _
that _ _ [D] I should be the one, be the one to always _ _ [Em] lose.
_ _ _ [G#] _ [F#] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _
For yesterday, _ [E] _
yesterday this time _ I sang a love song, _ [G#] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] but today I'm singing the _ [D] blues.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ Without a [Em] word of warning, [B] _ _ _ [D] _
_ the blues _ [Em]
walked [B] in this morning _ [G] [D] and _ _ _ circled [Em] _
around _ my [D] lonely room. _ _ _ _
_ I didn't know [G] what _ a sad [Dm] and lonely feeling _ _ [G] _
until _ _ _ [Fm]
my baby _ _ [D] called and said we're through.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ Yesterday this time I sang a love song, [Dm] _ [G] _
_ _ but today [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm]
I'm singing [D] the [F#] blues.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [D] _
_ _ It [Bm] strikes me kind of funny _ _ [Em] [D] how _ _ [Dm] love can [Em] be [D] this way.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [Dm] We were lovers last [Em] night honey, _ _ _ _
[D] [Dm] but I'm [Bm] alone again [D] today.
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ And it strikes me [Em] kind of funny _ how [D] _
_ [Dm] _ [B] fate can be [D] unfair.
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ [D] _
_ [Dm] _ _ I come [Em] out on the losing end _ [D]
in every way. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Yes, it [Dm] must be, it must be written for [D] me _ [G] _
that _ _ [D] I should be the one, be the one to always _ _ [Em] lose.
_ _ _ [G#] _ [F#] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _
For yesterday, _ [E] _
yesterday this time _ I sang a love song, _ [G#] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] but today I'm singing the _ [D] blues.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _