Blues Is Killing Me Chords by William Clarke
Tempo:
172.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
C
E
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [G#m] [E]
[D]
[A]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[E]
Well, let [A] me tell you [Em] baby,
[D] what I'm gonna do
Ain't [Em] gonna hurt your feelings, sweetheart
[A]
Oh, getting mad with you, [D] I holler oh
But these blues [A]
is killing me
[E] [D]
[C]
[E] But when I die baby,
[D] [C]
please bury my body [A] where I long to [F#m] be
[A]
I'm
[D]
waiting up here, sweetheart, laying on my sickle [C]
bed
[G]
Leave up my [D] head baby, [A]
[C] leave up [D] my head, I holler [Dm] oh
[D]
These blues is [A] killing me
[Em]
[F#m]
Well, [E]
baby,
[D]
put my body where I long to be
[Am]
Take [A] me back [E]
home
[A]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[Em]
[Am] [C]
[D]
[C]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[Am]
[Bm]
[D]
[C]
[A]
[D]
[A] [E]
[C]
[A] Well, a dollar ain't worth but a quarter, [D] baby
But a quarter [A]
ain't worth a [D] dime
[C]
Down on my bended knee, I keep on [D]
crying
[Am]
[D]
You know the [C] blues [A] is killing me
[C] You
[F#m]
[G] [Em]
can bury my [D] body
[Dm] where [Am] I [A] long to [D] be
[E]
[Em]
[A]
[D]
[G]
[Am] [G]
[F#m] [Em] [Am]
[D]
[E] [D]
[A]
[C]
[E] [Am]
[G] [F#m]
[E]
[Em] [D]
[C] [Bm]
[A]
[D] [F]
[E]
[A] My mother said one thing, my [C#] father said the same
[A] You keep messing around with your clock
[G]
[A] Some day [C] I'm [A] gonna change your name, [D] I holler oh
[C] Well, the blues [A] is killing [C#m] [G] me
[F#m]
[A]
But [E] when I pass on by here [Bm]
baby, [D]
bury [F] me [A] where I long to be
[D]
Bury [Am] me [F#m] where I long to be
[D]
[A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[A]
Mercy!
[F#m]
[A]
[D]
[C] [D]
[Am]
[C]
[G]
[F#m]
[Em] Well, the blues, [E] hey, [C] well the blues is all [D] after me
[C] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[D]
[A]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[E]
Well, let [A] me tell you [Em] baby,
[D] what I'm gonna do
Ain't [Em] gonna hurt your feelings, sweetheart
[A]
Oh, getting mad with you, [D] I holler oh
But these blues [A]
is killing me
[E] [D]
[C]
[E] But when I die baby,
[D] [C]
please bury my body [A] where I long to [F#m] be
[A]
I'm
[D]
waiting up here, sweetheart, laying on my sickle [C]
bed
[G]
Leave up my [D] head baby, [A]
[C] leave up [D] my head, I holler [Dm] oh
[D]
These blues is [A] killing me
[Em]
[F#m]
Well, [E]
baby,
[D]
put my body where I long to be
[Am]
Take [A] me back [E]
home
[A]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[Em]
[Am] [C]
[D]
[C]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[Am]
[Bm]
[D]
[C]
[A]
[D]
[A] [E]
[C]
[A] Well, a dollar ain't worth but a quarter, [D] baby
But a quarter [A]
ain't worth a [D] dime
[C]
Down on my bended knee, I keep on [D]
crying
[Am]
[D]
You know the [C] blues [A] is killing me
[C] You
[F#m]
[G] [Em]
can bury my [D] body
[Dm] where [Am] I [A] long to [D] be
[E]
[Em]
[A]
[D]
[G]
[Am] [G]
[F#m] [Em] [Am]
[D]
[E] [D]
[A]
[C]
[E] [Am]
[G] [F#m]
[E]
[Em] [D]
[C] [Bm]
[A]
[D] [F]
[E]
[A] My mother said one thing, my [C#] father said the same
[A] You keep messing around with your clock
[G]
[A] Some day [C] I'm [A] gonna change your name, [D] I holler oh
[C] Well, the blues [A] is killing [C#m] [G] me
[F#m]
[A]
But [E] when I pass on by here [Bm]
baby, [D]
bury [F] me [A] where I long to be
[D]
Bury [Am] me [F#m] where I long to be
[D]
[A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[A]
Mercy!
[F#m]
[A]
[D]
[C] [D]
[Am]
[C]
[G]
[F#m]
[Em] Well, the blues, [E] hey, [C] well the blues is all [D] after me
[C] [A]
[C#m] [A]
Key:
D
A
C
E
G
D
A
C
[N] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _
Well, let [A] me tell you [Em] baby, _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ what I'm gonna _ _ do
Ain't [Em] _ _ gonna hurt your feelings, sweetheart
_ [A] _
_ _ _ Oh, getting mad with _ you, [D] I holler oh _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ But these blues _ [A] _
is killing _ me _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ But when I die _ baby, _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
please bury my body [A] where I long to _ _ _ [F#m] be
_ _ _ [A] _
I'm _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ waiting up here, _ sweetheart, _ _ _ _ _ _ laying on my sickle [C] _ _
bed
[G] _ _ _ _
Leave up my [D] head baby, [A] _ _ _ _
[C] _ leave up [D] my head, I holler _ _ [Dm] oh _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
These _ blues _ is [A] killing _ _ _ me
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ baby, _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _
put my body where I long to be _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
Take [A] me back [E] _
home
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _
[A] Well, a dollar ain't worth but a quarter, [D] baby _ _
But a quarter [A]
ain't worth a [D] _ dime _
_ _ [C] _ _ _
Down on my bended _ knee, I _ _ _ _ _ _ keep on [D] _
crying
_ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
You know the _ [C] blues _ _ [A] is killing me _ _ _ _
[C] You _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ can bury my _ _ [D] body _ _ _
[Dm] where _ [Am] I _ _ [A] long to _ [D] be
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ My mother said one _ thing, my _ _ _ [C#] father said the same _ _ _
[A] _ You keep messing around with your clock
_ [G] _ _
[A] Some day [C] I'm [A] gonna change your name, [D] I holler oh _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Well, _ the blues [A] is killing _ _ [C#m] _ [G] me
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ But [E] when I pass on by here [Bm] _ _
baby, _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ bury [F] me [A] where I long to be
_ [D] _ _
Bury [Am] _ _ me [F#m] where I long to be
[D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Mercy!
[F#m] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] Well, the blues, _ [E] _ hey, _ _ [C] well the _ blues is all [D] after me
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _
Well, let [A] me tell you [Em] baby, _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ what I'm gonna _ _ do
Ain't [Em] _ _ gonna hurt your feelings, sweetheart
_ [A] _
_ _ _ Oh, getting mad with _ you, [D] I holler oh _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ But these blues _ [A] _
is killing _ me _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ But when I die _ baby, _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
please bury my body [A] where I long to _ _ _ [F#m] be
_ _ _ [A] _
I'm _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ waiting up here, _ sweetheart, _ _ _ _ _ _ laying on my sickle [C] _ _
bed
[G] _ _ _ _
Leave up my [D] head baby, [A] _ _ _ _
[C] _ leave up [D] my head, I holler _ _ [Dm] oh _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
These _ blues _ is [A] killing _ _ _ me
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ baby, _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _
put my body where I long to be _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
Take [A] me back [E] _
home
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _
[A] Well, a dollar ain't worth but a quarter, [D] baby _ _
But a quarter [A]
ain't worth a [D] _ dime _
_ _ [C] _ _ _
Down on my bended _ knee, I _ _ _ _ _ _ keep on [D] _
crying
_ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
You know the _ [C] blues _ _ [A] is killing me _ _ _ _
[C] You _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ can bury my _ _ [D] body _ _ _
[Dm] where _ [Am] I _ _ [A] long to _ [D] be
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ My mother said one _ thing, my _ _ _ [C#] father said the same _ _ _
[A] _ You keep messing around with your clock
_ [G] _ _
[A] Some day [C] I'm [A] gonna change your name, [D] I holler oh _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Well, _ the blues [A] is killing _ _ [C#m] _ [G] me
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ But [E] when I pass on by here [Bm] _ _
baby, _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ bury [F] me [A] where I long to be
_ [D] _ _
Bury [Am] _ _ me [F#m] where I long to be
[D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Mercy!
[F#m] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] Well, the blues, _ [E] _ hey, _ _ [C] well the _ blues is all [D] after me
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _