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Tuning: Standard
Randy Newman (with Paul Simon)
The Blues (1983)
(Randy Newman)
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CHORDS
e-B-G-D-A-E
G/B 3-0-0-0-2-x
C/E 0-1-0-2-3-0
D/F# 2-3-2-0-x-2
Gsus4 3-1-0-0-x-3
Abaug x-5-5-6-x-4 or
x-1-1-2-x-4
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[C] He's gonna [G/B]tell you 'bout his [Am]dear old [C/E]mother
[F]Burned up in a [G]factory in [C]Springfield, Mass.
[C] He's gonna [G/B]tell you 'bout his [Am]baby [C/E]brother
[F]Hustlin' down the [G]city streets and
[C] Selling his [G/B]ass for a [Am]dol[D/F#]lar [Gsus4]bag[G]
[C] He's gonna [G/B]tell you 'bout his [Am]uncle N[C/E]eddy
[F]Locked up in a [G]prison out in [C]Oregon
[C] He's gonna [G/B]tell you 'bout his [Am]best friend [C/E]Eddie
[F]Killed in a [G]bar fight
With a [C] pair of ma[G/B]rines and a [Am]sai[D/F#]lor, [Gsus4]oh[G]
He's got the [C]blues[G/B], this [Am]boy,[C/E] he's [F]got the blues
You can [G]hear it in his music
He's got the [C]blues[G/B], this [Am]boy [C/E] has [F]got the blues
You can [G]hear it, you can hear it
(Paul Simon)
Am Abaug
When I was nine years old
[C/G] My daddy ran a[D7/F#]way
With a [C/G]woman he [G]met on a [C]train, [G/B]oh
Am Abaug
His little boy ran to the room
[C/G] Where his piano [D7/F#]lay in wait for him
He [C/G]played and he played,[G] he played and he [(C)]played
INTERLUDE
| C | G/B | Am | C/G | F | D7/F# | C/G | G |
He's got the [C]blues[G/B], this [Am]boy [C/E] has [F]got the blues
You can [G]hear it, you can hear it
He's got the [C]blues[G/B], this [Am]boy [C/E] has [F]got the blues[G]
(Paul Simon)
Am Abaug
A year ago, I met a girl
[C/G] I thought we'd hit a massive [D7/F#]groove
But she [C/G]dumped me
[G] And all we'd hit were the blues
SOLO
| C G/B | Am C/E | F | G |
| C G/B | Am C/E | F | G |
He's got the [C]blues[G/B], this [Am]boy,[C/E] he's [F]got the blues
You can [G]hear it in his music
He's got the [C]blues[G/B], this [Am]boy [C/E] has [F]really got the blues[G]
SOLO
| C G/B | Am C/E | F | G |
| C G/B | Am C/E | F | G |
(repeat and fade)
