B.B. KING, STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN, ERIC CLAPTON - Why I Sing the Blues Chords

Tempo:
72.2 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Cm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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B.B. KING, STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN, ERIC CLAPTON - Why I Sing the Blues chords
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[C]
[F]
[C]
[G] [C]
I sing blue.
[Cm]
[C] I sing blue.
[G] [F] [C] Really get my blues.
I got the blues.
I got the blues.
[F] Everybody want to know.
[Cm] Why I sing the blues.
[C]
[G] Been around [Cm] a long time.
Really [C] get my blues.
Mr.
Adam King.
Mr.
Adam King.
[D#] Everybody [F] want to know.
Why I [C] sing the blues.
[G] Been around a long [F] time.
Really [Cm] play my blues.
[C] [F]
[C]
[G] [F] [Cm]
Mr.
Adam King.
No
[C] more blues.
[F]
Everybody [C] sing the blues.
[G]
[C] Mr.
Eddie Hatcher.
Everybody turn up.
[F]
[C]
[G] And a thousand times [F] [C] the same.
Let's just keep it up.
[F]
[C]
[G] [C]
Let's keep it up.
Everybody sing [A]
the blues.
[G] [F] [C]
I sing the blues.
Been around a long time.
Catching up with me.
Don't miss my youth.
Look in the mirror every day.
[F]
[C] Why I sing the blues.
[F] Been around a long [A] time.
Really [C] play my blues.
[F]
Dr.
John.
[G]
[F] [G]
[C] Mr.
Dr.
John.
Mr.
John.
[A] [C]
[G]
[Am] [C]
Everybody want to [A] know.
[C] Why I sing the blues.
[G] [F] Been around a long time.
[C] Really play my blues.
Get myself a princess.
A lady she said.
She said you ain't [F] been around long enough.
[C] Why I sing the blues.
[G] I've been around [A] a long time.
[C]
[Cm] But the same I do.
[C]
[F]
[C]
[Cm]
[C]
[F]
[C]
[G] [F] [C]
[F#] [Cm]
[C] [N]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Cm
13421113
A
1231
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To learn B.B. King - Why I Sing The Blues chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F, C, G, F, Cm, F, G and Cm of chords. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 72 BPM and then match the original tempo of 144 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Minor in mind.

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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ I _ sing blue.
_ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [C] I sing blue.
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ [C] Really get my blues.
_ I got the blues.
I got the blues.
_ [F] Everybody want to know.
[Cm] Why I sing the blues.
[C] _
_ [G] Been around [Cm] a long time.
Really [C] get my blues.
Mr.
Adam King. _
Mr.
Adam King.
_ _ [D#] Everybody [F] want to know.
Why I [C] sing the blues. _
[G] Been around a long [F] time.
Really [Cm] play my blues. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _
_ Mr.
Adam King.
No _
_ [C] _ _ more blues.
[F]
Everybody _ [C] sing the blues. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ Mr.
Eddie Hatcher.
Everybody turn up.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] And a thousand times [F] _ [C] the same.
_ _ _ _ Let's just keep it up.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ Let's keep it up.
_ _ Everybody sing [A] _
_ the blues. _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C]
I sing the blues.
_ Been around a long time.
Catching up with me.
Don't miss my youth.
Look in the mirror every day.
_ [F] _
_ _ [C] Why I sing the blues. _
_ [F] Been around a long [A] time.
Really [C] play my blues. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
Dr.
John.
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] Mr.
Dr. _ _
_ _ John.
Mr.
John. _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ Everybody _ want to [A] know.
[C] Why I sing the blues. _
_ [G] _ [F] Been around a long time.
[C] Really play my blues. _ _ _
Get myself a princess.
A lady she said.
She said you ain't [F] been around long enough.
_ _ [C] Why I sing the blues.
_ [G] I've been around [A] a long time.
_ [C] _
[Cm] But the same I do.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Dave Clark and B.B. King, is among the lineup of tracks on the A Night Of Blues album.

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