Chords for Bessie Smith-Shipwreck Blues

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Captain, tell your [F] men [Bb] to get on board. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] I sure as hell just pull into [Bb] another shore. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bbm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] I'm dreary in mind [G] and I'm so worried [Bb] in heart. _ _ _ _
All [Eb] the best of [G] friends sure has got to [Bb] part. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] Blow your whistle, [F] Captain, so your men'll know [Bb] what to do. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] Blow your whistle, Captain, [Ebm] so your men'll know [Bb] what to do. _ _ _ _
When [G] a woman gets [Bb] dreary, ain't [C] no tellin' [F] what she won't [Bb] do.
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_ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
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[Bb] It's cloudy out, though, [F] _ _
as [Bb] can be. _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] Oh, _ cloudy _ [F] _
[Bb] as can be. _ _ _ _
[Eb] That's [F] the time I [C] need my good [Bb] man with me.
Ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha. _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Bb] Ha ha ha ha, ha ha [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ ha ha. _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [F] _ _
It's _ raining [G] and it's [F] storming on [Bb] the sea. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] It's raining and it's [F] storming on [Bb] the sea. _ _ _ _ _
[F] I feel like somebody [Cm] has [F]
shipwrecked [Bb] for me.
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _