Chords for Birth of the Blues - Sammy Davis Junior.

_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] Oh, _ _ _ they say some [B] people [Bb] long ago
_ _ Were looking [Fm] for a different [G] tune
[Fm] One that they could [G] crew
As only they [C] can
_ _ [B] _ They [G]
only had rhythm [C] so _ _ _
They started [B] swaying, chew and fro _
_ [Bb] _ [Fm] They didn't know just what [G] to use
[Fm] But this is how [G] the blues [Fm] really [G] _
[C] began _ _ _ _ _
This is the way the blues began _
_ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ They [Db] _ _
_ heard the _ [C] breeze
[A]
Through [F] the trees
[C] _ Singing weird [D] _
_ [Dm] melodies
[D] And they named [Em] that
_ Just the start of [C] the blues
[D] _
_ [C] _ _ [A] Then [C] from a jail
[A]
There [Am] came a whale
[Eb] From [C] a _ _ [Am] downhearted [D] trail
And [G] they played that
Just _ [Em] a part [C] of the blues
_ _ [E] From a whip of will
[G] Sitting [Abm] high on a hill
[Gm] [Abm] They took a new [E] note
And they [B] pushed it to [A] a halt
Until it was what?
[Bm] A head to [Gb] a blue note
_ _ And then [C] they nursed it
[Dbm] Yeah, _ [Am] rehearsed [C] it
And then _ gave [D] out the news
[G] That the southland _
Really _ gave birth to [D] the blues
_ [C] From [E] a whip of will
[Gm] High [E] on a hill
_ [Bbm] [E] They _ grabbed a new note
And they pushed it to [Db] a halt
[Gb] Until it was what?
A head to a [Am] blue note
_ [Eb] _ Then they [C] nursed it [A] Go!
_ [Dm] Rehearsed it
[Gb] And [G] then [C] gave out [Am] the news
That the [C] _ [G] southland
_ _ [D] Gave birth to the blues _ _
[A] _ _ Everybody [Dm] then nursed it
[Ebm] Rehearsed it
[Em] And gave out the [A] news
_ [D] That _ [G] gave birth
The birth to [C] the blues
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ [D] _ _ _ _
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