Chords for Cab Calloway - "Blues In The Night" - original CLEAR "video"
Tempo:
88.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Am
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
[G] [A]
[A]
[B] [Gb] [D]
My mama done [E] told me when [Gb] I was in need of hands
My mama [G] done told me son, what did she tell you?
A woman's a sweet [C] talker, I'll [A] give you the [G] glad eye
But when that sweet talk is [D] done, keep on a-talkin'
A woman's a two-faced, a worrisome thing
That'll [C] leave you to sing the blues in the night
[E]
[G] Now the rains are fallin', hear the trains a-callin'
My mama done told me, [Gm] hear that lonesome [A] whistle
Blowing across the [G] trusses, my mama done told [D] me
[A] A-clickin' and [D] clackin' and echoing back [G] the blues in the night
The evening breeze will [F] start the trees a [G]-cryin'
And the moon [Eb] will lose its light
[Bb] [A]
[Em] [D] [Db]
[D] [G] Take my [F] word, the [Ab] mockingbird will sing [Gm] the saddest [Eb] kind of song
[Bb] He knows things [A] are wrong [B] and he's right
[E] [A]
[G] [E]
[Ab] [Am] [Eb]
[D] [G] From Natchez to Mobile, [D] from Memphis to St.
Joe
[G] [E] Wherever the four [G] winds blow, they blow [D] everywhere
I [C] done been in some big towns, [Am] done heard me [Gm] some big talk
[G] But there is one thing I know, keep a-talkin'
[Gb] A woman's a two-faced, [Ab] a worrisome thing
[D] That'll leave you to [G] sing the blues in the night
A [Am] woman will leave [Db] you singing the [G] blues
That's right, [Eb] boys, my mama was [D] right
The blues [G] in the night
[Am] [Db] [Am]
[G] [A]
[A]
[B] [Gb] [D]
My mama done [E] told me when [Gb] I was in need of hands
My mama [G] done told me son, what did she tell you?
A woman's a sweet [C] talker, I'll [A] give you the [G] glad eye
But when that sweet talk is [D] done, keep on a-talkin'
A woman's a two-faced, a worrisome thing
That'll [C] leave you to sing the blues in the night
[E]
[G] Now the rains are fallin', hear the trains a-callin'
My mama done told me, [Gm] hear that lonesome [A] whistle
Blowing across the [G] trusses, my mama done told [D] me
[A] A-clickin' and [D] clackin' and echoing back [G] the blues in the night
The evening breeze will [F] start the trees a [G]-cryin'
And the moon [Eb] will lose its light
[Bb] [A]
[Em] [D] [Db]
[D] [G] Take my [F] word, the [Ab] mockingbird will sing [Gm] the saddest [Eb] kind of song
[Bb] He knows things [A] are wrong [B] and he's right
[E] [A]
[G] [E]
[Ab] [Am] [Eb]
[D] [G] From Natchez to Mobile, [D] from Memphis to St.
Joe
[G] [E] Wherever the four [G] winds blow, they blow [D] everywhere
I [C] done been in some big towns, [Am] done heard me [Gm] some big talk
[G] But there is one thing I know, keep a-talkin'
[Gb] A woman's a two-faced, [Ab] a worrisome thing
[D] That'll leave you to [G] sing the blues in the night
A [Am] woman will leave [Db] you singing the [G] blues
That's right, [Eb] boys, my mama was [D] right
The blues [G] in the night
[Am] [Db] [Am]
Key:
G
D
A
Am
E
G
D
A
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [D] _ _
My mama done [E] told me when [Gb] I was in need of hands
My mama [G] done told me son, what did she tell you?
A woman's a sweet [C] talker, I'll [A] give you the [G] glad eye
But when that sweet talk is [D] done, keep on a-talkin'
A woman's a two-faced, a worrisome thing
That'll [C] leave you to sing the blues in the night
[E] _
_ [G] Now the rains are fallin', hear the trains a-callin'
_ _ My mama done told me, _ [Gm] hear that lonesome [A] whistle
Blowing across the [G] trusses, _ _ my mama done told [D] me
_ _ _ [A] A-clickin' and [D] clackin' and echoing back [G] the blues in the night
The evening breeze will [F] start the trees a [G]-cryin'
And the moon [Eb] will lose its light
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] Take my [F] word, the _ [Ab] mockingbird will sing [Gm] the saddest [Eb] kind of song
_ [Bb] He knows things [A] are wrong [B] and he's right
[E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [D] _ [G] From Natchez to Mobile, [D] from Memphis to St.
Joe
[G] _ [E] Wherever the four [G] winds blow, they blow [D] everywhere
I [C] done been in some big towns, [Am] done heard me [Gm] some big talk
[G] But there is one thing I know, keep a-talkin'
[Gb] A woman's a two-faced, [Ab] a worrisome thing
[D] That'll leave you to [G] sing the blues in the night _
A [Am] woman will leave [Db] you singing the [G] blues
That's right, [Eb] boys, my mama was [D] right
The blues [G] in the night _
[Am] _ [Db] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [D] _ _
My mama done [E] told me when [Gb] I was in need of hands
My mama [G] done told me son, what did she tell you?
A woman's a sweet [C] talker, I'll [A] give you the [G] glad eye
But when that sweet talk is [D] done, keep on a-talkin'
A woman's a two-faced, a worrisome thing
That'll [C] leave you to sing the blues in the night
[E] _
_ [G] Now the rains are fallin', hear the trains a-callin'
_ _ My mama done told me, _ [Gm] hear that lonesome [A] whistle
Blowing across the [G] trusses, _ _ my mama done told [D] me
_ _ _ [A] A-clickin' and [D] clackin' and echoing back [G] the blues in the night
The evening breeze will [F] start the trees a [G]-cryin'
And the moon [Eb] will lose its light
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] Take my [F] word, the _ [Ab] mockingbird will sing [Gm] the saddest [Eb] kind of song
_ [Bb] He knows things [A] are wrong [B] and he's right
[E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [D] _ [G] From Natchez to Mobile, [D] from Memphis to St.
Joe
[G] _ [E] Wherever the four [G] winds blow, they blow [D] everywhere
I [C] done been in some big towns, [Am] done heard me [Gm] some big talk
[G] But there is one thing I know, keep a-talkin'
[Gb] A woman's a two-faced, [Ab] a worrisome thing
[D] That'll leave you to [G] sing the blues in the night _
A [Am] woman will leave [Db] you singing the [G] blues
That's right, [Eb] boys, my mama was [D] right
The blues [G] in the night _
[Am] _ [Db] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _