Charles Musselwhite-The Blues Overtook Me Chords
Tempo:
73.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
A
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G]
[A] [G]
The blues overtook me when I was a little child.
You [Am] know, the blues [C] overtook me when I was a [G] little child.
[D] You know, fast [C] women and whiskey made this southern boy wild.
[Gm]
[G] When I was a kid, early on my own, I took the highway to be my [C] home,
and the [Am] blues overtook me when I was a little child.
[D] You know, fast women [C] and whiskey made this lonesome boy wild.
[G]
[A] [C]
[G] [D] [C] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[B] [A]
[D] [G] It's dark and cloudy, I believe it's gonna rain, makes me wanna hear my baby call my [C] name.
The blues overtook me when I was a little [Gm] child.
[C] [D] You know, fast women and [C] whiskey made this [G] boy, boy wild.
[D] [G] When you get in trouble, everybody's down on you, the blues will overtake you and pull you on [C] through.
Well, the blues overtook me when I [G] was a little child.
[D] You know, [C] fast women and whiskey made this [G] lonesome boy wild.
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em] [A] [C] [G]
[D] [G]
[Bm] [C] [G]
[A] [C]
[D] They [G] put me down in my suitcase, cracked up my tongue, I ain't been drinking it.
The blues made [C] me drunk, the blues overtook me.
When I was a little child, [D] you know, fast women and whiskey made this [G] boy, boy wild.
You might run and try to escape, but the [Gm] blues will overtake you.
Rainy [C] days, the blues overtook me when I [G] was a little child.
[D] You know, fast women and [C] whiskey made this [G] southern boy wild.
[A] [C] [D]
[D] [C] [G]
[Em] [G]
[Bb] [C] [G]
[Dm] [C] [G]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [F] [G] [G]
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[N]
[C] [G]
[A] [G]
The blues overtook me when I was a little child.
You [Am] know, the blues [C] overtook me when I was a [G] little child.
[D] You know, fast [C] women and whiskey made this southern boy wild.
[Gm]
[G] When I was a kid, early on my own, I took the highway to be my [C] home,
and the [Am] blues overtook me when I was a little child.
[D] You know, fast women [C] and whiskey made this lonesome boy wild.
[G]
[A] [C]
[G] [D] [C] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[B] [A]
[D] [G] It's dark and cloudy, I believe it's gonna rain, makes me wanna hear my baby call my [C] name.
The blues overtook me when I was a little [Gm] child.
[C] [D] You know, fast women and [C] whiskey made this [G] boy, boy wild.
[D] [G] When you get in trouble, everybody's down on you, the blues will overtake you and pull you on [C] through.
Well, the blues overtook me when I [G] was a little child.
[D] You know, [C] fast women and whiskey made this [G] lonesome boy wild.
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em] [A] [C] [G]
[D] [G]
[Bm] [C] [G]
[A] [C]
[D] They [G] put me down in my suitcase, cracked up my tongue, I ain't been drinking it.
The blues made [C] me drunk, the blues overtook me.
When I was a little child, [D] you know, fast women and whiskey made this [G] boy, boy wild.
You might run and try to escape, but the [Gm] blues will overtake you.
Rainy [C] days, the blues overtook me when I [G] was a little child.
[D] You know, fast women and [C] whiskey made this [G] southern boy wild.
[A] [C] [D]
[D] [C] [G]
[Em] [G]
[Bb] [C] [G]
[Dm] [C] [G]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [F] [G] [G]
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
The blues overtook me when I was a little child. _
You [Am] know, the blues [C] overtook me when I was a [G] little child. _
_ [D] You know, fast [C] women and whiskey made this southern boy wild.
[Gm] _
_ [G] When I was a kid, early on my own, I took the highway to be my [C] home,
and the [Am] blues overtook me when I was a little child.
_ [D] You know, fast women [C] and whiskey made this lonesome boy wild.
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_ [D] _ [G] It's dark and cloudy, I believe it's gonna rain, makes me wanna hear my baby call my [C] name.
The blues overtook me when I was a little [Gm] child.
_ [C] [D] You know, fast women and [C] whiskey made this [G] boy, boy wild.
_ [D] [G] When you get in trouble, everybody's down on you, the blues will overtake you and pull you on [C] through.
Well, the blues overtook me when I [G] was a little child.
_ [D] You know, [C] fast women and whiskey made this [G] lonesome boy wild.
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_ [D] They [G] put me down in my suitcase, cracked up my tongue, I ain't been drinking it.
The blues made [C] me drunk, the blues overtook me.
When I was a little child, [D] you know, fast women and whiskey made this [G] boy, boy wild.
_ You might run and try to escape, but the [Gm] blues will overtake you.
Rainy [C] days, the blues overtook me when I [G] was a little child.
_ [D] You know, fast women and [C] whiskey made this [G] southern boy wild.
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
The blues overtook me when I was a little child. _
You [Am] know, the blues [C] overtook me when I was a [G] little child. _
_ [D] You know, fast [C] women and whiskey made this southern boy wild.
[Gm] _
_ [G] When I was a kid, early on my own, I took the highway to be my [C] home,
and the [Am] blues overtook me when I was a little child.
_ [D] You know, fast women [C] and whiskey made this lonesome boy wild.
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_ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] It's dark and cloudy, I believe it's gonna rain, makes me wanna hear my baby call my [C] name.
The blues overtook me when I was a little [Gm] child.
_ [C] [D] You know, fast women and [C] whiskey made this [G] boy, boy wild.
_ [D] [G] When you get in trouble, everybody's down on you, the blues will overtake you and pull you on [C] through.
Well, the blues overtook me when I [G] was a little child.
_ [D] You know, [C] fast women and whiskey made this [G] lonesome boy wild.
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_ _ [Bm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] They [G] put me down in my suitcase, cracked up my tongue, I ain't been drinking it.
The blues made [C] me drunk, the blues overtook me.
When I was a little child, [D] you know, fast women and whiskey made this [G] boy, boy wild.
_ You might run and try to escape, but the [Gm] blues will overtake you.
Rainy [C] days, the blues overtook me when I [G] was a little child.
_ [D] You know, fast women and [C] whiskey made this [G] southern boy wild.
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