Chords for Frank Sinatra - Birth Of The Blues
Tempo:
71.35 bpm
Chords used:
Gb
B
Eb
E
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gb] These are the blues, [E] nothing but [B] blues.
[E] [C] Oh, [Eb] [B] they [Am] say some people [A] long ago
[Em] Were [G] searching for a [Gb] different tune,
One that they could croon,
As only [B] they can.
They only [Gb] had the [B] rhythm, so
They [A] started swaying to and fro.
They [G] didn't know just what [Gb] to use,
[G] This is how the blues [B] really began.
[Ab] They [G] heard [Gb] the [B] breeze [Am] in [Db] the trees
[D] Singing [Abm]
weird [Em] [F] melodies
[Gb] And they made that the start of the blues.
[B] [G] And from a [B]
[Gb] jail [Dbm] came the wail
[Abm] Of a down [E]-hearted frail
[Bb] [Gb] And they played that as a part of the blues.
[B] [Bm] From a whip [Eb] or a [Bbm] wheel [Eb] way up on a hill
[Bbm] They [Eb] took a new note
Pushed it through [Fm] a horn
[Eb] Until it was worn [Db] into a blue note.
[Ab] [G] And [Gb] then [B] they [Cm] nursed it,
[Db] They rehearsed [Ebm] it,
And [Eb] then sent out [E] that news
[F] That [Gb] the Southland
[Gb] Gave birth [Eb] to the blues.
[Ab] [Gb] [E] They nursed it,
Then they [F] rehearsed it,
And they sent out [Ab] that news
That [Gb] [E] the [Eb] Southland
They gave birth to the blues.
[E] [C] Oh, [Eb] [B] they [Am] say some people [A] long ago
[Em] Were [G] searching for a [Gb] different tune,
One that they could croon,
As only [B] they can.
They only [Gb] had the [B] rhythm, so
They [A] started swaying to and fro.
They [G] didn't know just what [Gb] to use,
[G] This is how the blues [B] really began.
[Ab] They [G] heard [Gb] the [B] breeze [Am] in [Db] the trees
[D] Singing [Abm]
weird [Em] [F] melodies
[Gb] And they made that the start of the blues.
[B] [G] And from a [B]
[Gb] jail [Dbm] came the wail
[Abm] Of a down [E]-hearted frail
[Bb] [Gb] And they played that as a part of the blues.
[B] [Bm] From a whip [Eb] or a [Bbm] wheel [Eb] way up on a hill
[Bbm] They [Eb] took a new note
Pushed it through [Fm] a horn
[Eb] Until it was worn [Db] into a blue note.
[Ab] [G] And [Gb] then [B] they [Cm] nursed it,
[Db] They rehearsed [Ebm] it,
And [Eb] then sent out [E] that news
[F] That [Gb] the Southland
[Gb] Gave birth [Eb] to the blues.
[Ab] [Gb] [E] They nursed it,
Then they [F] rehearsed it,
And they sent out [Ab] that news
That [Gb] [E] the [Eb] Southland
They gave birth to the blues.
Key:
Gb
B
Eb
E
G
Gb
B
Eb
_ _ [Gb] _ These are the blues, _ [E] nothing _ but _ [B] blues.
_ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ Oh, [Eb] _ _ _ [B] they [Am] say some people [A] long ago
_ [Em] Were [G] searching for a [Gb] different tune,
One that they could croon,
As only [B] they can. _
_ They only [Gb] had the [B] rhythm, so _
_ They [A] started swaying to and fro. _
They [G] didn't know just what [Gb] to use,
[G] This is how the blues [B] really began. _ _ _ _
[Ab] They [G] heard [Gb] the [B] breeze _ [Am] in [Db] the trees
[D] Singing [Abm] _
weird [Em] _ [F] melodies
[Gb] And they made that the start of the blues.
_ _ [B] _ [G] And from a [B] _
[Gb] jail [Dbm] came the wail
[Abm] Of a down _ [E]-hearted frail
[Bb] _ [Gb] And they played that _ as a part of the blues. _
_ _ [B] _ [Bm] From a whip [Eb] or a [Bbm] wheel [Eb] way up on a hill
[Bbm] They [Eb] took a new note _
_ _ Pushed it through [Fm] a horn
[Eb] Until it was worn _ [Db] into a blue note. _ _ _
[Ab] _ [G] And [Gb] then [B] they _ [Cm] nursed it,
[Db] They rehearsed [Ebm] it,
And [Eb] then sent out [E] that news
[F] That [Gb] the Southland
_ [Gb] _ Gave birth [Eb] to the blues. _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] [E] They nursed it,
Then they [F] rehearsed it,
And they sent out [Ab] that news
That [Gb] _ _ [E] the [Eb] Southland
They gave birth to the blues. _ _
_ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ Oh, [Eb] _ _ _ [B] they [Am] say some people [A] long ago
_ [Em] Were [G] searching for a [Gb] different tune,
One that they could croon,
As only [B] they can. _
_ They only [Gb] had the [B] rhythm, so _
_ They [A] started swaying to and fro. _
They [G] didn't know just what [Gb] to use,
[G] This is how the blues [B] really began. _ _ _ _
[Ab] They [G] heard [Gb] the [B] breeze _ [Am] in [Db] the trees
[D] Singing [Abm] _
weird [Em] _ [F] melodies
[Gb] And they made that the start of the blues.
_ _ [B] _ [G] And from a [B] _
[Gb] jail [Dbm] came the wail
[Abm] Of a down _ [E]-hearted frail
[Bb] _ [Gb] And they played that _ as a part of the blues. _
_ _ [B] _ [Bm] From a whip [Eb] or a [Bbm] wheel [Eb] way up on a hill
[Bbm] They [Eb] took a new note _
_ _ Pushed it through [Fm] a horn
[Eb] Until it was worn _ [Db] into a blue note. _ _ _
[Ab] _ [G] And [Gb] then [B] they _ [Cm] nursed it,
[Db] They rehearsed [Ebm] it,
And [Eb] then sent out [E] that news
[F] That [Gb] the Southland
_ [Gb] _ Gave birth [Eb] to the blues. _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] [E] They nursed it,
Then they [F] rehearsed it,
And they sent out [Ab] that news
That [Gb] _ _ [E] the [Eb] Southland
They gave birth to the blues. _ _