Im A Blues Man Chords by Bobby Blue Bland
Tempo:
79.6 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
G
C
Dm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] Oh Lord, listen to me, you know, a little story here.
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] I [G] was raised up on Jimmy Reed, cornbread, collard green, and black-eyed peas.
I took my first bath in muddy water, and all you mothers, you better watch out for your
daughter, cause I'm a blues man, [Bb] [G]
I said I'm a blues [Bb] man,
[G] blues man, [Bb] I [G]
said I'm a blues
man, [Gm]
[G] listen, [Gm] said I'm an original, [F] one [G] of a kind, [Gm] I don't do [G] nothing but what's on my
mind, [Gm] ain't got no bus man [D] hounding me, [Gm] I'm out here on the road, [D] and I'm totally free,
[Gm] because I'm a blues man, [C] I [D]
said I'm a blues [C] man, [Gm]
you know [Dm] I'm a blues man, y'all, [C] [Dm]
I said
I'm a blues man, [C] [Dm]
[C] and I know, oh [Gm] you listen to me, yeah,
[C] uh [Bb]-uh, [Cm]
there it goes, [A] [D]
I'm [G] a man [Gm] child, in the
homeless land, plenty good loving, [G] I'm gonna get all I [Bb] can, don't need no mojo, uh-huh, [F] [Gm] to see me
through, cause I got a Jones Lord, that will conquer you, I'm a blues [C] man, [Dm]
I said I'm a blues [C] man, [Dm]
I'm a
blues [C] man, y [Dm]'all, I said I'm a blues [C] man, [Dm]
I smell it B -L -U [C]-E [Dm]
-S, I smell blues man, [Gm] I'm a blues [C] man, [Gm]
[C] oh [Gm] lord, I'm a
blues man, [C] I can't [Gm] help myself, [D] we're blues men, [Gm] we're blues men, oh [G]
lord, talk to me, [Gm] you hear me wolf, we're blues
men, son, and don't you forget, ZZ Hills, [Gm] down home [G] blues, [Dm] I'm doing the best I [Gm] can, I'm a blues [G] man, [Db]
yes, [G] sheeting in the
next room, I want you to hear me, Jimmy Reeves, [G] muddy water, howling wolf, we're blues men, [Gm] I spell it B -L -U-E -S, I'm a blues man,
are you listening, said I'm a blues man, I'm a blues man, oh lord, I'm a blues man, blues
[Gm] man, blues man, [Dm] I'm a blues man, oh lord, I'm a
blues man, [C] blues [Dm] man, oh [Gm]
[D] lord, did I tell you, did I tell you, [Gm] I'm a blues man, said again, oh lord, blues, oh lord, oh lord,
[D] blues man, oh lord, oh [Gm] lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh [Dm] lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh [Gm]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] I [G] was raised up on Jimmy Reed, cornbread, collard green, and black-eyed peas.
I took my first bath in muddy water, and all you mothers, you better watch out for your
daughter, cause I'm a blues man, [Bb] [G]
I said I'm a blues [Bb] man,
[G] blues man, [Bb] I [G]
said I'm a blues
man, [Gm]
[G] listen, [Gm] said I'm an original, [F] one [G] of a kind, [Gm] I don't do [G] nothing but what's on my
mind, [Gm] ain't got no bus man [D] hounding me, [Gm] I'm out here on the road, [D] and I'm totally free,
[Gm] because I'm a blues man, [C] I [D]
said I'm a blues [C] man, [Gm]
you know [Dm] I'm a blues man, y'all, [C] [Dm]
I said
I'm a blues man, [C] [Dm]
[C] and I know, oh [Gm] you listen to me, yeah,
[C] uh [Bb]-uh, [Cm]
there it goes, [A] [D]
I'm [G] a man [Gm] child, in the
homeless land, plenty good loving, [G] I'm gonna get all I [Bb] can, don't need no mojo, uh-huh, [F] [Gm] to see me
through, cause I got a Jones Lord, that will conquer you, I'm a blues [C] man, [Dm]
I said I'm a blues [C] man, [Dm]
I'm a
blues [C] man, y [Dm]'all, I said I'm a blues [C] man, [Dm]
I smell it B -L -U [C]-E [Dm]
-S, I smell blues man, [Gm] I'm a blues [C] man, [Gm]
[C] oh [Gm] lord, I'm a
blues man, [C] I can't [Gm] help myself, [D] we're blues men, [Gm] we're blues men, oh [G]
lord, talk to me, [Gm] you hear me wolf, we're blues
men, son, and don't you forget, ZZ Hills, [Gm] down home [G] blues, [Dm] I'm doing the best I [Gm] can, I'm a blues [G] man, [Db]
yes, [G] sheeting in the
next room, I want you to hear me, Jimmy Reeves, [G] muddy water, howling wolf, we're blues men, [Gm] I spell it B -L -U-E -S, I'm a blues man,
are you listening, said I'm a blues man, I'm a blues man, oh lord, I'm a blues man, blues
[Gm] man, blues man, [Dm] I'm a blues man, oh lord, I'm a
blues man, [C] blues [Dm] man, oh [Gm]
[D] lord, did I tell you, did I tell you, [Gm] I'm a blues man, said again, oh lord, blues, oh lord, oh lord,
[D] blues man, oh lord, oh [Gm] lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh [Dm] lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh [Gm]
Key:
Gm
G
C
Dm
D
Gm
G
C
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ Oh Lord, _ _ listen _ _ to me, you know, _ a little story here.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] I [G] was raised up _ on Jimmy Reed, _ _ cornbread, collard green, and black-eyed peas.
I took my first bath _ in muddy water, _ and all you mothers, you better watch out for your
daughter, _ cause I'm a blues man, [Bb] _ [G] _
_ I said I'm a blues [Bb] man, _
[G] _ _ blues man, [Bb] I [G] _
_ said I'm a blues
man, _ [Gm] _ _
[G] listen, [Gm] said I'm an original, [F] one [G] of a kind, [Gm] I don't do [G] nothing but what's on my
mind, [Gm] ain't got no bus man _ [D] hounding me, [Gm] I'm out here on the road, [D] and I'm totally free,
[Gm] because I'm a blues man, [C] I [D] _
_ said I'm a blues [C] man, [Gm] _
_ you know [Dm] I'm a blues man, y'all, [C] _ [Dm] _
I said
I'm a blues man, [C] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ and I know, _ _ oh [Gm] you listen to me, yeah, _
_ _ _ [C] _ uh [Bb]-uh, [Cm] _
there it goes, [A] _ _ _ _ [D]
I'm _ [G] a man [Gm] child, in the
homeless land, plenty good loving, [G] I'm gonna get all I [Bb] can, don't need no mojo, uh-huh, [F] [Gm] to see me
through, cause I got a Jones Lord, that will conquer you, _ I'm a blues [C] man, [Dm] _
I said I'm a blues [C] man, [Dm] _
_ _ I'm a
blues [C] man, y [Dm]'all, _ _ I said I'm a blues [C] man, [Dm] _
_ _ I smell it B _ _ -L _ _ -U [C]-E [Dm] _
-S, I smell blues man, _ _ _ _ [Gm] I'm a blues [C] man, [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] oh [Gm] lord, _ _ I'm a
blues man, [C] I can't [Gm] help myself, _ _ _ _ _ [D] we're blues men, [Gm] _ we're blues men, _ _ _ _ _ oh [G] _
lord, _ talk to me, [Gm] _ you hear me wolf, _ we're blues
men, son, _ _ _ _ and don't you forget, _ ZZ Hills, _ [Gm] down home [G] blues, [Dm] I'm doing the best I [Gm] can, I'm a blues [G] man, _ [Db]
yes, [G] _ sheeting in the
next room, I want you to hear me, _ Jimmy Reeves, [G] muddy water, _ howling wolf, we're blues men, [Gm] I spell it B _ _ -L _ _ -U-E _ -S, I'm a blues man,
are you listening, _ said I'm a blues man, _ _ _ _ I'm a blues _ man, _ _ oh lord, I'm a blues man, blues _
_ [Gm] _ _ man, _ blues man, _ [Dm] I'm a blues man, oh lord, I'm a
blues man, [C] blues [Dm] man, _ _ oh [Gm] _ _
[D] lord, did I tell you, _ did I tell you, [Gm] I'm a blues man, _ said again, oh lord, blues, _ _ oh lord, _ _ oh lord, _
[D] blues man, _ _ oh lord, oh [Gm] lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh [Dm] lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] I [G] was raised up _ on Jimmy Reed, _ _ cornbread, collard green, and black-eyed peas.
I took my first bath _ in muddy water, _ and all you mothers, you better watch out for your
daughter, _ cause I'm a blues man, [Bb] _ [G] _
_ I said I'm a blues [Bb] man, _
[G] _ _ blues man, [Bb] I [G] _
_ said I'm a blues
man, _ [Gm] _ _
[G] listen, [Gm] said I'm an original, [F] one [G] of a kind, [Gm] I don't do [G] nothing but what's on my
mind, [Gm] ain't got no bus man _ [D] hounding me, [Gm] I'm out here on the road, [D] and I'm totally free,
[Gm] because I'm a blues man, [C] I [D] _
_ said I'm a blues [C] man, [Gm] _
_ you know [Dm] I'm a blues man, y'all, [C] _ [Dm] _
I said
I'm a blues man, [C] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ and I know, _ _ oh [Gm] you listen to me, yeah, _
_ _ _ [C] _ uh [Bb]-uh, [Cm] _
there it goes, [A] _ _ _ _ [D]
I'm _ [G] a man [Gm] child, in the
homeless land, plenty good loving, [G] I'm gonna get all I [Bb] can, don't need no mojo, uh-huh, [F] [Gm] to see me
through, cause I got a Jones Lord, that will conquer you, _ I'm a blues [C] man, [Dm] _
I said I'm a blues [C] man, [Dm] _
_ _ I'm a
blues [C] man, y [Dm]'all, _ _ I said I'm a blues [C] man, [Dm] _
_ _ I smell it B _ _ -L _ _ -U [C]-E [Dm] _
-S, I smell blues man, _ _ _ _ [Gm] I'm a blues [C] man, [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] oh [Gm] lord, _ _ I'm a
blues man, [C] I can't [Gm] help myself, _ _ _ _ _ [D] we're blues men, [Gm] _ we're blues men, _ _ _ _ _ oh [G] _
lord, _ talk to me, [Gm] _ you hear me wolf, _ we're blues
men, son, _ _ _ _ and don't you forget, _ ZZ Hills, _ [Gm] down home [G] blues, [Dm] I'm doing the best I [Gm] can, I'm a blues [G] man, _ [Db]
yes, [G] _ sheeting in the
next room, I want you to hear me, _ Jimmy Reeves, [G] muddy water, _ howling wolf, we're blues men, [Gm] I spell it B _ _ -L _ _ -U-E _ -S, I'm a blues man,
are you listening, _ said I'm a blues man, _ _ _ _ I'm a blues _ man, _ _ oh lord, I'm a blues man, blues _
_ [Gm] _ _ man, _ blues man, _ [Dm] I'm a blues man, oh lord, I'm a
blues man, [C] blues [Dm] man, _ _ oh [Gm] _ _
[D] lord, did I tell you, _ did I tell you, [Gm] I'm a blues man, _ said again, oh lord, blues, _ _ oh lord, _ _ oh lord, _
[D] blues man, _ _ oh lord, oh [Gm] lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh [Dm] lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh _ [Gm] _ _ _