Chords for Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers - "Barbary Blues"

_ _ _ [G] _ In this song, those of you that have seen us before, we need a little crowd participation.
[F] So there's a little section of the [N] song where, you know, the people are partying in the Barbary
Coast for the last time because it's about to burn down, right? _
They're gonna burn it down.
And so they have this moment where it's the last night and they're partying and they're
gonna drink and they're gonna party and we're gonna [G] relive that party.
So I need your help, okay?
_ _ [E] So during this section of the song, I'm gonna [Bb] go like this and you guys are gonna go crazy,
okay?
[F] I know it's all [Bm] mellow, but we have to.
Because [Db] in honor of [Em] San Francisco [F] and California history, [N] okay?
Did I hear you, Anna?
[F] Yeah.
Okay, so let's practice.
[B] I'll gesture this and [G] then you guys go crazy and then we'll do it in the [Dbm] song, okay?
But I have to tell you this.
[F] We just came from High Sierra [N] Music Festival _ and it was the best, loudest crowd I've ever_ You guys?
They were already doing that with [G] you.
They were already doing that.
They were so spirited.
So just know that that's who you're up [Abm] against, okay?
So let's try it.
Watch for the hand.
Here we go.
[A] We're gonna yell [G] when I do_
That's _ _ _ very good.
That's very good.
Okay, we're gonna be just fine.
A little more synthesized.
_ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [B] _ [C] _
[G] _ _ [B] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ If the [E] avenue had a suitcase of Louis _
[A] Vuittons
I'm gonna burn my [D] whole face in it
So [G] let's get down
[F] _ [G] Bought _ _ _ a new coat, I like it now
[E] _ Pockets of men who load in on to the [A] mail
Settling down [D] half astride, like [G] what it would bring
_ Well, _ _ [B] we can drink all the bourbon at the strawberry _
[C] _ Do the last sign [G] at the barber
Do [A]-do-do-do
Do [D]-do-do-do
At the [G] barber _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Violet is left taken
She gave her [E] day, she never cried
Or never laid _
[A] But her eyes [D] get heavy
When I'm not [G] here _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I got shamed out outside her door
[Dm] _
[E] Now I won't see Violet in no more _
[A] _ _ This is [D] what happens when the [G] power lines _ _ don't _ _
[Em] _ When you look _ across [G] the sea
_ [D] Please think of me
[C] Know that _ I'm really thinking [D] _ of _ you
There [G] we go, you guys. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ Well, [B] we can drink all the bourbon at the strawberry _
[C] Do the last sign [G] at the barber
Do [A]-do-do-do
[Ab] Do-do-do [D]-do
At [G] the barber
_ Do [E] _ _ _
[A]-do-do-do
[D] Do-do-do-do
At [G] the barber
[B] [C] Good _ [G] _ [B] _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ job, you guys.
That was fabulous.
Thank you