Good Day For The Blues Chords by Ruth Brown
Tempo:
58.25 bpm
Chords used:
F
Gm
Eb
Cm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[Fm]
[Db] [Eb] [G] [Gm]
I got up early this morning [Cm]
so I could walk the floor.
[F] I got to hit the streets, [Gm] cause a whoop outside my door.
The bill collectors calling [Cm] and my kids need better shoes.
[F] Gonna go to church on Sunday.
[G] Left [Gm] to lose [F] and it's a good day.
[Eb] It's a real [F] good day [Gm] for the blues.
It's raining cats and dogs outside [Cm] and I'm looking for a job.
[F] The man I work for laid me off.
[Gm] Lord, I'm in real harm.
But I won't let my kids go hungry.
[Cm] No matter what I have to do.
[F] And it's a good day.
[Eb] It's a real [F] good [Gm] day for the blues.
[Bb] Things are getting better.
[C] The check is in the mail.
[Eb]
[D] And they're wishing well.
[F] And it's a good day.
[Eb] A [F] real good [Gm] day for the blues.
[Fm]
[Db] [Gm]
[Cm] [F]
[Gm]
[Cm] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Eb] [F] [Gm]
I got up early this morning so [Cm] I could walk the floor.
[F] I got to hit the streets on [Gm] Sunday.
[Cm] Lord, I got nothing to lose.
[F] And it's a good day.
[Eb] It's a real [F] good day [Gm] for the blues.
Good day.
[F] [Fm] [Db] [Eb] [Gm] [Dm]
[Db] [Eb] [G] [Gm]
I got up early this morning [Cm]
so I could walk the floor.
[F] I got to hit the streets, [Gm] cause a whoop outside my door.
The bill collectors calling [Cm] and my kids need better shoes.
[F] Gonna go to church on Sunday.
[G] Left [Gm] to lose [F] and it's a good day.
[Eb] It's a real [F] good day [Gm] for the blues.
It's raining cats and dogs outside [Cm] and I'm looking for a job.
[F] The man I work for laid me off.
[Gm] Lord, I'm in real harm.
But I won't let my kids go hungry.
[Cm] No matter what I have to do.
[F] And it's a good day.
[Eb] It's a real [F] good [Gm] day for the blues.
[Bb] Things are getting better.
[C] The check is in the mail.
[Eb]
[D] And they're wishing well.
[F] And it's a good day.
[Eb] A [F] real good [Gm] day for the blues.
[Fm]
[Db] [Gm]
[Cm] [F]
[Gm]
[Cm] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Eb] [F] [Gm]
I got up early this morning so [Cm] I could walk the floor.
[F] I got to hit the streets on [Gm] Sunday.
[Cm] Lord, I got nothing to lose.
[F] And it's a good day.
[Eb] It's a real [F] good day [Gm] for the blues.
Good day.
[F] [Fm] [Db] [Eb] [Gm] [Dm]
Key:
F
Gm
Eb
Cm
Fm
F
Gm
Eb
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ I got up early this morning [Cm]
so I could walk the floor.
_ [F] I got to hit the streets, [Gm] cause a whoop outside my door.
The bill collectors calling [Cm] and my kids need better shoes.
[F] Gonna go to church on Sunday.
[G] Left [Gm] to lose [F] and it's a good day. _
[Eb] It's a real [F] good day [Gm] for the blues. _ _
_ _ _ _ It's raining cats and dogs outside [Cm] and I'm looking for a job.
_ [F] The man I work for laid me off.
[Gm] Lord, I'm in real harm.
But I won't let my kids go hungry.
[Cm] No matter what I have to do.
[F] And it's a good day. _
[Eb] It's a real [F] good [Gm] day for the blues. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Things are getting better.
[C] The check is in the mail.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[D] And they're wishing well.
[F] And it's a good day. _ _
[Eb] A [F] real good [Gm] day for the blues. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I got up early this morning so [Cm] I could walk the floor.
_ [F] I got to hit the streets on [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ Sunday.
[Cm] Lord, I got nothing to lose.
[F] And it's a good day. _
[Eb] It's a real [F] good day [Gm] for the blues. _ _
Good day.
_ _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ I got up early this morning [Cm]
so I could walk the floor.
_ [F] I got to hit the streets, [Gm] cause a whoop outside my door.
The bill collectors calling [Cm] and my kids need better shoes.
[F] Gonna go to church on Sunday.
[G] Left [Gm] to lose [F] and it's a good day. _
[Eb] It's a real [F] good day [Gm] for the blues. _ _
_ _ _ _ It's raining cats and dogs outside [Cm] and I'm looking for a job.
_ [F] The man I work for laid me off.
[Gm] Lord, I'm in real harm.
But I won't let my kids go hungry.
[Cm] No matter what I have to do.
[F] And it's a good day. _
[Eb] It's a real [F] good [Gm] day for the blues. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Things are getting better.
[C] The check is in the mail.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[D] And they're wishing well.
[F] And it's a good day. _ _
[Eb] A [F] real good [Gm] day for the blues. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I got up early this morning so [Cm] I could walk the floor.
_ [F] I got to hit the streets on [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ Sunday.
[Cm] Lord, I got nothing to lose.
[F] And it's a good day. _
[Eb] It's a real [F] good day [Gm] for the blues. _ _
Good day.
_ _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _