Chords for Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps - The Day The Blues Came To Call
Tempo:
108 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
G
D
A
A#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Dm]
[G] [Dm]
You know there's certain songs that remind [G] you [Dm] of people you've known.
They take you back to places [G] [Dm] you and I both have [D] known.
[Dm]
[G] [Dm] Hey,
[A] [Dm] and those voices when you hear [G] [Dm] make you laugh and make you [Am] cry.
[F] And the memories [A#] they linger, [D] [A] they come and [C#m] go [D] by [C] and by.
[A#] To the good [Bm] times and the bad, [C] you know they touch us one [C#] and all.
[Gm] When the blues come knocking, [A] when the [Dm] blues come to call.
[G] [Dm]
Tied to the whip and posted [G] words, [Dm]
every time I heard him sing.
[D] That voice would [Dm] reach me deep down, [A] he [Dm] could sing anything.
[G] [Dm] [D]
Yeah, I didn't know yet who I was hearing.
[G] I [Dm] didn't know the brothers or the band.
[F] I just knew that what [A#] they would [Dm] bring, [A] the heart [C#] and soul [D] would [C] understand.
[A#] And now I hear [Bm] that he joined his brother, [C] yeah he gave the [C#] world his all.
[Gm] The day the blues came knocking, [A] the blues [E]
[Dm] came to call.
[C]
[G] [D]
[Dm]
[G] [Dm] [D]
[Dm] [D]
[G] [Dm] [Am]
[F] Yeah, I just [A#] knew that what he was bringing, [A] the [C#m] heart and [Dm] soul would [G] understand.
[Dm]
[D] [A#] Maybe he heard Swain [Bm] say, brother today is [F] your day.
And a voice would [C#m] reach deep down, moved [C#] on to higher.
[Gm]
The day the blues came to one and all.
[A] The day the [A#] blues [Dm]
came to call.
[G] [Dm] [C] Hey, [D] [Dm]
[G] [Dm] [C]
yeah, [D] the day the blues came [G] to [Dm] call.
[G] You know I [D] loved him,
[G] [Dm] yeah, he got [D] trouble.
[Dm]
[G] [D] Yeah, [F] he gave the [D] world his all.
[G] [Dm] The
[G] [Dm]
day [D] the blues came to call.
[N]
[G] [Dm]
You know there's certain songs that remind [G] you [Dm] of people you've known.
They take you back to places [G] [Dm] you and I both have [D] known.
[Dm]
[G] [Dm] Hey,
[A] [Dm] and those voices when you hear [G] [Dm] make you laugh and make you [Am] cry.
[F] And the memories [A#] they linger, [D] [A] they come and [C#m] go [D] by [C] and by.
[A#] To the good [Bm] times and the bad, [C] you know they touch us one [C#] and all.
[Gm] When the blues come knocking, [A] when the [Dm] blues come to call.
[G] [Dm]
Tied to the whip and posted [G] words, [Dm]
every time I heard him sing.
[D] That voice would [Dm] reach me deep down, [A] he [Dm] could sing anything.
[G] [Dm] [D]
Yeah, I didn't know yet who I was hearing.
[G] I [Dm] didn't know the brothers or the band.
[F] I just knew that what [A#] they would [Dm] bring, [A] the heart [C#] and soul [D] would [C] understand.
[A#] And now I hear [Bm] that he joined his brother, [C] yeah he gave the [C#] world his all.
[Gm] The day the blues came knocking, [A] the blues [E]
[Dm] came to call.
[C]
[G] [D]
[Dm]
[G] [Dm] [D]
[Dm] [D]
[G] [Dm] [Am]
[F] Yeah, I just [A#] knew that what he was bringing, [A] the [C#m] heart and [Dm] soul would [G] understand.
[Dm]
[D] [A#] Maybe he heard Swain [Bm] say, brother today is [F] your day.
And a voice would [C#m] reach deep down, moved [C#] on to higher.
[Gm]
The day the blues came to one and all.
[A] The day the [A#] blues [Dm]
came to call.
[G] [Dm] [C] Hey, [D] [Dm]
[G] [Dm] [C]
yeah, [D] the day the blues came [G] to [Dm] call.
[G] You know I [D] loved him,
[G] [Dm] yeah, he got [D] trouble.
[Dm]
[G] [D] Yeah, [F] he gave the [D] world his all.
[G] [Dm] The
[G] [Dm]
day [D] the blues came to call.
[N]
Key:
Dm
G
D
A
A#
Dm
G
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You know there's certain songs that remind [G] you [Dm] _ _ _ _ of people you've known.
_ They take you back to places [G] _ [Dm] you and I both have [D] known.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ Hey, _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ and those voices when you hear _ [G] [Dm] make you laugh and make you [Am] cry.
_ [F] And the memories [A#] they linger, _ [D] [A] they come and [C#m] go [D] by [C] and by.
[A#] To the good [Bm] times and the bad, _ [C] you know they touch us one [C#] and all.
_ [Gm] _ _ When the blues come knocking, [A] _ _ _ when the _ [Dm] blues come to call. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Tied to the whip and posted [G] words, [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
every time I heard him sing. _ _
[D] That voice would [Dm] reach me deep down, _ [A] he [Dm] could sing anything. _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ Yeah, I didn't know yet who I was hearing.
[G] _ I [Dm] didn't know the brothers or the band.
_ [F] I just knew that what [A#] they would [Dm] bring, [A] the heart [C#] and soul [D] would [C] understand.
_ [A#] _ And now I hear [Bm] that he joined his brother, _ [C] yeah he gave the [C#] world his all.
[Gm] _ _ The day the blues came knocking, _ [A] _ the blues [E] _
_ _ [Dm] came to call.
_ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [F] _ Yeah, I just [A#] knew that what he was bringing, _ [A] the [C#m] heart and [Dm] soul would _ [G] understand.
_ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A#] Maybe he heard Swain [Bm] say, brother today is [F] your day.
And a voice would [C#m] reach deep down, moved [C#] on to higher.
[Gm] _
_ The day the blues came to one and all.
_ [A] The day the [A#] _ blues [Dm] _
_ came to call. _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] Hey, _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
yeah, [D] the day the blues came _ [G] to [Dm] call. _ _ _ _
[G] You know I [D] loved him, _ _ _
_ [G] [Dm] yeah, _ _ _ _ _ he got [D] trouble.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ Yeah, [F] he gave the [D] world his all. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ The _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
day [D] the blues came to call. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You know there's certain songs that remind [G] you [Dm] _ _ _ _ of people you've known.
_ They take you back to places [G] _ [Dm] you and I both have [D] known.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ Hey, _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ and those voices when you hear _ [G] [Dm] make you laugh and make you [Am] cry.
_ [F] And the memories [A#] they linger, _ [D] [A] they come and [C#m] go [D] by [C] and by.
[A#] To the good [Bm] times and the bad, _ [C] you know they touch us one [C#] and all.
_ [Gm] _ _ When the blues come knocking, [A] _ _ _ when the _ [Dm] blues come to call. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Tied to the whip and posted [G] words, [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
every time I heard him sing. _ _
[D] That voice would [Dm] reach me deep down, _ [A] he [Dm] could sing anything. _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ Yeah, I didn't know yet who I was hearing.
[G] _ I [Dm] didn't know the brothers or the band.
_ [F] I just knew that what [A#] they would [Dm] bring, [A] the heart [C#] and soul [D] would [C] understand.
_ [A#] _ And now I hear [Bm] that he joined his brother, _ [C] yeah he gave the [C#] world his all.
[Gm] _ _ The day the blues came knocking, _ [A] _ the blues [E] _
_ _ [Dm] came to call.
_ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [F] _ Yeah, I just [A#] knew that what he was bringing, _ [A] the [C#m] heart and [Dm] soul would _ [G] understand.
_ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A#] Maybe he heard Swain [Bm] say, brother today is [F] your day.
And a voice would [C#m] reach deep down, moved [C#] on to higher.
[Gm] _
_ The day the blues came to one and all.
_ [A] The day the [A#] _ blues [Dm] _
_ came to call. _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] Hey, _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
yeah, [D] the day the blues came _ [G] to [Dm] call. _ _ _ _
[G] You know I [D] loved him, _ _ _
_ [G] [Dm] yeah, _ _ _ _ _ he got [D] trouble.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ Yeah, [F] he gave the [D] world his all. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ The _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
day [D] the blues came to call. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _