Chords for That's Why I Play the Blues

Tempo:
79.1 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Fm

Bb

Ab

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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That's Why I Play the Blues chords
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[Bb] [F] [Cm] [C] [Cm]
[Fm]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Cm] Some people [Fm] say, [Cm] why do you play the [Fm] blues?
[Cm] Some even [Fm] ask me [Cm] if I paid [Fm] my dues.
[Gm] Tell them it's something [Fm] getting through [Gm] every time [Fm] that I think of you.
[Ab] That's why, [G] that's why I [Cm] play the blues.
[Fm]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Cm] People [Fm] want to know [Cm] if the blues is here to stay.
[Fm]
[Cm] Tell them I don't [Fm] know, [Cm] but that it's with me every [Fm] day.
[Gm] Stops me from falling [Fm] down to the ground.
[Gm] Every time [Fm] you're not around.
[Ab] That's why, [D] that's why [Cm] I play the blues.
[Bb] I don't know [Cm] if it's [Eb] wrong or right.
[Bb] But the blues is [Cm] with me day and night.
[Bb] Just don't ask me [Cm] about the way I feel.
[Ab] All I know is [G] that the blues is with [Cm] me.
[Fm]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Cm]
[Gm] Tell them it's something [Fm] getting through [Gm] every [Fm] time that I'm thinking of [Ab] you.
That's why, [G] that's why [Cm] I play the [Bb] blues.
[Ab] [G] That's why [Cm] I play the [Bb] blues.
[Ab] [G] That's why I play [Cm] the blues.
[Bb] [Ab] [G]
That's why I play the blues.
[Bb] [C] [Bb] [Cm]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Fm
123111111
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
Fm
123111111
Bb
12341111
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Let's start jamming Gary Moore - Thats Why I Play The Blues chords, practice the chord sequence Cm, Fm and Cm. A strategic approach would be to train at 39 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 79. Considering the song's key of Eb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ Some people [Fm] say, _ _ [Cm] why do you play the [Fm] blues? _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ Some even [Fm] ask me _ [Cm] if I _ paid [Fm] my dues. _
[Gm] _ Tell them it's something [Fm] _ getting through [Gm] _ every time [Fm] that I think of you.
[Ab] That's why, _ [G] _ that's why I [Cm] play the blues.
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ People [Fm] want to know _ [Cm] if the blues is here to stay.
[Fm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ Tell them I don't [Fm] know, _ _ [Cm] but that it's with me every [Fm] day. _ _ _
[Gm] _ Stops me from falling [Fm] _ down to the ground.
[Gm] _ Every time [Fm] _ you're not around.
[Ab] That's _ why, [D] _ that's why [Cm] I play the blues. _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ I don't know [Cm] if it's [Eb] wrong or right.
[Bb] _ But the blues is [Cm] with me day and night.
[Bb] _ Just don't ask me [Cm] about the way I feel.
[Ab] _ All I know is [G] that the blues is with [Cm] me.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ Tell them it's something [Fm] _ _ getting through [Gm] every _ [Fm] time that I'm thinking of [Ab] you.
That's why, _ [G] _ _ that's why [Cm] I play the [Bb] blues.
_ [Ab] _ _ [G] That's why [Cm] I play the [Bb] blues.
_ [Ab] _ _ [G] That's why I play [Cm] the blues.
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ That's why I play the blues.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
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