Chords for The Blues Brothers - Shotgun Blues - 12/31/1978 - Winterland
Tempo:
155.15 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
This next song features Matt Guitar Murphy on guitar, formerly of Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, James Cotton, and Willie Dixon.
He's with us now.
This song is called Shotgun Blues.
[F]
[Eb]
[Bbm] [Bb]
[Bb]
[F] [A]
[Bb] [Fm] Every night I go to sleep, [Eb] the
[Bbm] blues, pull out my [Bb] hand.
[Fm]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Bbm] Every night I go [Eb] to sleep, [Bbm] [Bbm] the blues, pull out my [Bb] hand.
[F]
[Bb]
[Dm]
Take a [A] pill and some whiskey, [Fm] [Eb]
just to [Eb] try.
Every night I [Db] go [Bb] to sleep,
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Bb] the blues, pull out my hand.
It's hard to gamble [Gm] [Eb] when you lose [Bb] everything.
Hard to save money, [Gm]
[Bb] twenty [Gm] years [F] of [D] [Eb] blues.
The blues [Bbm] are falling, [Eb]
[G] falling [Bb] down [Eb] on me.
[Bb]
[Bb] [Gm] I'm [Bb]
[Fm] [F]
gonna take a shotgun now, people, [Eb] [C] and [Bb] disconnect [Gm] [Bb] my brain.
Take [Eb] a pill [Bb] and some [Cm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Bb]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Bbm]
[D]
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb]
[C]
[Bb]
[Gm] [Bbm] [Cm]
[Eb] [Bb]
whiskey, just [Gm] to try.
[Dm] Take [Ab]
[F] [G]
[Cm]
a pill [Ab] and some [F] whiskey, just to try.
[Bb] [Eb]
[E] [Bb] [F]
[Bb]
[Db] [Bbm] [D]
[Ab] [A]
[Eb]
[E]
[Bbm]
[Gm]
[D] [Fm]
[Gm] [Fm]
[F] [Dm]
[F] [Eb]
[Bbm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Ab] I [Bb]
made [Gm] some [Bb] mistakes, Matt Murphy,
[Bm] [Eb] had some bad [Bbm] dreams.
[Eb] [Bb] [D] Now my mind don't work like [Gm] my [Bb]
[Ab] whole body [Gm] [Cm] did.
[Bbm] The blues are falling, [Eb] [G] falling down on [Bb] me like my head is.
[F]
[Bb] [Dm]
[F] [A]
My life [C] is like water [Eb]
[G] just [Ab] [A] swirling down [Bb] the drain.
[D] [Eb]
[C] [Dm] [Eb]
[Dm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] [Gm] The [Fm]
[Eb] blues are [G] falling, [Bb] falling down on [Eb] [D]
[F] [Dm] [Fm]
[D] [F]
[A]
me [N]
like my head is.
[Bb]
[Eb] [E]
[Bb] The blues are
[N]
falling, falling down on me
[Db] like my head is.
He's with us now.
This song is called Shotgun Blues.
[F]
[Eb]
[Bbm] [Bb]
[Bb]
[F] [A]
[Bb] [Fm] Every night I go to sleep, [Eb] the
[Bbm] blues, pull out my [Bb] hand.
[Fm]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Bbm] Every night I go [Eb] to sleep, [Bbm] [Bbm] the blues, pull out my [Bb] hand.
[F]
[Bb]
[Dm]
Take a [A] pill and some whiskey, [Fm] [Eb]
just to [Eb] try.
Every night I [Db] go [Bb] to sleep,
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Bb] the blues, pull out my hand.
It's hard to gamble [Gm] [Eb] when you lose [Bb] everything.
Hard to save money, [Gm]
[Bb] twenty [Gm] years [F] of [D] [Eb] blues.
The blues [Bbm] are falling, [Eb]
[G] falling [Bb] down [Eb] on me.
[Bb]
[Bb] [Gm] I'm [Bb]
[Fm] [F]
gonna take a shotgun now, people, [Eb] [C] and [Bb] disconnect [Gm] [Bb] my brain.
Take [Eb] a pill [Bb] and some [Cm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Bb]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Bbm]
[D]
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb]
[C]
[Bb]
[Gm] [Bbm] [Cm]
[Eb] [Bb]
whiskey, just [Gm] to try.
[Dm] Take [Ab]
[F] [G]
[Cm]
a pill [Ab] and some [F] whiskey, just to try.
[Bb] [Eb]
[E] [Bb] [F]
[Bb]
[Db] [Bbm] [D]
[Ab] [A]
[Eb]
[E]
[Bbm]
[Gm]
[D] [Fm]
[Gm] [Fm]
[F] [Dm]
[F] [Eb]
[Bbm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Ab] I [Bb]
made [Gm] some [Bb] mistakes, Matt Murphy,
[Bm] [Eb] had some bad [Bbm] dreams.
[Eb] [Bb] [D] Now my mind don't work like [Gm] my [Bb]
[Ab] whole body [Gm] [Cm] did.
[Bbm] The blues are falling, [Eb] [G] falling down on [Bb] me like my head is.
[F]
[Bb] [Dm]
[F] [A]
My life [C] is like water [Eb]
[G] just [Ab] [A] swirling down [Bb] the drain.
[D] [Eb]
[C] [Dm] [Eb]
[Dm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] [Gm] The [Fm]
[Eb] blues are [G] falling, [Bb] falling down on [Eb] [D]
[F] [Dm] [Fm]
[D] [F]
[A]
me [N]
like my head is.
[Bb]
[Eb] [E]
[Bb] The blues are
[N]
falling, falling down on me
[Db] like my head is.
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
Bbm
Bb
Eb
F
_ _ _ _ This next song _ _ features _ _ Matt Guitar Murphy on guitar, _ formerly of Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, James Cotton, _ _ and Willie Dixon.
He's with us now.
This song is called Shotgun Blues. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] Every night I go to sleep, _ [Eb] the _
_ [Bbm] _ _ blues, _ pull out my [Bb] hand. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] Every night I go [Eb] to sleep, _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Bbm] the blues, _ pull out my [Bb] hand. _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
Take a [A] pill and some whiskey, [Fm] _ _ [Eb]
just _ _ to [Eb] try.
Every night I [Db] go _ [Bb] _ to sleep, _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ the blues, pull out my hand.
It's hard to gamble _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ when you lose [Bb] everything. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Hard to save money, [Gm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ twenty [Gm] years [F] of _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Eb] blues. _
The blues [Bbm] are falling, _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] falling [Bb] down [Eb] on me.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] I'm _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ gonna take a shotgun now, people, [Eb] _ _ _ [C] and [Bb] disconnect _ [Gm] _ [Bb] my _ _ brain.
Take _ [Eb] a pill _ [Bb] and _ some _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
whiskey, just [Gm] to _ _ _ try.
[Dm] Take _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
a _ pill [Ab] and some [F] whiskey, just to try.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Ab] I _ [Bb] _
made [Gm] some [Bb] mistakes, Matt Murphy, _ _
[Bm] _ [Eb] had some bad [Bbm] dreams. _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [D] Now my mind don't work like [Gm] my _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] whole body [Gm] _ [Cm] did. _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ The blues are falling, [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] falling _ _ _ down on [Bb] me like my head is.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [A] _
My life [C] is like water [Eb] _ _
[G] just _ _ [Ab] _ [A] swirling down [Bb] the drain.
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ The [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ blues are [G] falling, [Bb] falling down on _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ me _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ like my head is.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] The blues _ _ _ are _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ falling, falling down on me _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ like my head is. _
He's with us now.
This song is called Shotgun Blues. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] Every night I go to sleep, _ [Eb] the _
_ [Bbm] _ _ blues, _ pull out my [Bb] hand. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] Every night I go [Eb] to sleep, _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Bbm] the blues, _ pull out my [Bb] hand. _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
Take a [A] pill and some whiskey, [Fm] _ _ [Eb]
just _ _ to [Eb] try.
Every night I [Db] go _ [Bb] _ to sleep, _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ the blues, pull out my hand.
It's hard to gamble _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ when you lose [Bb] everything. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Hard to save money, [Gm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ twenty [Gm] years [F] of _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Eb] blues. _
The blues [Bbm] are falling, _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] falling [Bb] down [Eb] on me.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] I'm _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ gonna take a shotgun now, people, [Eb] _ _ _ [C] and [Bb] disconnect _ [Gm] _ [Bb] my _ _ brain.
Take _ [Eb] a pill _ [Bb] and _ some _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
whiskey, just [Gm] to _ _ _ try.
[Dm] Take _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
a _ pill [Ab] and some [F] whiskey, just to try.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Ab] I _ [Bb] _
made [Gm] some [Bb] mistakes, Matt Murphy, _ _
[Bm] _ [Eb] had some bad [Bbm] dreams. _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [D] Now my mind don't work like [Gm] my _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] whole body [Gm] _ [Cm] did. _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ The blues are falling, [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] falling _ _ _ down on [Bb] me like my head is.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [A] _
My life [C] is like water [Eb] _ _
[G] just _ _ [Ab] _ [A] swirling down [Bb] the drain.
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ The [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ blues are [G] falling, [Bb] falling down on _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ me _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ like my head is.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] The blues _ _ _ are _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ falling, falling down on me _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ like my head is. _