Blues In The Night
Key: BbEnglish
Verse
My mama Bbdone tol' me when I was in knee-pants
My mama done tol' me "Son a woman'll Bb7sweet Eb7talk"
And give ya the big eye but when the sweet C7talkin's done
F7 F7(aug) Bb
A F7woman's a two-face
C7A worrisome thing who'll leave ya to F7sing the blues in the night Bb
Bridge
Bb7Now the rain's a-fallin' hear the F7(aug)train's a-Bbm7callin' Eb7
"BbWhooee!" (My mama done tol' me)
Ebmaj9Hear dat lonesome whistle blowin' 'cross Em6the F7trestle
"BbWhooee!" (My mama done tol' me)
A-F7whooee-ah-whooee ol' clickety clack's a C7echoin' F7
Back th' Bbblues in the night
The evenin' breeze'll Ebmaj9start the trees to Ebm6cryin'
F7And the Db7moon'll hide its light Cmaj9 C7
Gmaj9When you get G7(dim)the blues Bbm6 in the C7night
F7 Abm6 F7
Bridge
Ebmaj9Take my word the Ebm6mockingbird'll sing F7
The Db7saddest kind o' song Cmaj9
Gmaj9He knows things are wrong Bbm6and he's C7right
F7 Em6 Abm6 F7 Bb7 C7 F7
Verse
From BbNatchez to Mobile from Memphis to St. Joe
Wherever the four winds blow Bb7
I Eb7been in some big towns an' heard me some big talk
But there C7is one F7thing I know Fmaj9 Bb
A F7woman's a two face a worrisome thing C7who'll leave ya F7
To sing the blues Bbin the night Bb7 C7(b9)
F7My C7mama was right there's blues in the F7/4night Bb
Verse
A man F7is a two face a worrisome C7thing who'll leave ya F7
To sing the blues Bbin the night Bb7 C7(b9)
F7My C7mama was right there's blues in the F7/4night Bb