Charlie Parr - 1922 blues
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Capo: 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
G C G
Cmaj7 G
D C G
Cmaj7 G
D G
C G
D G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Verse 1:
Well I Gworked all summer couldn't Csave a Gcent
I gave Cmaj7all my money to the Ggovernment
DI don't know quite Chow it got Gspent
but the Cmaj7banks are coming for my Gdeed boy
DMan at the mill can't Gsee boy
Cmaj7Let me get my feed for Gfree boys
DAin't that the way it Gis Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Verse 2:
GI cut out down a Cgravel Groad
I Cmaj7traded my stock for a V8 GFord
DDanced for time down Con the floor Gboards
And the Cmaj7title rolled down to Gme boys
DThat gasoline ain't Gfree boys
Its Cmaj7guzzling on my Gknees boys (lyrics mumbled)
DAin't that the way it Gis Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Break:
G C G
Cmaj7 G
D C G
Cmaj7 G
D G
C G
D G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Verse 3:
GWell i met me a woman down Cin Saint GPaul
I had a Cmaj7little money and a Glittle pull
DBloke told me that he'd Cbust my Gjaw
If I Cmaj7talked to his sister Gagain boy
DDon't mean I couldn't Gwin boys
There's Cmaj7blood running down my Gchin now
DAin't that the way it Gis Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Verse 4:
Well I Gslept all night on the Cbar room Gfloor
Cmaj7Woke up this morning my Ghead was sore
DPockets empty but I Cwant some Gmore
The Cmaj7bar man's got my Gcar boy
DTales worth more by Gfar boys
Cmaj7And I leave her down at the Gbar now
DAin't that the way it Gis Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Break:
G C G
Cmaj7 G
D C G
Cmaj7 G
D G
C G
D G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Verse 5:
GWell I hitched me a ride on the Cway back Ghome
I Cmaj7got me a job on a Gfamily farm
DTimes are hard here but CI can't Groam
I Cmaj7ain't got nothing Gmore boys
I Dowe that company Gstore boy
Cmaj7Gold's looking good for Gsure boy
DAin't that the way it Gis Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Verse 6:
Well I Gworked all summer couldn't Csave a Gcent
I gave Cmaj7all my money to the Ggovernment
DI don't know quite Chow it got Gspent
but theCmaj7 banks are coming foGr my deed boy
DMan at the mill can't Gsee boy
Cmaj7Let me get my feed for Gfree boys
DAin't that the way it Gis Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7