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Blues in the Night Words & Music by Johnny Mercer & Harold Arlen, 1941 Recorded by Rosemary Clooney, 1952 (#17) Written for a film called Hot Nocturne, this song became so popular that the movie was re-titled Blues in the Night
AMy mama done tol' me, when I was in kneepants, My mama done tol' me, &qA7uot;Son,
A woD7man'll sweet talk, and give ya the big eye, But wB7hen the sE7weet talkin's dAone,
A womE7an's a two-face, aAm7 worrisome thing who'll lE7eave ya t' sing The blAues D9 in the niAght."
Refrain:
A7Now the rain's a-fallin', hE7ear the tAm7rain a-D7callin', &qAuot;Whoo-ee." (My mama done tol' me,)
HeaD9r that lonesome whistle Dm6blowin' 'cross the tE7restle, &qAuot;Whoo-ee." (My mama done tol' me.)
A wE7hoo-ee-duh whoo-ee, Ol' cB7lickety clack's a-ecE7hoin' back the blAues D9 in the nAight.
The evening D9breeze'll start the Dm6trees to cryin' E7 C7 B+ F#7-5 Am6 B7 E7 Dm6 E7 And the moon'll hide it's light when you get the blues in the night;
D9 Dm6 E7 C7 B+ Take my word, the mockingbird'll sing the saddest kind of song, F#m7-5 Am6 B7 E7 Dm6 Gm6 E7 He knows things are wrong, and he's right. From Natchez to Mobile, from Memphis to Saint Joe, Wherever the four winds blow; I've been in some big towns and heard me some big talk, But there is one thing I know: A woman's a two-face, a worrisome thing who'll leave ya t' sing The blues in the night. Refrain: Coda:
AOooo - oooo - oA7ooo, ooB7oo - oooo - oE7ooo, My mB7ama was right, there'sE7sus4 blues in the nAight.