Key: G major•
Intro 1
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C#
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Verse 1
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Oh...
they say some people long ago,
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Were searchin' for a diff'rent tune,
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One that they could croon,
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As only they can...
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They
Verse 2
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only had the rhythm... so,
They started swayin' to and fro...
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They didn't know just what to use,
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That is how the blues,
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Really began...
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They heard the breeze
Verse 3
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in the trees,
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Singin' weird melodies,
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And they made that,
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The start of the blues!
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An d from
Verse 4
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a jail came the wail,
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Of a down- hearted frail,
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And they played that,
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As part of the blues!
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From a whippoorwill out on the
Verse 5
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hill,
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They took a new note ( whippoorwill,
whippoorwill, whippoorwill... )
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Pushed it through a horn 'till it was worn,
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whippoorwill, whippoorwill... )
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An' then they nursed it,
Verse 6
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and rehearsed it,
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And gave out the news,
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That the "Southland"...
Verse 7
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( Shout out the wonderful news! )
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A buzz from the cousin of a nightin'gale,
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And "Southland" ( hello, hello! )
Gave birth to the blues!
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