Blues Ain't Pretty chords by Janiva Magness

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Once upon a hard time,
I learned a thing or two
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Never let the money make a fool of you
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Don't underestimate me,
man, we'll get along fine
I don't mind working,
but I'll take my time
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Now if you try to trick me,
well, you're out of your
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depth
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Blues ain't pretty,
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better watch your step
Once I had a good man,
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the kind you don't forget
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Sweet as honey when we first met
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But a host of trouble latched
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onto his mind
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He went to the dogs a piece at a time
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I think about him sometimes
When the night does not get long
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Blues ain't pretty but
they're mighty strong

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Interlude 1

Oooo

Verse 2
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Well, that's a mighty hard river
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Gonna drag you along
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Blues ain't pretty,
but they're mighty strong
Blues ain't pretty,
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but they're mighty strong
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My mama told me, papa told
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me too,
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never let the money make a fool of you, never
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Hey, hey, hey, hey
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Whoo, whoo, whoo
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, come on