Certified Blues chords by ZZ Top

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Am
A
D
Em
Dm
E
Esus4
G
C

Intro 1

Verse 1
Am 
I woke  (A minor) up this mornin'
A 
D 
With the certified  (A major) blues  (D major) 
A 
Am 
 (A major) They sure  (A minor) had been slappin'
D 
Dm 
D 
me 'round  (D major)  (D minor)  (D major) 
Am 
A 
D 
 (A minor) So down and out I couldn't tie my  (A major) shoes  (D major) 
A 
Am 
 (A major) They're  (A minor) 'bout to drive
D 
Dm 
me in the ground  (D major)  (D minor) 

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Verse 2

If I could shake loose

I would feel so fine

There's one thing for sure

And it's on my mind

The certified blues

Are gonna take their time

Verse 3
Am 
A 
 (A minor) I been livin' here way  (A major) down south
D 
Am 
A 
D 
 (D major) The place  (A minor) that I wanna stay  (A major)  (D major) 
A 
Am 
 (A major) Been  (A minor) workin' hard just
A 
to  (A major) feed my mouth
Am 
Just  (A minor) can't keep the blues
A 
D 
away  (A major)  (D major) 

Verse 4
Em 
E 
There's  (E minor) one thing  (E major) for sure
G 
And it's on my mind  (G major) 
Em 
E 
The  (E minor) certi (E major) fied blues
Esus4 
E 
G 
Are gonna  (Esus4)  (E major) take their time  (G major) 
Em 
E 
If  (E minor) I   could  (E major) shake loose
G 
I would feel so fine  (G major) 

Interlude 1
Em 
Am 
G 
Am 
D 
 (E minor)  (A minor)  (G major)  (A minor)  (D major) 
Am 
A 
D 
 (A minor)  (A major)  (D major) 
Am 
E 
D 
 (A minor)  (E major)  (D major) 
Dm 
Em 
E 
 (D minor)  (E minor)  (E major) 
Am 
D 
 (A minor)  (D major) 
Am 
Dm 
D 
Am 
 (A minor)  (D minor)  (D major)  (A minor) 
Dm 
C 
E 
D 
Dm 
Am 
 (D minor)  (C major)  (E major)  (D major)  (D minor)  (A minor) 
E 
 (E major) 
C 
 (C major) 

Verse 5
Am 
You  (A minor) say you're feelin' bad
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D 
And you don't  (A major) know why  (D major) 
A 
Am 
You're  (A major) broke  (A minor) and
A 
your woman been ly (A major) in'
D 
Dm 
A 
Am 
A 
D 
 (D major)  (D minor)  (A major) And  (A minor) just one thing be (A major) fore all five  (D major) 
A 
Am 
A 
 (A major) The blues have just  (A minor) been certified  (A major) 
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 6
E 
 (E major) If I could shake loose
Em 
G 
 (E minor) I   would feel so fine  (G major) 
E 
There's  (E major) one thing for sure
Em 
G 
And it's on my  (E minor) mind  (G major) 
E 
The certified  (E major) blues
Em 
G 
Are gonna take their  (E minor) time  (G major) 
A 
 (A major) 