Every Time I Sing the Blues chords by Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
 (E minor) Somebody asked me,
Bm 
why I live the blues  (B minor) 
Em 
D 
 (E minor) I said the blues is all around  (D major) me,
Em 
 (E minor) I just find something I can use
Am 
And I feel  (A minor) it running through me,
but I give it my heart and soul
Em 
D 
I  (E minor) practice while I'm  (D major) singing,
Em 
 (E minor) let the feeling take control

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Verse 2

[Chorus] I'm

just trying to tell the truth

Every time I sing the blues

Verse 3
Em 
D 
 (E minor) Might think about a  (D major) woman and
Em 
D 
 (E minor) how she done me wrong  (D major) 
Em 
 (E minor) I might think about some hard times
when I was barely hanging on
Am 
 (A minor) I   might think about a brother who
Em 
still can't make things be  (E minor) 
Some falling sisters selling it on
the street
C 
 (C major) 

Verse 4
D 
 (D major) 
[Chorus]
Em 
Am 
C 
Em 
I  (E minor)  (A minor) find my inspiration  (C major)  (E minor) 
Am 
in tears and desperation  (A minor) 
Bm 
Sad, sad stories we all know so well  (B minor) 

Interlude 1
Along with one more story to tell
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 (A minor)  (E minor)  (D major) 
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Em 
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 (E minor)  (C major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (B minor) 
Em 
 (E minor) 

Verse 5
Em 
Here I am another night, another  (E minor) 
Bm 
Em 
town along the way  (B minor)  (E minor) 
Room full of people say
they wanna hear me play
Am 
 (A minor) Yes there was some hard times,
my luck cannot survive
Em 
It takes a  (E minor) whole lot of living to make
us all come alive

Outro 1
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