Furry Sings The Blues chords by The Band
Verse 1
Am
G
Am
Old Beale Street is coming down
D
F
Sweeties' Snack Bar, boarded up now
Am
And Eagles The Tailor
and the Shine Boy's gone
Faded out with ragtime blues
G
D
Handy's cast in bronze
F
And he's standing
in a little park
With a trumpet in his hand
Am
Like he's listening back to the good
old bands
And the click of high heeled shoes
D
Old Furry sings the blues
Propped up in his bed
F
With his dentures and his leg removed
Am
And Ginny's there
For her kindness
and Furry's beer
D
She's the old man's angel overseer
Am
Verse 2
Em
Pawn shops glitter
G
D
like gold tooth caps
F
In the gray decay
They chew the last few dollars off
Am
Old Beale Street's carcass
Carrion and mercy
Em
D
Blue and silver sparkling drums
F
Cheap guitars, eye shades and guns
Am
Aimed at the hot blood of being
no one
Down and out in Memphis
Tennessee
D
Old Furry sings the blues
You bring him smoke and drink and
F
he'll play for you
Am
It's mostly muttering now
and sideshow spiel
But there was one song he played
D
Am
I could really feel
G
Am
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Verse 3
Em
There's a double bill murder
D
at the New Daisy
F
The old girl's silent across the street
Am
She's silent,
Em
waiting for the wrecker's beat
Am
Silent, staring are her stolen name
Em
D
Diamond boys and satin
F
dolls
C
Bourbon laughter, ghosts,
Am
history falls
To parking lots and
shopping malls
As they tear down old Beale Street
D
Old Furry sings the blues
F
He points a bony finger at you and
"I don't like you"
Am
Everybody laughs as if it's the old
man's standard joke
But it's true
We're only welcome for our drink
D
C
Am
C
and smoke
Verse 4
Em
D
W.C. Handy I'm rich
and I'm fay
F
And I'm not familiar with what
you played
Am
But I get such strong impressions
of your hey day
Looking up and down old Beale Street
Em
D
Ghosts of the darktown society
F
Come right out of the bricks
at me
Like it's a Saturday night
Am
They're in their finery
Dancing it up and making deals
D
Furry sings the blues
Why should I expect that old guy
F
to give it to me true
Am
Fallen to hard luck
And time and other thieves
C
While our limo is shining on his shanty street
Am
D
Old Furry sings the blues
Furry Sings The Blues
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