I'd Rather Have The Blues (Aka Blues From Kiss Me Deadly) chords by Billy May, Nat King Cole

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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The night is mighty chilly
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And conversation seems pretty silly
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I feel so mean and wrought,
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I'd rather have the blues
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than what I've got.
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The room is  dark and gloomy,
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you don't know what
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you're doing    to me.
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The web has got me caught,
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I'd rather have the blues
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than what I've got
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All night I walk the city,
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watching the people go by
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I've tried to sing a little bit here,
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but all that comes out is a   sigh.
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The street looks very frightening,
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the rain begins and then comes  lightning.
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It seems love's gone to pot,
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I'd rather have
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the blues than what I've got.
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All night I walk the city,
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watching the people go by.
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I try to sing a little ditty,
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but all that comes out is a sigh
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The wind is blowing colder,
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it looks like love is stale and    older
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My luck don't look so hot,
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I'd rather have the blues
than what I've got.
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