Prescription For The Blues chords by
Little Brother Montgomery

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Key: Bb major•

Intro 1

G

G

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C

C

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Am

Am

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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Em

Em

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G

G

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C

C

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Gaug

Gaug

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Verse 1

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Now all day long I'm worried

G

G

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C

C

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Gaug

Gaug

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All night long I'm blue

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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I feel so awfully lonesome,

A

A

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Am

Am

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D

D

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F#dim

F#dim

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I don't know

G

G

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Gaug

Gaug

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what to do.

C

C

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G

G

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And so I ask you, doctor,

C

C

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F

F

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to see if you can find something in

F#dim

F#dim

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your satchel to pacify my mind.

C

C

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Now, doctor, now, doctor,

D

D

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G

G

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Gaug

Gaug

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C

C

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why not write me a prescription for the

Cdim

Cdim

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Fm

Fm

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C

C

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Gaug

Gaug

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blues?

C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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Em

Em

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A

A

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Now, let me tell you, doctor,

Am

Am

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F#dim

F#dim

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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while I'm in misery, me.

C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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A

A

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Once I had a lover,

D

D

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G

G

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she went away from me.

C

C

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Now when I went to see the Egyptian,

the

Verse 2

Who do doctors do

F

F

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D

D

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They shook their head

F#dim

F#dim

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Cdim

Cdim

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and told me nothing they could do

Verse 3

C

C

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So doctor, doctor

G

G

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please write me prescription for the blues

Interlude 1

C

C

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Em

Em

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F

F

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F#dim

F#dim

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G

G

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Gaug

Gaug

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C

C

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F

F

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F#dim

F#dim

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C

C

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A

A

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D

D

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F#dim

F#dim

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Gaug

Gaug

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C

C

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D

D

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Ebdim

Ebdim

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Em

Em

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A

A

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D

D

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G

G

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Gaug

Gaug

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C

C

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F

F

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F#dim

F#dim

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C

C

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Am

Am

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F#dim

F#dim

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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F#dim

F#dim

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G

G

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C

C

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Gaug

Gaug

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Verse 4

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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A

A

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Now, just like a little baby,

Am

Am

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F#dim

F#dim

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Gaug

Gaug

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all day long I cry.

C

C

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Now, doctor,

F

F

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C

C

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A

A

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if you cannot cure me,

F#dim

F#dim

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D

D

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G

G

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I'll just as soon to die.

Gaug

Gaug

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G

G

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C

C

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Now, why not give me

something poison?

Doctor, won't you please?

F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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Then I'll sign a paper

F#dim

F#dim

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that I died with the heart disease.

C

C

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So, doctor, doctor,

Am

Am

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D

D

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now why not write me out

G

G

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a prescription

Cm

Cm

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C

C

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Cdim

Cdim

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Fm

Fm

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for learning those words?

C

C

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

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G ₄

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G ₂

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E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

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G ₃

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G ₄

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CavaquinhoStandard

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G ₃

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E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

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G ₃

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Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

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Chords

G
C
Am
D
Em
Gaug
F
A
F#dim
Cdim
Fm
Ebdim
Cm

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Prescription For The Blues by Little Brother Montgomery is Bb major.

The primary chords used in Prescription For The Blues are Bb, Eb, Cm, F, Gm, Bbaug.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, Eb, Cm, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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