suffer to sing the blues chords by
David Bromberg

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Key: A major

Intro 1

I sat in

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on a poker game,
last Friday night
I won a couple hands, people,
I was doing all right
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I  bet my money on a straight,
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from the nine up to the King
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But when the dealer showed his hand
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he had the same damn thing
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It seems I  always lose,
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you've got to suffer if you want to sing the blues
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You know some times I play the horses,
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but it seems I never win
I went out to the races late
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last week again
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This time I won three hundred dollars,
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but as I left the track
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Some greasy man come up behind me,
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stuck a gun in my back
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It seems I al ways lose, you've got to suffer if you want to sing

Interlude 1
the blues
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I've got a sweet little girl,
called run- around Sue
She's kind of rank looking,
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but she knows how to do
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Well now old Sue she's got a boyfriend,
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they call him Gentleman Jim
I said "Listen Susan sweetheart,
choose me or him"
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And she said, "You lose",
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you've got to suffer if you want to sing the blues

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Well you can sing a happy song if
you're glad (if you're glad)
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You can sing a  protest song if
you're mad (if you're mad)
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Ah, but if you want to sing the blues,
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then boy you'd better learn how to lose

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It seems like I have had these same old

blues now since old time began

So I went to

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talk my troubles
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to the hoodoo man
I told him all about my problem,
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and I asked him what was wrong
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He said you got to live the blues,
if you want to sing your song
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Seems like I'll always lose,
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you've got to suffer if you want to sing the blues

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Well you can sing a happy song if
you're glad (if you're glad)
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You can sing a protest song if
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you're mad (if you're mad)
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Ah, but if you want to sing the blues,
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then boy you'd better learn how to lose

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I  went and bought myself a lottery ticket,
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just to change my luck
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I  thought I wouldn't mind the losing,
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cause it only cost a buck
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I won an electric toaster, and a baritone sax,
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but I had to pawn my clothes just to pay off the tax
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It seems I always lose,
you've got to suffer if you want to...
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I always lose,
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you've got to suffer if you want...
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How come I  always lose,

Outro 1

you've got to suffer if you want to sing the blues

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