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Key: G minor•
Verse 1
Em
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We are the blues

Everybody wanna sing my blues

Nobody wanna live my blues
F#m
F#m
2

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Bm
Bm
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Mmm, oh
G
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D
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We are the blues
Bm
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F#m
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The blues keep on
Bm
Bm
2

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Livin' the blues
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Bm
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B
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2

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For a long, time
F#m
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We've been livin' the blues
G
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We've been living the blues
Bm
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2

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for a long, long time
G#
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4

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2

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F
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We've been paying dues
Em
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G
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We've been up and we've been down
G#
G#
4

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G#aug
G#aug
4

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A
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Al most level to the ground
Bbdim
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G#aug
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2

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For a long, long time
Em
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F#m
F#m
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We've been living the blues
G
G

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F
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Since the days of
Bm
Bm
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D
D

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southern plantations
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G
G

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We've been living the blue
F#m
F#m
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for a hundred years of hu
B
B
2

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G#
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4

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E
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B
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2

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miliation an d paying due.
F
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G#
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4

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Stripped of pride and humanity,
A
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Bbdim
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all in the name of Christianity.
C
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G#aug
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Bb
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2

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For a long time we've
Em
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been living the blue.
Bm
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Em
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A
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G
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A long, day, living the blues
Bb
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C
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Forced to watch our son
Bm
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2

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s and daughters
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Beaten, raped,
G#aug
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and even slaughtered
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Slavery left us in ruins
D
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Bm
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Consti tutions,

they were only previsions
F#
F#
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D#m
D#m
6

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G#
G#
4

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G#aug
G#aug
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Such a proud and royal people
C#m
C#m
4

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B
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2

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E
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Living separate and unequal
C#m
C#m
4

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C
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Jim Crow was the rule
B
B
2

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F
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Instead of 40 acres and a mule
Em
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Bm
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2

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G
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F#m
F#m
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Em
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This is the blues
D
D

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Livin' the blues
Em
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F#m
F#m
2

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Everybody wanna sing my blues
Em
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G
G

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F
F

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Nobody wanna live my blues
Em
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Moved up north,
Bm
Bm
2

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thought we'd be free
Em
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From livin' the blues
Bm
Bm
2

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Livin' the blues
D
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Em
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G#
G#
4

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But we only found agony
Am
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Bb
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2

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Yeah, pay and do, pay and do
Verse 2
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G#
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4

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Shadows, projects, and tenement slums
Verse 3
A
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No better off than where
Bbdim
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we come from
B
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2

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G#aug
G#aug
4

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Am
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Bb
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B
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2

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For a love of time
Em
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We've been
Verse 4

living the blues
Bm
Bm
2

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B
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2

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F#m
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We've been living the blues
Verse 5
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B
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2

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F#
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Bb
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Living the blues
Verse 6
Am
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We've come through the storms
Bm
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Em
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an d rain
Verse 7
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C
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Am
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Heartache and pain
Verse 8
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Bm
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2

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Livin' from day to day
B
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2

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Em
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Tryin' hard to find our way
F#
F#
2

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D#m
D#m
6

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G#
G#
4

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We keep holdin' on
C#m
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B
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2

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Livin' the blues has made
E
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Fdim
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3

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us strong
C#m
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C
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No matter what, we know we can take it
B
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2

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F
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No matter back, we're gonna make it
Em
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G
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We're in the blues
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F#
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2

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B
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2

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We're in the blues
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2

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Em
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We're in wanna sing my blues
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F
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Nobody wanna live my blues
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G
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Living the blues has made us strong
G#
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4

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G#aug
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Made us strong
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We're gonna get more than that

No matter what we know
B
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2

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We can take it
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We're gonna make it
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Everybody wanna sing our
G#
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Nobody

Nobody live by
D
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Nobody
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B
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2

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Livin' the blues like Potatoes
A
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Through the storm

We gotta keep holdin' on

Keep holdin' on
Em
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Nobody wanna live by
G#
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Nobody
A
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Nobody wanna make it

Everybody
Em
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B
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2

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Everybody wanna sing our

They wanna sing our blues
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Nobody wanna live by
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Nobody

Livin' blues like

Baby don't stop

We gotta keep on it

Holdin' on

No matter what we do

We can take it

We take it

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • F#m

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • D

  • C

  • B

    2

  • G#

    4

  • Am

  • Bb

  • F

  • G#aug

    4

  • A

  • Bbdim

  • E

  • F#

    2

  • D#m

    6

  • C#m

    4

  • Fdim

    3

Capo: 3

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Blackness Blues by Sounds Of Blackness is G minor.

The primary chords used in The Blackness Blues are Gm, Am, Dm, Bb, F, Eb.

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

Yes, this version uses open chords like Gm, Am, Dm, Bb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Blackness Blues is approximately 140 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of The Blackness Blues using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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