Wasted Life Blues chords by Bessie Smith

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Verse 1
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I've lived a
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life but nothin' I've gained
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Each day I'm full of sorrow an d pain
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No one seems to care enough for poor me
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To give me a word of sympathy

Verse 2
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Oh, me, oh, my
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Wonder what will the end  be
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Oh, me, oh, my
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Wonder what will become of poor me
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No father to guide me,

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Verse 3

no mother to care

Must bear my troubles all alone

Not even a brother to help me share

This burden I must bear alone

Verse 4

Oh, me, oh, my

Wonder what will my end be

Oh, me, oh, my

Wonder what will become of poor me

Interlude 1

I'm settin' and think

Verse 5
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in'
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of the days gone by
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They filled my heart with pain
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I'm too weak to stand
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and too strong to cry
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But I'm forgettin' it all in vain
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Oh,

Verse 6
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me, oh, my
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Wonder what will my end be
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Oh, me, oh, my
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Wonder what will become of poor me
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I've traveled and wandered almost

Verse 7
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everywhere
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To get a little joy from life
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Still I've gained nothin' but
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wars and despairs
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Still strugglin' in this world of strife
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Oh, me,