Key: C major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
Why I sing the blues
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I really have paid my dues
Verse 2
They brought me over on a ship
Men were standing over me
And a lot more with the whip
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I really have paid my dues
Verse 3
Cold and numb
I heard the rats tell the bedbugs
To give the roaches some
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People, I've paid my dues
Verse 4
Down at the County Hall
I heard a man say, "We're gonna build
Some new apartments for y'all"
Yes, they wanna know
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Yes, I've really, really paid my dues
Solo 1
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Verse 5
Gonna grow up to be a fool
'Cause they ain't got no more room
No more room for him in school
Everybody wanna know
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Yes, I've really paid some dues
Verse 6
Guess you're born to lose
Everybody around me, people
But I had 'em a long time
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I just love to sing my blues
Solo 2
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Verse 7
On my bare feet
I had a fill of catfish and chitterlings
Up and down Beal Street
Yes, I really
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People, I've really, really paid my dues
Verse 8
Gone is my youth
I look in the mirror everyday
I'm singing the blues
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Yes, yes, I've really paid some dues
Solo 3
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Verse 9
Would be better out in the country
Everything was fine
I caught me a bus uptown, baby
Got the same trouble as mine
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I've really paid some dues
Verse 10
One more time, fellows!
Begging for a dime
The rollers come and caught him
I got the blues
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Mm, I've really paid some dues
Verse 11
To get myself some grits and stuff
But a lady stand up and she said
That's why I got the blues
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I've really, really paid my dues
Solo 4
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[Repeat and fade]
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