Why I Sing The Blues chords by Etta James

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Intro 1

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Verse 1
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I'll do anything that
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you want     me to do
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There ain't nothin', baby,
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I wouldn't do for you
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If you want it bad enough,
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it's catch    as catch can
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When I want it hard enough,
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you'll be my man
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Well, I sang the blues, I sang the blues,
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I sang the blues
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late in the midnight hour
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My daddy sang the
blues to my mama
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Yeah, I'll sing the blues,
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I'll sing the blues to you
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And  if you wanna talk about it,
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I'll hang around, yeah
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And if you wanna    fight about it,
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come on and let's get
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down
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I'll tell you what I'm thinkin'
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if you      wanna know
I'll tell you where I'm goin' if
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I        want you to go
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Baby, I'll sing the blues
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I'll sing the blues
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And I'll sing the blues
early in the morning, honey,
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I'll, I'll sing the blues
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My daddy sang the blues to my mama
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And baby, I sang the low
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-down dirty blues to you
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Yeah, alright
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I'll do anything
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that you want     me to do, yeah
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There ain't nothing, baby,
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I wouldn't do for you
If you want it bad enough,
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it's catch    as catch can
But when I want it hard enough,
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you'll be my man
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I sang the blues, I sang the blues, I sang, I sang the blues,
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baby, late in the midnight, midnight hour
I'll sing the blues,
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I'll sing the blues to you
Late in the, late in the all right, honey
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And I'll sing the blues
I'll sing the blues
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All night    long
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Early in the morning
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Late in the midnight hour
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I sang the blues
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Said     my daddy must have sang
the blues to your mama
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He must have sang them all night long
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All night long
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I'll sing the blues,
low down there they're
singing blues to you
I'll sing the blues, I'll sing the blues,
late in the midnight hour you