Why We Play The Blues chords by
Michael Hill's Blues Mob
Michael Hill's Blues Mob

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Key: G major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Time's a really tough,
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there's trouble all around
The cost of keeping up is steady
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wearing people down
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But we need something for the spirit,
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to help them make it through
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Well, this music is a healer, and that's why we play the blues,
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why we play the blues.
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Millionaires will tell you the
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economy is fine.
That doesn't help the people on
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the unemployment line.
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We've got too many families who need housing,
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jobs, and food.
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So we try to tell the story
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And that's why we play the blues
Why we play the blues
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Come on, kick it now
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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We know that life is sweeter when
you've got a fine romance
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But so much stuff is out here folks
are scared to take a chance
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So many hearts are lonely,
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so many hearts confused
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Well this music's good for lovin' now
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And that's why we play this blues
Why we play the blues?
blues?
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One more.
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Young people face danger
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Impressions of the street
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And even in the classroom
Children pack in heat
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You've got to show them wisdom
And the strength
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that's in our roots
Yes we do
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Well this mu sic is a bloodline
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And that's why we play the blues
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Why we play the blues?
Captain
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Keyboard, say it now.
Interlude 2
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Verse 3
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We've played a lot of places
from the east out to the west
We take it to the stage and
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put this music to the test
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No matter where they come from
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People understand the truth
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Everybody knows the feeling
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And that's why we play the blues
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Why we play the blues, yeah
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Why we play the blues
Got to, got to, got to
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We got to, got to
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Play the blues,
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play the blues now
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Outro 1
Boo!
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