Why I Sing The Blues

Instruments
  G7   G7   G7   G7
  C7   C7   G7   G7
  D7   C7   G7   G7

Verse 1
Everybody G7Wants To Know      Why I Sing ThG7e Blues                   G7        G7​
Yes, I Say C7Everybody Wanna Know      Why I Sing The C7Blues         G7                      G7​
Well, I've Been Around A D7Long Time      I Really HaveC7 Paid My Dues                         G7       G7​

Verse 2
When I FirsG7t Got The Blues   They Brought Me Over OG7n A Ship
  G7Men Were Standing Over Me     And A Lot More With A Whip G7​
And Everybody WannaC7 Know         Why I Sing The BC7lues                      G7        G7​
Well, I've Been Around A LD7ong Time      Mm, I've ReallC7y Paid My Dues                   G7              G7​

Verse 3
I've LG7aid In A Ghetto Flat    Cold And NG7umb
I HG7eard The Rats Tell The Bedbugs      To Give The RG7oaches Some
  C7Everybody Wanna Know                  Why C7I'm Singing The Blues   G7                          G7​
Yes, I've BeenD7 Around A Long Time       People, I've PC7aid My Dues                        G7       G7​

Verse 4
I StG7ood In Line      Down G7At The County Hall
I HG7eard A Man Say, "We're Gonna Build   Some New ApaG7rtments For Y'all"
And EveryC7body Wanna Know        Yes, They WannaC7 Know  Why I'm Singing The Blues                          G7                      G7​
Yes, I've Been Around A LD7ong, Long Time      Yes, I've ReallyC7, Really Paid My Dues                       G7              G7​

Verse 5
My Kid'G7s Gonna Grow Up    Gonna Grow Up To Be A FoG7ol
'Cause They G7Ain't Got No More Room       No More Room For HiG7m In School
And EC7verybody Wanna Know       Everybody Wanna C7Know   Why I'm Singing The Blues                        G7                         G7​
I Say I've Been D7Around A Long Time       Yes, I've ReC7ally Paid Some Dues                 G7                 G7​

Verse 6
Yeah, You Know The Company Told G7Me      Guess You're Born G7To Lose
  G7    Everybody Around Me, People      It Seems Like EG7verybody Got The Blues
  C7    But I Had 'Em A Long Time            I'veC7 Really, Really G7Paid My Dues                           G7​
You Know I Ain't Ashamed Of D7It, People      I Just Love To SinC7g My Blues            G7                      G7   D7​

Instruments
  G7   G7   G7   G7
  C7   C7   G7   G7
  D7   C7   G7   G7 D7

Verse 7
I WG7alk Through The Cities, People    On My Bare Feet   G7​
I HG7ad A Fill Of Catfish And Chitterlings     Up And Down BeG7ale Street
  C7    You Know I'm Singing The Blues            Yes, I C7Really   I Just HaG7ve To Sing My Blues                           G7​
  D7    I've Been Around A Long Time        People, I'C7ve Really, Really Paid My Dues             G7                     G7   D7​

Verse 8
Now Father TimG7e Is Catching Up With Me      Gone Is My Youth     G7​
  G7    I Look In The Mirror Everyday       And Let It G7Tell Me The Truth
  C7    I'm Singing The Blues                C7Mm,     I JusG7t Have To Sing The Blues                          G7​
  D7    I've Been Around A Long Time           Yes, YeC7s, I've Really Paid Some Dues          G7                       G7   D7​

Verse 9
Yeah, They Told MG7e Everything   Would Be Better Out In The Country                            G7​
Everything Was Fine G7      I Caught Me A Bus Uptown, Baby G7​
And EveryC7 People, All The People   Got The Same Trouble As MineC7  I Got The Blues, Huh Huh                         G7                 G7​
I Say I've Been D7Around A Long Time       I've Really PC7aid Some Dues       G7                        G7   D7​

Verse 10
  G7 Blind Man On The Corner      Begging ForG7 A Dime
The RolG7lers Come And Caught Him      And Throw Him In The Jail G7For A Crime
  C7    I Got The Blues          C7        Mm,  IG7'm Singing My Blues                    G7​
I've Been Around D7A Long Time      Mm, I've ReaC7lly Paid Some Dues                                G7     G7   D7​

Verse 11
Oh I ThouG7ght I'd Go Down To The Welfare    To Get Myself Some Grits G7And Stuff
  G7But A Lady Stand Up And She Said      "You Haven't Been G7Around Long Enough"
  C7    That's Why I Got The Blues                  C7Mm,  The BluesG7                    G7​
I Say, I've Been D7Around A Long Time                  I've RC7eally, Really Paid My Dues                 G7              G7   D7​

Solo 3
  G7   G7   G7   G7
  C7   C7   G7   G7
  D7   C7   G7   D7