Why I Sing The Blues

Instruments
  D7   D7   D7   D7
  G7   G7   D7   D7
  A7   G7   D7   D7

Verse 1
Everybody D7Wants To Know      Why I Sing ThD7e Blues                   D7        D7​
Yes, I Say G7Everybody Wanna Know      Why I Sing The G7Blues         D7                      D7​
Well, I've Been Around A A7Long Time      I Really HaveG7 Paid My Dues                         D7       D7​

Verse 2
When I FirsD7t Got The Blues   They Brought Me Over OD7n A Ship
  D7Men Were Standing Over Me     And A Lot More With A Whip D7​
And Everybody WannaG7 Know         Why I Sing The BG7lues                      D7        D7​
Well, I've Been Around A LA7ong Time      Mm, I've ReallG7y Paid My Dues                   D7              D7​

Verse 3
I've LD7aid In A Ghetto Flat    Cold And ND7umb
I HD7eard The Rats Tell The Bedbugs      To Give The RD7oaches Some
  G7Everybody Wanna Know                  Why G7I'm Singing The Blues   D7                          D7​
Yes, I've BeenA7 Around A Long Time       People, I've PG7aid My Dues                        D7       D7​

Verse 4
I StD7ood In Line      Down D7At The County Hall
I HD7eard A Man Say, "We're Gonna Build   Some New ApaD7rtments For Y'all"
And EveryG7body Wanna Know        Yes, They WannaG7 Know  Why I'm Singing The Blues                          D7                      D7​
Yes, I've Been Around A LA7ong, Long Time      Yes, I've ReallyG7, Really Paid My Dues                       D7              D7​

Verse 5
My Kid'D7s Gonna Grow Up    Gonna Grow Up To Be A FoD7ol
'Cause They D7Ain't Got No More Room       No More Room For HiD7m In School
And EG7verybody Wanna Know       Everybody Wanna G7Know   Why I'm Singing The Blues                        D7                         D7​
I Say I've Been A7Around A Long Time       Yes, I've ReG7ally Paid Some Dues                 D7                 D7​

Verse 6
Yeah, You Know The Company Told D7Me      Guess You're Born D7To Lose
  D7    Everybody Around Me, People      It Seems Like ED7verybody Got The Blues
  G7    But I Had 'Em A Long Time            I'veG7 Really, Really D7Paid My Dues                           D7​
You Know I Ain't Ashamed Of A7It, People      I Just Love To SinG7g My Blues            D7                      D7   A7​

Instruments
  D7   D7   D7   D7
  G7   G7   D7   D7
  A7   G7   D7   D7 A7

Verse 7
I WD7alk Through The Cities, People    On My Bare Feet   D7​
I HD7ad A Fill Of Catfish And Chitterlings     Up And Down BeD7ale Street
  G7    You Know I'm Singing The Blues            Yes, I G7Really   I Just HaD7ve To Sing My Blues                           D7​
  A7    I've Been Around A Long Time        People, I'G7ve Really, Really Paid My Dues             D7                     D7   A7​

Verse 8
Now Father TimD7e Is Catching Up With Me      Gone Is My Youth     D7​
  D7    I Look In The Mirror Everyday       And Let It D7Tell Me The Truth
  G7    I'm Singing The Blues                G7Mm,     I JusD7t Have To Sing The Blues                          D7​
  A7    I've Been Around A Long Time           Yes, YeG7s, I've Really Paid Some Dues          D7                       D7   A7​

Verse 9
Yeah, They Told MD7e Everything   Would Be Better Out In The Country                            D7​
Everything Was Fine D7      I Caught Me A Bus Uptown, Baby D7​
And EveryG7 People, All The People   Got The Same Trouble As MineG7  I Got The Blues, Huh Huh                         D7                 D7​
I Say I've Been A7Around A Long Time       I've Really PG7aid Some Dues       D7                        D7   A7​

Verse 10
  D7 Blind Man On The Corner      Begging ForD7 A Dime
The RolD7lers Come And Caught Him      And Throw Him In The Jail D7For A Crime
  G7    I Got The Blues          G7        Mm,  ID7'm Singing My Blues                    D7​
I've Been Around A7A Long Time      Mm, I've ReaG7lly Paid Some Dues                                D7     D7   A7​

Verse 11
Oh I ThouD7ght I'd Go Down To The Welfare    To Get Myself Some Grits D7And Stuff
  D7But A Lady Stand Up And She Said      "You Haven't Been D7Around Long Enough"
  G7    That's Why I Got The Blues                  G7Mm,  The BluesD7                    D7​
I Say, I've Been A7Around A Long Time                  I've RG7eally, Really Paid My Dues                 D7              D7   A7​

Solo 3
  D7   D7   D7   D7
  G7   G7   D7   D7
  A7   G7   D7   A7