[C]Dad was my hero God called him [F]away
Momma was [C]lonely and I was [G7]afraid
With no one to [C]lean on I turned to the [F]booze
Hard times come [C]early [G7]when you´re born with the [C]blues
Railroads were leaving and airplanes were [F]in
The great war was [C]brewing about to [G7]begin
Hungry and [C]lonesome nothing to [F]lose
Raised in a [C]boxcar [G7]and born with the [C]blues
Born with the blues trouble in [F]mind
Smoking and [C]drinking by the time I was [G7]nine
In debt from the [C]start I´m still paying my [F]dues
Crazy and [C]lonely [G7]and born with the [C]blues
In spite of the cocaine and in spite of it [F]all
God gave me a [C]woman to cushion the [G7]fall
You´re like Paul of the [C]bible spreading good [F]news
A man on a [C]journey [G7]and born with the [C]blues
Born with the blues trouble in [F]mind
Smoking and [C]drinking by the time I was [G7]nine
In debt from the [C]start I´m still paying my [F]dues
Crazy and [C]lonely [G7]and born with the [C]blues
Dad was my hero God called him away
Momma was lonely and I was afraid
With no one to lean on I turned to the booze
Hard times come early when you´re born with the blues
Railroads were leaving and airplanes were in
The great war was brewing about to begin
Hungry and lonesome nothing to lose
Raised in a boxcar and born with the blues
Born with the blues trouble in mind
Smoking and drinking by the time I was nine
In debt from the start I´m still paying my dues
Crazy and lonely and born with the blues
In spite of the cocaine and in spite of it all
God gave me a woman to cushion the fall
You´re like Paul of the bible spreading good news
A man on a journey and born with the blues
Born with the blues trouble in mind
Smoking and drinking by the time I was nine
In debt from the start I´m still paying my dues
Crazy and lonely and born with the blues