blues

Crazy ( Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline )

Crazy, I'm crazy for feeling so lonely I'm crazy, crazy for feeling so blue I knew you'd love me as long as you wanted And then someday you'd leave me for somebody new Oooh, duru, duru, duru, Worry, why do I let myself worry? Ahh, …

Crossroads ( Elmore James, Eric Clapton, ... )

[] [] I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees Ask the lord up above for mercy, take me if you please. [] I went down to the crossroads, tried to …

Cry Baby ( Janis Joplin )

[] Cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, [] Honey, welcome back home. [] I know she told you, [] Honey I know she told you that she loved you Much more than I did, [] But all I know is that she left you, And …

Dead Flowers ( The Rolling Stones )

Well when you're sittin there, in your silk upholstered chair Talkin to some rich folk that you know Well I hope you wont see me, in my ragged company cause you know I could never be alone Take me down little Suzie, take me down …

Dixie Chicken ( Little Feat )

[] I've seen the bright lights of Memphis, and the Commodore Hotel And underneath a street lamp, I met a southern belle Oh, she took me to the river, where, where she cast her spell And in that southern moonlight, she sang this song so …

Don't Know Why ( Norah Jones )

I waited 'til - I saw the sun I don't know why I didn't come I left you by the house of fun I don't know why I didn't come I don't know why I didn't come When I saw the break of day I …

Down To Zero ( Joan Armatrading )

Oh, the feeling, when you're reeling; you step lightly thinking you're number one Down to zero with a word, leaving, for another one Now you won't put you're feet back on the ground; Down to the ground, down to the ground Down to the ground, …

Driving Home For Christmas ( Chris Rea )

[] [] [] [] I'm driving home for Christmas [] Oh, I can't wait to see those faces [] I'm driving home for Christmas, yea [] Well I'm moving down that line [] And it's been so long [] But I will be there I …

Drowning In The Sea Of Love ( Eva Cassidy )

I've been down one time And I've been down two times But right now I'm drowning Drowning in the sea of love I've been out here for so very long I've lost all my direction Baby, when you came my way I thought I had …

Drunk on the Moon ( Tom Waits )

Tight-slacked clad girls on the graveyard shift 'Neath the cement stroll Catch the midnight drift Cigar chewing Charlie In that newspaper nest grifting hot horse tips On who's running the best And I'm blinded by the neon Don't try and change my tune 'Cause I …

Everybody Needs Somebody To Love ( Solomon Burke, The Blues Brothers )

(for original key in C) (spoken-I) I'm so glad to be here tonight and I'm so glad to be home. And I believe I've got a message for every woman and Every man here tonight that ever needed somebody to love Someone to stay with …

Filipino Box Spring Hog ( Tom Waits )

Well I hung on to Mary's stump, I danced with a soldiers glee With a rum-soaked crook, and a big fat laugh, I spent my last dollar on thee I saw Bill Bones, gave him a yell, Kehoe spiked the nog With a chain link …

Folsom Prison Blues ( Johnny Cash )

[] I hear the train a comin' It's rollin' 'round the bend, And I ain't seen the sunshine, Since, I don't know when, I'm stuck in Folsom Prison, And time keeps draggin' on, But that train keeps a-rollin', On down to San Antone. When I …

Fool (if you think its over) ( Chris Rea )

A dying fl ame you're free again who could love and do that to you. All dressed in b lack he won't be com ing back. Save your tears you've got years and ye ars. The pains of se venteens unreal, they're on ly dreams. …

Fools Hall Of Fame ( Johnny Cash )

Well if I live to be a hundred I know I can´t forget the day That I broke the heart that you gave me and let you walk away That´s when they hung my name in the fools hall of fame Why didn´t someone try …

Foreign Affair ( Tom Waits )

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For You Blue ( The Beatles )

[] Because you're sweet and lovely girl I love you Because you're sweet and lovely girl it's true I love you more than ever girl I do I want you in the morining girl I love you I want you at the moment I feel …

Friday Night Blues ( John Conley, Sonny Throckmorton )

He's been working all week he's got mental fatigue And that old couch sure looks fine All week he's been gone she's been sitting alone Slowly going out of her mind As he kicks off his shoes for the six o-clock news She's get-ting all …

Fumblin' With the Blues ( Tom Waits )

Friday left me fumblin' with the blues And it's hard to win when you always lose Because the nightspots spend your spirit Beat your head against the wall Two dead ends and you've still got to choose You know the bartenders They all know my …

Further On Up The Road ( The Band, Eric Clapton, ... )

Further on up the road Someone's gonna hurt you like you hurt me Further on up the road Someone's gonna hurt you like you hurt me Further on up the road Baby, just you wait and see You gotta reap just what you sow That …

Georgia On My Mind ( Ray Charles, Willie Nelson )

Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind. [] Georgia, Georgia, the whole day through. [] Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind, Georgia on my mind. [] Georgia, Georgia, a song of you, [] Comes as sweet and clear …

Ghost riders in the sky ( Sons Of The Pioneers, Johnny Cash, ... )

An old cowboy went ridin' out one dark and windy day, at bolder ridge he rested as he went along his way when all at once a mighty herd of red eyed cows he saw driving through the ragged skies and up a cloudy draw. …

Give Me One Reason ( Tracy Chapman )

Give me one reason to stay here And I'll turn right back around Give me one reason to stay here And I'll turn right back around Because I don't wanna leave you lonely But you got to make me change my mind Baby, I got …

Gloomy Sunday ( Billie Holiday )

Sunday is gloomy my hours are slumberless. Dearest, the shadows I live with are numberless. Little white flowers will never awaken you, Not where the black coach of sorrow has taken you. Angels have no thought of ever returning you -- Would they be angry …

Going To The River ( Fats Domino )

I'm goin' to the river gonna jump overboard and drown I'm goin' to the river gonna jump overboard and drown Because the girl I love she just have left this town When she left me I bowed my head and cried When she left me …

Going Up The Country ( Canned Heat )

I'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? I'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? I'm goin' to some place where I've never been before. I'm goin', I'm goin' where the water tastes like wine. Well, I'm goin' where the …

Good Times, Bad Times ( The Rolling Stones )

There've been good times. There've been bad times I have my share of hard times too But I lost my faith in the world Honey, when I lost you Remember the good times we've had together Don't you want them back again Though these hard …

Grapefruit Moon ( Tom Waits )

Grapefruit moon, one star shining, shi-ning down on me. Heard that tune, and now I'm pining, ho-ney, can't you see? 'Cos every time I hear that melody, well, something breaks in-side. And the grapefruit moon, one star shining, can't turn back, the tide. Never had, …

Gravity ( John Mayer )

[] Gravity is working against me And gravity wants to bring me down Oh I'll never know what makes this man With all the love that his heart can stand Dream of ways to throw it all away Oh Gravity is working against me And …

Hallelujah I Love Her So ( Ray Charles )

Let me tell you 'bout a girl I know She is my baby and she lives next door Every mornin' 'fore the sun comes up She brings me coffee in my favorite cup That's why I know, yes, I know Hallelujah, I just love her …

Hang Down Your Head ( Tom Waits )

Hush a wild violet, hush a band of gold. Hush you're in a story I heard somebody told Tear the promise from my heart, tear my heart today. You have found another, oh, baby I must go away. So, hang down your head for sorrow, …

Hang Me, Oh Hang Me ( Dave Van Ronk )

Hang me,Oh hang me, and I'll Be dead and gone. Hang me, Oh hang me... I'll be dead and gone.. wouldn't mind the hangin... but the layin in the grave so long poor boy... i been all around this world. I been all around cape …

Hard Times ( Eric Clapton )

My mother told me Before she passed away Said son when I'm gone Don't forget to pray 'Cause there'll be hard times Lord, those hard times Who knows better than I? Well I soon found out Just what she meant When I had to pawn …

Have I Got Some Blues For You ( Charley Pride )

The one you love stopped by to see me today Said she just couldn't tell you she was going away I took her to the station and I held her as she cried And she asked me if I would tell you goodbye Have I …

Have I Told You Lately ( Joe Cocker, Van Morrison, ... )

[] Have I told you lately that I love you? [] Have I told you there's no one else above you? [] Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness, ease my troubles that's what you do. [] For the morning sun in …

Heartattack and Vine ( Tom Waits )

Liar, liar with your pants on fire White spades hanging on the telephone wire Gamblers reevaluate along the dotted line You'll never[(þögn)] recognize yourself on Heartattack and Vine Doctor, lawyer, beggar man, thief Philly Joe Remarkable looks on in disblief If you want a taste …

Hey hey, my my ( Neil Young )

Hey hey, my my Rock and roll can never die There's more to the picture Than meets the eye Hey hey, my my It's out of the blue and into the black They give you this but you pay for that And once you're gone …

Hey Joe ( Jimi Hendrix )

Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun of yours? Hey Joe, I said where you goin' with that gun in your hand I'm going down to shoot my old lady You know, I've caught her messin' around with another man I'm going down to …

Highwayman ( Kris Kristofferson, Jimmy Webb, ... )

I was a highwayman, along the coach roads I did ride With sword and pistol by my side Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade The bastards hung me in the spring of …

Hit the Road, Jack ( Ray Charles )

Hit the Road Jack and don'tcha come back No more no more no more no more, Hit the Road Jack and don'tcha come back No more Hit the Road Jack and don'tcha come back No more no more no more no more, Hit the Road …

Hold On ( Tom Waits )

They hung a sign up in our town "if you live it up, you won't live it down" So, she left Marty Rio's son Just like a bullet leaves a gun With charcoal eyes and Monroe hips She went and took that California trip Well, …

Honky Tonk Blues ( Hank Williams )

Well I left my home down on the rural route I told my paw I'm going stepping out and get the Honky tonk blues hey the honky tonk blues Hey Lord I got 'em I got the honky tonk blues Well I went to a …

Hound Dog ( Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, ... )

You ain't nothing but a hound dog Cryin all the time You ain't nothing but a hound dog Cryin all the time Well you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine When they said you was high class well that …

How long blues ( Eric Clapton )

How long, baby how long, Has that evening train been gone? How long, how how long, baby how long? Went to the station, didn't see no train. Down in my heart, I have an aching pain. How long, how how long, baby how long? I …

Human ( Rag'n'Bone Man )

Maybe I'm foolish, maybe I'm blind Thinking I can see through this and see what's behind Got no way to prove it so maybe I'm blind But I'm only human after all, I'm only human after all Don't put your blame on me Don't put …

I Am A Pilgrim ( Merle Travis )

I am a pilgrim and a stranger Traveling through this wearisome land I've got a home in that yonder city good Lord And it's not not made by hand I've got a mother, a sister and brother Who have gone this way before I am …

I Can't Wait to Get Off Work (And See My Baby on Montgomery Avenue) ( Tom Waits )

Well, I don't mind working cause I used to be jerkin' off most of my time in the bars I've been a cabbie and a stock clerk and a soda fountain jock jerk and a manic mechanic on cars It's nice work if you can …

I'd Rather Go Blind ( Etta James )

Something told me it was over when I saw you and her talking, Something deep down in my soul said, ´Cry Girl´, when I saw you and that girl, walking out. I would rather, I would rather go blind boy, Than to see you, walk …

If I Give My Soul ( Johnny Cash )

Down a dangerous road I have come to where I'm standing With a heavy heart and my hat clutched in my hand Such a foolish man God ain't known no greater sinner I have come in search of Jesus hoping He will understand If I …

If It Hadn't Been For Love ( The Steeldrivers, Adele )

[] Never woulda hitchhiked to Birmingham If it hadn't been for love Never woulda caught the train to Louisianne If it hadn't been for love Never woulda run through the blindin' rain With out one dollar to my name If it hadn't been, if it …