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1 mean he’s beat-in’ it; He’s try’n to make his get a - way.— The old rap-
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= scal-lion_ is go-in’ to Gal - lion. That is why. 1 say:
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Blue train’s at the sta - tion, fire - man’sshove - lin’ coal; — En- gin -
Cm Eb Ab
-eer he’s at the throt-tle, ‘bout to make that blue trainroll. _ Tick- et —_ a-gent,
Ab? Eb Bb”
ease your win -dow down.____ If you don’t fil
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get the blue— train blues. Blue train whis - tle’s blow-in’,
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Tick - et a- gent, ease your win - dow down.
pb? P ppl pb BP aug
Please don’t. make me getthose blue train —_ blues.
pe BP aug i Ab?
(instrumental)
Eb Be” fb OAD? pb
——_—— Gon - na
Ae? Eb
— —
lay my head up - on the rail road _ track; Gon - na
Ab? Abr Eb
track. When the
lay my head_ up - on the rail - road
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blue train comes a-long, J won't snatch it back. I want my
Bb” P ppl fb Ab?
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man, don’t want no blue train — blues. —_______——
27Blues (From ‘An American In Paris’)
By George Gershwin
Medium slow
BP G’aug Cm = BP/yp EP? FH BP Gaug Cn? BP/p Ebmé Fb®
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gb Cm?) B/E Gb9 Fab) Bb B/p Bema? Fl BbBlues Ain’t Nothing
Words & Music by Georgia White
Medium tempo
(2-7)
mf D
Well, the blues ain‘t noth - in’, no, the blues ain't noth - in’ but a
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good man feel-in’ bad. __ No, the blues ain’t noth-in’ but a
good man feel - in’ bad. It
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must have been those wea -ry blues_ | had.—
Verse 2
Honey, when | die, honey, when | die, don’t you go wear no black.
Honey, when I die, don’t go wear no black;
For if you do, my bones'll come a-creeping back.
Verse 3
Im a-going downtown, I'm a-going downtown, gonna buy myself some glue.
Ym a-going downtown, gonna buy myself some glue;
‘Cos the woman I've been loving, she broke my heart in two.
29Blues And Booze
Traditional
Medium tempo
(2-33)
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1 went
Wentto bed last night, and boy— | wasin my sleep, sleep.
— tobedlast night,— and | was in my sleep. Woke—
av 6 D@ D
— up this morn- in’, the po - lice was shak - in’ me.
Verse 2
I went to the jailhouse, drunk and blue as | could be. (Twice)
But that cruel old judge sent my man away from me.
Verse 3
They carried me to the courthouse; Lordy, how I was cryin’. (Twice)
They jailed me sixty days in jail, and money couldn't pay the fine.
Verse 4
Sixty days ain’t long if you can spend them as you choose. (Twice)
But this seems like jail, in a cell where there ain’t no booze.
Verse 5
My life is all a misery when | cannot get my booze. (Twice)
1 spend every dime on liquor, got to have the booze to go with these blues.
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30 Phan tee eer
eseBlues Around My Bed
Words & Music by Spencer Wiliams
Medium slow
f Be a Am
5
| woke up this morn - in’, foun’ my lov-in’ man had fled. Did-n’t
pb Gn? B? pe?
say good - bye,— that is why | sit and sigh.
Eb Eb ae Abn
Left with-out a warn-in’, now my hap-pi-ness is dead; And |
Cn? P BP? sus Be?
shake with fright— with the com-in’ of the — night
Eb Edin BPE Fedm — Eb/g,
On my lone-ly pil-low, heav-ylies my head; ’Cos my man’s goneand left me with the
pb? AP Ae? gb
blues a-roun’ my bed. Cryin’ Law - dy, Law-dy, J wish that | was dead.
ser tanagn ranma tne *pe? Fr? Be? p>
_ Deep shad-owstaunt me, got the blues a-roun’ my bed.
Ber Bb Edim BPE Fein
— Ym aweep-in’ wil-low, ma -nytears I've shed Since
pb 6 pb A
my man went and left me with the blues a-roun’ my bed. Sigh - in’ mer - cy, mer - cy,
Ab? Eb BP?
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be-cause I'm so a - fraid,_______ When mem ~‘ries haunt me,
Fi? o” BP EP e
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with those blues @-roun’ my — bed, —___ nstrumental)
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Be” Be Bb Edm — BP?/p Fein
Boats way up the riv-er, and it’s com-in’ down;
p> 1G per Ab?
1 quake and quiv-er’cos it’s Al-a-ba-ma boun’, Tak-in’ my man a-way to
3
stay, that’s what the Cap - tain said, —____ Leav-in’ those
Bb? Fm? Bb? pb pb?
—
nev - er sleep - in’ ev - er creep - in’ blues a-roun’ my __ bed.
Ab hr BP, */pb Bb? pe Ab? pb
ee
= Blues a - roun’ my bed..
3Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me
Words & Music by Arthur N. Swanstrom, Charles R. McGarron & Carey Morgan
ee swing
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mf
Abn? Bb? Eb BPaug Eb Am? — BP?
What is that song— a-bout _kiss-es?__ What is thatsong—a-bout
e Br P oD
smiles? if 1 could have. my way, 4 sing a song- to-day
[iv BP EP Edm BP7/p EP Abn? BP?
That would beat them all by miles. 1 would-n’t sing~ a-bout
p> BP aug pb? AP
smiling — That's not the ti - tle fd choose. | would sing— a-bout
Gm 4 Ars) D N.C. D”
what I've got, And what f've got’s the wear-y blues. There are
Gm Cdim Gm @ Cm
blues.
that you get from wor - ry, Thereare _ blues.
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— that you get from pain; ‘And there are blues when you're lone -
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- ly for yourone and on- - ly, The blues you can nev - er ex -
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= plain. There are blues. that you get from long - ing;
Gv Cm D Ddim D”
_ Butthe blu - - - est bluesthat be ___ Are the
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sort of blues that’s on my mind, _‘They'rethe ve-ry mean-est kind: The
F Cn’? LF BP Bedim Fl Bb OF? BP NC.
blues my naugh-ty sweet-ie gives to ~—sme.
35Blues Stay Away From Me
‘Words & Music by Wayne Raney, Henry Glover, Alton Delmore & Rabon Delmore
Slow
(Q=73)
F
C F Cm? FP
—————*
1, Blues, stay a-way from me..
2. life is full of mi - se - ry.
Br Cv F Dm F/¢
Blues, why don’t you let me be? Don’t know
Dreams. are like a me - mo - ry,— Bring - ing
C F Gn’ C7
————_
why you. keep on haunt - ing me.——________
back your love thatused tobe.
F C Cn? F
mn
Love was nev - ermeant for—_me..
Tears so ma - ny | can't see.
Bb cv oF Dm Fc
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True love was nev-er meant for— me Seems— some-how
Years don’t mean a thing to— me. ——___ Time— goes by,
C F 7 Gr? Gulf F
we nev -ercan a - gree.
and still | can’t be— free.
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36Bluesette
Words by Norman Gimbel # Music by Jean Thielemans
Medium jazz waltz
6 Fa nrtbs) Br) En? Arbo
Poor lit - tle, sad lit - tle, blue Blues - ette, don’t you cry,
Long asthere’s love in your heart to share, dear Blues - ette,
Dn? Gro Cma? ce Cn? Fro
don’t you fret. You can bet one fuck-y day you'll wak - en
don't des - pair. Some blue boy is. long-ing, just like you, to
Beng? Bem? Eb7bo Abma?”
and your blues will = be. for - sak - en. One luck - y
find a some - one to be true to;._— Two lov ~ ing
Abe Anvs) prs Br? pe? An? v
day, love - ly love will come your way.
arms he can nest - le in and __ stay.
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Get set, Blues - ette, true love is com - ing. Your trou-bled heart
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soon will be hum - ming. (Hum)
Bbng? phe Ben? baba Ang?
Doo-ya, doo-ya, doo-ya,
Abe An?) pro Bn? BP? An? 0?
= 5:
doo-ya, do0-ya, doo-ya, Doo - 09 - 00 Blues - ette..
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Pret-ty lit-tle Blues - ete, must-n’t be a mourn - er. Have youheard the
Arba Dm? Gra Cmg? ce
news yet? Love is ‘round the cor-ner; Love wrapped in rain-bows and
Cn? Fro Beng?” Bee Ben?
tied with pink rib-bon, To make your next spring-time your gold wed - ding
38baba Abma?” V0) Anv>> D?
ring time. So dry your eyes, don’t - cha pout, don’t - cha fret; good-y
Bn?” BY An? =? 6
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good times are com -ing, Blues - ette.__ Long as there’s love in your
Fa 7s) Broa En? Arb Dn? Gro
heart to share, dear blues - ete, don’t des - pair.
Cma” ce Cm? ribs) Bong?
Some blue boy is long-ing, just like you, to find a some - one
Bom? baba Ama? ‘Ape Am?5) pro
to be true to. One luck- y day love-ly love will come your
Bn? BP An?
———————
way, That = mag - ic day
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— may just be to - day.
39Body And Soul
‘sic by john Green # Lyrics by Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman & Robert Sour
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40Born To Lose
Words & Music by Ted Daffan
Medium tempo
lan F @ ¢
mf
Wwe lived =omy life in
lose, my ev - ‘ry hope is
Ev - ‘ry dream has on - ly brought =~ me pain.
W's so hard to face that emp - ty dawn.
Cc @ Cc c F
All omy life, Wwe al - ways been so
You were all the hap - pi - ness |
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= Born to lose, and now 'm_—_ los ~ ing
Di? ~—s Gi! Cc F @ Cc C
Born to lose, it seems so hard to bea How |
There’s no use to. dream of = hap - pi -_ ness allt
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long to ~— al - ways have you near.____ You've grown tired and
see is on - ly lone- li - ness. Al “my life, We
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Born to._—lose, and
now you say we're through;
al - ways been so blue;.
Born to
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“Mepernered aenatona Cpa Seared, 4aBring It With You When You Come
Words & Music by Gus Cannon
Medium fast
ay 2»
Now | was lay - in’ a - round— a lit - tle town,
smo-king @ snipe ci - gar. | was wait-ing — for— a
yv @
hand - out,
Just to catch an emp - ty car. Just as the
Cc c F
all in vain.—
freight — train- came roll-ing by, my wait__ was
= Back off, back off,
you dir- ty — bum,— and
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catch. the— next freight —_train.— Now, if you wan-na be— a lit-tle
gil of mine.— bring it with you when you come.—
vy
full of rum.
Played a - round— the lit - tle town, your head chock
g Cc C/pe
= { can’t send you down-town — for too litte sap, now;
F/A Fm/Ab C/G ¢
She's sit-ting on an - oth-er man’s lap. Now, you want to be
F y @ Cc
it with you when you come. —
girl of mine,— bring
43Bright Lights, Big City
Words & Music by Jimmy Reed
Medium fast
mf ®
Bright lights, big ci - ty, gone to my ba - by’s head.-
y
— Bright —_fights,___ big ci - ty,
a” P
gone to my ba -by’s head | tried to tell the wo-man,but she
don’t be-lieve a word said.
Verse 2
All right, pretty baby, gonna need my help some day. (Twice)
You gonna wish you had listened to some of the the things | say.
Verse 3
Bright lights, big city, gone to my baby’s head. (Twice)
| got to tell your mama that you don’t believe a thing ! said,
cant ec na on a prt
44 ta sen natn copii SearedBroken Hearted Blues
Words & Music by Wille Dion
Slow
D wf @ 4
Chills on my pil - low,— ice - wa-ter in my ba-by’s bed.
D y @
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_ Yeah,— chills on my pil - low,
D
ice wa-ter in my ba - bys bed.——
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All the good things | have done for you wo - man,
@ y Gv D
and you left me for an-oth-er man.—
Verse 2
if you happen to see my baby, | want you to tell her I been cryin’ on my knees. (Twice)
Tell me pray to my master, please hope her back to me.
Verse 3
If had ten million dollars, woman, you know | would give you every dime. (Twice)
‘Just to hear you call me daddy one more time.
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8y Ferdinand ‘Jelly Rolt Morton
Medium slow
(0-73)
B Fedim Bb7/p EP id Abe Adim
Thought | heard bud-dy Bol-den say “You're nasty, you're dir-ty,
E>/pp Eb Abe 3 Adim Ebjpp C7
take it a-way— You're ter-ri- ble you're aw- ful; take it a-way,”"_ I
Be Gc? FP BH e Flam BP7/p EP Ee
thought! heard him say.— I thought | heard Bud-dy_Bol-den shout
Ape Adim Ebyjpp Eb? Abs Adim
“O-pen up that win-dow and let that bad air out. O-pen upthat win- dow and let that
EP, */pe c’ F Be, ‘aug Ab? gb Be?
bad air out,"___—«|-_—stthought |_~—hheard Bud-dy Bol -den shout. '
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46Ee Phim BE? EP Bee Adin
thought | heard Judge Fog-ar-ty say “Thir-ty days_ inthe mar-ket;
Eb/pb Eb? Abe Adim
take him a - way. Give him a good broom to sweep with,
Bp 0? Booec oF BM
1 thought | heard him say. !
Take him a - way,’
Bb Flaim BP’/e Eb Ebo Abs 5 Adim
thought! heard__—Fran-kie Du-sen shout “Gal, gim-me that mo-ney, I'm gon-na
Eb/pb Ev ae Adm
beat it 1 mean gim-me that mo -ney; I'm gon - na
pb Cc P pb? Eb
beat it out."_ ‘Cos._|_ thought | heard Fran-kie Ou-sen shout.
47Brother, Can You Spare A Dime
Music by lay Gomey x Words by E.¥. Harburg
Medium slow
on Cai) Cr F BP/p Bb @
1. Once | built a rail-road, made it run;— Made it race a-gainst time.
2: Once | built a tow-er to the sun; _—Brick and riv - et and lime.
.
Di? Cm Av Fné @ Cm
‘s done. Bro-ther can you spare a
Once | built @ rail-road, now i
Once | built a tow-er, now it’s done. Bro-ther can you spare a dime?
2.
Cm C cron C’sus* C7
—_3—
Once, in kha - ki suits, gee we looked swell;
7b) 5 GCn?"9)/0 77) Fr
J
Full of that Yan -kee Doo -dle - de- dum. Half a mil-lion boots went
Cr? F9 Cr? Anv>) ib p7bs) G7
3—
slog-gin’ thro’ hell, And | was the kid—— with the drum.—
Cia Cp ChE
Say, don’t you re-mem - ber, they called me Al; —_
Fr BP / pb @ Dar) /Ab GQ’
It was Al_— all the time. Say, don’t you re-mem-ber,
Cm _hr Fé Gv Cm
Ym your palt— Bud - dy can you spare a dime?
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8 mie ont ceaeBuilt For Comfort
Words & Music by Willie Dixon
Medium tempo
7
NG. a
‘Some folks built like this, some folks built like that, But the
way fm built, well don’t you callme fat. Be-cause fm
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built for com - fort,— | ain't built for speed;—
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But 1 got ev-er- y-thing,
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All________ that good girl needs.
Verse 2
J ain’t got no diamonds, | ain’t got no boat,
But | do have love that’s gonna fire your soul.
’Cos Vm built for comfort, | aint built for speed;
But | got everything all you good women need.
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49Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man
Music by Jerome Kern + Words by Oscar Hammerstein I
Medium slow
(=) D)
Gn An? Dn? gv Ca? Gm? clsbs
Fish got to swim and birds got to fly— | got to love one
Fe Br? Em? An? Ab? Drs Gr C Ebdim Dn? G’aug
=
mantill | die, Can’t help — lovin’ dat man— —of_—smine.
Cmg? Ar? Du? g Cma?” Gn? C13
Tell _me he’s la- - zy tell me he's slow,— tell me fm cra - 2
Fe pho En? An? Abr prs G79 C Dn’ Gn’ crib
i— = =
may-be | know, Can’t help —lov-in’dat man_ of _mine..
Fe Fhdim Cg’ » En? Ebmg?
When he goes a- way dat’s a rain- y day,— and when he comes
Di’ =P Dn?/g @? Graug Cmg? An?
back dat day is fine, the sun will shine. Hecan come home— as
Dn” g Cm?” Gm? C136 Fe pb?
late as can be,— home with - out him ain't no home to me,—
Em? Am? Abr pb Grbs ¢ be DPmg? Cc
Can't help lov-in’ dat man— of mine..
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50 ‘Aighes eseea mentor CoomaCan’t Stop Lovin’
Words & Music by Elmore james
Medium tempo
N.C. y
mf
1 can't stop i my ba-by to-night.
@ y
1 can’t stop lov- in’, my ba-by to- night
a’ @ D
No mat-terwhat | do,
she won't treat me right.
Verse 2
1 loved my baby, this mornin’ soon. (Twice)
| didn’t come back home till this afternoon.
Verse 3
When | leave my baby, she’s all alone. (Twice)
| can’t have no lovin’, cos my baby’s gone.
Verse 4
Oh, baby, come and walk with me. (Twice)
Hl make you happy, baby, as any girl can be.
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Tits ese mercer opi See 51Canal Street Blues
By Joe ‘King’ Oliver
Medium tempo
(2-73)
F Fr
mf
Be F Bdim
C F OF? Bb Bbm =F Fim Gn? C7
F Bdim (7
a | 2
FOF Fdim Bente Fo C7 F OF Fdim Bemé/p FC? FNC.
52Careless Love
Traditional
Medium slow
F ° Foe oF @
mp
1. Love, oh — love, oh care-less love;.
heed, for what | say is — true;———______ Don't
F Y eg v7
You go to my head— like wine, You've
spend your lives. in| mi ~~ Se. ~ ry. —_________ Don’t
F lv Pug BP Baim
ruin’d the life of ma - ny a poor girl, And
let love do to ev-’ry_ one. of, You What
1. 2.
Fie C Fe OF Gro F
now you've ruin’d this life of mine,—______ 2.Pay =
care - less love has done to me..
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Sthans eel opr Sees 53Chelsea Bridge
By Billy Strayhorn
Slowly
NC. Dmn(ng?) Fado Dm(ng’)F? an
pv py Gg? cs Fr N.C.
Be?sust EbM>% aug ‘Abo DPmgj” P/p C/gb
(Be a
—_
Bm Fon £9 Bb9 Dring?) Fadi
Dm(ng’) Fadi prbop7 — «GP cs Fe
cmp veg
54 ge eseCome Back Baby
‘Words & Music by Norman Petty & Fred Neil
Medium slow
A ”
mf
Please come back, ba- by,— please— don’t go.— For the way |
v A —
love you, you'll nev-er know. So come back, ba- by,— let’s_talk it
Ey A v A
— E
just one— more time.
0 - ver,
Verse 2
For the way I love you, you know | do;
For the way you love me, baby,
You never know.
Come back, baby, let’s talk it over
One more time.
Verse 3
You know I love you, tell the world | do;
For the way | love you, baby,
You'll never know.
So come back, baby, let's talk it over
One more time.
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“tier ser i copying Secure, 55Come Sunday
By Duke Elington
Slow
Ga Fock 68 AB
1. 00 00
2. Lord, dear Lord a-bove, God Al - might- y, God of love;
F Fg?” Dn! gl C Dm? Diam C/E
= 7
a a,
Sun - day, oh come Sun - day, that’s the day.
Please look down and see my —_peo - ple through.
BP FB 9 Er 4g E78) Am F/A Dp
1 be -lieve that God put sun and moon up in the sk
Hea-ven is a good ~ness time, a bright-er light on high.
poco rit.
Gs Dn? GI3b5) prio pbs 9 Gag
1 ,on’t ming the grey—_ skies) ‘cos they're just clouds passing by.
Do unto others as you would have them do to you. And
(Spoken) (Sing)
Freely
D 67% aq Gaug gs Fadi
.
have a bright-er by and_ by. Lord, dear Lord a-bove, God Al -
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56 ‘Sti ee ttl CieG8 AB F Fig? Dri! Gl
-might-y, God of love;— Please look down and see my peo-ple through.—
Animated
C Dm DkdimC/e BP FS & Ertayg Er)
mf
be -lieve God is now, ~— was, then
a tempo
Am F/A Dp? G8 Dn? Gisbs) ert) EbI3
and al - ways will be. With God’s bles-sing we can make it
slower
D G aug GB Faden 68
p
through e - ter- ni- ty —— Lord,dear Lord a-bove,. God Al-might-y, God of love;—
very slow
AS F Fing?” Dn! ~— Gl C C/e EP Dn? C
PP
=
Please look down and see my peo-ple through
57‘Gospel’ swing
C
if
mr,
Cor - rine
— Cor = rine
Cc Am?
— Ain't been
C ¢
— 1 love
— 1 love
Cc Amé Ab?
— 1 pray ev-’ry
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Corrine Corrina
Words & Music by . M. Wiliams & Bo Chatman
Cc Adim
ri- = na,
g Dn? @ Adm Ab?
lov - in.______ since
Cc Adim
ri- = na,
@ Dn? G Adm Ab? G?
she seems to love me
night.
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where you been
where you been
tell the world
tell the worldCottonfields
Words & Music by Huddie Ledbetter
Medium fast
F FP BP
mf
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By Duke Ellington
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61Crazy Man Blues
Words & Music by Sonny Terry
Medium tempo
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Verse 2
Yes, a man’s got to be crazy to think he got a woman all by himself. (Twice)
| say as I’m back in town; yes, you know she’s cutting out with somebody else.
Verse 3
Yes, a man is crazy to give one woman all his pay. (Twice)
1 said, before I be like them,’d walk out of the front door to stay.
62 core pes ened email ong seesCrossroads Blues
Words & Music by Robert johnson
Medium tempo
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Verse 2
Standin’ at the crossroad, tried to flag a ride. (Twice)
Didn't nobody seem to know me, everybody pass me by.
Verse 3
Standin’ at the crossroad, risin’ sun goin’ down. (Twice)
I believe to my souls, po’ Bob is sinkin’ down.
Verse 4
You can run, you can run, tell my friend Willie Brown, (Twice)
That | got crossroad blues this mornin’; Lord, /m sinkin’ down.
Verse 5
And | went to the crossroad, mama, | looked east and west. (Twice)
Lord, | didn’t have no sweet woman, oh well, babe, in my distress.
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Words & Music by Arthur Crudup
Medium slow
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Verse 2
Remember you told me | would never hear you say. (Twice)
That is the reason, darling, why | can’t say goodbye.
Verse 3
I'm gonna find someone to love me, someone | can call my own. (Twice)
You know, I'm so tired of staying in this world alone.
Verse 4 .
Darling, you don’t want me, you really treat me like a slave. (Twice)
You know, some of these mornings I'll be dead and in my grave.
64 etDark And Dreary
Words & Music by Elmore James
Medium slow
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Verse 2
Well, the road seemed dark and dreary, while | travelled down that way. (Twice)
Well, my baby left me, she just come back home today.
Verse 3
Oh, | love my baby, tell the world | do.(Twice)
Well, | need a little lovin’, darlin’; gonna make my dream come true.
Verse 4
Oh, | love you darlin’, like a schoolboy loves his pie. (Twice)
Now ain’t that the way to treat me, darlin’; my hurt’s so long that | will die
‘teh ose inrntnal Cope Secures 6566
De Kalb Blues
Words & Music by Huddie Ledbetter
Arranged & Adapted by Alan Lomax & john A. Lomax
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De Kalb blues, babe, make me feel.
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think a-bout— the times_ | — once have had.—
Verse 2
Wasn't for the powder and the straightnin’ comb, (Twice)
Lord, these De Kalb women would not have no home.
Verse 3
Buy me a pistol, get me a Gatlin’ gun. (Twice)
Ever catch you, baby, we gonna have some fun.
Verse 4
Some folks told me De kalb blues ain’t bad. (Twice)
It’s the worry’st blues that | ever had.
Verse 5
If the blues was whiskey, I'd stay drunk all the time; (Twice)
Stay drunk, baby, to get you off of my mind.
Verse 6
Look here, baby, what more can | do? (Twice)
Well, I had five dollars and | gave you two.
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Words & Music by Bessie Smith & Ma Rainey
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Verse 3
If you don’t like my ocean, don't fish in my sea.(Twice)
Stay out of my valley, let my mountain be.
Verse 4
J ain’t had no loving since God knows when.(Twice)
That's the reason /'m through with these no-good, trifling men.
Verse 5
You'll never miss the sunshine till the rain begin to fall.(Twice)
You'll never miss you ham till another mule be in your stall.
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Words by Redd Evans Music by Arthur Kent & Dave Mann
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Words & Music by Oscar Woods
Medium tempo
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It was ear- ly one — morn - in’ "bout the break of day.
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You know you didn’t want me, baby why did you call?
I can get more women than a passenger train can haul.
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Words & Music by Robert johnson
Medium tempo
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Y'm gon’ getup inthe morn-in’, | be-lieve fll dust_ my broom.—
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Verse 2
'm gon’ write a letter, telephone every town | know. (Twice)
If I can’t find her in West Helena, she must be in East Monroe, | know.
Verse 3
| don’t want no woman wants every downtown man she meet. (Twice)
She’s a no good doney, they shouldn’t ‘low her on the street.
Verse 4
| believe, | believe Ill go back home. (Twice)
You can mistreat me here, babe, but you can’t when | get home.
Verse 5
And 'm gettin’ up in the morning, | believe I'll dust my broom. (Twice)
Girlfriend, the black man that you been lovin’, girlfriend, can get my room.
76 certs semeDust Pneumonia Blues
Words & Music by Woody Guthrie
Medium tempo
NC. Cc
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Verse 2
Now there ought to be some yodelling in this song. (Twice)
But | can’t yodel for the rattling in my lung.
Verse 3
My good gal sings the dust pneumony blues. (Twice)
She loves me ‘cos she’s got the dust pneumony too.
Verse 4
If it wasn’t for choppin’, my hoe would turn to rust. (Twice)
I can't find a woman in this black old Texas dust.
Verse 5
Down in Oklahoma the wind blows mighty strong. (Twice)
If you want to get a mama, just sing a California song.
Verse 6
Down in Texas my gal fainted in the rain. (Twice)
I throwed @ bucket of dirt in her face just to bring her back again.
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Verse 2
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And she answers awful slow,
Grab the first thing smokin’,
If you have to hobo.
That's evil, etc.
Verse 3
If you make it to your house,
Knock on the front door;
Run around to the back,
You catch him just before he goes.
That’s evil, etc.
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Words & Music by Chuck Willis
Medium tempo
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81Fever
Medium swing ‘Words & Music by John Davenport & Eddie Cooley
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Verse 2
Sun lights up the daytime,
Moon lights up the night.
I light up when you call my name,
‘And you know I'm gonna treat you right.
You give me fever when you kiss me,
Fever when you hold me tight;
Fever in the morning,
Fever all through the night.
Verse 4
Romeo loved Juliet,
Juliet she felt the same;
When he put his arms around her, he said
“Julie, baby, you're my flame.
Thou givest fever when we kisseth,
Fever with thy flaming youth.
Fever, fm afire;
Fever, yea, | burn forsooth!”
Verse 5
Captain Smith and Pocahontas
Had a very mad affair;
When her daddy tried to kill him, she said
“Daddy-0, don’t you dare!
He gives me fever with his kisses,
Fever when he holds me tight.
Fever, I'm his missus;
Oh, Daddy, won't you treat him right?”
Repeat Verse 3
Verse 6
Now you've listened to my story,
Here's the point that | have made:
Chicks were born to give you fever,
Be it fahrenheit or centigrade!
They give you fever when you kiss them,
Fever if you live and learn;
Fever till you sizzle —
What a lovely way to burn!
83Fine And Mellow (My Man Don’t Love Me
Words & Music by Billie Holiday
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97Goodbye Baby
‘Words & Music by Sam Ling, Joe josea & jules Taub
Medium slow
N.C. E
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Now, good - bye, ba - by, got - ta
leave you now. Oh, you told me dar - lin’ you
love me no how. '
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Verse 2
‘Aw baby, here’s my right hand,
I love you, baby; | can’t get you to understand,
‘Oh, bye, goodbye, baby, baby goodbye.
Verse 3
Aw yes, here’s all of me.
Il take you, baby, to some place you ought to be.
Oh, bye now, goodbye, baby goodbye.
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98 "ape eet ope seeGreen River Blues
Words & Music by Charley Patton
Medium tempo
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Verse 2
| think | heard the Marion whistle blow. (Twice)
And it blew just like my baby gettin’ on board.
Verse 3
Some people say the Green River blues ain’t bad. (Twice)
Then it must not have been them Green River blues | had.
Verse 4
It was late last night, everything was still. (Twice)
I could see my baby up on a lonesome hill.
Verse 5
How long, how long, evening train been gone. (Twice)
Yes, 'm worried now but | won't be worried long.
99Hear Me Talkin’ To Ya
Words & Music by Louis Armstrong
Medium tempo
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101Here's That Rainy Day
‘Words & Music by Johnny Burke & jimmy Van Heusen.
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Verse 2
Now tell me, baby, if your love is true;
Time pass so fast when I'm loving you.
Now tell me, baby, if I love you too strong;
When I get in the mood, | can roll all night long.
Hey, hey, pretty mama, etc.
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Words & Music by Willie Dixon
Medium tempo A
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1 got a black cat bone,
I got a mgjo too.
I got the Johnny conkeroo;
I’m gonna mess with you.
Ym gonna make you girls
Lead me by my hand;
Then the world’s gonna know
I'm that hoochie coochie man.
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Verse 3
On the seventh hour,
On the seventh day,
On the seventh month,
The seventh doctor said:
“He was born for good luck.”
And that, you'll see,
I got seven hundred dollars;
Don’t you mess with me.
Chorus
105,How Insensitive
‘Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim % Original -yvcs by Viniclus De Moraes > English Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Bossa nova
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107How Do You Want It Done?
Words & Music by Big Bill Broonzy
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Verse 2
Lord, | got up this morning just about the break of day. (Twice)
Lord, I'm thinkin’ ‘bout my baby; Lord, the one that went away.
Verse 3
I got me a little brownskin, just as sweet as she can be. (Twice)
Lord, she low and she squatty, but she’s alright with me.
Verse 4
Lord, some of these old mornings, mama; Lord, it won't be long. (Twice)
Lord, | know you gonna call me, mama; Lord, and I'll be gone.
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108 ‘nin tern satan Cop soo| Can’t Stop Loving You
Words & Music by Don Gibson
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109| Ain’t Got Nobody (And There’s Nobody Cares For Me)
Words & Music by Roger Graham & Spencer Williams
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