WE REAS. a ‘BOOK OF BLUES Instant no-frills arrangements of 225 great blues numbers * melody line * chords x lyrics * posoe That's all there is to it! Just open the book and start playing!Contents ‘AMess OF Blues 4 Afro Blue 5 After You've Gone 8 All Or Nothing At Al 6 ‘As Long As I Have You 9 ‘As Time Goes By 10 ‘Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes) 22, Baby Doll a2 Baby What You Want Me To Do? 36 Back Door Man 24, Backwater Blues 47 Behind Closed Doors 2a Big Spender 28 Black Coffee 20 Blue Haze 23 Blue Monk 25 Blue Train Blues (Ticket Agent Take Your Window Down) 26 Blues (From ‘An American In Paris’) 28 Blues Ain't Nothing 29 Blues And Booze 30 Blues Around My Bed 3 Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me 34 Blues Stay Away From Me 36 Bluesette 37 Body And Soul 40 Born To Lose 41 Bright Lights, Big City 44 Bring It With You When You Come 42 Broken Hearted Blues 45 Brother, Can You Spare A Dime 48. Buddy Bolden’s Blues 46 Built For Comfort 49 Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man 50 Can't Stop Lovin’ 58 Canal Street Blues 5 Careless Love 53, Chelsea Bridge 54 Come Back Baby 55 Come Sunday 56 Corrine Corrina 58, Cotton Tall 60 Cottonfields 59 Crazy Man Blues 62 Crossroads Blues 63 Cry Your Blues Away 64 Dark And Dreary 65 De Kalb Blues 66 Deep River 67 Don’t Fish In My Sea 68 Don't Go To Strangers 69 Don't Sell it (Don’t Give It Away) 7 Down By The Riverside 70 Down The Road A Piece 7a Duet 75, Dust My Broom 76 Dust Pneumonia Blues 77 Early Auturnn 78 Evil ('s Goin’ On) 79 Feel So Bad 80 Fever 82 Fine And Mellow (My Man Don't Love Me) 84 Five Long Years 88 Folsom Prison Blues 86 Frankie And Johnny 89 From Four Until Late 9@ Georgia On My Mind ga Go Back To Your No Good Man 94 Going Down Slow 94 Good Morning Blues 95 Good Morning Heartache 96 Goodbye Baby 98 Green River Blues 99 Hear Me Talkin’ To Ya s00 Here's That Rainy Day s02 Hey Hey Pretty Mama s03 Hoochie Coochie Man 204 How Do You Want It Done? 108 How Insensitive 406 | Ain't Got Nobody (And There's Nobody Cares For Me) 10 1 Can't Stop Loving You 109 | ust Want To Make Love To You 284 Remember Clifford asa Wanna Be Around 435 Wish | Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free 236 VILBe Seeing You ss7 I'm A King Bee $38 I'm So Glad 239 IF Had You s20 In Sentimental Mood sa In The Heat Of The Night 423 ItCould Happen To You 226 It Makes My Love Come Down 224 It’s Only A Paper Moon 437 Jailhouse Blues 228 Kindhearted Woman Blues 229 Lazy River 430 Lazybones 434 Lean Baby 434 Learnin’ The Blues 432 Lemon Drop 435 Lit Darlin’ 336 Life 1s Like That 438 Limehouse Blues 139 Little David Play On Your Harp 440 Little Queen OF Spades 248 Little Red Rooster 44a Long Gone Lonesome Blues 443 Love In Vain 244 Love Is Blue (VAmour Est Bleu) 445 Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) a47 Low Down Blues 150 Lush Life 448 Mad About Him, Sad Without Him, How Can | Be Glad out Him Blues 252Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor 358 Matchbox Blues 454 ‘ean And Evil 455 ‘ean Old Bed Bug Blues 156 ‘Mtean To Me 457 Mean Woman Blues 458 Meditation (Meditacao) 160 Memphis Blues a62 Midnight Sun 364 Million Years Blues (a.k.a. When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer) 359, Mind Your Own Business 166 Misty 367 Moonglow 168 Moonlight Becomes You 169 More Than You Know 470 My Babe a72 My Baby Left Me 373 My Creole Belle 476 My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More 474 Mystery Train 377 New York Town 78, itmare 479 No Matter How She Done It 282 No More Blues (Chega De Saudade) 280 No More Lovers 383 No Smoking 384 Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen 188 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 186 | OF Man River aga ‘One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) 189 One More River 494 Pickpocket Blues 196 Please Warm My Wiener 495 Police Dog Blues 200 Prelude To A Kiss 298, Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) 202 Ramblin’ On My Mind 203 Recado Bossa Nova (The Gift) 204 Richlands Woman Blues 206 Roberta 208 Rockin’ Chair 209 Salty Dog 242 San Francisco Bay Blues 210 See See Rider 243, Serenade In Blue 234 Seven Eleven 236 Seventh Son (Original Version) 239 ‘Seventh Son (Version 2) 220 Shake That Thing aaa Snake Your Money Maker 222 She Ain't Nothing But Trouble 223 Silver City Bound 226 Singing The Blues 224, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 237 So Blue 228 Solituce 229 Someday 230 ‘Someone To Watch Over Me a3 ‘Sometimes | Feel Like A Motherless Child 232 Sorrowful Blues 233, Spoonful 234 Sporting Life Blues 235, ‘Squeeze Me 236 St. James Infirmary 238 St. Louis Blues 239 Stars Fell On Alabama 242 Stella By Starlight 243, Sugar Blues 244 ‘Summertime Blues 246 ‘Sunny 248 ‘Swingin’ Shepherd Blues 250 Take These Chains From My Heart aga Tenor Madness 252 Texas Blues 253 That Ole Devil Called Love a54 ‘That's Why I'm Lonesome 256 ‘The Birth Of The Blues 257 ‘The Blues Never Die 260 ‘The Breeze (That's Bringing My Honey Back To Me) 258 The First Time | Met The Blues 264 The Lady Sings The Blues 262 The Lonesome Road 266 The Nearness Of You 264 The Night We Called It A Day 267 The Old Piano Roll Blues 268 The Very Thought OF You 269 ‘The Woman | Love 270 These Foolish Things 27a Three Hours Past Midnight a7 Time On My Hands 274 Trane's Blues 275 Travelling Riverside Blues 276 Trouble In Mind 277 Tuxedo Junction 278, Unforgettable 279 Walk Right In 280 Walkin’ Blues 282 Walkin’ Shoes 284 Walking My Troubles Away 283 Way Down In The Mine 28.4 Weary Blues 286 Weeping Willow Blues 288 ‘When Sunny Gets Blue 90 ‘When The Lights Go Out 289 When You Got A Good Friend aga When Your Lover Has Gone ag3 Wild About That Thing 294 Willow Weep For Me 296 Worried Man Blues 298 You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover 300 You'll Like My Loving 299 Your Cheatin’ Heart 3eaA Mess Of Blues Words & Music by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman Medium tempo 3 D=J (=) )) v mf | just got your let - ter, ba - by; a-too__ bad you can’t come home.— slept_a wink since Sun -day; 1 can’t eat a thing all day. = | swear Im go - in’ cra - zy, sit -tin’here all a-lone.— _ Ev - ‘ry day is just blue Mon -day since— you've been a -way.— Gv Lv C @ 1 got a mess of blues.— 1 ain't = Since you're gone. 2. C FP c Bo Whoops, there goes a tear - drop, —_—roll-in’ down my — face. Fa @ NC. If you cry when you're in love it sure ain't no dis-grace. 1 got - ta c’ get my- self to - geth-er, be - fore 1 lose my mind. Fm gon-na Pp catch the next train go-in’, and____ leave my bluesbe -hind._ Since you're @ Pr or ¢ gone got a mess of _ blues. Ce a 4 scape taeAfro Blue By Ramon ‘Mongo’ Santamaria | Medium fast | Gn? An? BP An? Gn? mf F BF Ga? An? Bong? An? Gx? An? Bring? Gn?All Or Nothing At All Words & Music by Arthur Altman & Jack Lawrence Medium slow Am An?” Amé Am Amé mp ——j— 2 Al, or noth-ing at — all; ——__ Half a Am? — Am Bb? Bee BPaug BP? Gm Emrrs) artbo —3— —ji— love nev-er ap -pealed to if your heart nev - er could Dn g arg Ca? yield to me, Then fd ra -ther have = no-thing = at_—aalll! Bn?) E79 Am An? Am? —3— All or_~—no-thing at alll. Am — Amé Am? Amé pbe Bee Bbeug BY? Gm —3— if it's love, there is no in - be- tween. Why be-gin, then E75) riba Dm Ge —3j— cry for some-thing that might have been. No, [6 ra-ther have Cag Cn? Bom ED? & brag no - thing at all, _____ But, please, don’t bring your McA as tinted, 7 aba ace Rod enon lanan usrnasa remem sos ‘6 ‘tens esos ten aS“3 Abe aug oe faug Abe AP aug EO” A AP aug lips so. close to my cheek, ___ Don't smile, or fil be Dp J b9 Paug pb” Bon? pb” —3— —3— lost be - yond re - call,______ The kiss in your eyes, the Bea? ea Ben? B7 — Gr®5) C7 Fn —3— 3 touch of your hand makes me weak;. And omy heart may grow pe C BP Am diz - zy and fall. And if 1 fell un-der the spell of your An? Amné Am Am® = Am? Am? pe pbs —3— —— ; i call, —___ 1 would be ~— caught in the un - der - tow. Baug BY? Gm Enos) Arbo Dm Bn? 7 Am Dn’ — Gsust C —3— No! All. or_~—no-thing at allt.After You’ve Gone Words & Music by Henry Creamer & Turner Layton Medium slow (A-19) Boma? Ebmé Bong? Af-ter you've gone— and left me cry-ing, — Af-ter you've gone— 6? (9 ro] there's no de - ny-ing, You'll feel blue, you'll feel sad, BP Ber Ehmg” You'll miss the best-est gal you've ev-er had._ There'll come a_time,— Ebmé BPmg?” GQ’ now don’t for-get it, There'll come a time— when you'll re-gret it. Cm? Cm Ebmé BP Y Oh! Babe, think what you're do - ing, You know my love for you will Gn? A’ BP P drive me to ru - in; —— Af-ter you've gone,— af-ter you've gone a - 1. 2. Be gb BP Fr spp? Be = Way, — cope My Mascon nea Cin A 8 ‘iiftnnenne nernaranstoyepesere,As Long As | Have You ‘Words & Music by Wille Dixon Medium tempo (0-13) NC. F mf 1 have you, Long as 1 have — you, Long as Noth-ing | would -n’t- do, ba-by, Longas | have — you.— Well, | don’t mind work-ing, I'll be your slave, Just call me, ba-by,and Ill Be F rise from my grave. Long as | have— you, Longas | have —you,— cl BP F Noth-ing | would-n’t do, ba-by, Longas | have you.— Verse 2 MHI do like a lizard, Il drag in the sand; Just call me sweet names, ‘And ll be your man. Long as | have you, Long as | have you, Nothing | wouldn’t do, baby, Long as | have you.As Time Goes By Words & Music by Herman Hupfeld Fi? Bi? Br Bs ~ You must re-mem-berthis, @ kiss is still a kiss, A’ sigh is just a sigh; when two lov -ers woo, they still say, “I love you,” On that you'can re- ly; iT Eb be Pp Bb? ppl Bema? Bem? C7 And The fun-da-men - tal things ap - ply, astimegoes by. No mat-ter what the fu - ture brings, as time goes Bb —b7 Ap Cc Moon - light and love songs nev-er out of date, Fm Fein Om/g Aer Hearts full of pas - sion, jeal -ous-y and hate; © Wo-man needs man— and P/s BP? BPdim BP? Fr?” BP” man must havehis mate,That no one can de - ny. {t's still the same old sto-ry, a Fri? Be? Eb be Eb be fight for love and glo-ry, A case of door die! The P Fim Bg Edim Fr? BP?aug «EP world will al-ways wel-come lov-ers, as time —_ goes by. corey en cote igen ee ape ha nee amet ae vse hoe fa] figs tse mater onvi ScoAutumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes) ‘Music by Joseph Kosma + Words by Jacques Prevert Medium slow .C. An? y Gg?” Nt mg The fall - ing leaves_______ drift by my = win. - — dow, Cg) Fee) B? En — The Au - tumn leaves__________ of red and gold. An? y Gnef 1 see your fips, ________ the Sum-mer kiss. - es, Cma? FA ros B Em — The sunburned — hands_______ 1 used to hold. B Em — = Since you went a - way, the days grow —_longy. An? yY G — And — soon fl hear olds Win’ ~ ter’s song. Amé pro Em _ But | miss you most of alll, my dar - ing, Ayck Am/o BY Em = When Au - tumn leaves start to fall. ern SSE tes Mm natn MeL ‘igh oar ersinl Coppa ec eaBaby Doll Words & Music by Bessie Smith v ev © Hon - ey there’s a fun - ny feel - ing ‘round my heart, and it’s vy Gv c F CV oF bound to drive your ma-ma_ wild 't must be some-thing they Cc @ Cc” call the Cu-ban Doll, it weren’t your ma - ma’s an-gel child. i= Be 6? C3 went to see the doc-tor the oth-er day, he said I's well as well could F 8 be: But | said, “Doc - tor, you don’t know— C F Fb wor-ry-ing me.— | want to be some - bo - dy’s real-ly what's py 6? ¢8 F ba - by doll, so | can get my lov-ing— all the time. 1 12 a TERT leon Cone SearedFeo? g ° wantto be some-bo-dy’s ba- - by doll, toease my mind.— re Bema? He can be ug - ly, he can be black, so long as he can ea-gle rock and Bdim F F/pb y ball the jack. 1 want to be some- bo - dys ba - by doll, so I can get_ @ 0? F yD @ c the time; | mean— to all_ the time. Lord, | went to the—gyp-sy to get my for - tunetold; She said “You in Bong? Baim hard luck, Bes -sie, dog- gone your bad luck soul!” 1 F Fe oD @ ° want to be some -bo - dy’s ba - - by doll, so | can get my lov- in’ all the F y 6 0 F time; 1 mean. to get my lov-in’ all the _ time. 3Back Door Man Words & Music by Willie Dixon Medium slow Pog 1 am__ ‘aback door man.. \— an a back door man. Well, the men don’t— know but the lit-tle girls_ un-der -stand.— When ev - ‘ry-bo - dy’s try‘nto sleep, Ym some - where— mak-in’ my midnight creep. ‘cao Hoe conte Mu USA tne by Su sic an 75 ae once ee 1 NEE hts eaten CorporJust the Some - thin’ morn - in’ the roo - ster crow, tell me 1 got to go Verse 3 They take me to the doctor, shot full of holes; Nurse cried “Can’t save his soul.” Accused him for murder, first degree, Judge wife cried “Let the man go free.” Verse 4 When everybody's tryin’ to sleep, Ym somewhere makin’ my midnight creep; Every morning the rooster crow, Something tell me | got to go. Verse 5 Cop's wife cried, “Don’t kick him down, Rather be dead, six feet in the ground.” When you come home you can eat pork and beans; J eat more chicken any man seen. Verse 6 When everybody's try’n to sleep, Ym somewhere makin’ my midnight creep. Just the mornin’ the rooster crow, ‘Somethin’ tell me I got to go. 15Baby What You Want Me To Do? Words & Music by jimmy Reed Medium tempo mf a Got me run - nin’, you got me hid - in’, You got me W run, hide, hide, run, an - y way you want to. Let it roll, p yeah, yeah,—__ You got me yeah, B a” Ey doin’ what you want me; ba -by, why youwant to let go? Verse 2 Goin’ up, goin’ down, Goin’ up, down, down, up, any way you want it. Let it roll, yeah, yeah, yeah. You got me doin’ what you want me; Baby, why you want to let it go? Verse 3 Got me beeping, got me hiding, Got me beep, hide, hide, beep, any way you want to. Let it roll, yeah, yeah, yeah. You got me doin’ what you want; Baby, why you want to let it go? one Cnea n a itn o Mae corti 16 ths seve emer Copp sceneBackwater Blues Medium tempo Words & Music by Bessie Smith N.C. E mf When it rained five days and the a” E ——————————— skies turned dark as night, When it a’ E rained five days and the skies. turned dark as BP es There was trouble tak -ing place. in the E low - - lands at-_—onightt. Verse 2 | woke up this morning, wouldn’t even get out of my door. (Twice) Enough trouble to make a poor girl wonder where she gonna go. Verse 3 They rowed a little boat, about five miles ‘cross the farm, (Twice) | packed up all my clothing, throwed it in and they rowed me along. Verse 4 It thundered and it lightened and the winds began to blow. (Twice) There was a thousand women didn’t have no place to go. Verse 5 I went out to the lonesome, high old lonesome hill. (Twice) I looked down on the old house where | used to live. Verse 6 Backwater blues have caused me to pack up my things and go. (Twice) ‘Cos my house fell down and | can’t live there no more. Verse 7 Mmm, | can’t live there no more. (Twice) And there ain’t no place for a poor old girl to go. capers ga Frank ui arti S. ASTER natn on eee 7Big Spender Words by Dorothy Fields # Music by Cy Coleman ‘Stripper’ Tempo (2-7) N.C. mf Dm & The min -ute you walked in the joint, 1 could see youwere a B P? " Dm man of dis-tinc-tion, A real bigspend-er, good look-ing,_ so re-fined.— Say, Be Haug would-n’t you like to know what’s go -ing on in my mind? So let_me get Dm BP P right to the point: 1 don’t pop my cork for ev -‘ry guy | see.— To Coda Dm BP? EY Dm Hey! Big spen-der,— spend alit-tle time_with me. copys Dry als nd yaa Ais aie oN at Comey npr epetcton wh ia ers epee, “impel comet Conpny mes 8 tee, oda Wi 18 Sgr ear tenatna enya Seto,NC. D Fn Bm D Would-n’t you like tohave fun, — fun, fun? How’s a-bout a few Em Baug En’ Bee laughs, laughs? 1 can show you a good time, 0.& al Coda a BP? ” N.C. — Let me show you a good time. The min -ute you -@- copa Eom Dm Hey, big spen - der!_ Hey, big spen- der! iad a” Dm Be a Spend______ a lit - tle timewith me. Spend a lit - tle time—with Dm BP? a Dm 6? Dm me, Spend a lit - tle time— with me.. 19Black Coffee Words & Music by P is ju Medium slow sic by Paul Francis Webster & Sonny Burke (0-7) ~ 1.¥m feel - in’ migh - ty lone-some, have-n't slept a wink; 1 talk - in’ to the sha-dows, one o! clock to four;— Ane c walk the floor and watch the door, and in be-tween | drinkblack cof-fee,— Lord how slow the mo-ments go,—when all | do is pourblack cof-fee.— gv An? —3— 3 LF Since my gal went a - way. My nerves have gone to pie - ces, Love's a sor-ry af - fair. ___ 1 know where all the blues are, i. Y 6 v V2. v and my hair’s_turn-in’ grey._—_______2.’m —‘cos_ba-by I've—_ been there.- 6 @ Cm 6m Nowa man is born to love a = wo-man,— Te conyaesasen Set cet et Siac ts pegs one tenner pene ne og aan = tee meenaonariginCm An?) prt = «g Bon? pb? work and slave to pay her debts; ‘And, just be-cause he’s on - ly Ae Brn?” Eb An? y 3 hu-man,— To drown his past re-grets in cof-feeand ci-gar-ettes_ I'm in’ all the = morn-in’ ands mourn-in’ all the night; And c? in be -tween it’s ni-co-tine. and not much heart to fight black — cof-fee.— 3 Feel - in’ low as can be. It’s driv-in’ me cra-zy, — this An? y 6 wait-in’ for my ba-by to may-be come a - round.. 2Behind Closed Doors Traditional Medium tempo NC. ¢ C mf Now, | don’t want my ba - by stand-in’ be-hind a closed— 6 ao C door. ___ No, 1 don't want my ba - by—— stand - in’ be - hing a _ closed — door, ____ Now y C 6 when the door is closed, no one butthe Lord a-bove to know. Verse 2 When I first met you, baby, you was behind a closed door. (Twice) You know | was beggin’ and beggin’ you, make me a pallet on your floor. Verse 3 Darling, you know I love you, | love you for myself. Don’t want you to fool around and find somebody else. I don’t want you, baby, standing behind a closed door. © coprgp9 DreySters Maeiad te Set endon We 22 Sieg ed orton ara eee| Blue Haze By Miles Davis Medium swing BP Cn? Be Bb? Eng? Dé = Dim Boma? Dw? Ddim £64 teseved teat Coppi secee 23Blue Monk Medium tempo By Thelonious Monk. (2-7) C P Cc coBlue Train Blues (Ticket Agent Take Your Window Down) , Words & Music by Spencer Wiliams Medium slow ores & sie Spence (2-1) im Eb pb? Beaug Tick-et a- gent, tick - et a - gent,ease your win-dow down; ‘Cos_ my bi bi Eb Ee , ba-by, hon-ey ba-by’s ‘bout to leavethis town.— He's tak-in’ a run-out powder. pb Be? p> 1 mean he’s beat-in’ it; He’s try’n to make his get a - way.— The old rap- fF Gn? Gaim F?/, BP? 3 = scal-lion_ is go-in’ to Gal - lion. That is why. 1 say: Eb Dn’? @ LA 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 FP pel Bp BP? aug gb get the blue— train blues. Blue train whis - tle’s blow-in’, © copy fora ates by cpt ana &Cangy Lined 9 th Se, don Ws ‘ing besee anata Copp Sec 26Dn?” g Cm EY | canhearits shrill; You’d bet-terstop my ba -by, or my Smith and Wes - son will. Ae Aer B Adim 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 B Cn? Chim BP? AP? i 2 blue train comes a-long, J won't snatch it back. I want my Bb” P ppl fb Ab? — man, don’t want no blue train — blues. —_______—— 27Blues (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® — mf ————a BP Gaug Cm P/E? FY BP Bb) Ebmg? Fl BP Cn? Clim BP?/p —_ pb Cn?) Br Gb Fibs Bb 7 Eb Fil ~~ ———_— Be Bb/pb GPP FM Bb Cg Ebnt /gb —~ BP? fe Brbs) Ab7bs) Fabs) FM ug BP Graug a —— = Cn BE FBP aug Cn? BP) Ebnt Fb Hh —— ae BP Geug Cm —_Bb/y EO” Fl BB /p Ebmg? Fl! Bb Cn? Chim BP7/p =——— gb Cm?) B/E Gb9 Fab) Bb B/p Bema? Fl BbBlues 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 vy @ good man feel-in’ bad. __ No, the blues ain’t noth-in’ but a good man feel - in’ bad. It a gv D 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. 29Blues And Booze Traditional Medium tempo (2-33) D mf, @ D y 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. (conyers Bates Masi 30 Phan tee eer eseBlues 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? , 2 be-cause I'm so a - fraid,_______ When mem ~‘ries haunt me, Fi? o” BP EP e ee with those blues @-roun’ my — bed, —___ nstrumental) 32i a 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.. 3Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me Words & Music by Arthur N. Swanstrom, Charles R. McGarron & Carey Morgan ee swing E 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. cop 9 os Sa aga USA. Speier 8 an hace Company OSA ample a Copay Und 9 a Stand. 34 ‘ian tse eatin SecsFedim Cm Cmé vy — that you get from pain; ‘And there are blues when you're lone - Gm a’ Arbs) - ly for yourone and on- - ly, The blues you can nev - er ex - y N.C. D7 Gm Cdim 6m = plain. There are blues. that you get from long - ing; Gv Cm D Ddim D” _ Butthe blu - - - est bluesthat be ___ Are the Gv c 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. 35Blues 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 ee 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. hy st ino Ws, amp Catv congany seer Coren sees, 36Bluesette 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. 6 Fi,708) BR En? ” Get set, Blues - ette, true love is com - ing. Your trou-bled heart ony 96s tern afte A, Ste ‘canon. os au in banner. gneve. meatal Coy Sei 37Di? Cog? 8 Cx? Free 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.. 6 Far) Bro Ex? 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 38baba Abma?” V0) Anv>> D? ring time. So dry your eyes, don’t - cha pout, don’t - cha fret; good-y Bn?” BY An? =? 6 - es 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 y D! G6 BA Abng? — may just be to - day. 39Body And Soul ‘sic by john Green # Lyrics by Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman & Robert Sour Sow \erne d) An? Anon?’ DP Ging? €® Bn? Bim mp TT An? Am/g Fa gs) prs 5) En? An? D? Ging?” Cng? F9 hw E769 5 > 2. En? An? D? G An? BPmé Eb? AP Bm Cm(ad AbD? Z Gg” Adim Deug Bem? bab) Abma? APS Bon? Eb7 Abn? Aen? G8 Gng?” Cem Br?) E705) An? Ani An? D9) Ging? ° Br? Bodin An? Am/g—Fha?®? B765/b0 En? An’ DP 6% 3 P 3 ecb ams cope mnt nr a “inateatees te 40Born 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 | Ge = 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 F cg ¢ Gv Cc long to ~— al - ways have you near.____ You've grown tired and see is on - ly lone- li - ness. Al “my life, We C F ge Born to._—lose, and now you say we're through; al - ways been so blue;. Born to ‘cop Pes nematonConperaion USA. erm Un ste Yam Soe dons, “Mepernered aenatona Cpa Seared, 4aBring 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 cps te wt cai ermute mte a vramS 42 "tas sere tenant opr eedChorus y @ Cc Cc 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 43Bright 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 SearedBroken 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 @ SS _ Yeah,— chills on my pil - low, D ice wa-ter in my ba - bys bed.—— v a 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. © cenye se emi teen ea Ma SA ia nines ls een entra Core See 45Buddy Bolden’s Blues 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. ' ‘copra gp oaey Bas Mu inte, 89 Fit Soe, London PR tered nentonl Coppa see 46Ee 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. 47