The Blues Is My Business Chords - Etta James

C7 Riff F7 Riff G7 Riff G7*) Riff C7**) F7**) Riff G7**) Riff

{tab: e|3--3--------|1--1--------|3--3--------|-----------|-3--3-----------|1--1----------|3--3----------|}

{tab: B|5--5--------|1--1--------|3--3--------|-----------|-5--5-----------|1--1----------|3--3----------|}

{tab: G|3--3--------|2--2--------|4--4--------|-----------|-3--3-----------|2--2----------|4--4----------|}

{tab: D|5--5--------|1--1------1-|3--3--------|-----------|-5--5-----------|1--1------1-1-|3--3----------|}

{tab: A|3--3--3-----|3--3--1-3---|5--5------3-|----3------|-3--3--1h3-1----|3--3--1-3-----|5--5------3-3-|}

{tab: E|--------6-3-|1--1--------|3--3--3-6---|3-6--------|-------------3-1|1--1----------|3--3--3-6-----|}

| *********Alternative Riff Pattern ***********| Only for a bit of fun C7* Riff C7 Riff G7 Riff

{tab: e|3-3t3t3t3t3t3t3t3--|3--3-----------|3--3-----------|}

{tab: B|5--5t5t5t5t5t5t5t5-|5--5-----------|3--3-----------|}

{tab: G|3------------------|3--3-----------|4--4-----------| This (C7) Riff & (G7) Riff on the left}

{tab: D|5------------------|5--5-----------|3--3-----------| is probably what they play in the song}

{tab: A|3------------------|3--3-----------|5--5-----------| Even the (F7) could have F7 F7 1,4,4,3,1}

{tab: E|-------------------|-----3-6-6-5-3-|3--3-3-6-6-5-3-|}

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Intro

(C7) (C7) (C7) (C7)

{tab: e|---------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|}

{tab: B|---------------|11/13-11/13-13p11----|----------------|11/13-13p11----|--------------|}

{tab: G|---------------|------------------12-|12-12\8----8----|------------12-|10\8----------|}

{tab: D|---------------|---------------------|--------10---10-|---------------|-----10-------|}

{tab: A|---------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------|------------3-|}

{tab: E|---------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------|--------3-6---|}

(Piano playing) I got a

Verse 1

(C7) (C7) I got a heart full of trouble, a house full of pain (C7) (C7) And things are bad as they ever been (F7) (F7) If trouble were money (C7) (C7) I'd have more money than any man should (G7) (G7) I'm open for business in your neighborhood C7* G7*) The blues is my business, and business is good

Verse 2

(C7) (C7) If I had a dollar for every broken heart (C7) (C7) I'd be drinkin' fine wine and eatin' caviar (F7) (F7) (C7) (C7) If trouble were money I'd more money than any man should, yeah! (G7) (G7) I'm open for business in your neighborhood C7* C7* C7 The blues is my business, and business is good, yeah

Bridge

(C7) Well business, the business is good (C7) (C7) The blues is my business, and business is good (F7) (F7) (C7) The blues is my business,........... the blues is my business (G7) (G7) I'm open for business in your neighborhood C7* The blues is my business, and business is good

Instr

C7 C7 C7 C7 F7

{tab: e|3--3---------|3--3---------|3--3---------|3--3---------|1--1---------|1--1---------|}

{tab: B|5--5---------|5--5---------|5--5---------|5--5---------|1--1---------|1--1---------|}

{tab: G|3--3-----3-3-|3--3-----3-3-|3--3-----3-3-|3--3-----3-3-|2--2---------|2--2---------|}

{tab: D|5--5-3h5-----|5--5-3h5-----|5--5-3h5-----|5--5-3h5-----|1--1-----1-1-|1--1-----1-1-|}

{tab: A|3--3---------|3--3---------|3--3---------|3--3---------|3--3-1h3-----|3--3-1h3-----|}

{tab: E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|1--1---------|1--1---------|}

C7 C7 G7 G7 C7

{tab: e|3--3---------|3--3---------|3--3---------|3--3---------|11/12-11---------------11/12----|}

{tab: B|5--5---------|5--5---------|3--3---------|3--3---------|---------13-11---------------13-|}

{tab: G|3--3-----3-3-|3--3-----3-3-|4--4---------|4--4---------|---------------12-11/12---------|}

{tab: D|5--5-3h5-----|5--5-3h5-----|3--3-----3-3-|3--3-----3-3-|--------------------------------|}

{tab: A|3--3---------|3--3---------|3--3-3h5-----|3--3-3h5-----|--------------------------------|}

{tab: E|-------------|-------------|3--3---------|3--3---------|--------------------------------|}

Verse 3

(C7) (C7) It's a world full of trouble and a world full of pain (C7) (C7) I'll take the problem, but I won't take the blame (F7) (F7) If trouble were money (C7) I'd have more money than any man should (G7) (G7) I'm open for business in your neighborhood C7* G7*) The blues is my business, and business is good

Bridge

(C7) Well business, the business is good (C7) (C7) The blues is my business, and business is good (F7) (C7) The blues is my business,........... the blues is my business (G7) (G7) I'm open for business in your neighborhood C7* The blues is my business, and business is good

Outro

C7**) C7**) C7**) C7**) The blues is my business,............ the blues is my business F7**) F7**) The blues is my business, C7**) C7**) The blues is my business, and business is good G7**) F7**) I'm open for business in your neighborhood C7**) C7**) The blues is my business, and business is good C7**) C7**) The blues is my business C7* The blues is my business and business is good