Story Of The Blues

C D Am Am Am/G# My baby she left me___ my baby she's gone___ Am/G Am/F# My sweet little angel___ has spread her wings and flown. Fmaj7 E7 To think of a reason for going on____ Am Dm Am F9 E7#9 From this day___ I will play___ the blues__ Am Am/G# She said it was over__ she said it's the end. Am/G Am/F# A-bad luck and trouble___ gonna be my only friends. Fmaj7 E7 I still can't believe it, after all_____ we've been through__ Am Dm Am A5 Every day___ I will play___ the blues___ C D5 Am Everybody knows what the blues is all about. C D5 It's a pain you can't live with. Am It's a woman you can't live without__ F9 E7#9 She came from Chicago. F9 E7#9 She read me the news. Am C D C Am E7 In the headlines was a__ story of the blues. Am Am/G# They say a broken heart__ can always mend___ Am/G Am/F# That time is the healer__ and sadness will end__ Am E7 But I've done so much crying, when will I laugh again? Am Dm Am ‘Til that day___ I will play___ the blues. C D5 Am Everybody knows what the blues is all about. C D5 It's a pain you can't live with. Am It's a woman you can't live without__ F9 E7#9 Could’ve cried me a river F9 E7#9 when they told me the news. Am C D C Am E7 On that day was a___ story of the blues.