Commonly Known As The Blues

[Intro ] C [Verso 1] C Am I just hitched a ride on the northbound bus F C This place has been good to me C Am I ain't got much money, been down on my luck D7 G But I'm free as the warm summer breeze C Am If I hadn't made the mistake that I did F Am I'd probably be with you F C Am I don't want no pity, I just got paid F G C For what's commonly known as the blues [Ponte] G The fact that I'm not tied down C F C Makes the day a bit brighter D7 Dm G But nights are all so lonely without you [Verso 2] C Am You don't miss the water 'til the well runs dry F C That's what my old dad once said C Am And since that morning we said goodbye D7 G That thought made a road through my head C Am I'm beating myself more than anyone else F Am When I do things the way that I do F C Am 'Cause in your heart is my medicine shelf F G C For what's commonly known as the blues [Ponte] G The fact that I'm not tied down C F C Makes the day a bit brighter D7 Dm G But nights are all so lonely without you [Verso 3] C Am You don't miss the water 'til the well runs dry F C That's what my old dad once said C Am And since that morning we said goodbye D7 G That thought made a road through my head C Am I'm beating myself more than anyone else F Am When I do things the way that I do F C Am 'Cause in your heart is my medicine shelf F G C For what's commonly known as the blues Outro F C Am Yes, in your heart is my medicine shelf F G F For what's commonly known as the blues C Commonly known as the blues