A Virus Called The Blues - Charles Brown

A Virus Called The Blues

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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
| Bbm7 Eb7 | Ab6 Db9 |
 
| Dm7 G7 | Cm7 G+ |
 
[Verse 1]
Cm7 Bm7 Ab7
It seems the blues
G7 Cm7 G7 Cm7 Cm9
Will never,never,never leave me
Fm7 Cm7 Fm7
It seems the blues
G+ Cm7 G7#9 Cm7
Will never,never go a-way
Bbm7 Eb7
I've been so down-hearted
Abmaj7 Db9
Since my love and I have parted
Dm7 G7 Cm7 G+
But the blues keep coming back
 
[Verse 2]
Cm7 Bm7 Ab7
I caught the blues
G7 Cm7 G7#9 Cm7 Cm9
When my baby left me
Fm7 Cm7 Fm7
Yes, I'm so blue
G7#5 Cm7 G7#9 Cm7
All a-lone and ac-cused
Bbm7 Eb7
All alone I de-tected
Abmaj7 Db9
That I was in-fected
Dm7 G7 Cm7 Bb7 Ab7 G7
With a virus called the blues
 
[Bridge 1]
Ab7 Eb7
I went to my doctor
Ab7 Eb7
To get me some re-lief
Ab7 Eb7 Ab7
I told him all about you, baby
Ab7 G7 Gb7 F9 F#9 F9
The nights I walked the floor
F#9 F9
My heart was in grief
Dm7 Ab7 G7
I told him what you mean to me
 
[Verse 3]
Cm7 Bm7 Ab7
He said go home, go home
G7 Cm7 G7#9 Cm7 Cm9
There ain't nothing I can do for you
Fm7 Cm7 Fm7
Go home
G7 Cm7 G7#9 Cm7
I have no good news
Bbm7 Eb7
You don't need no nar-cotic
Abmaj7 Db9
No antib-iotic
Ab7 G7 Cm7 G+
You got a virus called the blues
 
[Solo]
| Cm7 Bbm7 | Ab7 G7 | Cm7 G7 | Cm7 Cm9 |
| Fm7 Cm7 | Fm7 G7 | Cm7 G7 | Cm7 |
| Bbm7 Eb7 | Ab6 Db9 | Dm7 G7 | Cm7 Bb Ab G7|
 
[Bridge 2]
Ab7 Eb7
I went to my doctor
Ab7 Eb7
To get me some re-lief
Ab7 Eb7 Ab7
I told him all about you, baby
Ab7 G7 Gb7 F9 F#9 F9
The nights I walked the floor
F#9 F9
My heart was in grief
Dm7 Ab7 G7
I told him what you mean to me
 
[Verse 4]
Cm7 Bm7 Ab7
He said go home, go home
G7 Cm7 G7#9 Cm7 Cm9
There ain't nothing I can do for you
Fm7 C7 Fm7
Go home
G+ Fm7 G7#9
I have no good news
Bbm7 Eb7
You don't need no nar-cotic
Abmaj7 Db9
No antib-iotic
Dm7 G7 Cm7 F7
You got a virus called the blues
Ab7 G7 Cm7 F7
You got a virus called the blues
Ab7 G7 Cm7
You got a virus they call the blues

How to play A Virus Called The Blues

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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