Can Blue Men Sing The Whites
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
N.C (Guitar Intro)
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A7 A7 E7 E7
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B7 A7 E7 E7
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[Verse 1]
E7
I was lying in my bed, pull the silken sheets up tight
E7
I gotta keep me strength up, gotta do a show tonight
E7
I have a sip of coffee while I'm taking in the news
N.C. (Bass Riff)
Don't need to have a shave 'cause I gotta sing the blues
(Guitar Riff 1)
A7 E7 B7 E7
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(Oh shit man)
[Verse 2]
E7
Then I think I'll get a massage, maybe, lose a little fat
E7
So I have to go downtown in my brand-new Cadillac
E7
My valet comes and dresses me, I light a big cigar
N.C. (Bass Riff)
Cos' I like to look like Nimrod when I'm riding in my car
(Guitar Riff 2)
A7 E7
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[Refrain]
B7
Can blue men sing the whites?
A7 E7 B7
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[Harmonica Jam]
E7 E7 E7 E7
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A7 A7 E7 E7
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B7 A7 E7 E7 B7
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[Verse 3]
E7
And now it's getting near the time I gotta make the scene
E7
I change out my dark-grey mohair suit, pull on my dirty jeans
E7
The band comes round to pick me up, I holler: "Hello boys!"
N.C. (Bass Riff)
I gotta mess my hair up and gotta make some noise.
(Guitar Riff 3)
A7 E7
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[Refrain 2]
B7
Can blue men sing the whites?
A7 E7 B7
Or are they hypo-crytes for singing '''' ''''
[Outro]
Ladies and gentlemen, we'd like to do you a little number now
that's been very lucky for us from during the depression when
everybody was very depressed
E7 E7 E7 E7
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O Lordy
E7 E7 E7 E7
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In dem cotton fields. O Mama. I mean it
A7 A7 E7 E7
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Somebody help me
B7 A7 E7 B7
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E7 E7 E7 E7
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A7 A7 E7 E7
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(Guitar Intro)
e|-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12----|-/12--10---------------------|
B|-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10----|----------12-10-----10-------|
G|-------------------------------9-|-----------------12----12b13-|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-4--------------------4-----------3-3b4-4-------------------
B|-4-x-------5-----------------5-3-5----5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------5-3-5--3--2--1--0
G|-4-x--2-2-----------------------------4-4-4-4-4----4-3-4------------------------------
D|------2-2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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--1-1-1--1--1-|
--0-0-0--0--0-|
--2-2-2--2--2-|
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A7 E7 B7 A7 E7
(Bass Riff)
G|------------------------|
D|----------------0--1--2-|
S|-------0--1--2----------|
E|-0--3-------------------|
(Guitar Riff 1)
e|-------------------------|
B|-3--2--1--0---3-3-3--3-3-|
G|--------------1-1-1--1-1-|
D|--------------0-0-0--0-0-|
A|--------------2-2-2--2-2-|
E|-------------------------|
E7
(Guitar Riff 2)
e|--------------------|
B|---3-----3----------|
G|-4-----4----4-4-2-0-|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
(Guitar Riff 3)
e|-----------0----0-------|
B|-----3-----3----3-------|
G|-3/4-----4----4----4--2-|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
| / Slide up
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