Forty Days And Forty Nights
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: AmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Muddy Waters
(1956 single release)
[Verse 1]
Am
Am
Since my baby left this town
Dm
Sun shinin' all day long
Am
But the rain keep comin' down
Em
She's my life, I need her so
Dm Am
Why she left, I just don't know
[Verse 2]
Am
Am
Since I set right down and cried
Dm
Keep rainin' all the time
Am
But the river is runnin' dry
Em
Lord, help me, it just ain't right
Dm Am
I love that girl with all of my might
[Verse 3]
Am
Forty days and forty nights
Am
Since my baby broke my heart
Dm
Searchin' for her everywhere
Am
Like a blind man in the dark
Em
Love can make a poor man rich
Dm Am
Or break his heart, I don't know which
[Harmonica Solo]
Am Dm Am Em Dm Am
[Verse 4]
Am
Forty days and forty nights
Am
Like a ship out on the sea
Dm
Prayin' for her each night
Am
That she would come back home to me
Em
Life is love and love is right
N.C. Am
I hope she come back home tonight
How to play Forty Days And Forty Nights
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