Lovesick Blues
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Lovesick Blues:Frank Ifield.
#1 in UK in 1962.
(Ifield rocked this one up and it hit #1
on the Pop charts. Check it out on YouTube.)
#1.
D G
I got a feelin' called the blues, since my baby
D
said good-bye.
D D7
And I don't know what I'll do.oo, all I do is sit
G G7
and sigh, oh, Lord.
C A G
That last long day she said goodbye, well, Lord, I
E
thought I would cry.
A A7
She'd do me, she'd do you, she's got that kind of lovin'.
D D7 G G7
Lord, I love to hear her when she calls me sweet Dad...dy..
D
such a beautiful dream.
D7 B7
I hate to think it's all over, I lost my heart it seems.
C A G
I've grown so used to you somehow, but I'm nobody's sugar
E
daddy now.
A7 D G
And I'm lonesome, I got the lovesick blues.
#2.
G B7 Em
I'm in love, I'm in love with a pretty little gal,
B7 Em
that's whats the matter with me.
B7 Em
I'm in love, I'm in love, with a pretty little gal,
A D
but she don't care about me.
D
Oh, well, I tried and tried, to keep her satisfied,
G A
but she just wouldn't stay..and now that she is leavin',
A7 D
this is all I can say...
#3.
D G
I got a feelin' called the blues, since my baby
D
said good-bye.
D D7
And I don't know what I'll do.oo, all I do is sit
G G7
and sigh, oh, Lord.
C A G
That last long day she said goodbye, well, Lord, I
E
thought I would cry.
A A7
She'd do me, she'd do you, she's got that kind of lovin'.
D D7 G G7
Lord, I love to hear her when she calls me sweet Dad...dy..
D
such a beautiful dream.
D7 B7
I hate to think it's all over, I lost my heart it seems.
C A G
I've grown so used to you somehow, but I'm nobody's sugar
E
daddy now.
A7 D G
And I'm lonesome, I got the lovesick blues.
OUTRO:
A7 D G
Well, I'm lonesome, I got the lovesick blues.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
How to play Lovesick Blues
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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