Peggy Sang The Blues

[Intro ]F C G G Am F C Peggy came to me in my sleep G Am F C In the middle of the night on a Friday night last week G Am F C She whispered hush child but don't be scared G Am F C I've got a few words of wisdom that I've come back to share F C G and she said, doesn't matter where you come from F C G It matters where you go F C G F C no one gets remembered, for the things they didn't do G Am F C I said Peggy won't you stay here for a while G Am F C We can drink whiskey, we can play cards and we can get wild G Am F C She said we'll play poker and we'll play for keeps G Am F C I only played angels lately and they never let me cheat F C G doesn't matter where you come from F C G It matters where you go F C G F C G no one gets remembered, in this listless life, for the things they didn't do E Am C You could say I had a good time, you could say I had class E Am F C You could say that I was born beneath this ceiling made of glass E Am C But I always kept an open house and always did right by my friends E Am F C When I get to Saint Peter's gate I'll tell the keeper I'm not the one who G needs to make amends. F C G F C G Cause better times are coming, better times ahead F C G F C G No one gets remembered, my deathless child, and soon you will be dead. And Peggy said. F C G doesn't matter where you come from F C G It matters where you go F C G F C G no one gets remembered, in this listless life, for the things they didn't do F C G Peggy sang the blues, as I drifted off well F C G Peggy sang the blues, as I drifted off well F C G Peggy sang the blues, as I drifted off well F C G Peggy sang the blues, as I drifted off well F C G Peggy sang the blues, peggy sang the blues