Shake Hands With The Blues
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
"Shake Hands with the Blues" - Eddie Noack
A-side on the single "Shake Hands With The Blues / Sunflower Song" (1960)
Track 14 of 65 on the album "Presenting Eddie Noack"
Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xp5AMJeA-U
[Intro]
G D7 G
[Verse 1]
G G7 C C7
Don't know where I'm going... or where I've been
G D7
Do the blues follow me... or do I follow them?
G G7 C C7
When you see me coming... expect bad news
G D7 G G7
'cause when you meet me, mister, you'll shake hands with the blues
[Chorus]
C G
If I'm all alone or out in a crowd
A7 D7
Just over my head, there's a little black cloud
G G7 C C7
Raining blues down on me... from my head to my shoes
G D7 G
Oh, I'm always lonely, so shake hands with the blues
[Interlude]
G D7 G
[Verse 2]
G G7 C C7
That gal I love... don't care for me
G D7
And I can't get along with the one that loves me
G G7 C C7
I was born during hard times... and I'm telling you
G D7 G G7
They ain't never got better, so shake hands with the blues
[Chorus]
C G
When I walk through the city, and this ain't no lie
A7 D7
The little kids on the sidewalk stop their games when I pass by
G G7 C C7
Guess I better be going... got nothing 'gainst you
G D7 G
If anyone should ask you, tell 'em you just shook hands with the blues
How to play Shake Hands With The Blues
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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.