St Louis Blues
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse]
C F C
Lord I hate to see that evening sun go down
F C
I hate to see that evening sun go down
G7 C
Cause my baby she don't, she don’t love me no how
[Verse]
G7
I’m a St. Louis man with a diamond ring
C
Ah she pull that guy around town by her apron strings
G7
And if it weren’t for powder and all that store-bought hair
C D7 G7
Well that gal of mine, she wouldn’t have gone so far from here
[Verse]
C F C
I got the St. Louis blues honey blue as I can be
F C
And that man got a heart like a rock cast down in the sea
G7 C
Or else he wouldn't have carried her so dog-gone far far from me
[Verse]
F C
Listen all you rounders you better leave my good gal alone
F C
I said listen all you rounders you better leave my good gal alone
G7 C
Cause you can’t give her nothin' she can’t get at home
[Verse]
F C
Sum'bout your momma sure give me the blues
F C
Ah there’s sum'bout your momma that sure give me the blues
G7 C
It ain’t your drop stitch stockings might be your blue buckle shoes
[Verse]
F C
Cause a black-headed woman make a freight train jump the track
F C
I said a black-headed woman make a freight train jump the track
G7 C
And that ole long tall gal make a bullfrog ball the jack
How to play St Louis Blues
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
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.