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[Verse]
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Oh you come home one eve'nin'
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To nothin' but the four walls
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And then ya find your phone been disconnected
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You can't even make no call
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Ya hung out for your baby, oh, an'she's not there
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You look in the closet, buddy, an'you find it's all bare
[Chorus]
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Oh, that's what the blues is people
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That's what the blues is all about
F
Well that's a hard pill to have to swallow, um!
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When you find what the blues is all about
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Now listen to this:
[Verse]
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I went out to my backyard
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Ya know I whistled for my dog (3 whistle sounds)
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He ran up under the house, people
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Like he didn't even know me at all
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Now I hadn't fed him in two or three days
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An' he was lookin' kinda thin
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Oh, when your dog turn his back on ya, buddy
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You know ya haven't even got a friend
[Chorus]
Eb
Oh, that's what the blues is people
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That's what the blues is all about
F
Well that's a hard pill to have to swallow, um!
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When you find what the blues is all aboutn ya find out what the blues is all about
Oh, look out!
F
Uh!
[Solo]
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Oh no!
I think I got 'em!
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I went out to my mail box
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I got a bunch-a bills that I can't pay
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I guess my wife been out shoppin' again
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While I been at work all day
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I see the man comin' with his tools
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Now is he gonna cut off my water?
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You know they got my gas yesterday
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An' they comin' right back for the lines tomorrow
[Chorus]
Eb
Oh, that's what the blues is people
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That's what the blues is all about
F
Well that's a hard pill to have to swallow, um!
Eb Bb Eb
When you find what the blues is all about
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Fade out