Gm C Gm Bb F G x2
F Gm F Gm F Gm F
           Gm    C
I love the blues,
             Gm    C Gm
They tell my story,
             Bb              F          G5
If you don't feel it you can never understand
        Gm   C          Gm      C Gm
So many times I thought about it
          Bb                F             G5
And now I know just what it means to be a man
     C       
Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes
        F   Gm       F   Gm
I never wait, or hesitate.
       C
'Cos I love the life I live,
          C
I'm gonna live the life I choose,
Bb  F                C
      You gotta understand
                                      F Gm        
I'm walking in the shadow of the blues
F Gm F Gm F
          Gm              C           Gm     C Gm
All of my life I've had a strange reputation,
              Bb                 F           G5
I've been the black sheep of the family all along
        Gm            C                Gm     C Gm
I never know if in my heart I'm really guilty
               Bb               F                  G5
But, I've been accused of never knowing right from wrong
     C       
Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes
        F   Gm       F   Gm
I never wait, or hesitate.
       C
'Cos I love the life I live,
          C
I'm gonna live the life I choose,
Bb  F                C
      You gotta understand
                                      F Gm        
I'm walking in the shadow of the blues
F Gm F Gm F
   G                 
My father said you're crazy,
        Bb
He said what you gonna do?
  F
I left with my guitar and said
     C              D
I'll leave it up to you
          G
I'm gonna live the life I love
    Bb              F      C
And live the life I choose,
        Bb                           C5
And I'm walking in the shadow of the blues
Gm C Gm C Gm Bb F G5 x2
C C F Gm F Gm
C C Bb F C
F Gm F Gm F Gm F
           Gm    C
I love the blues,
             Gm    C Gm
They tell my story,
             Bb             F             G5
If you don't feel it I will tell you once again
          Gm             C              Gm       C Gm
All of my life I've been caught up in a crossfire,
               Bb               F             C5
'Cos I've been branded with the devil mark of cain
     C       
Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes
        F   Gm       F   Gm
I never wait, or hesitate.
       C
'Cos I love the life I live,
          C
I'm gonna live the life I choose,
Bb  F                C
      You gotta understand
                                      F Gm        
I'm walking in the shadow of the blues,
                                 Gm