Gm C Gm Bb F G x2 F Gm F Gm F Gm F
GmC I love the blues,
GmC Gm They tell my story,
BbFG5 If you don't feel it you can never understand
GmCGmC Gm So many times I thought about it
BbFG5 And now I know just what it means to be a man
C Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes
FGmFGm I never wait, or hesitate.
C 'Cos I love the life I live,
C I'm gonna live the life I choose,
BbFC You gotta understand
F Gm I'm walking in the shadow of the blues
F Gm F Gm F
GmCGmC Gm All of my life I've had a strange reputation,
BbFG5 I've been the black sheep of the family all along
GmCGmC Gm I never know if in my heart I'm really guilty
BbFG5 But, I've been accused of never knowing right from wrong
C Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes
FGmFGm I never wait, or hesitate.
C 'Cos I love the life I live,
C I'm gonna live the life I choose,
BbFC 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
CD I'll leave it up to you
G I'm gonna live the life I love
BbFC And live the life I choose,
BbC5 And I'm walking in the shadow of the blues
Gm C Gm C Gm Bb F G5 x2 C C F Gm F GmC C Bb F CF Gm F Gm F Gm F
GmC I love the blues,
GmC Gm They tell my story,
BbFG5 If you don't feel it I will tell you once again
GmCGmC Gm All of my life I've been caught up in a crossfire,
BbFC5 'Cos I've been branded with the devil mark of cain
C Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes
FGmFGm I never wait, or hesitate.
C 'Cos I love the life I live,
C I'm gonna live the life I choose,
BbFC You gotta understand
F Gm I'm walking in the shadow of the blues,
Gm