A Nightingale Can Sing The Blues Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Db]Ain'[C]t it a shame he
had to go and grieve me
Some other dame has [F]made
him up and [Ab]leave [G]me
[C]That's how it happens
[Am]A nigh[Dm]tingale can sing[Ddim]
[G]the blu[C]es[Bb][Ab][G]

[Verse 2]
[C]I'll put it straight
He's [F]got himself [Abdim]a new bir[G]d[C]
Gave me the gate and [F]now
I'm just [Ab]a blue [G]bird
[C]That's how it happens
[Am]A nigh[Dm]tingale can sing[Ddim]
[G]the blues
[C][Bb]

[Verse 3]
[C]
He can take [Em]me and forsa[Ebdim]ke me
[Ab]Just as quic[Dm]k as that[C]
Where there's [Bb]someone[Ab]
[Bb]new [Ab]in to[C]wn
But I'm [Em]bettin' [C]he'll be fre[Ebdim]ttin'
For his [Ddim]old job [G]back
[C]When his bra[Dm]nd new
[Ab]lady love has [G]let him down

[Verse 4]
[C]You take my word
There [F]ain't no use
[Ab]of preachin'[G][C]
I've got a bird who's
[F]Gonna get som[Ab]e teachin'[G][C]
Then he'll discov[Am]er a ni[Dm]ghtingale
Can [Ddim]sing the[G] blues[C][Bb]

[Interlude 1]
[C][Em][C][Em][Ebm][Dm][C][Bb][Ab]
[Bb][Ab][C][Em][Ebdim][Ebm][Dm][Db][C][Dm]
[Ab][G][C]
You take my [G]word [C]There

[Verse 5]
[F]
ain't no use of [Ab]preach[G]in'[C]
I've got a bird who's
[F]Gonna get some tea[Ab]chin'[G]
[C]Then he'[Am]ll discover a nig[Dm]htingale
[Ddim]Can sing the[G] blues[C][Bb]

[Outro 1]
[Eb][Ab][Db][G][C]