Blues In The Night Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]My mama done told me,
[Cm]when [G]I was in pigtails
My mama done told [Am]me, honey
[C#dim]A man's g[G]onn[C]a sweet talk
[Cm]and give you the b[F]ig e[G]ye
[A]Well, [Am]but when the s[Bm]weet talking's d[E]one
A [Am]man is a two -faced,
[C]a wor[C#dim]risome thi[Eb]ng to liv[D]e,
yet I sing [G]the blues [C]in [C#dim]the
[D]night.[E][A][Ebdim]
[G]Now the rain is falling,
[C]hear that train a -ca[G]lling.[D][Gm][G][Gm]
[C]Hear that lonesome whistle
[Cm]blow[F]in' across the d[F#dim]resser[G][C][G][D]
[C#]A cl[D]inke[A]ty clack[Faug]
[A]is [D]echoing [G]back
[C]Los[C#dim]ing the n[G]ight, yeah,[Fm] yeah,[A]
[Ebdim]yeah[G][C][G]
[D][G][C]
[Cm][F][C#dim][G][D][G][C]
[G][D][C#][D][A][Faug][D]
[G][C][C#dim][G]
[Eb]The [D]evening [Baug]breeze'll [G]star[C]t[Eb][Faug]
The [Cm]trees to [Bbaug]cryin'
[Fm]and the moon will hide
It's [Edim]light w[C#dim]hen you ge[Bdim]t the b[Fm]lues[Edim]
[Gm]in t[A]he n[Faug]ight[D][Ebdim][Cm][G][Am][D]
[C]Take my [Eb]word,
[A]the[Faug] mockingbird will s[Bbaug]ing
[Fm]the saddest [Bb]carol of s[Edim]ong
[C#dim][Faug][Bdim]
He [Fm]knows things [Edim]are wron[A]g an[Faug]
[G]d he's [E]right[Baug][G][A][D]
From [G]Natchez to Mobile
[Fm]From [Caug]Mem phis to St.[Fm] Joe,[D]
[G]wherever the fall winds
[Eb]blow.[D][G][Am][Bbdim][G]
[C]Well, I've been in some big towns,
[Cm]and I heard [F]me some big talk, [G]too.
[Am]Oh, but there is o[Bm]ne thing I know.
[Bdim]A man is[Bb] a t[D]wo -faced,
a [Eb]weary something,
who'll [D]leave you to [G]sing
[C]Oh, [C#dim]the blues in [D]the night
Oh, [G]you
[A]Oh, you
[Ebdim]My mama w[D]as right[Eb],
there's [D]blues in the night
[G]