Serenade In Blue Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]My mama done told me,
when I was a knee -pants.
My mama done told me, [G]son,[Cm]
[Dm]a woma[F]n'll sweet -talk
[Dm]and give you the b[G]ig eye.
[Bm]But when [D]the swe[A]et talking's don[D]e,[Ebdim]
[B]a wo [Em]man's a two -faced,
a [Bb]worrisome thing,
[A]who'll leave you to sing the blues
[D]in [Asus4]the night?[D][A]
[D]Now the rain is fall[Dm]in',
hear the train a -callin', hoo -wee
[D]My momma done told me,
[G]hear [Dm]that lonesome whistle
[Bb]Blowin' [A]cross the trestle, hoo -wee
[D]My momma done told me,
hoo [Asus4]-wee to h[G]oo -wee
[Asus4]Oh, click[Bb]ety -clack is echoi[A]ng back
The [Dm]blues in [D]the[Asus4] night[D]
The [Dm]evening [G]breeze will start
[Bb]The trees to c[A]ryin'
And the [F]moon will hide [Fm]its light[Fdim]
[E]Whe[B]n you[Cm] get the[B] blues[E]
[D]in [E]the nig[Em]ht[Asus4][A]
Take [G]my word, [Bb]the mockingb[A]ird will sing
[F]the saddest kind [Fm]of song[Fdim]
[E]He [Cm]knows things [B]are [E]wrong,
[D]an [E]d he's r[Em]ight
[Asus4]From Natc[A]hez[D] to Moby,
from Memphis to St. Joe
wherever the four winds blow
[F#dim]I've been[F][Ab][F]
in some big town[Dm]s
and heard me some big [G]talk
[D]but there is [Bm]one thing
[D]I know [Ebdim]a woman's[B] a [Em]two -faced
a [Bb]worrisome thing
who [A]leave you to sing the
[D]blues [Em]in t[Asus4]he
[C]My, [B]my [Em]mama [Asus4]was right
[A]There's [F]blues in [Dm]the nig[D]ht[G]
[Abdim][Asus4][A][D]
Buddy Rich going all out
on one of his unique song stylings,
Blues in the Night.
And now let's focus the spotlight
on another talented vocalist.
Only this one is a charmer,
pretty, petite and perky, Peggy King.
Greetings, everybody.
Hi, Jimmy. Hi, Harry.
Gee, Harry,
that golden trumpet of yours
is really all shined up.
Almost hurts my eyes to look at it.
What's up?
Well, I figured if you were going to sing
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,
the least I could do would be to get the old
horn in respectable shape.
You all set and raring to go?
Let us do the song.
Okay, Peg.
Take over the hall.