Rhythm of the Blues — Mary Chapin Carpenter
Chords and lyrics for Rhythm of the Blues by Mary Chapin Carpenter (key of C).
Intro
[F] [C] [Fm] [Gm] [C] [F/A] [C] [Dm] [Gm/A#] [C] [Gm7/A#]
Verse 1
I [F]can hear the [C]rain come down, [Gm]I can listen with my heart,
I [F]can see you with [C]both eyes closed in [Gm]the dark,
[Dm7/A]sleep [A#]will come in just a while, [F]but till [A#]it does I choose to listen to [F/A]the rain.
Chorus
[C]It's [Dm7/F]the rhythm [A#]of the blues.
Verse 2
[C][A#]I [Am]walk along [C]these streets of home [Gm]that once belonged to us,
[C]and [Am]now baby [C]I walk alone and I'm [Gm]lost.
[C][A#]In the sound of my home footsteps [F]on [A#]the avenues that I guess I'm only [F]walking to [C][Dm]the rhythm of the blues.
Interlude
[A#] [Em]
Verse 3
I [Am]don't want [Dm]to hear another [A#]word spoken, [C]I [Am][Dm/A]don't want to see another [A#]tear shed,
[C][Dm]I can't seem to fix [A#]what's broken [C]like [D#/G]this record label [A#]in my head.
Interlude
[F] [C] [Gm] [F] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm7/A#] [F/A] [A#] [Am] [A#] [F/A] [Dm/F]
Verse 4
I can hear the rain [A#]come down, I can listen with my heart,
I can hear the rain come down, I can listen with my heart,
Outro
[C7/A#] [A#] [Am] [A#] [F] [C]
I [F/A]can hear [C]the rain come down, [Gm/D][F/A][A#]I can listen with my heart,
I can hear the rain come down, [F]I can listen with my heart,
I [A#]can see right through, you come and go [F/A]baby, [C/E][Dm]like the rhythm of [A#]the blues.
You come and [F]go baby, [Dm/F]like the rhythm [A#]of the blues.
You come and [F]go baby, [D7]like [Am]the rhythm of [A#sus2]the blues.
[C7/A#] [A#] [Am] [A#] [A#sus2] [C7/A#] [A#] [Am] [A#] [F/A] [A#]
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