Singing the Blues — Ruthie Foster
Chords and lyrics for Singing the Blues by Ruthie Foster (key of F).
Verse One
[C]Trying to find a new home,
Trying to write a new song,
Trying to find a rhythm, that'll help me
[C]Oh wanna get [F]through it,
Hmm, and keep singing [C]the blues.
[C]Everybody's saying:
"You gotta get a way and
Go deal with the real stuff".
And I-I-I, it's gotta be [F]true enough
Yeah, to keep singing the[C] blues.
Chorus
Well, you know?!
[Am]I'm just [G]passing on,Singing [F]the same old song.[C]
[Am]Sometimes it [G]feels so right and I [F]don't feel all [C]alone
[Am]When the music[G] fades and the[F] crowd drives away[C]
I'm starring at the [F]mirror, well
Still Singing the [C]blues.
oohh, staring at the[F] mirror, yeah.
Still singing the [C]blues.
Verse Two
[C]I got a little up with reggae
And I can lift and appreciate
But I rather be [F]high On and
Singing the [C]blues.
[C]Yeah, I've been in and out of soul
[C]Even rock and roll.
[C]But a bit of Bobby Blue Bland
[C]Never, never gets old and I[F] realize
Oh I gotta have me some blue[C] blues.
Chorus
Yeah. You know!
[Am]I'm just [G]passing [F]on,Singing the same old [C]song.
[Am]Sometimes it [G]feels so right and I[F] don't feel all [C]alone
[Am]But when the [G]music fades and the [F]crowd drives [C]away
I'm starring at the [F]mirror
Oh, still Singing the [C]blues.
Yeah, staring at the [F]mirror,
Still singing the [C]blues.
Chorus
Yeah,
[Am]I'm just [G]passing [F]on,Singing the same old [C]song.
[Am]Sometimes it [G]feels so right and [F]I don't feel all [C]alone
[Am]But when the [G]music fades and [F]the crowd drives [C]away
I'm staring at the [F]mirror, yeah
Oh, starring at the mirror.
Still singing, still singing, singing
Still singing the blues, singing the blues.
Ooh, yeah yeah
Singing the blues, singing the blues,
Singing the –
Blues.
Yeah.
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