Married to the Blues — Shemekia Copeland
Chords and lyrics for Married to the Blues by Shemekia Copeland (key of G).
Intro
[Bmin] [A] [Emin] [Bmin] [A] [G] [A] [Bmin]
Verse
[Bmin] I[A] never win at[Emin] love [F#7] [Bmin] At[A] love I [Emin]always lose[F#7]
[Bmin] I [A]keep looking [Emin]for a good man [F#7] [Bmin] And I [A]ain't got[G] no clue
[F#7]
I can't[Emin] find no one to love me [F#7]
I guess I'm married to the [Bmin]blues [A] [Emin] [F#7] Married to the [Bmin]blues[A]
[G] [A]
Verse
[Bmin] There's a [A]picture by my[Emin] bedside [F#7] [Bmin] In a [A]frame that's got a[Emin] crack
[F#7]
[Bmin] Of [A]one of my old [Emin]lovers [F#7] [Bmin] Who [A]ain't never comin'[G] back
[F#7]
He [Emin]swore he'd never leave me [F#7]
Then I saw him start to pack[Bmin] [A] [Emin] [F#7] Start to [Bmin][A]pack[A][G]
Chorus
Oh when you're[Emin] married, married to the blues
You don't [Bmin]get no band of gold All you get [F#7]is a lonely cab ride
To a [Bmin]bed that's always cold When you're[Emin] married to the blues
Forget[Bmin] that honeymoon All you get [G]is lukewarm lovin'
That's [F#7]over way, way too soon
Solo
[Bmin] [A] [Emin] [F#7] [Bmin] [A] [G] [A] [Bmin]
Verse
[Bmin] There's a [A]letter in my [Emin]pocket [F#7]
[Bmin] It's all [A]torn torn torn and [Emin]frayed [F#7]
[Bmin] The only [A]thing Only thing he [Emin]left me [F#7] [Bmin] When he [A]ran Ran[G]
away[F#7]
Now when [Emin]you're married to the blues [F#7]
It gets more lonely [Bmin][A]everyday[F#7][Emin]
Outro
[Bmin] married to the blues [A] [Emin] [F#7] Oh... All these [Bmin][A][Emin]blues[F#7]
[Bmin]I knew he would leave me [A] [Emin] [F#7] He [Bmin]was never comin' [A]back[Emin]
[F#7]
He left me a torn [Bmin]letter [A] [Emin] [F#7] Then he ran [Bmin]away [A] [Emin]ran
[F#7]away
Married to the [Bmin]blues [A] [Emin] [F#7]
Oh... All these [Bmin][A]blues[F#7][Emin]
You get so [Bmin]lonely [A] [Emin]Lonely [F#7]Lonely Lonely Married[Bmin] to the blues
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