Blue Tarp Blues — Sonny Landreth
Chords and lyrics for Blue Tarp Blues by Sonny Landreth (key of A).
Verse 1
Most of the song is quite easy, as it's a simple 12 bar blues.
You can play just the chords, but if you listen to the record that's not
all.
Sonny uses one of his techniques (no idea how it works exactly) to create
an amazing sound.
Intro: Am Asus4 (repeat some times)
[Am]Air Force One had a heck of a view
[Dm]Air Force One had a heck of a view[Am]
[Em]Looking down on the patchwork [Dm]of the blue tarp blues.[Am]
[Am]I went walkin through the water sprung a leak in my shoes
[Dm]I went walkin through the water sprung a leak in my shoes[Am]
[Em]that hole in my soul [Dm]give me the blue tarp blues.[Am]
[Dm]I got the blues[Am]
[Dm]I got the blue [Am]blue tarp blues.
Slide solo over Verse Chords
[Am]There's a crack in the ceiling and the system too
[Dm]There's a crack in the ceiling and the system too[Am]
[Em]But we got full coverage [Dm]of the blue tarp blues.[Am]
[Dm]I got the blues[Am]
[Dm]I got the blue [Am]blue tarp blues.
Solo over Verse Chords
[Am]No it wasn't the [Dm]weather that [Am]sank me and [Em]you
It was a [Dm]bad mix of [Am]politics, greed and [Em]fools
That [Dm]levee of lies couldn't [Am]hold back the [Em]truth
We're [Dm]in deep but not [Am]out of the reach
[Em]Throw me something, mister.
Intro again
[Am]I'm gonna fly my colors and watch for you
[Dm]I'm gonna fly my colors and watch for you[Am]
[Em]Like a flag of hope, [Dm]above the blue tarp blues[Am]
[Dm]I got the blues[Am]
[Dm]I got the blue [Am]blue tarp blues.
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