Blue Ribbon Blues chords by 49 Winchester

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: C

🎸 Intro:

C C7 F Fm
C G  F C


🎸 Verse 1:
     C         C7
Had them blue ribbon blues Lord
  F      Fm
So long, for so long
     C
I didn't know where I'm goin'
G             F  C
 All I know is where I've gone

         C      C7
I've been drunked up for three days and
    F        Fm
I know I'll pay for my  sins
  C
But please, sweet Jesus
G               F     C
 Let me get drunk just once again Ooo


🎸 Chorus:
Am    G    C
Though I tried to love ya
Am       G   C
 You know I'll  try again, yea-ah
  Am    G     F     C
La la all I need is a sweet melody
   C       G     C        F
And a half a pint of bourbon or gin, bourbon or gin
   C       G      C
And a half a pint of  bourbon or gin


🎸 Verse 2:
     C     C7
I've been down on my luck Lord
  F         Fm
So long, baby for so long
   C
Now I can't even wake up in the mornin'
G             F  C
 I guess I'm just too far gone

        C      C7
I feel like I'm just wastin' space Lord
     F      Fm
Like I'm just wastin' air
      C
Oh I can't seem to find the darkness
G         F      C
 Dream til you're there ooo


🎸 Chorus:
Am    G    C
Though I tried to love ya
Am       G   C
 You know I'll  try again, yea-ah
  Am    G     F     C
La la all I need is a sweet melody
   C       G     C        F
And a half a pint of bourbon or gin, bourbon or gin
   C       G      C
And a half a pint of  bourbon or gin  (Bus Shelton here)


🎸 Solo:
C C7 F Fm
C G  F C


🎸 Verse 3:
    C        C7
Ridin' rails, ramblin' round
           F     Fm
You know how I ain't got me no home
   C
But I left my poor family
G             F  C
 When I was only 15 years old

      C       C7
But oh California call my name
            F       Fm
Lord you know that I'll find you if I can
      C
But I gotta stay on the road mama
G          F    C
 I'm a hard drivin' man, oooo


🎸 Chorus:
Am    G    C
Though I tried to love ya
Am       G   C
 You know I'll  try again, yea-ah
  Am    G     F     C
Ahhhh all I need is a sweet melody
   C       G     C        F
And a half a pint of bourbon or gin, bourbon or gin
   C       G      C
And a half a pint of  bourbon or gin