E REA/. + SS LS BOOK OF BLUES Instant no-frills arrangements of 225 great blues numbers * melody line * chords * lyrics * pease That's all there is to it! Just open the book and start playing!Contents AMess Of Blues 4 Afro Blue 5 After You've Gone 8 All Or Nothing At All 6 ‘As Long As I Have You 9 ‘As Time Goes By 40 ‘Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes) 24 Baby Doll a2 Baby What You Want Me To Do? 36 Back Door Man 14, Backwater Blues 47, Behind Closed Doors 22 Big Spender 28 Black Coffee a0 Blue Haze 23 Blue Monk 25 Blue Train Blues (Ticket Agent Take Your Window Down) 26 Blues (From ‘An American In Paris’) a8 Blues Ain't Nothing 29 Blues And Booze 30 Blues Around My Bed 3 Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me 34 Blues Stay Away From Me 36 Bluesette 37 Body And Soul 40 Born To Lose 4 Bright Lights, Big City 44 Bring It With You When You Come 4 Broken Hearted Blues 45 Brother, Can You Spare A Dime 48 Buddy Bolden’s Blues 46 Built For Comfort 49 Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man 50 Can't Stop Lovin’ 5 Canal Street Blues 52 Careless Love 53, Chelsea Bridge 54 Come Back Baby 55 Come Sunday 56 Corrine Corrina 58 Cotton Tail 60 Cottonfields 59 Crazy Man Blues 62 Crossroads Blues 63 Cry Your Blues Away 64 Dark And Dreary 65 De Kalb Blues 66 Deep River 67 Don’t Fish In My Sea 68 Don't Go To Strangers 69 Don't Sell it (Don’t Give It Away) 7 Down By The Riverside 70 Down The Road A Piece 7a Duet 75, Dust My Broom 76 Dust Pneumonia Blues 77 Early Auturnn 78 Evil (ls Goin’ On) 79 Feel So Bad 80 Fever 82 Fine And Mellow (My Man Don't Love Me) 84 Five Long Years 88 Folsom Prison Blues 86 Frankie And Johnny 89 From Four Until Late 9@ Georgia On My Mind g2 Go Back To Your No Good Man ga Going Down Slow 94 Good Morning Blues 95 Good Morning Heartache 96 Goodbye Baby 98 Green River Blues 99 Hear Me Talkin’ To Ya s00 Here's That Rainy Day s02 Hey Hey Pretty Mama s03, Hoochie Coochie Man 104 How Do You Want It Done? 108 How Insensitive 106 | Ain't Got Nobody (And There's Nobody Cares For Me) 30 | Can't Stop Loving You 209 | ust Want To Make Love To You 184 Remember Clifford sta Wanna Be Around 235, Wish | Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free 36 Vl Be Seeing You s37 Vm A King Bee 238 Vm So Glad 239 If Had You #20 In A Sentimental Mood 222 In The Heat OF The Night 223 It Could Happen To You 226 It Makes My Love Come Down 224 tts Only A Paper Moon 137 ouse Blues 228 Kindhearted Woman Blues 229 Lazy River s30 Lazybones 131 Lean Baby 434 Leamnin’ The Blues 432 Lemon Drop 435 Lit Darlin’ 336 Life Is Like That 138 imehouse Blues 439 Little David Play On Your Harp s40 Little Queen OF Spades 248 Little Red Rooster a4a Long Gone Lonesome Blues 243 Love In Vain 44 Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu) 45, Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) 447 Low Down Blues 250 Lush Life 148 Mad About Him, Sad Without Him, How Can I Be Glad Without Him Blues 352‘ake Me A Pallet On Your Floor 458 Matchbox Blues 254 Mean And Evil 55 Mean Old Bed Bug Blues 456 ean To Me 457 Mean Woman Blues 458 Meditation (Meditaca0) 160 “Yemphis Blues 162 Midnight Sun 264 Million Years Blues (a Like A Hammer) 359 Mind Your Own Business 266 Misty 467 Moongiow 468 Moonlight Becomes You 369 More Than You Know 470 My Babe s7a My Baby Left Me 73 My Creole Belle 376 My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More $7% Mystery Train a77 New York Town $78 Nightmare 479 No Matter How She Done It 8 No More Blues (Chega De Saudade) 180 | No More Lovers 483 | No Smoking 184 When My Heart Beats, Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen 188 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 186 | Ol Man River ag2 One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) 389 | One More River 194 | Pickpocket Blues 296 Please Warm My Wiener 395 Police Dog Blues 200 Prelude To A Kiss 298, | Quiet Nights OF Quiet Stars (Corcovado) 20a Ramblin’ On My Mind 203 Recado Bossa Nova (The Gift) 204 Richlands Woman Blues 206 Roberta 208 Rockin’ Chair 209 Salty Dog 222 San Francisco Bay Blues 230 See See Rider 213 Serenade In Blue 234 Seven Eleven 236 Seventh Son (Original Version) 239 Seventh Son (Version 2) 220 Shake That Thing 224 Shake Your Money Maker 222 She Ain't Nothing But Trouble 223 Silver City Bound 226 Singing The Blues 224 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 227 So Blue 228 Solituce 239 Someday 230 ‘Someone To Watch Over Me a3 ‘Sometimes | Feel Like A Motherless Child a32 Sorrowful Blues 233 ‘Spoonful 334 Sporting Life Blues 235 ‘Squeeze Me 236 St. James Infirmary 238 St. Louis Blues 239 Stars Fell On Alabama 242 Stella By Starlight 243, Sugar Blues 244 ‘Summertime Blues 246 ‘Sunny 248 ‘Swingin’ Shepherd Blues 250 Take These Chains From My Heart a5 Tenor Madness 252 Texas Blues 253, That Ole Devil Called Love 254 That's Why I'm Lonesome a56 ‘The Birth Of The Blues a57 The Blues Never Die 260 ‘The Breeze (That's Bringing My Honey Back To Me) 258 The First Time | Met The Blues 263 The Lady Sings The Blues 26a The Lonesome Road 266 The Nearness Of You 264 The Night We Called It A Day 267 ‘The Old Piano Roll Blues 268 ‘The Very Thought OF You 269 ‘The Woman | Love 270 These Foolish Things 272 Three Hours Past Midnight 27a Time On My Hands 274 Trane's Blues 275 Travelling Riverside Blues 276 Trouble In Mind 277 Tuxedo Junction 278, Unforgettable 279 Walkin’ Blues 282 Walkin’ Shoes 283 Walking My Troubles Away 283 Way Down in The Mine 284 Weary Blues 286 Weeping Willow Blues 288 ‘When Sunny Gets Blue 290 ‘When The Lights Go Out 89 When You Got A Good Friend a2 When Your Lover Has Gone a93 Wild About That Thing 294 Willow Weep For Me 296 Worried Man Blues 298 You Can't Judge A Book By its Cover see You'll Like My Loving 299 Your Cheatin’ Heart eaA Mess Of Blues Words & Music by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman Medium tempo QIN » mf | just got your let - ter, ba - by; a-too__ bad you can’t come home.— slept_a wink since Sun -day; 1 can’t eat @ thing all day.— _ \ swear fm go-in’ cra - zy, sit -tin’here all a-lone.— _ Ev = ‘ry day is just blue Mon -day since— you've been a - way.— g Pr Cc Go 1 got a mess of blues.— 1 ain't = Since you're _ gone. = C7 FP C7 RP 0 Whoops, there goes a tear - drop, _—roll-in’ down my face. Fy @ NC. If you cry when you're in love, it sure ain't no dis-grace. J got - ta (od get my- self to - geth-er, be - fore | lose my — mind. Fm gon-na P catch the next train go-in’, and____ leave my bluesbe - hind. Since you're @ ie Co F ¢ gone |_— got a_~—smess~— of _—bblues.. ony gt hs ree ale USA, ‘nes creation ton ge ou brag rth anon HM, 4 ‘Aes esr tener ora secreAfro Blue By Ramon ‘Mongo’ Santamaria Medium fast Gn? An? BP An? Gn’? mfAll Or Nothing At All Words & Music by Arthur Altman & Jack Lawrence Medium slow Am An? Am? Am Am? "0 Al, or noth-ing at all; Half a Am? Am? BP pe BPaug BY? Gm Em7bs) Arba) —j— —~3— love nev-er ap -pealed to If your heart — nev - er could Dm @ aug Cmg?” yield to me Then fd ra -ther have no-thing = at_—aal! Bri?) E76) Am Am? Amé —3— All or _~—no-thing at all Am Am? Am? Amé Be? BPS BP aug BP? Gm —3— it's love, there is no in - be- tween. Why be-gin, then Ens) arbor Dm @ —3— ery for some-thing that might have been. No, 6 rather have Cag Cng? Bom ED? ’ APaug no - thing at all_______ But, please, don’t bring vour opie ye MCA na sone CA crete easiest Pace on ston ne ens ence sro enn Asus nese a ‘atresia oop SeAbe aug Ae faug Abe AP aug EO” be AP aug 3I—— lips so close to my — cheek,_____ Don't smile, or fl be p A pb9 Bhaug pb? Ben? Eb? r—3—> —3— lost be - yond re - cafl__—____ The kiss in your eyes, the Bea? B” Bra? EO” Gr C7 Fn —3— 3 touch of your hand makes me weak; And my heart = may grow pe” C P Am —=3— 3 diz- zy and alll. And if | fell un-der the spell of your An?” Amé Am Am® Am? Amé BP? iad 3— call, _—____ 1 would be caught in the un - der - tow.—— BPaug BY” 6m 1 dee Arba) Dm —3j— = So, you see, ve got to say: No! Bn? £7 Am Di’ — Gsust Cc —3— No! (Alleseuaeeee=s ora ino- thing) eta oll!After You’ve Gone Words & Music by Henry Creamer & Turner Layton Medium slow (2-33) Ebmg” Ebme Bhai” Af-ter you've gone— and left me cry-ing, Af-ter you've gone— @ 0 Li there’s no de - ny-ing, You'll feel —_ blue, you'll feel sad, b b7 bnai? B B Bm You'll miss the best-est gal you've ev-er had. There'll come a_ time, En? Bn? V now don’t for-get it, There'll come a_ time when you'll re-gret it. Cm @? Cm Ebné BP y Oh! Babe, think what you're do - ing, You know my love for you will Gn’ a Bb P drive me to ru - in; — Af-ter you've gone,— af-ter you've gone a - - way.. Cen My Ms amon xo Copan SA 8 Ei tigeeteennercarane ope seceeAs Long As I Have You Words & Music by Willie Dixon Medium tempo (2-33) N.C. F mf 1 have Long as you, Longas | have — you, Noth-ing 1 would -n't_ do, ba -by, Long as 1 have — you.— Well, 1 don’t mind work-ing, I'll be your slave, Just call me, ba-by,and Ill BP? E rise from my grave. Long as | have— you, Longas | have — you,— cl BP F Noth-ing | would-n’t do, ba-by, Longas | have you.— Verse 2 Fl do like a lizard, Il drag in the sand; Just call me sweet names, ‘And Fl be your man. Long as | have you, Long as | have you, Nothing | wouldn't do, baby, Long as | have you. eonAs Time Goes By Words & Music by Herman Hupfeld Fr? Be Fa? By Eb pbe "° You must re-mem-ber this, a kiss is still a kiss, A sigh is just a sigh; when two lov -ers woo, they still say, “I love you,” On that you'can re- ly; Eb Ebe FP Bp? pel! Eom And The fun-da-men - tal things ap - ply, astimegoes by. No mat-ter what the fu’ ture brings, as time goes Eb Eb? Ab (7 Moon -light and love songs nev-er out of date, Fn Feaim Cm/g rd Hearts full of pas - sion, jeal -ous-y and hate; © Wo-man needs man— and P/p Bo? Bbdim = BP? Fr? Bi? man must havehis mate,That fo one can de - ny. {t’s still the same old sto-ry, a Fri? Bb? gb pbe gb Ebé fight for love and glo-ry, A case of do or die! The FP Flam b/g Edm = Fr?’ BPaug EP world will al-ways wel-come lov-ers, as time —_ goes. by. er er et esr noms ay fs tier Monat conve caeAutumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes) Music by Joseph Kosma % Words by Jacques Prevert Medium slow N.C. An? y Ging?” PS The — fall - ing leaves. drift by = my win - dow, Cma? F708) B Em — The Au - tumn leaves________ of red and gold. An? v Gmaf ' see your lips, the = Sum - mer kiss - es, Cma? Fen eB Em — The — sun-burned hands —__ used to hold, —___ BP Em = Since you went a - way, the days grow —_longy. An? y 6 — And — soon fll hear old. Win’ ~ ter’s_—_ song. Amé Broo Em — But miss you most of all, my dar ~ ting, Act Anjo BY Em = When Au - tumn leaves start to fall. re maurbcase eogConn Gnedn eaa r achaen WEIN GEA igh esd eran opyrah Secs aBaby Doll Words & Music by Bessie Smith Medium tempo i-th) f y ge oe F Hon - ey there's a fun - ny feel - ing ‘round my ‘heart, and. it’s y ge oo F @ F bound to drive your ma-ma wild ft must be some-thing they ¢ @ C call the Cu-ban Doll, it_ weren't your ma - ma’s an- gel child. Fr BP 6? C8 went to see the doc-tor the oth-er day, he said I's well as well could be: Buta said, “Doc - tor, you don’t know— ° F Feb real-ly what’s— wor-ry-ing me.— | want to be some - bo - dy’s y 6 os F ba - by doll, so! can get my lov-ing— all the time. ' at Eee een ta ee SecsFie! : c 2. — * — SS ae f Pee SS = es = wantto be some-bo-dy’s ba- - by doll, toease my mind.— P Brng?” He can be ug - ly, he can be black, so. long as he can ea-gle rock and Baim F Feb v ball the jack. | want to be some- bo - dys ba - by doll, so I can get_ @ it F D @ C — my lov- in’ all the time; 1 mean to get my lov-in’ all____the FoF time. Lord, | went to the-gyp-sy to get my for - tune told; She said “You in Bhmg? Baim hard luck, Bes -sie, dog - gone your bad tuck —_soul!”__ F Feb 4 6 0 want to be some -bo - dy’s ba - - by doll, so | can get my lov- in’ all_ the F vy @ 0 F time; 1 mean. to get my lov-in’ all____— the __ time. 3Back Door Man Words & Music by Willie Dixon Medium slow Pong 1 am___ a back door man. — an a back door man- Well, the men don’t— know but the lit-tle girls__un-der- stand.— When ev - ‘ry-bo - dy’s try'nto sleep, Ym some - where— mak-in’ my midnight —creep.— a " eta ty ug Mas int 7 Wir oe cen ope ssneresJust the ‘Some -thin’ morn - in’. the roo - ster crow, tell me— 1 got to go. Verse 3 They take me to the doctor, shot full of holes; Nurse cried “Can't save his soul.” Accused him for murder, first degree, Judge wife cried “Let the man go free.” Verse 4 When everybody's tryin’ to sleep, tm somewhere makin’ my midnight creep; Every morning the rooster crow, Something tell me | got to go. Verse 5 Cop's wife cried, “Don’t kick him down, Rather be dead, six feet in the ground.” When you come home you can eat pork and beans; Feat more chicken any man seen. Verse 6 When everybody's try’n to sleep, Fm somewhere makin’ my midnight creep. Just the mornin’ the rooster crow, ‘Somethin’ tell me I got to go. 45,Baby What You Want Me To Do? Words & Music by jimmy Reed Medium tempo 7 mf B Got me run - nin’ you got me hid - in’, You got me W run, hide, hide, run, an - yway you want to. Let it roll, pe yeah, yeah, yeah, You got me BP vv Ey doin’ what you want me;— baby, why you want to let go? Verse 2 Goin’ up, goin’ down, Goin’ up, down, down, up, any way you want it. Let it roll, yeah, yeah, yeah You got me doin’ what you want me; Baby, why you want to let it go? Verse 3 Got me beeping, got me hiding, Got me beep, hide, hide, beep, any way you want to. Let it roll, yeah, yeah, yeah. You got me doin’ what you want; Baby, why you want to let it go? 16 ‘is ese tana Coppa scBackwater Blues Medium tempo Words & Music by Bessie Smith When it rained five days and the skies turned dark as night, When it Vv E oo rained five days and the skies turned dark as night, B = There was trou-ble tak -ing place. in the E low - = lands at_—_—night. Verse 2 J woke up this morning, wouldn’t even get out of my door. (Twice) Enough trouble to make a poor girl wonder where she gonna go. Verse 3 They rowed a little boat, about five miles ‘cross the farm. (Twice) | packed up all my clothing, throwed it in and they rowed me along. Verse 4 It thundered and it lightened and the winds began to blow. (Twice) There was a thousand women didn’t have no place to go. Verse 5 I went out to the lonesome, high old lonesome hill. (Twice) [looked down on the old house where | used to live. Verse 6 Backwater blues have caused me to pack up my things and go. (Twice) ‘Cos my house fell down and | can’t live there no more. Verse 7 Mmm, | can’t live there no more. (Twice) And there ain’t no place for a poor old girl to go. 7Big Spender ‘Stripper’ Tempo (2-7) NC. .C. Dm mf & The min -ute you walked in the joint, 1 could see youwere a Be P nv Dn man of dis-tinc-tion, A real bigspend-er,— good fook-ing,— so re-fined.— Say, Be Waug would-n’t you like to know what’s go-ing on in my mind? So let me get Dm BP BP right to the point: 1 don’t pop my cork for ev-‘ry guy | see— To-)- Coda Dm Be a” Dm Hey! Big spen-der,— spend alit-tle time—with me. gris rt ora. sips ase hb Comey ered npn i tes ee oi coy cng son 18 Sear evar tenatona Copy SetonaNC. D Fn Bm D Would-n’t you like to have fun, — fun, fun? How’s a-bout a few Em Baug En? Bp? laughs, laughs? 1 can show you a good time, D.& al Coda a” Br? EY N.C. — let me show you a good time. The min-ute you cova Pn Dm Hey, big spen - der!_ Hey, big spen- der! iad a Dm Be a’ Spend______ a lit - tle time_with me. Spend a lit - tle time—with Dm Be? A Dm 6? Dm me, Spend a fit - tle time with me. 19Black Coffee Words & Musi cis Webster & Sonny Burl Medium slow fords & Music by Paul Francis Webster & Sonny Burke em) ~ @ 1.¥'m feel - in’ migh - ty lone-some, have-n't slept a wink;— 1 talk - in’ to the sha-dows, one o” clock to four;— Ane Cc walk the floor and watch the door, and in be-tween I drink black cof-fee,— Lord how slow the mo-ments go,—when all | do is pourblack cof-fee.— @ An? —3— 3 Since my gal went a - way My nerves have gone to pie - ces, Love's a sor-ry af - fair____ 1 know where al the blues are, i Wa. , P 6 yp ” > 0 and my hair’s_turn-in’ grey. 2.'m ‘cos ba-by I've— been there.- 6 @’ Cm 6m Nowa man is born to love a — wo-man,— To ep su. ss Wester Mae Company & Senda Mus Coons USA. ‘odes muse rising Comgmy Unease Pre See, anon Ws Ge tui ark ung Umea Sei us, 7 Far ti Se oon SH Ge. Ths aangment © Copy MC Mas feting te sha tre ae a pe acres tonal apa ScedCn Amn?) prior 6 Ben? pb? work and slave to pay her — debts;. And, just be-cause he’s on - ly Ae Ben? Eb An? 7 y 3 hu-man,— To drown his past re-grets in cof-feeand ci-gar-ettes|__—'m @ moon -in’ all the mornin’ and ~— mourn-in’ all the night;— And Cc in be -tween it’s ni-co-tine. and not much heart to fight black —cof-fee.— 3 Feel - in’ low as can be. It’s driv-in’ me cra-zy, this Ani? y 6 wait-in’ for my ba-by to may-be come a - round. 2aBehind Closed Doors Traditional Medium tempo N.C. @ C me Now, 1 don’t want my ba - by— stand-in’ be-hind a closed— 6 gv c door, ___ No, 1 don't want my ba - by stand - in’ be - hing a closed door, —______ Now 0 c 6 when the door is closed, no one butthe Lord a-bove to know. Verse 2 When I first met you, baby, you was behind a closed door. (Twice) You know | was beggin’ and beggin’ you, make me a pallet on your floor. Verse 3 Darling, you know I love you, | love you for myself. Don’t want you to fool around and find somebody else. I don’t want you, baby, standing behind a closed door. © copy 999 dey Sar ae Utes See anon We 22 Bbq od wren yng sce| Blue Haze By Miles Davis Medium swing BP Cn? Bb Bb? Ehmg” Dé Ddim Eng? Dy Dim BY F En BP "etna Pace, ‘coment See. 23Blue Monk Medium tempo By Thelonious Monk. (B=73) ite FP cBlue Train Blues (Ticket Agent Take Your Window Down) Words & Music by S lam Meciamislow! sic by Spencer Wiliams (2-3) - Eb pb? Bbaug Tick-et a -gent,tick - et a -gent,ease your win-dow down; ‘Cos_ my bi pb pb? 5 Ae? ba-by, hon-ey ba-by’s ‘bout to leavethis town. He’s tak-in’ a run-out pow-der. pb Be? pb | mean he’s beat-in’ it;— He's try'n to make his get a - way.— The old rap- 3 FP Gw? Gtdim F?/4 BP” - scal-tion is go-in’ to Gal - lion. That is why | says eb Dn? Gg mo Blue train's at the sta - tion, fire - man'sshove - lin’ coal; — En- gin - Cm Eb9 A -eer he’s at the throt-tle, ‘bout to make that blue trainroll. —Tick-et —_ a-gent, Ab? Eb BP” ease your win -dow down.—__ If you don’t Fil PF ppl Eb BP?aug Eb get the blue_ train blues. Blue train whis - tle’s blow-in’, ony sa for a corte by Campton & Compe ined ith Sos endon ‘Singer bce lap Sc 26Dn? ¢ Cm fgg | canhearits shrill; You'd bet-terstop my ba-by, or my Smith and Wes - son will. e Ar Eb Adim Tick - et a- gent, ease your win - dow down. Be? Pp ppl Eb Bi aug — a Please don’t. make— me getthose blue train _ blues. pe Bi eug gb Ab? (nstrumental) Eb Be” fb OAD? pe Ab Eb lay my head up - on the rail road __ track Gon - na Ae” Ab? pb lay my head up - on the rail - road track. When the B Cn? Chim BP? AP? i : = blue train comes a-long, J won't snatch it back. {want my pt? P ppl fb Ab? pb 5 cae : man, don’t want no blue train blues. — 27Blues (From ‘An American In Paris’) By George Gershwin Medium slow BP Gaug Cm = BP) OEP? FBP Geug Cn? Bb/y) Ebmé F7b ss mp — BP Gaug Cm BP) EP? FH BP Bb) Ebmg? FH BP Cn? Claim BP? /p p> C75) B/E GP? Fab) = Bb 7 Eb FI — A BPP, /Ke G9 Fb Bb, CG Bbmé gb — BP? /E Brbs) Ab7bs) Fabs) Fg BP Gaug la —— 2 Cn BE HBB Gaug Cn? BP/p Ent FPO mR BP Geug Cm Bb/y Eo” FY BPBb/p Eg? Fl! BP Cn? Chim BP7/p = p> Cr?) -Bb/p Gb? FAM BP Bb) Ebmg? Fl BP 28Blues Ain’t Nothing Words & Musi by Georgia White Medium tempo 35 (=) 9) mf D Well, the blues ain't noth - in’, no, the blues ain't noth - in’ but a y g good man feelin’ bad. __ No, the blues ain’t noth-in’ but a good man feel - in’ bad. ft 4" @ D must have been those wea-ry blues | had.— Verse 2 Honey, when I die, honey, when I die, don’t you go wear no black. Honey, when I die, don’t go wear no black; For if you do, my bones'll come a-creeping back. Verse 3 I'm a-going downtown, I'm a-going downtown, gonna buy myself some glue. Vm a-going downtown, gonna buy myself some glue; ‘Cos the woman I’ve been loving, she broke my heart in two. eoaen ens 29Blues And Booze Traditional Medium tempo (0-73) D mf, @ D Y 1 went_ Wentto bed last night, and boy- | wasin my sleep, sleep. — tobedlast night, and_ | was in my sleep. Woke— A’ 6 D@ D — up this morn- in’, the po - lice was shak - in’ me. Verse 2 J went to the jailhouse, drunk and blue as | could be. (Twice) But that cruel old judge sent my man away from me. Verse 3 They carried me to the courthouse; Lordy, how | was cryin’. (Twice) They jailed me sixty days in jail, and money couldn't pay the fine. Verse 4 Sixty days ain’t long if you can spend them as you choose. (Twice) But this seems like jail, ina cell where there ain’t no booze. Verse 5 My life is all a misery when | cannot get my booze. (Twice) I spend every dime on liquor, got to have the booze to go with these blues. a ccm ee sora seconBlues Around My Bed Words & Musi by Spencer Wiliams Medium slow Eb Eb? Mg Bom “ rE 1 woke up this morn - in’, foun’ my lov-in’ man had fled. Did--n‘t pe Gm? B? Be? say good - bye, that is why 1 sit and sigh. e Be We An Left with-out a warm -in’, now my hap-pi-ness is dead; And | Cr? FP Brsust BI shake with fright— with the com-in’ of the night. Eb Edin B/E Fem — Eb/g, On my fone-ly pil-low, heav-ylies my head; ’Cos my man’s gone and left me with the pb? Ae Ap? Eb blues a-roun’ my bed. Cry -in’ Law - dy, Law-dy, I wish that | was dead. Sect Seem ead mn 3B” Fu? Be Ee _ Deep shad-owstaunt me, got the blues @-roun’ my bed. Bey Bb Edim BPE Fein SS ’m aweep-in’ wil-low, ma -nytears I've shed Since Eb, 6 pb? A my man went and left me with the blues a-roun’ my bed. Sigh - in’ mer - cy, mer - cy, Ab? pb Be” 2 a , When mem ~‘ries haunt me, Fn? cb? pb? Eb gb _— with those blues a-roun’ my bed, _ (nstrumental) 32Eb pe? gb Bi By gP Edm BP? /p Fain Boats way up the riv-er, and it’s com-in’ down; pb 1G pb7 Ab? | quake and quiv-er’cos it’s Al-a-ba-ma boun’, Tak-in’ my man a-way to 3 stay, that’s what the Cap - tain said,____ Leav-in’ those BP? Fr? Bb? —b Eb? — nev - er sleep - in’ ev - er creep - in’ blues —a-roun’ my _ bed. Ab ce? Bb /pb Ber pe Ab? pb —————— 7 Blues a - roun’ my bed.. 33Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me Words & Music by Arthur N. Swanstrom, Charles R. McGarron & Carey Morgan Medium swing gb Abn? Bb? Eb BPaug p> Abn? BP? mf What is that song a-bout —kiss-es?__ What is thatsong— a-bout gb pe? pb DP C7 smiles? if 1 could have. my way, fd sing a song_ to-day P BP EP Edim BP’/p EP Abn? BP? That would beat themall by miles. 1 would-n’t sing a-bout Eb BY’eug EP? Ab smi -ing,— That's not the ti - tle 'd choose. 1 would sing— a-bout Gm v Ars) DNC. D what f've got, And what I've got’s the wear-y blues. There are Gm Celi 6m Ge Cm blues. that you get from wor - ry,——___ There are —_ blues. 34 ‘gn ese eel oppFei Cm Cmé v — that you get from pain; And there are blues when you're lone - Gm W Aros) - ly for your one and on- - ly, The blues you can nev - er ex - y N.C. D? 6m Cdim 6m - plain. There are blues. that you get from long - ing: er Cm D Ddim D” — But the blu - - - est bluesthat be —___ Are the Gy 7 sort of blues that’s on my mind, They're the ve-ry mean-est kind: The F Cn? i Bey Bbdim Fl BP OF? BP NC. blues my naugh-ty sweet-ie gives. to —me. 35Blues Stay Away From Me ‘Words & Music by Wayne Raney, Henry Glover, Alton Delmore & Rabon Delmore Slow _, (0-73) F mp C Fs Cw F So 1, Blues, stay a-way from me. 2life-_______ is full of mi - se - ry. BP C F Dm F/o ———— Blues, why don’t you let. me be? Don’t know Dreams. are like a me - mo - ry,—————____ Bring - ing c F Gi’ C” ——————_ why you keep on haunt - ing me, back your love that used tobe. F C F Cn? F? Love__________ was nev - ermeant for—_— me.. Tears, so ma - ny | can't. see.. B cF Dm «Fi ———— True love was nev-er meant for— me, Seems some- how Years don’t mean a thing to— me. Time_— goes by, C FY Gr? Gulf F we nev -ercan a - gree. and still | can’t be— free. coor 39k ang Company Sh conse i ng ted By ss on 36 rourkesennd, maratona CopiesBluesette Words by Norman Gimbel & Music by Jean Thielemans Medium jazz waltz 6 Fans) Bro) Em? Aro Poor lit - tle, sad lit - tle, blue Blues - ette, don’t. you cry, Long asthere’s love in your heart to share, dear Blues - ette, Dn? Gr Ong? CP Cn? Fre don't you fret. You can bet one luck-y day you'll _wak - en don’t des - pair. Some blue boy is long-ing, just like you, to BPmg? Ben? Ebb Arma?” and your blues — will, = bbe for - sak - en, One luck - y find a some - one to be true to; Two lov - ing Abe An?) pro Br’ Be” An? p day, love - ly love will come your way. arms he can nest - le in and __ stay. 6 Fags) BP En?” we Get set, Blues - ette, true love is com - ing. Your trou-bled heart ta et Ferg AB, Sean Teulon erhe re Conmemesth exe Cad eration Con Secu 37Di? ee Ong? Cn? Free soon will be hum - ming. (Hum) BPmg? pe Ben? pbabo mg? Doo-ya, doo- ya, doo -ya, Ape Anis) pr Bn? BP? An? =D? = d00-ya, doo-ya, doo-ya, Doo - 09 - 00 Blues - ete. 6 Fa, Bre) En? Pret-ty lit-tle Blues - ette, must-n’t be a mourn - er, Have youheard the Arb Dn? Grn Cm” ce news yet? Love is ‘round the cor-ner; Love wrapped in rain-bows and Ow” Frbo Bing? Be Bn? tied with pink rib-bon, To make your next spring-time your gold wed - ding 38baba mg? ‘Abe Anz>> Dp ring time. So dry your eyes, don’t - cha pout, don’t - cha fret; good y Bri? - An? G f good times are com -ing, Blues - ette.—__ Long as there’s love in your Figo) Cad [af om Dn? gree heart to share, dear blues - ete, don't des - pair. Cma’ ce Cn? Fab Bbng? Some blue boy is fong-ing, just like you, to find a some - one Bon? pbrb Ama?” Abe An’>5) pro to be true to. One luck- y day love-ly love will come your Bri? P An? ———— way, That = mag - ic day. v pl 6 Bre An? APmg? — may just be to - day. 39Body And Soul sic by john Green x Lyrics by Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman & Robert Sour Sow wee d) An? Anon?’ DP Gg? C® Bn? Bim T. — An? Am/g Fe pbs) ribs 69) Em? An? 0? Gmg? Cma? Fadi Erba 5 3 2. En? An? D? G An? Bemé Eb? Ab Bem Ci (add APD? Z Bon? Bb7bo) Abma? APS Bb? Eb? Abn? DP aug Ghma?” Adim Abn? G7bs) mg? Coim Bri?) E75) An? Amo An? D965) Gg? 0 Bn? BPcim An? Amgen?) B75 po) En? An? 0? 6%Born To Lose Word Mus ye aan Medium tempo uate F @ C mf Yve lived my_—_iife lose, my ev - ‘ry hope is = Ev - ‘ry dream has on - ly brought me pai _ Ws so hard to face that emp - ty dawn. C GQ Cc 7 F — All omy fife, Wwe al - ways been 80 blue; _ You were all the hap - pi - ness | knew; g C Ebdim _ Born to _ lose, and now 'm_—_ los ~ ing you! Di’ ~—s Gt C F @ Cc C = Born to lose, it seems so hard to — beal How | There's no use to. dream of hap - pi - ness; Alt F ce ¢ Gv C long to.~—saal - ways have you near._—___You've grown tired and see is on - ly fone- li - ness. All “my — life, ve C F Gr now you say we're through, Born to_—_—ose, and al - ways been so blue; . 2, C Ebdim Dn?” G" cr ¢ now tim los - ing you. Born to you! ‘cong fe net Coperntion USA. perme un see, arom sore ron “aepes tred itenatonsl Capra Seared, 4aBring It With You When You Come Words & Music by Gus Cannon Medium fast (M=13) N.C. Now | was lay - in’ a - round a lit - tle town, smo-king a snipe ci - gar. 1 was wait-ing for a y @ hand - out, Just to catchan emp - ty car. Just as the ¢ c F all in vain.— freight train. came rolling by, my wait was _— Back off, back off,____ you dir - ty bum, and _©CopyisyFer nation erratn USA. Pema nee a Yo So tn ‘ag ened eaten oprah Sere 42Chorus y @ Cc Cc catch. the— next freight train.— Now, if you wan-na be— a lit-te girl of mine. bring it with you when you come.— y Played a - round— the fit - tle town, your head chock full of — rum.— g ¢ C/pp = I can’t send you down -town for too lit - tle sap, now; F/A Frn/Ab Cig ¢ She's sit-ting on an - oth-er man’s lap. Now, you want to be a F Cs C girl of mine, — bring it with you when you come.— 43Bright Lights, Big City Words & Music by Jimmy Reed Medium fast 7 En N Bright lights, big ci- ty gone to my ba - by’s head.- Dv _ Bright lights. __ big ci- ty N EY gone to my ba -by’s head._ 1 tried to tell the wo-man, but she y W don't be-lieve a word said. Verse 2 All right, pretty baby, gonna need my help some day. (Twice) You gonna wish you had listened to some of the the things | say. Verse 3 Bright lights, big city, gone to my baby’s head. (Twice) I got to tell your mama that you don’t believe a thing I said. ‘Scere. ec on ahs ec a Cort 44 seta sane vet opi SeanBroken Hearted Blues Words & Music by Wille Oixon Slow D mf gv 4 Chills on my_ pil - low,— ice - wa-ter in my ba-by’s bed. D y @ _ Yeah, — chills on my pil - low, D ice wa-ter in my ba- by's bed —— v a’ All the good things | have done for you wo - man, Gv ve G D and you left me for an-oth-er man.— Verse 2 If you happen to see my baby, | want you to tell her I been cryin’ on my knees. (Twice) Tell me pray to my master, please hope her back to me. Verse 3 If Thad ten million dollars, woman, you know | would give you every dime. (Twice) ‘Just to hear you call me daddy one more time. ona ea ew nite ison tees eran oy Seco. 45Buddy Bolden’s Blues By Ferdinand lly Roll Morton Medium slow (n-7)) B Flam BP7/p Eb Eb Abe Adim Thought | heard bud-dy Bol-den say— “You're nas -ty, you're dir-ty, Eb/pp ad Ape 5 Adim Eb/pp take it @- way. You're ter-ri- ble, you're aw-ful; take it a- way,”— ' Be Gig Fr BP & Flam BP7/p EP pe thought! heard him say.— 1 thought | heard_ _—Bud-dy_Bol-den shout Ape Adim , Ebjpb Eb? Abs Adim “O-pen up that win-dow and let that bad air out. O-pen up that win - dow and let that EP, */Be C Fr BPPaug Ab? gb Be? bad air out,"__—|_—stthought |_~—sheard Bud-dy Bol -den shout. ' ‘© oor en user Betas Mus Une 8 Ft Soe, Lndon Wi 46 pa ed oe ran SseEb Fidim BP?/p Eb Eb) Abe Adim 3 thought | heard Judge fFog-ar-ty say “Thir-ty days_ inthe mar-ket; Eb/pp pb? Abe Agim take him a - way. Give him a good broom to sweep with, Eb, /P Cc BP Ge? ¢? P Be? Take him a - way,”. 1 thought | heard him say. ' BB Flaim BP?/p EP Ebo Ape Adin 3 thought | heard. Fran-kie Du-sen shout “Gal, gim-me that mo-ney, 'm gon-na EP/pb pe a Adm 3 beat it 1 mean gim-me that mo -ney; fm gon - na pb c’ Pr Bp? Eb beat it out."._Cos_|_ thought | heard Fran-kie Du-sen shout. a7Brother, Can You Spare A Dime Music by Jay Gomey % Words by E ¥. Harburg Medium slow Gr Cp Ce F Bp | OO 1. Once | built a rail-road, made it run;— Made it race a-gainst time. 2.Once | built a tow-er to. ‘the sun; —Brick and _riv - et and lime. i be) Cm Ap? Fné @ Cm @ Once I built a rail-road, now it’s done. Bro-ther can you spare a dime? Once | built a tow-er, now it’s done. Bro-ther can you spare a dime? 2. Cm C cb C’sus* C7 poe — Once, in kha - ki suits, gee we looked swell; cro : Gn? 2/0 s7(? Fr —j— Full of that Yan -kee Doo - dle - de- dum. Half a mil-lion boots went Col F? Cm? An? /pb pbs) G7 3— slog-gin’ thro’ hell, And | was the kid—— with the drum.— on Cp Cre Say, don’t you re-mem ~- ber, they called me A Fr BP Dp pb Og? Dares) /AP Q It was Al all the time. Say, don't you re-mem-ber, Cm _ hr Fé G Cm Ym your pall Bud - dy can you spare a — dime?__ ware Copp usted in oe Hamers 48Built For Comfort Words & Music by Wille Dixon Medium tempo 7 NG. a ‘Some folks built like this, some folks builtlike that, But the way !m built, well don’t you callme fat. Be-cause I'm y 4 built for com - fort,— 1 ain’t__ built for speed;— But | got ev-er- y-thing, v EY All_________ that a _good girl needs. Verse 2 1 ain’t got no diamonds, | ain't got no boat, But | do have love that’s gonna fire your soul. ‘Cos I'm built for comfort, | aint built for speed; But | got everything all you good women need. conw96s epee nen Hone Cache Mae USA, aes tinted ‘at Mase Unter aban teen attra ope ee 49Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man Music by Jerome Kern % Words by Oscar Hammerstein I Medium slow (G=13) ina’ Aed Dn? @ Gna? Gn? cabo Fish got to swim and birds got to fly— I got to love— one Fé Be? En? An? Ab? Drb Gr C Ebdim Dn? Gaug — S = man till | die,— Can’t help lov-in’ dat man— of mine. Caf? An? Dn? @ Cg? Gn? cbM Tell me he's la- - zy tell me he’s slow,— tell me fm cra - 2 Fé BY? En? An? AY? DO Gr Dw? Gn? C7? — S = may-be | know,— Can't help fov-in’ dat_ man— of mine... Fé Flim Omg?” p En? Em?” When he goes @- way— dat’s a rain- y day,— and when he comes Dv =P Dn?/g @ Crag Cng? An? back dat day is fine,. the sun will shine. Hecan come home as. Di? @ Cn” Gu? cB? Fe Be fate as can be,— home with - out him ain‘t no home to me,— En? Am? Abr pro grb» ¢ be DPmg? C Can't help lov-in’ dat man_ of mine.. copys 8 ams Company warped USA ‘tne ne oboing Ute Bah co aden NA 50 ‘ies eee tenetns opr SereCan’t Stop Lovin’ Words & Music by Elmore james Medium tempo N.C. v mf 1 can't stop —fov-in’,— my ba-by to-night. @ y 1 can’t stop — lov in’, my ba-by to- night a’ @ 0 No mat-ter what | do, she won't treat me right. Verse 2 loved my baby, this mornin’ soon. (Twice) I didn’t come back home till this afternoon. Verse 3 When | leave my baby, she’s all alone. (Twice) can’t have no lovin’, cos my baby’s gone. Verse 4 Oh, baby, come and walk with me. (Twice) fl make you happy, baby, as any girl can be. copy 5 ar BM Ma abadig cron Pownce Ma, USA Si ha obig Lime, Beats Nano aha ep Ses enon Se "ns anangtent © Copy pp ac Rune Patng min ‘ies eee econ opr See. 5aCanal Street Blues By Joe ‘King’ Oliver Medium tempo (2-73) F mf BP F Bdim c F OF? Bb Bbm =F Fim Gn? C7 F Bdim (7 1. 2. F OF Fdim Bent/p FC? F OF Fdim Bmp F oC? FNC. 52Careless Love Traditional Medium slow F C FoR OF C mp 1. Love, oh love, oh care-less love; —______ heed, for what | say is true, Don't You go to. my head like wine, —________ You've spend your lives in mi - se = ry. —_______ Don’t F F Flag BP Bdin ruin’d the life of — ma-ny — a_ poor girl, — And let love do to ev-'ry_ one. of, you What T 2. F/o Cv Fo pboOF Gn? C7 F now you've ruin’d this life of mine,——____ 2Pay care - less love has done to me.. ene yoy er ne Sn on Pet Roce bra Phas ace vata opm Se 53Chelsea Bridge By Billy Strayhorn N.C. Dm(mg’) Faden Dm(mg?) F? C0) pro» pr Ge C8 Fe NC. p9 pb BP’ sus4 pb7 Abé Fm? Be? cust EMM aq Abo DPmg?” PD Ch/gb (Be Ch — Bm Fodiin 69 Bb9 Dring’) Foti Dm(ng’) Fagin prbMp7 «GP cs Fe 54 ge eeeCome Back Baby Words & Music by Norman Petty & Fred Neit Medium slow A iM me Please come back, ba- by,— please— don’t go.— For the way | y A i love you, you'll nev-er know. So come— back, ba- by,— let’s_talk it P A y A —" o- ver,— Just one more time, Verse 2 For the way | love you, you know 1 do; For the way you love me, baby, You never know. Come back, baby, let’s talk it over One more time. Verse 3 You know I love you, tell the world | do; For the way | love you, baby, You'll never know. So come back, baby, let's talk it over One more time. eatee 55 ScoresCome Sunday By Duke Etington Slow G8 Fado 68 AB 1. Oo. Oo. 2.Lord, dear Lord a - bove,— God Al - might- y, God of love;— F Fg? Dnt! Gu C Dn? Dhan Ce = a Sun - day, oh come Sun - day, that’s the day. Please look down and see my peo - ple through. 2 FB p E74 E78 Am F/A D 1 be -lieve that God put sun and moon up in the sk; Hea-ven is a good - ness time, ‘@ bright-er fight on cB poco rit. g's Dn? Gisbs) prio pois 9 GM aug 1 ,S00t mind the grey— skies, ‘cos they're just clouds pas -sing by.— Do unto others as you would have them do to you. And (Spoken) (Sing) Freely D 67% ag Gaug 6s Fado ’ have a bright-er by and_ by. Lord, dear Lord a-bove God Al - cepa 966 Temp Ms npr USA amp come enn te 8 Ses non WV 5 56 ‘aint teen Cope Scere68 AB OF Fre’ Dn!!! = might -y, God of love;— Please look down and see my peo -ple through. Animated C Dn? = Dhdim Ce «EP FB E £78949 Ext mf 1 be -fieve God now, Am F/A D eo Dr’ Gish) Evita) Ebi and al - ways will be. With God's bles-sing we can make it Dp G7 aug er Fadtin 63 p through e - ter- ni- ty. Lord,dear Lord a-bove,. God Al-might-y, God of love;— very slow AB F Fig?” Dn! Gl C C/E EP Dn? C PP = _ Please look down and see my peo-ple through. 57Corrine Corrina Words & Music by . M. Wiliams & Bo Chatman ‘Gospel’ swing & @ Cm C we Cor -rine Cor - fi- = na, where you been so fong?. — Cor -rine Cor - ri- - na, where you been so long? C An? A? G? Dr?” @ Adm A” GCP — Ain't been no lov - in’_______ since. you been —_ gone. C @ Cdim = C Adm Ab? GC — 1 love Cor - ri- ~- na, tell the world | do. |S 2 ho Cre te ory tell the world 1 do. C Ané AP? Gn? mai? b9(b5) b7 be bral” B Bay EF eB Bong) Build your dreams_ to the stars a - bove;— But when you need— some-one Play with fire till your fin -gers burn;— And when there’s no place for I pwt) GG? Cat a? FP BOG? true to love, Don’t go tostran-gers, dar-ling, come to me. you to turn,— Don’t go. to stran-gers, OB (9 Fsbo P Cn? F7 Be EP BPdim ‘BP a or : _ dar-ling, come to me———————— For, when Fa? pois Fr? pps Eb pp? Ebmay” —3j— —3— —3— 3 you hear a call to fol-low your heart, You'll fol-low your heart | know— Wve Gn’? : cs Gn? . cs Gn? 5 0? 3 Cn? Fsbo been through it all; for fm an old hand, And Ill un-der-stand__ ifyou go. So, Be Bong” Ai Eb9 (bs) pb pee Bhima” make your mark for your friends to see;— But when you need more than Dre 6? Ca? | Calta BP EE BP com-pa- ny, Don’t go to stran-gers, dar-ling,come to me. a ea 69Down By The Riverside Traditional ‘Gospel’ swing a 1 met my lit - tle bright eyed — doll _ asked her for a lit - tle kiss, Down by the F riv-er - side, Down by the riv-er - side, Down by the met | my lit - te bright eyed doll} ' r-er side} atkes nee fore HP® fea Gown by the C F riv-er - side, Down by = the-—sriv - er - side 21 P BP BP F — She said, “Have pa -tience, lit - tle man; Ym sure you'll un -der-stand, C F P 1 said “If = 1 hard - ly know — your name.’ © conn yp Dray Stes Maing Fh tt, oon pp Phi eel manana og coneBP F a” Dm 1 can have = my way,— may - be some sweet day—— G Cc C your name and mine will be ~—the same,” Yo F wed my lit - tle brighteyed doll Down by the riv-er - side,— C F Down by the riv-er - side,— Down by the riv-er- side fd wed my it - tle brighteyed doll_ Down by the riv-er - side, C Fo Fdm =F Bb OF ONG. Down by the rv - er = - side.Down The Road A Piece Words & Music by Don Raye Medium fast (0-73) Daug 6 mf 67 Ab? G9 7 G An? Dp Drag G Drag G D'aug G An’ 6 6 Y 6 D’aug 6 Dag 6 D’aug 6 An? G6? Drag 6 oui6 aay C? cle 9 6 An? G D? Gtcim D? Gtaim D? Ga’ G? C9 D? = G An? G Dang y Ddim D? Draug G An? 6°Don’t Sell It (Don’t Give It Away) Words & Music by Oscar Woods Medium tempo of 6 It was ear- ly one — morn - in’ ‘pout the break of day. Cc’ Don’t you hear me cry -in’, won't you list-enwhat | say? — Ear-ly one mom -in’ 6 y ba -by, ‘bout the break of day. Told me not to sell it; 6 chorus 6 Pa-pa, don’t you give it a - way. I said yes, baby, yes; GQ no, ba - by, no. Yes, ba-by, yes; 6, c 6 ba-by, no. Said yes, ba - by, yes; hear me say no, ba-by, no. v Thought 1 found Jel - ly, ‘shaw don’t sell no more.— Verse 2 You know you didn’t want me, why did you call; don’t you hear me cryin’ little all and all. You know you didn’t want me, baby why did you call? I can get more women than a passenger train can haul Chorus ‘copra Sey Betas Mu nti Soe Lenton 4 Abas tad enna oye seDuet Medium tempo By Neal Hefti (2-9) pe Bb Ab ce eb 6m/p Ben /p> C7 fo ct Be E> Bb7/g AP F9/y BP Ghcim = Fin? E?76 Dust My Broom Words & Music by Robert johnson Medium tempo oY ° y x Ym gon’ getup inthe morn-in, | be-lieve fll dust my broom.— @ Ym gon’ get up inthe morn-in’_ 1 be-lieve fll dust my — broom.— y a’ 3 3 = Girl - friend, the black man you been lov - in, a 5 y y girl-friend, can get my room. Verse 2 'm gon’ write a letter, telephone every town | know. (Twice) If | can't find her in West Helena, she must be in East Monroe, | know. Verse 3 | don’t want no woman wants every downtown man she meet. (Twice) She’s a no good doney, they shouldn't ‘low her on the street. Verse 4 I believe, | believe Ill go back home. (Twice) You can mistreat me here, babe, but you can’t when | get home. Verse 5 And 'm gettin’ up in the morning, | believe I'll dust my broom. (Twice) Girlfriend, the black man that you been lovin’, girlfriend, can get my room. (one naa acre eopantes bang tates. "its anne wicnaona taowen sete