Albert King – Thats What The Blues Is All About (Guitar)

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[Intro] F F Eb Eb Bb Eb F [Verse]
Bb                              Eb
Oh you come home one eve'nin'

Bb                              Eb
To nothin' but the four walls

Bb                                              Eb
And then ya find your phone been disconnected

Bb                              Eb
You can't even make no call

Bb                                                      Eb
Ya hung out for your baby, oh, an'she's not there

Bb                   Ab Bb                      Eb
You look in the closet, buddy, an'you find it's all bare
[Chorus]
Eb
Oh, that's what the blues is people

                                   Bb         Ab   Bb
That's what the blues is all about

F
Well that's a hard pill to have to swallow, um!

Eb                                          Bb    Eb
When you find what the blues is all about

                     Eb
Now listen to this:
[Verse]
Bb                      Eb
I went out to my backyard

Bb                                              Eb
Ya know I whistled for my dog (3 whistle sounds)

Bb                              Eb
He ran up under the house, people

Bb                              Eb
Like he didn't even know me at all

Bb                                      Ab
Now I hadn't fed him in two or three days

Bb                              Eb
An' he was lookin' kinda thin

Bb                                Ab
Oh, when your dog turn his back on ya, buddy

Bb                                      Eb
You know ya haven't even got a friend
[Chorus]
Eb
Oh, that's what the blues is people

                                   Bb         Ab   Bb
That's what the blues is all about

F
Well that's a hard pill to have to swallow, um!

Eb                                          Bb    Eb
When you find what the blues is all aboutn ya find out what the blues is all about
Oh, look out!
       F
Uh!
[Solo] Bb x 7,5 F x 0,5 Oh no! I think I got 'em! [Verse]
Bb                                                      Eb
I went out to my mail box

Bb                                                      Eb
I got a bunch-a bills that I can't pay

Bb                                                              Eb
I guess my wife been out shoppin' again

Bb                                                      Eb
While I been at work all day

Bb                                                      Eb
I see the man comin' with his tools

Bb                                                      Eb
Now is he gonna cut off my water?

Bb                                                      Eb
You know they got my gas yesterday

Bb
An' they comin' right back for the lines tomorrow
[Chorus]
Eb
Oh, that's what the blues is people

                                   Bb         Ab   Bb
That's what the blues is all about

F
Well that's a hard pill to have to swallow, um!

Eb                                          Bb    Eb
When you find what the blues is all about
Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb
Bb                                                      Eb
Fade out