Buddy Guy – How Blues Is That (Guitar)
Key
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Overall feel: play chords on 1, 2, 3, rest on 4
Slide (or vibrato bar) quickly from Db up to D
[Intro]
Db Db D D D
Db D D D
D D D
D D D
[Verse 1]
D D D D D D I'm from the backwoods, way down south D D D D D D Grew up livin', hand to mouth Db D D D D D D One-door shack, was all I had D D D D The heat went out, and the cold got bad
[Chorus]
G How blues is that? D Tell me how blues is that A G Got a pawnshop loan, I can't pay it back D How blues is that?
[Verse 2]
D D D D D D Went to Chicago, tried to get a break D D D D D D Had a lot of doors, slammed in my face Db D D D D D D Sang on the corner, poured out my heart D D D D Picked up my change, even slept out in the park
[Chorus]
G How blues is that? D Woo, tell me how blues is that A G Got a pawnshop loan, can't pay it back D How blues is that?
[Solo]
D D D
D D D
D D D
D D D
G G G
G G G
D D D
D D D
A A
G G
D D D
D D D
(Joe Walsh sings v3 and next chorus)
[Verse 3]
D D D D D D All-night diners, that's where I eat D D D D D D My kind of people, are the people I meet D D D D D D Making just enough money, to stay alive D D D D Playin' the blues, trying to survive
[Chorus]
G How blues is that? D How blues is that? Tell me A G Got a pawnshop loan, can't pay it back D D How blues is that? How blues is that?
[Outro]
D D D
D D D Please tell me D D D How blues is that?
D D D
G G G Let me say it again, I'll tell you G G G How blues is that? D D D Mmmm D D D Hmmm
A A
G G
D D D
D D D How blues is that?
D D D
D D D
A7 A7
G7 G7
D7