Jimmie Rodgers – Jimmies Texas Blues (Guitar)

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[Intro] C G C [Verse 1]

    C                                         C7
The way I been treated, sometime I wish I was dead

    F                                         C
The way I been treated, sometime I wish I was dead, lord lord

              G                            C
Cause I ain't got no place to lay my weary head

[Interlude] C

      C        G           C
Oh de lay-hee, lay-hee, oh lay-hee

[Verse 2]

       C                                 C7
When I want you woman, I always find you gone

     F                                 C
Everytime I want you I always find you gone, you're always gone

       G                                            C
Listen here good mama I'm gonna put your air brakes on.

[Interlude] C

      C        G              C
Yo de lay-hee, lay-hee, oh de lay-hee

[Verse 3]

C                                          C7
Some like Chicago, some love Memphis Tennessee

F                                              C
Some like Chicago, some love old Memphis Tennessee, yeah sweet mama

        G                                                     C
Give me sweet Dallas Texas where the women think the world of me   hey hey hey

[Interlude] C

      C        G           C
Yo de lay-hee, lay-hee, oh lay-hee

[Verse 4]

    C                                              C7
You may have your troubles, I'm having my troubles too

    F                                              C
You may have your troubles, I'm having my troubles too

      G                                                C
Yes I know how it feels when you're feeling so doggone blue.  Have mercy, lord

[Interlude] C

      C        G           C
Yo de lay-hee, lay-hee, oh lay-hee

[Verse 5]

        C                                                     C7
I'm not singing the blues, I'm telling you the hard luck I've had

F                                                         C
I'm not singing blues, I'm telling you the hard luck I've had   Baby, I've had it, too

    G                                          C
The blues ain't nothing but a good man feeling bad.

[Outro] C

      C        G        C
Yo de lay-hee, hee-hee, hee