Blues Hand Me Down Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][Bb][Am][Bb][Am]
[D][Am][G5][Em][E][Am]
[D]
[G][Em][G5][Am]

[Verse 1]
Papa was [Am]a blues man
Gave me the blues hand me down
An alligator shoes man
Gave me the blues hand me downs
[G5]Moonshine drinking
[G]Do [F]everything [Em]but thinking
[Am]Blues hand me downs

[Verse 2]
Racing [Am]the wrong way
Chasing every skirt in town
Taking the long way
Waiting for the sun to come out
[G5]Wheeling and hustling
[F]Dealing and [Em]shuffling
[Am]Blues hand me downs
[Em][D]

[Verse 3]
[G][D]
[Am]Lord, have [C]mer[Am]cy on
my [G]soul[C][Em][G][D]
[Am]I didn’t know
You never know

[Verse 4]
[Am]A fighter. No lover.
No fucking around
And just like my big brother
He stood on shaky ground
His [G5]pride got the [G]best of him
[F]Smoking got the [Em]rest of [Am]him
Blues hand me downs
[Em][G]

[Verse 5]
[D]
[Am]Lord, have mercy on your [D]soul[C][Em][G][D]
[Am]I didn’t know
You never know

[Verse 6]
[Bb]Hand me [Am]down blues
[Bb]Hand me [Am]down blues
[Bb]Hand me [Am]down blues

[Interlude 1]
[Em][Am]
[C][Am]
[C][D][G]
[Em][G][Am]
[G][Am][G][Am][Em]
[Am][D][Am]

[Verse 7]
I come from [Am]vintage trouble
Look out [B]if I’m the one
[G]you found[Am]
I’ll pop your bubble
[C]With my live [G]wire,
[C]straight shooting [F]dirty [Am]mouth
[G5]Papa [Gm]was a blues m[G5]an
[F]Please baby [Em]understand
[Am]I got the, got the, got the, got the
Blue hand me downs
[Em][Am]

[Verse 8]
[G][D]
[Am]Lord, have mercy on your [C]soul[Em][G][D]
[Am]You didn’t know
They never know
[Bb][Am]

[Verse 9]
[Bb]Hand me [Am]down blues
Hand [Bb]me[Am][Em]
[Am]down[Bb] blue[Am]s
Hand [Bb]me do[Am]wn b[Bb]lues[Am]

[Outro 1]
[Em][Am][D]
[Am][D]
[Am][G][Am]
[D][G][Em][Am]
[Em][G][Am]
[Am]