Blues in the Night Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][G][D]

[Verse 1]
My [G]mama done tol' me,
When [D]I was in k[C]nee pants,
My [G]mama done tol' me, Son!
A wo[C]man'll sweet talk
And give ya the [Cm]big [Adim]eye;[G]
But when the [D]sweet [G]talkin's done,
A wo[D]man's a two face
A worrisome [A]thing
Who'll [D]leave ya t'sing
The [G]blues in the [D]night[G]

[Verse 2]
Now the rain's a-fallin',
[C]Hear [Gm]Hear the train a-callin'
[C]Whoo-ee [G](my [Em]mama
[G]mama done tol' me)
[C]Hea[D]r tha[Edim]t lonesome whi[C]stle
[Cm]Blowin' `cross the trestle,
[G]Whoo-ee [A](my [Em]mama[G] done to[D]l'
me)
A whoo-ee-duh-whoo-ee,
ol' clickety clickety [Eb]clickety [A]clack's
[D]A-echoin' back the [G]blues [D]in the nig[G]ht

[Verse 3]
[Em]The [D]even in'[Bb] breeze'l[C]l start
[Adim]the trees to cry[D]in'
And the [Bbsus4]moon'll hi[Abdim]de its light[A]
[Bb]When you g[E]et the b[A]lues

[Interlude 1]
in the night
[D][Eb][E][Eb][D]

[Verse 4]
[Gm]Take my word[C], the [Adim]mockin' bird[D]'ll
Sing the sad[Cm]dest [Bb]kind o' song[A]
[E]He [Bb]knows thi[E]ngs are wr[A]ong
and he's [D]right

[Interlude 2]
[D][Eb][D][G][D]

[Verse 5]
From [G]Natchez to Mobile,
From [C]Memphis to [Edim]St. Jo,[Gm]
[C]Whe[G]rever the four win[Em]ds bl[D]ow[G],
[C#]I been[C] in some big t[D]owns,[Edim]
[Gm]An' heard me s[C]ome big [Cm]talk,
[G]But [Em]there is [A]one thing [D]I k[G]now[D][Bb]
[D]A woman's a two face,
A [Eb]worrisome thing
Who'll [D]leave ya t'sing the
[G]blues in the night.

[Interlude 3]
[G][D][G][A][D]

[Verse 6]
My [A]mama [D]was[Gm] right,
There's [Bb]blues [A]in the

[Outro 1]
night.
[D][Edim][A][Cm][G]