Brickyard Blues Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Wel[F]l, [G]I t[F]ried
[G]to run my game
She said [F]"Man, that's the same
old thing [E]I've heard before"
[Am]And [C]I'm too tire[Cm]d to go for
your [G]show (again and again)

[Verse 2]
[D]And [Dsus4]she start[G]ed to explain
She said [F]"Man, I ain't sayin' [E]what you're
playin' just [Am]can't make it
[Cm]But [C]I ju[G]st can't take it anymore"
[D]

[Verse 3]
[C]Play som[G]ethin' sweet,
play [D]somethin' mellow
Play somethin' [G]I can sink
my [F]teeth in [C]like Jello
[Cm]Play something I can[G] under[E]stand[A]
[D]Play me some Brickyar[G]d Blues
[C]

[Verse 4]
[G]
[D]Play som[G]ethin' sweet
and make [D]it funky
Just let me [G]lay back and
grin [F]like a [C]monkey
[Cm]Play something I can[G] understand
[D]Play me some Brickyard Blues
[G][C][G]

[Verse 5]
[D]Well, I started[G] to sweat
She said [F]"Don't get upset [E]'cause
you just might break a [Am]string
And [C]that [Cm]won't do a thing
[G]for your show
[D]

[Verse 6]
[A]
[D]So I s[G]aid to myself
I said [F]"Self,
do you see what [E]is sailin' through [Am]my soul?"
[C]And [Cm]I gotta ha[G]ve som[C]e mo[D]re,
[C]don't ya know
[D]Play som[G]ethin'

[Verse 7]
sweet,
play [D]somethin' mellow
Play somethin' [G]I can sink
my teeth in like [C]Jello
[Eb]Play something I can[G] understand
[C]Pla[D]y me some Brickyard Blues
[G][C]

[Verse 8]
[D]Play som[G]ethin' sweet
and make [D]it funky
Just let me [G]lay back and
[F]grin like a mon[C]key
[Eb]Play something I can[G] understand
[D]Play me some Brickyard Blues
[G][C][G]

[Verse 9]
It's [D]enough to make it light in the dark
It's enough to make a bite just a bark
It's enough to make a
body move around
It's enough to make a rabbit hug a dog
Play [G]somethin' sweet
Well, I [D]tried

[Verse 10]
to run my game
She said "Man,
[G]that's the same old thing I've heard before"
And [C]I'm too tired to go for your show (again
and again)
And she started [Eb]to explain She [Cm]said "Man,

[Verse 11]
[Dsus4]
I [D]ain't [G]sayin'
[D]what you're playin' just can't make it
[G]But [C]I just can[G]'t take it any[D]more"

[Verse 12]
Play somethin' [G]sweet,
play somethin' mellow
Play [D]somethin' I can sink
my teeth [G]in like Jel[C]lo
[Eb]Play somet[Cm]hing I can[D] under[C]stand
[D]Play me some Brickyard Blues
[G][C#dim][G]

[Verse 13]
[D]Play [G]somethin' sweet
[D]and make it funky
[G]Just let me lay bac[F]k and gri[C]n like a monkey
[Eb]Play something I can[G] under[C]stand
[D]Play me some Brickyard Blues
[G][C]

[Verse 14]
[G][D]
Play [G]somethin' sweet,
play [D]somethin' mellow
Play somethin' I can [G]sink
my teeth [C]in like Jello
[Cm]Play somet[Eb]hing I can[D] understand
Play me some Brickyard Blues
[G][C][G][D]

[Verse 15]
[G]Play somethin' [D]sweet
and make it funky
Just [G]let me lay back and
[C]grin like a monkey
[Eb]Play something [D]I can understand
[D]Play me some Brickyard Blues

[Outro 1]
[G][G][D]