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A Man And The Blues

Buddy Guy

RockAdvanced for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C7×○
F7Diagram coming soon
D7××○
F#Diagram coming soon
G7○○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              C7                F7 
What can a poor man do, you know when the blues keep bothering 
        C7 
him around 
F7                        D7/F# 
What can a poor man do, you know when the blues keep bothering 
      C7 
him around 
G7                      F7 
Give him a half pint of good liquor, 
                              C7   F7   C7   G7 
and sit down and drink it all down 
 
You know, sometimes I feel, 
I feel like drinkin' me some gasoline 
You know, sometimes I feel, 
I feel like drinkin' me some gasoline 
Strikin' me a match and blow myself up in steam 
 
I feel I'm gonna move on back down south, 
you know where the water tastes like cherry wine 
I feel I'm gonna move on back down south, 
you know where the water tastes like cherry wine 
Because this crap of whiskey and water tastes to me like turpentine

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Chord set

C7 · F7 · D7 · F# · G7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.