First Verse and Chorus
C C7
Good mornin? blues, blues how do ya do?
F7 C
Good mornin? blues, blues how do ya do?
D F7 C C7 D F7 C G7
Well I?m doin? fine, no thanks to you
Second Verse
C
I Went to bed last night,
C7
I turned from side to side,
F7
I went to bed last night,
C C7
I turned from side to side
D
I wasn't sick
F7 C
I was just dissatis - fied
Third Verse
C
I woke up this mornin?
C7
Couldn?t get outta my bed
F7
Oh I woke up this mornin?
C C7
Couldn?t get you outta my bed
D
Went to eat my breakfast and
F7 C C7 F Fm C G
The blues was all in my bread
Chorus
Fourth Verse
C
Well the blues ain?t nothin?
C7
but a poor workin? man feelin? down
F7
Lord, the blues ain?t nothin?
C
but a poor workin? man feelin? down
D F7 C C7 F Fm C G
That?s about the meagerest feelin? I done ever had
Chorus
Fifth Verse
C C7
Sent for you yesterday, here you come walkin? today (hey)
F7 C C7
I sent for you yesterday, here you come walkin? today
D
Yeah, your mouth?s wide open
F7 C C7 F Fm C G
You don?t know what to say
Sixth Verse
C C7
Good mornin? blues, blues how do ya do?
F7 C
Good mornin? blues, blues how do ya do?
D F7 C C7 D F7 G C
Well I?m doin? fine, no thanks to you
Notes:
1) The original composer was Huddy Ledbetter, and many singers
have adapted the song. This particular version is a combination of
Ledbetter's version (verses 1, 2, 3) and Van Morrison's version (Verses 4, 5).
2) The sixth verse is a repeat of the Chorus except for the final chord progression
(the C and G chords from previous
chord progressions are switched around to end the song)
3) The F7 chord can be replaced by an F maj 7 chord ( F-A-C-E, with low E and A strings damped out)
4) The chord progression at the end of each verse is one chord a beat
5) Some versions will cut out the Chorus a few times.