Chords:
{t: St. Louis Blues }
{key: A}
{artist:Bessie Smith or Billy Holiday}
Billy Holiday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmbQVx6SGao Capo on 3rd fret
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[A] I hate to see, [E7] that evening sun go [A] down [A7]
[D] I hate to see, that [D7] evening sun go [A] down
[E7] 'Cause, my baby, [Adim]* he's gone [E7] left this [A] town [D7] [A] [D7]
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[A] Feelin' tomorrow, [E7] like I feel to[A]day [A7]
[D7] If I'm feelin' tomorrow, like I feel to[A]day
[E7] I'll pack my truck, [Adim] and make my [E7] geta[A]way [D7] [A] [D7]
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[Am] St. Louis woman, [Dm] with her diamond [E7] ring
[E7] Pulls that man around, by her apron [Am] strings
[Am] If it weren't for powder, [Dm] and for store bought [E7] hair
[E7] That man I love would have gone no[Am]where, [B7] no[E7]where
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[E7] I got the [A] St. [F#m] Louis [A] Blues [F#m]
Just as [A] blue as [F#m] I can [A] be [A7]
[Bm7] That man's got a [D] heart like a [Bm7] rock cast [D] in the [A] sea
[F#m] [A]
[A7] Or else, he [E7] wouldn't have gone so [Adim] far a[E7]way from [A] me
[D7] [A] [E7]
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[A] I love my baby, [E7] like a school boy loves his [A] pie [A7]
[D7] Like a Kentucky colonel, loves his mint'n [A] rye
[E7] I love my man, [Adim]* 'til the [E7] day I [A] die [D7] [A7]
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The [Adim]* is just the open E7 chord slid up 1 fret
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Based on http://vintageukemusic.com/cplug/st-louis-blues/
