Tom: E
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
G|---4-0-2-4-|---2---0-2-|-----------|---0---------|
D|-----------|-----2-----|---2---0-2-|-2---2-------|
A|-2---------|-0---------|-----2-----|-------2-2-2-|
E|-----------|-----------|-0---------|-------------|
E7 A7 E7 B7 A7 E7 B7
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[Chorus]
E7
The blues overtook me when I was a little child.
A7 E7
You know blues overtook me when I was a little child.
B7 A7 E7 B7
You know fast women an’ whiskey made this southern boy wild.
[Verse 1]
E7
When I was a kid, early on my own,
E7
I took the highway, to be my home
[Chorus]
A7 E7
And blues overtook me when I was a little child.
B7 A7 E7 B7
You know fast women an’ whiskey, made this lonesome boy wild.
[Harmonica solo]
E7 A7 E7 B7 A7 E7 B7
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[Verse 2]
E7
It's dark and cloudy, I believe it's gonna rain,
E7
'makes me wanna hear my baby, call my name.
[Chorus]
A7 E7
The blues overtook me when I was a little child.
B7 A7 E7 B7
You know fast women an’ whiskey, made this poor boy wild.
[Verse 3]
E7
When you get in trouble, everybody’s down on you.
E7
The blues will overtake you, an’ pull you on through.
[Chorus]
A7 E7
And blues overtook me when I was a little child.
B7 A7 E7 B7
You know fast women an’ whiskey, made this lonesome boy wild. (I ain’t complainin’.)
[Guitar solo]
E7 A7 E7 B7 A7 E7 B7
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[Verse 4]
E7
Hand me down my suitcase, pack up my trunk.
E7
I ain't been drinkin', it's the blues made me drunk.
[Chorus]
A7 E7
The blues overtook me when I was a little child.
B7 A7 E7 B7
You know fast women an’ whiskey, made this poor boy wild.
[Verse 5]
E7
You might run, try to escape,
the blues will overtake you, one rainy day.
[Chorus]
A7 E7
Blues overtook me, when I was a little child.
B7 A7 E7 B7
You know fast women an’ whiskey, made this poor boy wild.
[Harmonica solo]
E7 A7 E7 B7 A7 E7 B7
// // // // // // // // // // // // (2x)
