Blues Overtook Me

Charlie Musselwhite

Tom original: E Capotraste: Sem capotraste Acordes: 3
E
          E7           A7     E7     B7  A7  E7  B7
          // // // //  // //  // //  //  //  //  //

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
          // // // //  // //  // //  //  //  //  // (2x)

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
          // // // //  // //  // //  //  //  //  // (2x)

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)
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Tab

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---------|-------------|
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