The Blues Man (ver. 2)

writer: Hank Williams Jr. 
performed by: Alan Jackson               
transcribed by: michael.habarta@sicad.de 
 
Key of G 
 
Intro: G  Am7  D  G 
 
             G                             C 
He's just a singer, a natural born guitar ringer 
            D                 G 
Kind of a clinger to sad old songs 
                   G                       Am 
He's not a walk behinder, he's a new note finder 
                    D                                    G 
But his name's a reminder of a blues man that's already gone 
                G                                            C 
So he started drinkin' Took some things that messed up his thinkin' 
             D                      G 
He was sure sinkin' when she came along 
                      G                      Am 
He was alone in the spotlight, Not too much left in sight 
                  D                                    G 
She changed all that one night When she sang him this song 
 

               G                    Am 
   Hey baby I love you, Hey baby I need you 
                 D 
   Hey baby you ain't got to prove to me 
                              G 
   You're some kind of macho man 
                             G 
   You've wasted so much of your live 
                        Am 
   Runnin' through the dark nights 
                          D                             G 
   Let me shine a little love light Down on that blues man 
 
instr:  C  G 
 
                      G 
He got so sick from speedin' 
                                 C 
All the things they said he was needin' 
                       D                  G 
If he was to keep on pleasin' all of his fans 
                       G                     Am 
He got cuffed on dirt roads He got sued over no shows 
                        D 
She came and took all that old load 
                     G 
Down off that blues man,  and he sang 
 
               G                        Am 
   Hey baby I love you too, Hey baby I need you 
               D                                G 
   Hey baby I do get tired  of this travellin' band 
                     G                         Am 
   I'm over 40 years old now, nights would be cold now 
                   D                             G 
   If you hadn't stuck it out   with this blues man 
                      G                            Am 
   He's over 40 years old now, nights would be so cold now 
                  D                             G 
   If she hadn't hung around   with that blues man 
 
 
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