Intro Am Bm7 Em Em7 Am Bm7 Em Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 Bm7Verse 1:
Em Em7 Got no oil in my burnin' lamp Am Am7 Fire's out, logs too damp Bm7 Em7 What's this man to do while you're away? Em Em7 Got no ring in my telephone Am Am7 Head's wired, throat's dry as a bone Bm7 Em7 Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 What's a man to do while you're away?Solo Am Bm7 Em Em7 Am7 Bm7 Em Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 Bm7Em Am But the blues come rollin' 'round midnight Bm7 Am7 Em Em7 At one, I'm down and thinkin' of you Em Am At two, I'm writin' letters missin' you Bm7 Am7 Em Em7 At three, I'm down, think only of youVerse 2:
Em Em7 Can't handle this lonely gig Am Am7 My mind's floatin' like a leaf off a twig Bm7 Em Em7 What's a man to do while you're away? Em Em7 Can't say, and I just don't know Am Am7 About the time my dusty clock shows Bm7 Em7 Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 What's a man to do while you're away?Solo Am Bm7 Em Em7 Am7 Bm7 Em Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 Em Em7 Am Am7 Bm7 Am Em Em Em Em7 Am Am7 Bm7 Am Em Em Am7 Bm7 Em Em7 Am7 Bm7 Em Em7 Am7 Bm7 Em Em7 Am7 Bm7 Em Em7 Em Em7 Am Am7 Bm7 Am Em Em Em Em7 Am Am7 Bm7 Am Em EmEm Am But the blues come rollin' 'round midnight Bm7 Am7 Em Em7 At one, I'm down and thinkin' of you Em Am At two, I'm writin' letters missin' you Bm7 Am7 Em Em7 At three, I'm down, think only of you