How Blue Can You Get Chords
by B.B. King
How Blue Can You Get by B.B. King is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G7, A and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: D
D G7
I've been down hearted, baby
D
Ever since the day we met
G7
I've been down hearted, baby
D
Ever since the day we met
A G7
You know our love is nothing but the blues
D
Baby, how blue can you get?
D G7
You're evil when I'm with you, baby
D
And you are jealous when we're apart
G7
I said, you're evil, you're so evil when I'm with you, baby
D
And you are jealous when we're apart
A G7
How blue can you get, baby
D
The answer is right here in my heart
D C D
I gave you a brand new Ford
D C D
But you said, "I want a Cadillac"
D C D
I bought you a ten dollar dinner
D C D
And you said, "Thanks for the snack"
D C D
I let you live in my penthouse
D C D
You said, "It was just a shack"
D C D
I gave you seven children
D
And now you wanna give 'em back
G7
'Cause I've been down hearted, baby
D
Ever since the day we met
A G7
I said, our love is nothing but the blues
D
Baby, how blue can you get?