The Blues Is All I Ever Had Chords
by Bobby Troup
The Blues Is All I Ever Had by Bobby Troup is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, D9, Bm5-/7, E7, A, Edim, C#m7, A7M, F#m, B7, Am7, Cdim, G, Em7, C, Cm, Cm5-/7 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: E D9 E D9
E D9 E D9
Some folks always seem to find the good things
E Bm5-/7 E7
Other folks get mixed up with the bad
A Edim E C#m7
Don't ask me what I know about the good things
A7M F#m B7 E7
The blues is all I ever had
E D9 E D9
To some, the earth's a world of friendly faces
E Bm5-/7 E7
For those lucky few, I'm awful glad
A Edim E C#m7
My world's been a string of second places
A7M F#m B7 E7
The blues is all I ever had
Am7 Cdim G Em7
When I first met him, I thought that maybe
Am7 Cdim G
He could change this lonely life I led
C Cm Cm5-/7 C Am
When he smiled and said, "I love you, baby"
A7M F#m B7 E7
Silly girl, I b'lieved each word he said
E D9 E D9
Guess it's time for me to say "good bye" now
E Bm5-/7 E7
Didn't mean to leave you feelin' sad
A Edim E C#m7
Since he's gone, what is there left to try now
A7M F#m B7 C E7
The blues is all I ever had