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Blues in the Bottle

Lightnin' Hopkins

Key: Eb (Ab harp in 2nd position)

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Blues in the bottle,  blues in the bottle stop pull in my hand lord lordy

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Blues in the bottle stop pull in my hand

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You know I was looking for my woman, she’s out with another man


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Blues in the bottle, blues in the bottle got me blue as I can be, doggone it

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Blues in the bottle I’m blue as I can be

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My baby left me, my heart in misery


[Guitar break]


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Blues come in Texas, blues come in Texas

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Fell in here by land doggone my bad luck so lordy

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Blues come in Texas, fell in here by land

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You know I got the blues in the bottle but I've got this stop pull in my hand


[Guitar break]


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Blues in the bottle, blues in the bottle

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Weary as I can be, doggone my bad lu-ck so

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Blues in the bottle I’m blue as can be

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You know I ain't got nobody now, my heart’s in misery


[Guitar break]


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Picked all my cotton, picked all my cotton

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Pulled all my corn doggone it bad luck so

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Picked all my cotton, picked all my cotton

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Done pulled all my corn

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I ain't got no more crop to gather, guess I better leave this old farm

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