French Blues

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French Blues-Frank Evans
E position, standard tuning
NOTE: The recording drops out momentarily on the second line of the third verse.

Took Alberta, down to the Worldly [sic] Fair
And I took Alberta, down to the Worldly Fair
Aw, she's so good-lookin', I swear, she could not stay there

Tell me, tell me, what you tryin' to do
Whyn't you tell me, tell me, what you tryin' to do
Aw, you must be tryin', tryin' to break my heart in two

Tell Barrelhouse Jordy, shut the piano down
Tell Barrelhouse Jordy to shut the piano down
I ain't got no blues, and I don't want to hear them sounds

If I get drunk, who's gon' carry me home?
If I get ---
Seems like everybody in the world is down on me

Tell me, tell me, what's the matter now (Spoken: Oh, you ain't pickin' that thing now, boy!)
Whyn't you tell me, tell me, what's the matter now
Whyn't you tell me, tell me, what's the matter now

Blues was whiskey, stay drunk all the time (Spoken: Keep on takin' [?] string off!)
If the blues was whiskey, and I stay drunk all the time
If the blues was whiskey, and I would stay drunk all the (guitar finishes line)

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