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Furry Sings The Blues by Joni Mitchell
Furry Sings The Blues
Chords used in this song :
C
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Bb
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E -x-|---|---|---|---| Gm9
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F/C
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E -x-|---|---|---|---| Eb
3 fr.
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Tuning (low to high) : C G D F Bb D
(For the shapes below I'll write 'B' for Bb, for obvious reasons...)
CGDFBD CGDFBD CGDFBD CGDFBD CGDFBD
33xxxx 55xxxx 777000 0x7777 002220
Eb5 F5 Gm9 F/C Cadd2
CGDFBD CGDFBD
002020 333000
Cadd2add4 Bb/Eb
Intro :
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Eb5 F5 Gm9
Eb5 F5 F/C
Cadd2 Cadd2add4 Cadd2 Cadd2add4
Verse :
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F/C Cadd2 Cadd2add4
Old Beale street is coming down
Bb/Eb
Sweetie's snack bar boarded up know
Gm9
And there goes the tailor, and the shine boy's gone
Gm9
Faded out with rag time blues
F/C Cadd2
Handy's cast in bronze
Cadd2add4 Bb/Eb
And he's standing in a little park
Gm9
with his trumpet in his hand like he's listening back
to the good old days, and the kick of high-heeled shoes
Cadd2
Furry sings the blues
Bb/Eb
Laughing, smoking, drinking he'll play for you
Gm9
It's mostly muttering now, and side show spiel
Gm9 F/C Cadd2
But there was one song he played I could really feel
Link to next verse :
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Eb5 F5 Gm9
Eb5 F5
Then on to verse 2
Structure is the same all the way through.
Song ends with repeated pattern of Cadd2 and Cadd2add4
Old Beale Street is coming down
Sweeties' Snack Bar, boarded up now
And Egles The Tailor and the Shine Boy's gone
Faded out with ragtime blues
Handy's cast in bronze
And he's standing in a little park
With his trumpet in his hand
Like he's listening back to the good old bands
And the click of high-heeled shoes
Old Furry sings the blues
Propped up in his bed
With his dentures and his leg removed
And Ginny's there
For her kindness and Furry's beer
She's the old man's angel overseer
Pawn shops glitter like gold tooth caps
In the gray decay
They chew the last few dollars off
Old Beale Street's carcass
Carrion and mercy
Blue and silver sparkling drums
Cheap guitars, eye shades and guns
Aimed at the hot blood of being no one
Down and out in Memphis Tennessee
Old Furry sings the blues
You bring him smoke and drink and he'll play for you
It's mostly muttering now and sideshow spiel
But there was one song he played
I could really feel
There's a double bill murder at the New Daisy
The old girl's silent across the street
She's silent, waiting for the wrecker's beat
Silent, staring are her stolen name
Diamond boys and satin dolls
Bourbon laughter, ghosts, history falls
To parking lots and shopping malls
As they tear down old Beale Street
Old Furry sings the blues
He points a bony finger at you and says
"I don't like you"
Everybody laughs as if it's the old man's standard joke
But it's true
We're only welcome for our drink and smoke
W.C. Handy, I'm rich and I'm fay
And I'm not familiar with what you played
But I get such strong impressions of your heyday
Looking up and down old Beale Street
Ghosts of the dark town society
Come right out of the bricks at me
Like it's a Saturday night
They're in their finery
Dancing it up and making deals
Furry sings the blues
Why should I expect that old guy to give it to me true
Fallen to hard luck
And time and other thieves
While our limo is shining on his shanty street
Old Furry sings the blues
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