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Blues Run The Game by Jackson C. Frank
Blues Run The Game
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 6th fret
[Verse 1]
G C G C
Catch a boat to England, baby, maybe to Spain,
G C G C
Wherever I have gone, wherever I've been and gone,
G C
Wherever I have gone
D C G
The blues are all the same.
[Verse 2]
G C G C
Send out for whisky, baby, send out for gin,
G C G C
Me and room service, honey, me and room service, babe,
G C
Me and room service
D C G
Well, we're living a life of sin
[Verse 3]
G C G C
When I'm not drinking, baby, you are on my mind,
G C G C
When I'm not sleeping, honey, when I ain't sleeping, mama,
G C
When I'm not sleeping
D C G
Well, you know you'll find me crying.
[Verse 4]
G C G C
Try another city, baby, another town,
G C G C
Wherever I have gone, wherever I've been and gone,
G C
Wherever I have gone
D C G
The blues come following down.
[Verse 5]
G C G C
Living is a gamble, baby, loving's much the same,
G C G C
Wherever I have played, wherever I throw them dice,
G C
Wherever I have played
D C G
The blues have run the game.
[Verse 6]
G C G C
Maybe tomorrow, honey, someplace down the line,
G C G C
I'll wake up older, so much older, mama,
G C
Wake up older
D C G
And I'll just stop all my trying.
[Verse 1/Outro]
G C G C
Catch a boat to England, baby, maybe to Spain,
G C G C
Wherever I have gone, wherever I've been and gone,
G C
Wherever I have gone
D C G
The blues are all the same.
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
No Capo.
[Verse 1]
G C G F
Catch a boat to England, baby, maybe to Spain,
G C G Em
Wherever I have gone, wherever I've been and gone,
G C
Wherever I have gone
D Am C G C G C
The blues are all the same.
[Verse 2]
G C G C
Send out for whisky, baby, send out for gin
G C G Em
Me and room service, honey, me and room service, babe,
G C
Me and room service
D Am C G C G C
Well, we're living a life of sin
[Verse 3]
G C G F
When I'm not drinking, baby, you are on my mind,
G C G Em
When I'm not sleeping, honey, when I ain't sleeping, mama,
G C
When I'm not sleeping
D Am C G
Well, you know you'll find me crying.
[Verse 4]
G C G C
Try another city, baby, another town,
G C G Em
Wherever I have gone, wherever I've been and gone,
G C
Wherever I have gone
D Am C G
The blues come following down.
[Verse 5]
G C G C
Living is a gamble, baby, loving's much the same,
G C G C
Wherever I have played, wherever I throw them dice,
G C
Wherever I have played
D Am C G C G C
The blues have run the game.
[Verse 6]
G C G F
Maybe tomorrow, honey, someplace down the line,
G C G Em
I'll wake up older, so much older, mama,
G C
Wake up older
D Am C G C G C
And I'll just stop all my trying.
[Outro]
G C G C
Catch a boat to England, baby, maybe to Spain,
G C G Em
Wherever I have gone, wherever I've been and gone,
G C
Wherever I have gone
D Am C G
The blues are all the same.
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version 3
Capo on 3 rd fret
||||O|
|||O||
3O|||O|
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Bb
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-----------------3--------1p-0-------+------------------3-----1------------+
G+------------0h2------(2)-----------2-+--0---------0h2-------------------0h2+
D+----------0--------0------------0----+----0-----0----------0------3--------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------3------------------3----------+-------3----------------3-------3----+
O|||O|
|||O||
3||O|||
|||||| Bb
G# (variant -listen to the demo - or to the song !)
E+----------------------|-----------|----0------|----------------------------+
B+------1-------------1-|-----------|---------3-|----------3------1p0--------+
G+--------------2-------|---0-------|-----------|------0h2----(2)-------2-0--+
D+-----------------3----|-----0-----|------0----|----0-------0--------0-----0+
A+----------------------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------+
E+-----------1----------|0-------3--|-0-------3-|--3--------------3----------+
Gm G# Bb
E+-------------0-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+------0--------------1---------1-----+-----------3-------1p0---------------+
G+---------0----------------0h2--------+-------0h2-----(2)-------2--0--------+
D+------2---------2-------3---------3--+----0---------0--------0------0------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+----0------0---------1------1--------+--3----------------3-----------------+
F7 Eb Bb
E+-------------------------------------+------------------3-------------------+
B+----------0h1------------------1p0---+--------------------------1-----------+
G+----2----------2---------0-----------+--0---0---------------0--------0------+
D+--------0--------0---------2---------+----2---------0---------2----3--------+
A+-------------------------3-----------+--------------------------------------+
E+----2--------------------------------+-----------3-------3-------------3----+
etc...
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+--1----------1---------1---------1---+-------------------------------------+
G+---------0--------0---------0--------+--0----------------------------------+
D+-----2---------0---------2---------3-+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-----------3--------3---------3------+-----3-------------------------------+
Catch a boat to England Baby
Maybe to Spain
Wherever I have gone
Wherever I've been and gone
Wherever I have gone
Blues run the game
Send out for whisky Baby
Send out for gin
Me I'm a room service
Me I'm a room service
Me I'm a room service
Living a life of sin
When I'm not drinking baby
You're on my mind
When I'm not sleeping baby
When I'm not sleeping girl
When I'm not sleeping baby
You know you'll find me around
Living like a gambler babe
Loving much the same
Wherever I have gone
Whenever I've thrown those dice
Wherever I'm playing
Blues run the game
Try another city Baby
Try another town
Wherever I have gone
Wherever I've been and gone
Wherever I have gone
Blues follow me down
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version 4
Capo 6
[Intro]
e|------------------------3-----------------------------------|
B|----0---------0h1------------------0h3--0----0h1-------1----|
G|----------0----------0-----------------------------0--------|
D|----0-------0---h2-2-------2-------0------0---h2-2------0---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3------3------3-------3--------3------3-----3-------3------|
e|-----------------------------------------3------------------|
B|------1-------------1----------------0h1-----0---------0----|
G|-2-------0--------------0-------------------------0---------|
D|----0-------0-----2--------2-------0--h2---2----0--------0--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3------3------3-------3--------3------3-----3-------3------|
G C G C
Catch a boat to England, baby, maybe to Spain,
G C G C
Wherever I have gone, wherever I've been and gone,
G C
Wherever I have gone
D C G
The blues are all the same.
Send out for whisky, baby, send out for gin,
Me and room service, honey, me and room service, babe,
Me and room service
Well, we're living a life of sin
When I'm not drinking, baby, you are on my mind,
When I'm not sleeping, honey, when I ain't sleeping, mama,
When I'm not sleeping
Well you know you'll find me crying.
Try another city, baby, another town,
Wherever I have gone, wherever I've been and gone,
Wherever I have gone
The blues come following down.
Living is a gamble, baby, loving's much the same,
Wherever I have played, wherever I throw them dice,
Wherever I have played
The blues have run the game.
Maybe tomorrow, honey, someplace down the line,
I'll wake up older, so much older, mama,
Wake up older
And I'll just stop all my trying.
Catch a boat to England, baby, maybe to Spain,
Wherever I have gone, wherever I've been and gone,
Wherever I have gone
The blues are all the same.
| h Hammer-on
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version 5
CAPO 6
Tuning: Standard Tuning is fine. In recording he tunes his guitar a quarter step down, so it sounds out of tune.
e|-------------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
B|----0-----------0-h1------1------------0-h3----0---------------------------|
G|----0----0------0--0-------------------0-------0---------------------------|
D|----0-------0---0-h2---2---------2-----0-------0--0------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----3---------------3----3--------3------3------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-h1-----------1------------1-------------1-------------------------------|
G|-0--0----0-------------2----------0----0---------0-------------------------|
D|-0-h2--2-----------0---0--0---------0--2-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------2----------------------|
E|-3----------3----------3--------3------3------3----------------------------|
e|------------------3--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0----------h1---------------0---------------------------------------------|
G|-0------0----0---------------0-------0-----0-------------------------------|
D|-0---0------h2--------2------0----0-----------0----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---------------------------3----------3----------------------------------|
Catch a boat to England baby
Maybe to Spain
Wherever I have gone
Wherever I've been and gone
Wherever I have gone
The blues are all the same
Send out for whiskey mama
Send out for gin
Me and room service babe
Me and room service honey
Me and room service
Well we're living a life of sin
When I'm not drinkin' honey
You are on my mind
When I'm not sleepin' babe
When I ain't sleepin' mama
When I'm not sleepin'
Well you know you'll find me crying
Try another city babe
Another town
Wherever I have gone
Wherever I've been and gone
Wherever I have gone
The blues come followin' down
Livin' is a gamble baby
Lovin's much the same
Wherever I have played and
Whenever I've thrown those dices
Wherever I have played
The blues have run the game
Maybe tomorrow honey
Somewhere down the line
I'll wake up older
So much older mama
I'll wake up older
And I'll just stop all my trying
Catch a boat to England baby
Maybe to Spain
Wherever I have gone
Wherever I've been and gone
Wherever I have gone
The blues are all the same
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 6
Capo: 6th fret
Intro:
e|--------------|-----------3----|--------------|----------------|
B|----0---------|-0h1----1-------|-----0h3--0---|-0h1-------1----|
G|----------0---|----------------|--------------|-------0--------|
D|----0-------0-|--h2--2-------2-|-----0------0-|--h2-2------0---|
A|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
E|-3------3-----|-3-------3------|--3------3----|-3-------3------|
e|--------------|----------------|-----------3---|---------------|
B|------1-------|-----1----------|-------0h1-----|0---------0----|
G|-2-------0----|----------0-----|---------------|-----0---------|
D|----0-------0-|h2---2-------2--|-----0--h2---2-|---0--------0--|
A|--------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-3------3-----|-3-------3------|--3------3-----|3-------3------|
To get this to sound right pay attention to keeping your thumb picking gentle on the sections with un picked
hammer-ons in bar 2,3,5 and 6 so you can hear them clearly.
Catch a boat to England baby
Maybe to Spain
Wherever I have gone
Wherever I've been and gone
Wherever I have gone
The blues are all the same
Send out for whiskey mama
Send out for gin
Me and room service babe
Me and room service honey
Me and room service
Well we're living a life of sin
When I'm not drinkin' honey
You are on my mind
When I'm not sleepin' babe
When I ain't sleepin' mama
When I'm not sleepin'
Well you know you'll find me crying
Try another city babe
Another town
Wherever I have gone
Wherever I've been and gone
Wherever I have gone
The blues come followin' down
Livin' is a gamble baby
Lovin's much the same
Wherever I have played and
Whenever I've thrown those dices
Wherever I have played
The blues have run the game
Maybe tomorrow honey
Somewhere down the line
I'll wake up older
So much older mama
I'll wake up older
And I'll just stop all my trying
Catch a boat to England baby
Maybe to Spain
Wherever I have gone
Wherever I've been and gone
Wherever I have gone
The blues are all the same
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