Title: Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me)
Artist: Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
Genre: R&B
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T:Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me)
T:Blues In The Night
C:Harold Arlen
Z:All Rights Reserved
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w: My|ma- ma done to' me, * when|I was in knee- pants, * my|ma- ma done tol' me, *|son! * A|
w: ||* * * (pig- tails) * *||(hon! * A|
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w: wo- man- 'll sweet talk, * and|give ya the big eye, *|but when the sweet talk- in's done|* * a|wo- man's a two- face, * a|
w: man's gon- na sweet talk), * *||||(man is a two- face, * *|
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w: wor- ri- some thing that leaves you to sing the|blues * * * in the|night.|Now the rain's a- fal- lin',|hear the train a- cal- lin',|
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w: whoo- ee, * (my|ma- ma done tol' me), *|Hear dat lone- some whis- tle|blow- in' 'cross the tres- tle,|whoo- ee * (My|
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w: ma- ma done tol' me) * A|whoo- ee- duh- whoo- ee * ol'|click- e- ty clack's a- ech- o- in' back th'|blues * * * in the|
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w: night. * The eve- nin'|breeze- 'll start the|trees to cry- in' and the|moon- 'll hide it's|light,|
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w: when you get the|blues * in the night.|||Take my word, the|
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w: mock- in' bird- 'll sing the|sad- dest kind o'|song,|he knows things are|wrong * and he's right.|
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w: |* (whistle) *||* * From|
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w: Nat- chez to Mo- bile, * from|Mem- phis to St. Joe, * wher-|ev- er the four winds *|blow; * I|been in some big towns, * an'|
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w: heard me some big talk, *|but there is one thing I know,|* * a|wo- man's a two- face, * a|
w: ||* * (a|man is a two- face), * *|
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w: wor- ri- some thing who'll leave you to sing the|blues * * * in the|night. (Hum) *||
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w: * * My|ma- ma was right, there's blues * * in the|night.|
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