STORY OF THE BLUES - Gary Moore Solo (intro) C D A -------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------16(17)---13~-----13-13/------13----| -5---------------5--------7----\\-(2)-------------14----------14------14-| -5---------------5--------7----\\-(2)------------------------------------| -3---------------3--------5----\\-(0)------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------|-----| -----16(17)-15~17~15~---16(17)-------------------------------13----|-----| -5-------------------17---------7--\\-(2)-----------14----14----14-|14\\\| -5------------------------------7--\\-(2)-13(14)-14----14----------|-----| -3------------------------------5--\\-(0)--------------------------|-----| -------------------------------------------------------------------|-----| Verse A C -------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5--------| -------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----| ----7-----------7-----7-----------7-----6-----------6-----6-----------6--| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| (5)---------------(5)---------------(4)---------------(4)----------------| My baby she left me, my baby she's go - ne. C -------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5--------| -------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----| ----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----4-----------4-----4-----------4--| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -(3)--------------(3)---------------(2)---------------(2)----------------| My sweet little an - gel has spread her wings and flown. A E ----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0--------| -------1-----1-----------1-----1-----------3-----3-----------3-----3-----| ----2-----------2-----2-----------2-----1-----------1-----1-----------1--| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| (1)---------------(1)---------------(0)---------------(0)----------------| Can't think of a reason for going on. From A F A ----------0-----------------1-----------------0--------------0--------0--| -------1-----1-----------1-----1-----------1-----1-----------1--------3--| ----2-----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------2-----2--------1-----| ------------------(0)----------------------------------------------------| (0)---------------------------------(0)----------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------(1)------(0)-------| this day I will play the blues. Verse A C -------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5--------| -------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----| ----7-----------7-----7-----------7-----6-----------6-----6-----------6--| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| (5)---------------(5)---------------(4)---------------(4)----------------| She said it was o - ver, this time it's the end. A ----------------------------------------------0-----------------0--------| ----------5-----------------5--------------1-----1-----------1-----1-----| -------5-----5-----------5-----5--------2-----------2-----2-----------2--| ----5-----------5-----5-----------5--------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -(3)--------------(3)---------------(2)---------------(2)----------------| Bad luck and trouble gonna be my only friend. E ----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0--------| -------1-----1-----------1-----1-----------3-----3-----------3-----3-----| ----2-----------2-----2-----------2-----1-----------1-----1-----------1--| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| (1)---------------(1)---------------(0)---------------(0)----------------| I still can't believe it, after all we've been through. Every - A ----------0-----------------8-----------------0--------------------------| -------1-----1-----------------10----------1-----1-----------------------| ----2-----------2-----------------------2-----------2--------------------| ------------------(0)----------------------------------------------------| (0)---------------------------------(0)---------------(0)----------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| day I will play the blues. Chorus C D A ----------------------------------------------5->---------------5->------| ----------------------------------------------5->---------------5->------| ----------5\----------------7----\\--------------------------------------| ----------5\----------------7----\\--------------------------------------| -3{}------3\-------3{}------5----\\--0-----------------0-----------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| Every - body knows what the blues is all about. ----------------------------------------------5->------------------------| ----------------------------------------------5->------------1~3~1~----1-| ----------5\----------------7----\\--------------------------------2-----| ----------5\----------------7----\\--------------------------------------| -3{}------3\-------3{}------5----\\--0-----------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| It's a pain you can't live with. It's a woman you can't live without. D# E D# E -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -8-----------------8-----------------8-----------------8-----------------| -8-----------------7-----------------8-----------------7-----------------| -7-----------------6-----------------7-----------------6-----------------| -8-----------------7-----------------8-----------------7-----------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| She came from Chicago. She read me the news. In the A C G C A -------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------5--------------------------| -------0--------0--------0--------0--------5-----5---------------7-7-9~7~| ----2--------2--------4--------2--------7-----------7-------7-10---------| -0--------3--------5--------3--------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------5----------------\\0----------------| headlines was a story of the blues. Second Verse A C -------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5--------| -------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----| ----7-----------7-----7-----------7-----6-----------6-----6-----------6--| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| (5)---------------(5)---------------(4)---------------(4)----------------| They say a broken heart can always mend. C A ----------------------------------------------0-----------------0--------| ----------5-----------------5--------------1-----1-----------1-----1-----| -------5-----5-----------5-----5--------2-----------2-----2-----------2--| ----5-----------5-----5-----------5--------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -(3)--------------(3)---------------(2)---------------(2)----------------| Time is the healer and sadness will end. E ----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0--------| -------1-----1-----------1-----1-----------3-----3-----------3-----3-----| ----2-----------2-----2-----------2-----1-----------1-----1-----------1--| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| (1)---------------(1)---------------(0)---------------(0)----------------| But I've done so much crying, when will I laugh again? Till That A G A ----------0-----------------8-----------------0--------------------------| -------1-----1-----------------10----------1-----1-----------------------| ----2-----------2-----------------------2-----------2--------------------| ------------------(0)----------------------------------------------------| (0)---------------------------------(0)---------------(0)----------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| day I will play the blues. Chorus C D A ----------------------------------------------5->---------------5->------| ----------------------------------------------5->---------------5->------| ----------5\----------------7----\\--------------------------------------| ----------5\----------------7----\\--------------------------------------| -3{}------3\-------3{}------5----\\--0-----------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| Every - body knows what the blues is all about. C D A ----------------------------------------------5->------------------------| ----------------------------------------------5->------------1~3~1~----1-| ----------5\----------------7----\\--------------------------------2-----| ----------5\----------------7----\\--------------------------------------| -3{}------3\-------3{}------5----\\--0-----------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| It's a pain you can't live with. It's a woman you can't live without. D# E D# E -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -8-----------------8-----------------8-----------------8-----------------| -8-----------------7-----------------8-----------------7-----------------| -7-----------------6-----------------7-----------------6-----------------| -8-----------------7-----------------8-----------------7-----------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| Could have cried me a river when they told me the news. On that A C G C A -------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------5----------------------13--| -------0--------0--------0--------0--------5-----5----------------14-----| ----2--------2--------4--------2--------7-----------7--------------------| -0--------3--------5--------3--------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------5----------------\\0----------------| day was a sto - ry of the blues. The Main Guitar Solo -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -15(17)---(17)-15(17)-down-15~17~15~13-15(17)-------down-----------13----| ----------------------------------------------------------------14----14-| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -15(17)-----(17)-15(17)----(18)---down--------------------13~15~13~12-13-| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------12---------------------------------------------------------| -14(15)--down~---14(15)-down-13~15~13------------------------------------| --------------------------------------14---12----------------------------| ----------------------------------------------13(14)---down-12~14~12~----| ---------------------------------------------------------------------15--| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------13-----------------------5-| -------------------------------------------14----14------------------5---| -13(14)---down-13(14)------------13-13(14)-------------------------7-----| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -6(8)-------(8)-6(8)-----down-(8)--------------------------------------5-| ---------------------------------------------------------------------5---| -----------------------------------------------------------------5>7-----| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -6(8)-------(8)-6(8)-----(8)--(8)-down-----------------------------6(8)--| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------8~|-10| ----------------------------------------------------------------8~10~8~--|---| -5~7~5~----------------------5---7-----------------------7~10~7~---------|---| -------7-----------------5>7---7-----------------------------------------|---| -------------------------------------------------------------------------|---| -------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|