Key: Bm
Introduction: E Bm E Bm E Bm E Bm
Bm
Life is gonna happen
Bm Em Bm
Whether you're ready or not (whether you're ready or not)
Em Bm E
Like a thief in the night
Em Bm Bm7
Gonna&rsquo steal the last cent you got
G7 F#7
There's nowhere to hide
Bm F#7 Bm E
And the blues - don't lie
Bm
Daddy died in '67 (hmm)
Bm F#7
Momma died in '68 - (yes, she did)
F#7 Bm F#7 Bm
So I went to San Francisco to forget about the pain
Em Bm
Sonny boy went to Little Rock
Bm F#m Bm
Said, "He was going home to die"
G7 F#7
Sonny boy told the truth
Bm F#7 Bm
And the blues don't lie (blues don't lie)
Em Bm Em
The blues don't lie (Let me say that again)
Bm F7 Bm
The blues don't lie
G G7 F#7
Sonny boy told the truth
F#7 Bm
And the blues don't lie (blues don't lie)
Bm
Junior Wells bought a harp
Bm F#7
Down at the pawnshop
Bm
Paid the man a dollar and a half
Bm Em
And they tore the Regal Theatre down
Bm
It's not coming back (it's not coming back, no)
Bm G7 F7
The years go flying by
F7 Bm
And I tell you the blues don't lie (blues don't lie)
Bm Em
The blues don't lie
Em Bm
I said, "The blues don't lie"
G7 F7
Sonny boy told the truth
F7 Bm
The blues don't ever lie
Bm G7 F7 Bm
(Ooooo- ooooo- oo-ooo)
Em Bm Em Bm
(Ooo) - Never do (the blues don't lie)
Bm G7 Em Bm
If you ain't got the blues, just keep on living (the blues don't lie)
Em Bm F7 Em Bm Em Bm
(The blues don't lie-ooo) if the love leave you, that's the blues
Em Bm Em Bm Em Bm
(The blues don't lie) if you get sick, that's the blues
E Bm Em F7
(The blues don't lie) if you lose your job, that&rsquo s the blues
Bm Em Bm
(The blues don't lie) if you don't have any money
Bm Em Bm
(The blues don't lie) you're damn right, that's the blues