Key: D
Introduction: Bm7(5-) A7(13) Em7 A7(13)
D F#m Bm Bm7(5-) E7/9
I gotta right to sing the blues
Bm7(5-) A7(13) A Bb7 Fº
I gotta right to feel low down
E7 Em7 Bm7(5-) E7
I gotta right to hang around
D6 F#m B7
Down around the river
Bm7(5-) E7/9 Eº E7/9
A certain gal in this old town
Bm7(5-) A7(13) Em7 A7/6
Keeps draggin' my poor heart around
Eº A7 D A7 D6 Gm Eº Fº D
All I see for me is misery
D F#m Bm Bm7(5-) E7/9
I gotta right to sing the blues
Bm7(5-) A7(13) A Bb7 Fº
I gotta right to moan and sigh
E7 Bm7(5-) E7
I gotta right to sit and cry
D6 F#m Cº B7
Down around the river.
Bm7(5-) E7/9 Eº E7/9
I know the deep blue sea
Bm7(5-) A7(13) Em7 A7(13)
Will soon be callin' me
Em7 G7 Bm7(5-) A7(13)
It must be love, say what you choose
Eº A7 Cº Gº Cº D
I've gotta right to sing the blues
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