Key: D
Introduction: Bm7(b5) A7(13) Em7 A7(13)
D F#m Bm Bm7(b5) E7(9)
I gotta right to sing the blues
Bm7(b5) A7(13) A Bb7 Fº
I gotta right to feel low down
E7 Em7 Bm7(b5) E7
I gotta right to hang around
D6 F#m B7
Down around the river
Bm7(b5) E7(9) Eº E7(9)
A certain gal in this old town
Bm7(b5) 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(b5) E7(9)
I gotta right to sing the blues
Bm7(b5) A7(13) A Bb7 Fº
I gotta right to moan and sigh
E7 Bm7(b5) E7
I gotta right to sit and cry
D6 F#m Cº B7
Down around the river
Bm7(b5) E7(9) Eº E7(9)
I know the deep blue sea
Bm7(b5) A7(13) Em7 A7(13)
Will soon be call in' me
Em7 G7 Bm7(b5) 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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