Key: D
Introduction:
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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