Key: C
Introduction:
C
Got enough money making one more call,
C7
Got to get through to my dixie doll.
F
I got the blues
C
The Red Clay Country Blues,
G7 Am F
I got the blues, just seem to lose, I seem to lose
C
I got to get back home,
G7 C
I got the Red Clay County Blues.
C
I got a dime in my hand, I sing a lonesome song
C7
Heaven knows, pal, I been away so long.
F
I got the blues
C
The Red Clay Country Blues,
G7 Am F
I got the blues, just seem to lose, I seem to lose
C
I got to get back home,
G7 C
I got the Red Clay County Blues.
F G C
Now I've gambled all over in Reno,
F G C
I've played cards in Santa Fe,
F G C
And I got hurt, almost lost my shirt,
F G C
And I nearly didn't get away.
C
I'm going down that road a-holding out my thumb
C7
Everybody's staring at the highway bum.
F
I got the blues
C
The Red Clay Country Blues,
G7 Am F
I got the blues, just seem to lose, I seem to lose
C
I got to get back home,
G7 C
I got the Red Clay County Blues.
C
Got enough money making one more call,
C7
Got to get through to my dixie doll.
F
I got the blues
C
The Red Clay Country Blues,
G7 Am F
I got the blues, just seem to lose, I seem to lose
C
I got to get back home,
G7 C
I got the Red Clay County Blues.