Key: E
Introduction:
E C#m
Oh the rag-man draws circles
E C#m
Up and down the block.
E C#m
I'd ask him what the matter was
A B7
But I know that he don't talk.
A E
And the ladies treat me kindly
C#m E
And furnish me with tape
C#m E
But deep inside my heart
A E
I know I can't escape
Abm
Oh Mama,
Abm
Can this really be the end
E B C#m
To be stuck inside of Mobile
E/B B9 E
with the Memphis blues again
E B C#m E/B B9 E
Well, Shakespeare, he's in the alley
With his pointed shoes and his bells.