I’ll Play THe Blues For You

Albert King

Note

This is a 14 bar blues with a 4 bar intro on Gm. After the intro: Gm - 4 bars Cm - 2 bars Gm - 2 bars Bb7 - 1 bar D7 - 1 bar Cm - 2 bars Gm - 2 bars

Intro

Gm7		C		Gm7		Gm		C		Gm

Gm7

When you’re down and out

Gm7

And you feel real hurt

	Cm	G+		Cm7		Cm
Come on	ov	er

Cm	Cm7	Gm7
To the	place where I	work

	Bb7		D7
All your	loneliness

D7	Cm		D+
I’ll try to	soothe

n/c	Gm7
I’ll play the blues for	you

Don’t be afraid

To come on in

Just might run across

Some of your old friends

All your loneliness

I’ll try to soothe

I’ll play the blues for you

Ain’t no big name

Oh lord i ain’t no star

I’ll play the blues for you

In my guitar (or wherever you are)

All your lonelyness

I will try to soothe

I’ll play the blues for you