Jimmie Rodgers - Jimmies Texas Blues Chords

[Intro]
C  G  C
 
 
[Verse 1]
    C                                         C7
The way I been treated, sometime I wish I was dead
    F                                         C
The way I been treated, sometime I wish I was dead, lord lord
              G                            C
Cause I ain't got no place to lay my weary head
 
 
[Interlude]
C
      C        G           C
Oh de lay-hee, lay-hee, oh lay-hee
 
 
[Verse 2]
       C                                 C7
When I want you woman, I always find you gone
     F                                 C
Everytime I want you I always find you gone, you're always gone
       G                                            C
Listen here good mama I'm gonna put your air brakes on.
 
 
[Interlude]
C
      C        G              C
Yo de lay-hee, lay-hee, oh de lay-hee
 
 
[Verse 3]
C                                          C7
Some like Chicago, some love Memphis Tennessee
F                                              C
Some like Chicago, some love old Memphis Tennessee, yeah sweet mama
        G                                                     C
Give me sweet Dallas Texas where the women think the world of me   hey hey hey
 
 
[Interlude]
C
      C        G           C
Yo de lay-hee, lay-hee, oh lay-hee
 
 
[Verse 4]
    C                                              C7
You may have your troubles, I'm having my troubles too
    F                                              C
You may have your troubles, I'm having my troubles too
      G                                                C
Yes I know how it feels when you're feeling so doggone blue.  Have mercy, lord
 
 
[Interlude]
C
      C        G           C
Yo de lay-hee, lay-hee, oh lay-hee
 
 
[Verse 5]
        C                                                     C7
I'm not singing the blues, I'm telling you the hard luck I've had
F                                                         C
I'm not singing blues, I'm telling you the hard luck I've had   Baby, I've had it, too
    G                                          C
The blues ain't nothing but a good man feeling bad.
 
 
[Outro]
C
      C        G        C
Yo de lay-hee, hee-hee, hee