Back Door Slam Blues

Back Door Slam Blues-Blind Blake
Blind Blake, vocal and guitar in C position, standard tuning

INTRO

Hey, everybody hear me cry
Hey, everybody hear me cry
I'm down-hearted and blue, now people, that ain't no lie

I'm a hard-working man, give my woman my last dime (Spoken: Aw, do that thing, Mr. So-and so!)
I'm a hard-working man, Lord, give my woman my last dime
But that woman I love don't give me a minute of her time

She's always so busy, when I come home at night (Spoken: Aw, play it while I step it!)
I say, she's always so busy, when I come home late at night
And when I try to love her it always starts a fight

Nobody knows how sad and blue I am (Spoken: Aw, boot it, Mr. Blake, boot it!)
I say, nobody knows how sad and blue I am
When I come in my front door I seem to hear my back door slam

Lord, Lord, what can a good man do? (Spoken: Aw, play it boy, while I step it!)
Lord, Lord, what can a good man do?
When his woman mistreats him, he's always feeling blue

CODA

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