Am Dm Am As long as time keeps ticking, long as people have to cry Dm Am When I see loved ones leaving, saying last goodbyes E7#9 F9 E7#9 Am I believe these blues are never gonna die Am Dm Am When I see bad things happen to good folks everyday Dm Am Children going hungry with nothin’ on their plates E7#9 F9 E7#9 Am I believe these blues won’t ever go away [Bridge] Dm Am People try to end their troubles by drinking whiskey down Dm E7#9 Am But I believe these blues will always be around Am Dm Am I can’t tell the future but I can play my song Dm Am I can’t tell the future but I sho' 'nuf can play my song E7#9 F9 E7#9 Am And I believe these blues will go on and on and on