Відключити рекламуEartha Kitt - Beale Street Blues
(written by W. C. Handy)
Key: F
[Intro]
| F | Bb Bb7 | F | C7 |
[Verse 1]
FIf Beale Street could talk, if
GmBeale Street could talk,
Bbmarried men would have to take
C7their beds and walk,
F F7 Bbexcept one or two, who never
Bbm Fdrink booze, and the blind
Fdim7man on the corner who sings
Fthe Beale Street blues.
[Verse 2]
FYou'll see pretty browns in
beautiful gowns. You'll see
Gm Bb C7tailor-mades and
hand-me-downs.
F F7You'll meet honest men, and
Bb Bbmpick-pockets skilled. You'll
F find that business never
closes 'til
Fdim7 F somebody gets killed.
[Chorus 1]
Bb Eb7I’d rather be here, than any
Bb Bb7place I know,
Eb7I’d rather be here, than any
Bb7place I know,
F7 Eb7it’s gonna take the sergeant
Bb7 Eb7 Bb7 F7 for to make me go.
[Chorus 2]
Bb Eb7I’m going to the river,
Bb Bb7maybe by and by,
Eb7I’m going to the river babe,
Bb7and there is a reason why,
F7 Eb7because the river’s wet, and
Bb7 Beale Street’s done gone dry.
Eb7 Bb7 F7
[Verse]
| Bb | | F7 | |
| Bb Bb7 | Eb Ebm | Bb | C7 |
[Verse 1]
FIf Beale Street could talk, if
FBeale Street could talk,
D7married men would have to take
G7 C7their beds and walk,
F F7 Bbexcept one or two, who never
Bbm Fdrink booze, and the blind
D7 G7man on the corner who sings
F7the Beale Street blues.
[Chorus 1]
BbI’d rather be here (be right
Eb7here), than any place I know
Bb Bb7 (than any place I know),
Eb7I’d rather be here (be right
Bb7here), than any place I know
(than any place I know),
F7it’s gonna take the sergeant
Eb7 Bb7 Eb7 for to make me go.
Bb7 F7
[Chorus 2]
BbI’m going to the river (by and
Eb7 Bbby), maybe by and by (maybe by
Bb7and by),
Eb7Yes, I’m going to the river (by
and by), and there is a reason
Bb7 why (there is a reason why),
F7because the river’s wet, and
Eb7 Bb7Beale Street’s done gone dry.
Eb7 Bb7 Bb7
Version arranged for rhythm guitar:
[Intro]
| F | Bb Bb7 | F | C7 |
[Verse 1]
| F | | Gm Bb | C7 |
| F F7 | Bb Bbm | F | If Beale Street could talk,
Fdim7 F | if Beale Street could talk,
married men would have to take
their beds and walk,
except one or two, who never
drink booze, and the blind man
on the corner who sings the
Beale Street blues.
[Verse 2]
| F | | Gm Bb | C7 |
| F F7 | Bb Bbm | F | You'll see pretty browns in
Fdim7 F | beautiful gowns. You'll see
tailor-mades and
hand-me-downs.
You'll meet honest men, and
pick-pockets skilled. You'll
find that business never closes
'til somebody
gets killed.
[Chorus 1]
| Bb | Eb7 | Bb | Bb7 |
| Eb7 | | Bb7 | |
| F7 | Eb7 | Bb7 Eb7 | I’d rather be here, than
Bb7 F7 |any place I know,
I’d rather be here, than any
place I know,
it’s gonna take the sergeant
for to make me go.
[Chorus 2]
| Bb | Eb7 | Bb | Bb7 |
| Eb7 | | Bb7 | |
| F7 | Eb7 | Bb7 Eb7 I’m going to the river,
| Bb7 F7 |maybe by and by,
I’m going to the river babe,
and there is a reason why,
because the river’s wet, and
Beale Street’s done gone dry.
[Verse]
| Bb | | F7 | |
| Bb Bb7 | Eb Ebm | Bb |
instrumental
C7 |
[Verse 1]
| F | | F D7 | G7 C7 |
| F F7 | Bb Bbm | F D7 | If Beale Street could talk,
G7 F7 | if Beale Street could talk,
married men would have to take
their beds and walk,
except one or two, who never
drink booze, and the blind man
on the corner who sings the
Beale Street blues.
[Chorus 1]
| Bb | Eb7 | Bb | Bb7 |
| Eb7 | | Bb7 | |
| F7 | Eb7 | Bb7 Eb7 | I’d rather be here (be
Bb7 F7 |right here), than any place I
know (than any place I know),
I’d rather be here (be right
here), than any place I know
(than any place I know),
it’s gonna take the sergeant
for to make me go.
[Chorus 2]
| Bb | Eb7 | Bb | Bb7 |
| Eb7 | | Bb7 | |
| F7 | Eb7 | Bb7 Eb7 | I’m going to the river (by
Bb7 |and by), maybe by and by
(maybe by and by),
Yes, I’m going to the river
(by and by), and there is a
reason why (there is a reason
why),
because the river’s wet, and
Beale Street’s done gone dry.
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