Am Em D Cm
[Verse 1]
Bm Am
Ask me who was the first man
Em
To make a fire in the night
Am
I don't know
Em D Cm
Oh Lord I don't know
Bm7 Am
Ask me who thought of using
Em
A candle for a light
Am
I don't know
Em
Oh Lord I don't know
[Chorus]
G D Em D
But ask me how does a man feel
C D
When he's got the blues And I'd say
Em
Misused abused down-hearted and blue
C D
Know the reason I know this
Em D Cm
Is cause the blues is all I was left with
[Verse 2 ]
Bm Am
Ask me why does a man
Em
Have to reach beyond his need
Am
I don't know
Em D Cm
Lord have mercy I don't know
Bm7 Am
And ask me why does a tree
Em
Have to shed its leaves
Am
I don't know
Em
Lord have mercy I don't know
[Chorus]
G D Em D
Ask me how does a man feel
C D
When he's got the blues And I'd say
Em
Misused abused down hearted and blue
C D
Know the reason I know this
Em
Is cause the blues is all I was left with
[Bridge]
Am
Oh I could tell you how it feels
Em
When you got a dirty deal
A7
I could even tell you how it hurts
D
When you been stepped on and treated just like dirt
[Verse 3]
Bm7 Am7
Ask me why do all good things
Em
Have to come to an end
Am
I don't know
Em
Lord have mercy I don't know you see
Am Em
Ask me nothin but about the blues
Am Em
The blues is all that I was left with
[Bridge]
Am
Oh I could tell you how it feels
Em
When you got a dirty deal
Am
Tell you how it hurts
Em
When you been stepped on and stepped on
Em Am Em
And stepped on and treated just like dirt
[Outro]
Am Em
Ask me nothin but about the blues
Am Em
The blues is all that I was left with
