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The Blues Is My Business

Etta James

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: C
 (C7) Riff    (F7) Riff    (G7) Riff    (G7*) Riff   (C7**)          (F7**) Riff    (G7**) Riff
E|3--3--------| 1--1--------|3--3--------|-----------|-3--3-----------|1--1----------|3--3----------|
B|5--5--------| 1--1--------|3--3--------|-----------|-5--5-----------|1--1----------|3--3----------|
G|3--3--------| 2--2--------|4--4--------|-----------|-3--3-----------|2--2----------|4--4----------|
D|5--5--------| 1--1------1-|3--3--------|-----------|-5--5-----------|1--1------1-1-|3--3----------|
A|3--3--3-----| 3--3--1-3---|5--5------3-|----3------|-3--3--1h3-1----|3--3--1-3-----|5--5------3-3-|
E|--------6-3-| 1--1--------|3--3--3-6---|3-6--------|-------------3-1|1--1----------|3--3--3-6-----|
                                                    | *********Alternative Riff Pattern ***********|
                                                               Only for a bit of fun
  C7* Riff            (C7) Riff      (G7) Riff 
E|3-3t3t3t3t3t3t3t3--| 3--3-----------|3--3-----------|
B|5--5t5t5t5t5t5t5t5-| 5--5-----------|3--3-----------|
G|3------------------| 3--3-----------|4--4-----------|  This (C7) Riff & (G7) Riff on the left
D|5------------------| 5--5-----------|3--3-----------|  is probably what they play in the song
A|3------------------| 3--3-----------|5--5-----------|  Even the (F7) could have F7 F7 1,4,4,3,1
E|-------------------|-----3-6-6-5-3-| 3--3-3-6-6-5-3-|


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[Intro]
                 (C7)                  (C7)              (C7)           (C7)
E|---------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
B|---------------| 11/13-11/13-13p11----|----------------|11/13-13p11----|--------------|
G|---------------|------------------12-| 12-12\8----8----|------------12-|10\8----------|
D|---------------|---------------------|--------10---10-|---------------|-----10-------|
A|---------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------|------------3-|
E|---------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------|--------3-6---|
  (Piano playing)                                                               I got a


[Verse 1]
       (C7)                     (C7)
I got a heart full of trouble, a house full of pain
   (C7)                   (C7)
And things are bad as they ever been
  (F7)               (F7)
If trouble were money
                            (C7)         (C7)
I'd have more money than any man should
   (G7)                      (G7)
I'm open for business in your neighborhood
    C7*                                        (G7*)
The blues is my business, and business is good


[Verse 2]
    (C7)             (C7)
If I had a dollar for every broken heart
(C7)                            (C7)
I'd be drinkin' fine wine and eatin' caviar
  (F7)               (F7)                          (C7)      (C7)
If trouble were money   I'd more money than any man should, yeah!
   (G7)                      (G7)
I'm open for business in your neighborhood
    C7*                                         C7*  (C7)
The blues is my business, and business is good, yeah


[Bridge]
                  (C7)
Well business, the business is good
   (C7)                      (C7)
The blues is my business, and business is good
   (F7)                 (F7)            (C7)
The blues is my business,........... the blues is my business
   (G7)                      (G7)
I'm open for business in your neighborhood
    C7*
The blues is my business, and business is good


[Instrumental]
  C7            C7            C7            C7            F7
E|3--3---------| 3--3---------|3--3---------|3--3---------|1--1---------|1--1---------|
B|5--5---------| 5--5---------|5--5---------|5--5---------|1--1---------|1--1---------|
G|3--3-----3-3-| 3--3-----3-3-|3--3-----3-3-|3--3-----3-3-|2--2---------|2--2---------|
D|5--5-3h5-----| 5--5-3h5-----|5--5-3h5-----|5--5-3h5-----|1--1-----1-1-|1--1-----1-1-|
A|3--3---------| 3--3---------|3--3---------|3--3---------|3--3-1h3-----|3--3-1h3-----|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 1--1---------|1--1---------|

  C7            C7            G7            G7            C7
E|3--3---------| 3--3---------|3--3---------|3--3---------|11/12-11---------------11/12----|
B|5--5---------| 5--5---------|3--3---------|3--3---------|---------13-11---------------13-|
G|3--3-----3-3-| 3--3-----3-3-|4--4---------|4--4---------|---------------12-11/12---------|
D|5--5-3h5-----| 5--5-3h5-----|3--3-----3-3-|3--3-----3-3-|--------------------------------|
A|3--3---------| 3--3---------|3--3-3h5-----|3--3-3h5-----|--------------------------------|
E|-------------|-------------| 3--3---------|3--3---------|--------------------------------|


[Verse 3]
      (C7)                        (C7)
It's a world full of trouble and a world full of pain
    (C7)                    (C7)
I'll take the problem, but I won't take the blame
  (F7)               (F7)
If trouble were money
                            (C7)
I'd have more money than any man should
   (G7)                      (G7)
I'm open for business in your neighborhood
    C7*                                        (G7*)
The blues is my business, and business is good


[Bridge]
                  (C7)
Well business, the business is good
   (C7)                      (C7)
The blues is my business, and business is good
   (F7)                                 (C7)
The blues is my business,........... the blues is my business
   (G7)                      (G7)
I'm open for business in your neighborhood
    C7*
The blues is my business, and business is good

[Outro]
   (C7**)                (C7**)         (C7**)                 (C7**)
The blues is my business,............ the blues is my business
   (F7**)                (F7**)
The blues is my business,
   (C7**)                    (C7**)
The blues is my business, and business is good
   (G7**)                    (F7**)
I'm open for business in your neighborhood
   (C7**)                    (C7**)
The blues is my business, and business is good
   (C7**)                    (C7**)
The blues is my business
    C7*
The blues is my business and business is good



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| h     Hammer-on
| t     Trill
| p     Pull-off
| /     Slide up
| \     Slide down
| *     Single Strum or C7*Riff with trilling
| (  )  Designated Riff's
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