This is the chord progression of Mean Mother Blues by Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
[Intro]
C G C
E7 F
F
C E7 Am
D7 G7 C
[Verse 1]
C G C
When I got home, I found my baby away
E7 F
Yeah, a little piece of paper said she\’d gone out to play
F
I know the river\’s done gone dry
C E7 Am
She\’s trapped another fly
D7 G7 C
I got nothing to do, but a few more words to say
[Chorus]
G
I got the mean woman blues
F C
Lord knows I\’d lose
D7 G
I just can\’t seem to get her off my mind
F
She\’s an all night rocking mother
C E7 Am
Lord knows I love her
D7 G7 C
But she\’s leaving me to ramble on up the line
[Solo]
C G C
E7 F
F
C E7 Am
D7 G7 C
[Verse 2]
C G C
When she moved in I kissed the blues goodbye
E7 F
She lit my torch and left the burners on high
F
Lord the money that I paid
C E7 Am
for that living loving maid
D7 G7 C
Now she\’s left me here to grieve, moan, and cry
[Chorus]
G
I got the mean woman blues
F C
Lord knows I\’d lose
D7 G
I just can\’t seem to get her off my mind
F
She\’s an all night rocking mother
C E7 Am
Lord knows I love her
D7 G7 C
But she\’s leaving me to ramble on up the line
[Solo]
C G C
E7 F
F
C E7 Am
D7 G7 C
[Verse 3]
C G C
If you hear my song, you know just what I mean
E7 F
Lord I think its all just a part of the woman\’s scheme
F
If you\’re buying what she sells,
C E7 Am
she\’ll run you straight to hell
D7 G7 C
Captivate your mind, and pick your truths so clean
[Chorus]
G
I got the mean woman blues
F C
Lord knows I\’d lose
D7 G
I just can\’t seem to get her off my mind
F
She\’s an all night rocking mother
C E7 Am
She\’s my flip top package cover
D7 G7 C
But she\’s leaving me to ramble on up the line
[Solo]
C G C
E7 F
F
C E7 Am
D7 G7 C
[Outro]
G
I got the mean woman blues
F C
Lord knows I\’d lose
D7 G
I just can\’t seem to get her off my mind
F
She\’s an all night rocking mother
C E7 Am
Lord knows I love her
D7 G7 C Cma7/B C7/Bb A7
But she\’s leaving me to ramble on up the line Yes, she is
D7 G7 C Cma7/B C7/Bb A7
She\’s leaving me to ramble on up the line
D7 G7 C