Improvising the Blues
© John Palme 1997


    G7                      C7                    G7
1)  Improvising the blues.  That's what I do everyday.
    C7                                            G7
    Improvising the blues.  That's what I do everyday.
    Eb7   D7  C7    D7     G7
    Chase my  death fears away.

2)  Standing on 1, reaching for 2 everyday.
    Standing on 1, reaching for 2 everyday.
    Sometimes 3 seems so far away.

        Bb   C     F       Dm
bridge: Dear lord, keep me warm.
        Eb      F           G7
        Keep me healthy and free.
        Bb     C      F       Dm
        Let me die in my good time.
        Eb     F            G7
        Let my loved ones suceed!

3) 	Hanging on tight, 'til every night brings me ease.
	Hanging on tight, 'til every night brings me ease.
	Let my loved ones suceed!

harmonica bridge:

guitar solo verse:

4) 	Threading the needle, changing the shift with the sun.
	Threading the needle, changing the shift with the sun.
	Bend the rules on the run.

bridge:

3) 	Hanging on tight, 'til every night brings me ease.
	Hanging on tight, 'til every night brings me ease.
	Let my loved ones suceed!


G7:  gbdgdf
C7:  cexggbflat   (same pattern as G7 but at 6th fret)