Bb My mama done tol' me, when I was in knee-pants, Bb7 Eb7 My mama done tol' me, "Son, a woman'll sweet talk C7 F7 F7/13- Bb And give ya the big eye, but when the sweet talkin's done F7 C7 F7 Bb A woman's a two-face, a worrisome thing who'll leave ya to sing the blues in the night." Bb7 F7/13- Bbm7 Eb7 Bb Now the rain's a-fallin', hear the train's a-callin, "Whooee!" (My mama done tol' me) Eb7/9+ Em6 F7 Bb Hear dat lonesome whistle blowin' 'cross the trestle, "Whooee!" (My mama done tol' me) F7 C7 F7 Bb "A-whooee-ah-whooee " ol' clickety clack's a echoin' back th' blues in the night. Eb7/9+ Ebm6 The evenin' breeze'll start the trees to cryin' F7 Db7 C7/9+ C7 G7/9+ G5-/7 Bbm6 C7 F7 Abm6 F7 And the moon'll hide its light when you get the blues in the night Eb7/9+ Ebm6 F7 Db7 C7/9+ Take my word, the mockingbird'll sing the saddest kind of song, G7/9+ Bbm6 C7 F7 Em6 Abm6 F7 Bb7 C7 F7 He knows things are wrong, and he's right. Bb Bb7 From Natchez to Mobile, from Memphis to St. Joe, wherever the four winds blow, Eb7 C7 F7 F7/9+ Bb I been in some big towns an' heard me some big talk, but there is one thing I know: F7 C7 F7 Bb Bb7 C7/9- A woman's a two face, a worrisome thing who'll leave ya to sing the blues in the night. F7 C7 F4/7 Bb My mama was right, there's blues in the night F7 C7 F7 Bb Bb7 C7/9- A woman's a two face, a worrisome thing who'll leave ya to sing the blues in the night. F7 C7 F4/7 Bb My mama was right, there's blues in the night