C
Once I was happy as I could be,
F G7 C
But I let a gal make a fool of me,
And ever since she let me down,
G7 C
The blues come around when the sun goes down.
Chorus:
C7 F
Oh, the blues come a-round,
C
Oh the blues come a-round,
G7
Lawd, the blues come around,
C
Ev'ry evenin' when the sun goes down.
As long as the sun is in the sky,
F C
These doggone blues never make me cry,
But ever since she left this town,
G7 C
The blues come around when the sun goes down.
Repeat chorus:
I built my castles very high,
F C
And then she went and said goodbye,
And ever since she tore 'em down,
G7 C
The blues come around when the sun goes down.
Repeat chorus:
Once she called me all her own,
F C
But now she's gone and I'm alone,
And ever evenin' I'm sorrow bound,
D7 C
'Cause the blues come around when the sun goes down.
Repeat chorus: