Thank God for the Blues

Sing it for me, sing it for you
Sing it for the people
Who feel the same way that I do
Thank God, thank God for the blues
Singing it for the people
Who feel the same way that I do

Singing what’s real, singing what’s true
Singing that’s what I’m here to [C7]do
I was [Am7]born, born to [C7]sing the blues
Sing it for [Dm7]the people
Who feel the same way that I do
There’s inspiration, there’s meditation [C7]too
There’s inspiration [C7]coming through
Singing it for [Dm7]the people
Who feel the same way that I do
Way out is the way through
Thank God for [Dm7]the blues

Yeah, yeah thank God for [Dm7]the bluеs
Yeah, yeah thank God for [Dm7]the bluеs
Mamma had ‘em, Papa had ‘em [A]too
Thank God for [Dm7]the blues

There’s inspiration, there’s meditation [C7]too
There’s information [C7]‘bout a certain
Point of view the way out, the way out
The way out is always the way through
Mamma had ‘em, Papa had ‘em [A]too
Thank God for [Dm7]the blues

Hey hey hey thank God for [Dm7]the blues
Hey hey hey thank God for [Dm7]the blues
Mamma had ‘em, Pappa had ‘em [A]too
I was [Am7]born to [C7]sing the blues

I’m singing what’s ɾeal singing what’s tɾue
I’m singing ‘cause that’s what I’m here to [C7]do
I was [Am7]born, born to [C7]sing the blues
Mamma had ‘em, Papa had ‘em [A]too
Thank God for [Dm7]the blues

Hey hey hey thank God for [Dm7]the blues
Hey hey hey thank God for [Dm7]the blues
Singing’s what I’m here to [C7]do, here to [C7]do
Thank God for [Dm7]the blues

Hey hey hey thank God for [Dm7]the blues
Hey hey hey thank God for [Dm7]the blues
Singing for [Dm7]the people who feel the
Same way that I do thank God for [Dm7]the blues