Level: 3
Tuning: Standard

The song "Good Morning Blues" was written by Lead Belly and was first released in 1941. It has been recorded by many artists from Count Basie to Van Morrison. And in Lead Belly’s own words:

Now this is the blues There was a white man had the blues Thought it was nothing to worry about Now you lay down at night You roll from one side of the bed to the other all Night long Ya can't sleep, what’s the matter; the blues has gotcha Ya get up you sit on the side of the bed in the mornin' May have a sister a mother a brother n a father around But you don't want no talk out of em What’s the matter; the blues has gotcha When you go in put your feet under the table look down At ya plate got everything you wanna eat But ya shake ya head you get up you say "Lord I can't Eat I can't sleep what’s the matter" The blues gotcha Why not talk to ya Tell what you gotta tell it

Taught by Harry Lewman.