This file is the author`s own work and represents his interpretation of the
From : Jean-Pierre Trolet
http://jptrol.free.fr/mus
BLUES RUN THE GAME - Jackson C. Frank
An old very pleasant picking tune not that easy to play. I learnt it a long time ago
but all references to that song seem to have disappeared. My fingers having a good
memory, I tabbed the song from them (not that easy either !).
Catch a boat to England Baby ..
(The lyrics are at the end of the tab)
You can hear a MP3 demo (350 kb) recorded by myself (instrument only!) on my site whose
URL is here above.
Capo on 3 rd fret
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3O|||O|
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Bb
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-----------------3--------1p-0-------+------------------3-----1------------+
G+------------0h2------(2)-----------2-+--0---------0h2-------------------0h2+
D+----------0--------0------------0----+----0-----0----------0------3--------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------3------------------3----------+-------3----------------3-------3----+
O|||O|
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3||O|||
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G (variant -listen to the demo - or to the song !)
E+----------------------|-----------|----0------|----------------------------+
B+------1-------------1-|-----------|---------3-|----------3------1p0--------+
G+--------------2-------|---0-------|-----------|------0h2----(2)-------2-0--+
D+-----------------3----|-----0-----|------0----|----0-------0--------0-----0+
A+----------------------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------+
E+-----------1----------|0-------3--|-0-------3-|--3--------------3----------+
Gm G Bb
E+-------------0-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+------0--------------1---------1-----+-----------3-------1p0---------------+
G+---------0----------------0h2--------+-------0h2-----(2)-------2--0--------+
D+------2---------2-------3---------3--+----0---------0--------0------0------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+----0------0---------1------1--------+--3----------------3-----------------+
F7 Eb Bb
E+-------------------------------------+------------------3-------------------+
B+----------0h1------------------1p0---+--------------------------1-----------+
G+----2----------2---------0-----------+--0---0---------------0--------0------+
D+--------0--------0---------2---------+----2---------0---------2----3--------+
A+-------------------------3-----------+--------------------------------------+
E+----2--------------------------------+-----------3-------3-------------3----+
etc...
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+--1----------1---------1---------1---+-------------------------------------+
G+---------0--------0---------0--------+--0----------------------------------+
D+-----2---------0---------2---------3-+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-----------3--------3---------3------+-----3-------------------------------+
Catch a boat to England Baby
Maybe to Spain
Wherever I have gone
Wherever I`ve been and gone
Wherever I have gone
Blues run the game
Send out for whisky Baby
Send out for gin
Me I`m a room service
Me I`m a room service
Me I`m a room service
Living a life of sin
When I`m not drinking baby
You`re on my mind
When I`m not sleeping baby
When I`m not sleeping girl
When I`m not sleeping baby
You know you`ll find me around
Living like a gambler babe
Loving much the same
Wherever I have gone
Whenever I`ve thrown those dice
Wherever I`m playing
Blues run the game
Try another city Baby
Try another town
Wherever I have gone
Wherever I`ve been and gone
Wherever I have gone
Blues follow me down
