Brown’s Ferry Blues

Written by Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore

Key of G · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

Hard luck poppa counting his toes
        C
You can smell his feet wherever he goes
     G                       D7
Lord Lord. got those Brown’s Ferry Blues
Hard luck poppa can’t do his stuff
Trouble with him he’s been too rough
     G                      D7
Lord Lord got those Brown’s Ferry Blues.

Verse 2

Two old maids a-sitting in the sand
Each one wishing that the other was a man
     G                      D7
Lord Lord got those Brown’s Ferry Blues
Two old maids done lost their style
If you want to be lucky you got to smile
     G                      D7
Lord Lord got those Brown’s Ferry Blues.

Verse 3

Early to bed and early to rise
And your girl goes out with other guys
     G                      D7
Lord Lord got those Brown’s Ferry Blues
If you don’t believe me try it yourself
Well I tried it and I got left
     G                      D7
Lord Lord got those Brown’s Ferry Blues.

Verse 4

     G    G7
Hard luck poppa standing in the rain
       C
If the world was corn he couldn’t buy grain
     G                      D7
Lord Lord got those Brown’s Ferry Blues
His knees knock together but he’s raring to go
     G                      D7
Lord Lord got those Brown’s Ferry Blues.