True Life Blues

Bill Monroe

Key of C · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

C                           F
I hate to see that sun sink low
           C                  G7
Just for a cause you ought to know
             C            F
For its true life I can't forget
          C       G7          C
All of my sorrows you'll soon regret

Verse 2

                              F
You promised me love that was true
             C                      G7
I'm sorry to say that I believed in you
                       C           F
But its all turned out just like a dream
           C       G7           C
Left me so sad and the world it seems

Verse 3

                                      F
There's dishes to wash and a house to clean
          C                              G7
There's a washing to do Lord it seems so mean
                  C               F
There's a million worries I can't explain
              C    G7                     C
Think of this girl before you change your name

Verse 4

                                 F
They'll go away and leave you at home
              C              G7
They'll never care if you're alone
             C                    F
They seem to forget they've got a wife
              C       G7          C
This story is sad but it's a true life