C F
Dad was my hero God called him away
C G7
Momma was lonely and I was afraid
C F
With no one to lean on I turned to the booze
C G7 C
Hard times come early when you're born with the blues
F
Railroads were leaving and airplanes were in
C G7
The great war was brewing about to begin
C F
Hungry and lonesome nothing to lose
C G7 C
Raised in a boxcar and born with the blues
F
Born with the blues trouble in mind
C G7
Smoking and drinking by the time I was nine
C F
In debt from the start I'm still paying my dues
C G7 C
Crazy and lonely and born with the blues
F
In spite of the cocaine and in spite of it all
C G7
God gave me a woman to cushion the fall
C F
You're like Paul of the bible spreading good news
C G7 C
A man on a journey and born with the blues
