First Time I Met the Blues

First Time I Met the Blues
words and music by E.Montgomery
F, straight harp
Slowly

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The first time I met the blues,

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Don't you know I was walkin' down through the woods

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Yes, the first time I met the blues,

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Don't know I was walkin' through the woods,

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Yes, she started botherin' my house

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Don't you know you done me all the harm you could.

Buddy Guy performing First Time I Met The Blues, with David Myers, bass, from the movie Chicago Blues, in 1970.