The Real Folk Blues Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

F♯m7 |2 4 2 2 2 2|

A(add9) |x 0 2 2 2 0|

or |x 0 2 2 0 0|

D♯m7(b5)|x x 1 2 2 2|

D7M |x x 0 2 2 2|

B7 |x 2 4 2 4 2|

E |0 2 2 1 0 0|

Bm |x 2 4 4 3 2|

F♯m9/C♯ |x 4 2 2 2 4|

C♯7sus4 |x 4 6 4 7 4|

C♯7 |x 4 6 4 6 4|

F♯m |2 4 4 2 2 2|

F♯m7/E |0 4 4 2 2 2|

B7/D♯ |x x 1 2 0 2|

C♯7/F |x x 3 4 2 4|

Aadd9/C♯|x 4 2 2 0 0|

B7(9)/F♯|x 2 4 2 2 2|

One of the trickiest fingerings is the B7/D# - C#7/F. I play it using this fingering:

With the B7(9)/F#, you could probably just play a B7/F# and fill in the (9) with other

parts if you like.

-Intro.

F♯m7 Aadd9 D♯m7(b5), D7M

-Verse 1

F♯m7Aishi-teta to naAadd9geku ni wa

B7Amari ni mo toki wa sugi te F♯m7shimatta E

F♯mMada kokoro no hAadd9okorobi o

B7Iyasenumama kaze ga fF♯m7uiteru

Verse 2

same as v.1)

Hitotsu no me de asu o mite

Hitotsu no me de kinou mitsumeteru

Kimi no ai no yurikagode

Mo ichido yasurakani nemuretara

-Pre-Chorus

BmKawaiF♯m9ta hiC♯tomi dD♯m7(b5),e darekaD7M na itekurC♯7sus4e C♯7

-Chorus

The real B7folk blues

HoC♯7nto no F♯mkanashimi ga shiF♯m7ritaiEdake

Doro no B7kawD♯a ni suC♯7kattFa Em7jinsei mo warD♯m7(b5),ukuwanaD7Mi

Ichido kAadd9iri deC♯ B7 C♯7owarunara

Verse 3

same as v.1)

Kibou ni michita zetsuboto

Wanagashikakerareteru kono chansu

Nani ga yoku te warui no ka

Koin no omoi to kuramitaita

-Pre-chorus 2.

Dore dake ikireba iyasareru no darou

-2nd Chorus

The real B7folk blues

HoC♯7nto no F♯myorokobi ga shiF♯m7ritaiE dake

Hikaru B7monD♯o no sC♯7ubetFe F♯m7ga ougen to wa kagiranai

Chorus

same as first chorus)

The real folk blues

Honto no kanashimi ga shiritaidake

Doro no kawa ni sukatta jinsei mo warukuwanai

Ichido kiri de owarunara

F♯m7

F♯m7 B7 F♯ F♯m7 B7 F♯

That's all she wrote. Literally.

Thanks!