Am  Em  D  Cm

[Verse 1]
       Bm          Am
Ask me who was the first man
Em
To make a fire in the night
        Am
I don't know
          Em        D  Cm
Oh Lord I don't know
       Bm7             Am
Ask me who thought of using
Em
A candle for a light
        Am
I don't know
       Em
Oh Lord I don't know

[Chorus]
           G   D      Em      D
But ask me how does a man feel
C                 D
When he's got the blues  And I'd say
Em
Misused abused down-hearted and blue
C                 D
Know the reason I know this
             Em                 D          Cm
Is cause the blues is all I was left with

[Verse 2 ]
           Bm     Am
Ask me why does a man
        Em
Have to reach beyond his need
        Am
I don't know
          Em                 D Cm
Lord have mercy I don't know
           Bm7        Am
And ask me why does a tree
       Em
Have to shed its leaves
        Am
I don't know
          Em
Lord have mercy I don't know

[Chorus]
       G   D      Em      D
Ask me how does a man feel
C         D
When he's got the blues  And I'd say
Em
Misused abused down hearted and blue
C                 D
Know the reason I know this
             Em
Is cause the blues is all I was left with

[Bridge]
Am
Oh I could tell you how it feels
Em
When you got a dirty deal
A7
I could even tell you how it hurts
        D
When you been stepped on and treated just like dirt

[Verse 3]
       Bm7       Am7
Ask me why do all good things
Em
Have to come to an end
        Am
I don't know
          Em
Lord have mercy I don't know  you see
Am                          Em
Ask me nothin but about the blues
Am           Em
The blues is all that I was left with

[Bridge]
Am
Oh I could tell you how it feels
Em
When you got a dirty deal
Am
Tell you how it hurts
              Em
When you been stepped on and stepped on
Em                                   Am   Em
And stepped on and treated just like dirt

[Outro]
Am                Em
Ask me nothin but about the blues
Am                    Em
The blues is all that I was left with