E
From my childhood to where I am now
               A                      E
I ain't gonna worry, I'll get by somehow

[Chorus]
G#7               A7
My momma had 'em, daddy had 'em too
E  F# B7    F#      E
I was born with the blues

[Verse 2]
E
I'll tell you somethin'
Friend it ain't no joke
                   A
I wouldn't take my past life
                 E
For my weight in gold

[Chorus]
G#7               A7
My momma had 'em, daddy had 'em too
E  F# B7    F#      E
I was born with the blues

[Verse 3]
A                          E
I've used my guitar for my pillow
A                           E
Hollow log has even been my bed
G#7                A7
Blues, my only companion
         B7
I had to sing the blues for my meat and bread

[Bridge]
E
I want you to know I begin to roam
         A                          E
Poor old Brownie come from a broken home

[Chorus]
G#7               A
My momma had 'em, daddy had 'em too
E  F# B7    F#      E
I was born with the blues

[Verse 4]
E
If you've ever been down
You know how I feel
             A
Feel like an engine
                     E
Ain't got no drivin' wheel

[Chorus]
G#7
But I'm not ashamed
           A7
Ain't that news
E  F# B7    F#         E
I been livin' with the blues

[Bridge]
E
Don't believe I'm sinkin'
Look what a hole I'm in
                A
Don't believe I love you
                      E
Look what a fool I've been

[Chorus]
G#7
But I'm not ashamed
           A7
Ain't that news
E  F# B7    F#         E
I been livin' with the blues

[Verse 5]
A                                      E
Because rocks was my mother n father's pillow
A                           A
Cold ground had to be their beds
G#7                A7
Blue sky was their blanket
        B7
And the moonlight was their spread

[Bridge]
E
If you think I'm happy
You don't know my mind
            A
Smile on my face
E
My heart's bleeding all the time

[Chorus]
G#7
But I'm not ashamed
           A7
Ain't that news
E  F# B7    F#         E
I been livin' with the blues

[Verse 6]
A                                      E
Because rocks was my mother n father's pillow
A                           A
Cold ground had to be their beds
G#7                A7
Blue sky was their blanket
        B7
And the moonlight was their spread

[Bridge]
E
Worked all summer
Slaved all the fall
                 A
Had to take your Christams
             E
In your overalls

[Chorus]
G#7
But I'm not ashamed
           A7
Ain't that news
E  F# B7    F#         E
I been livin' with the blues

[Chorus]
G#7               A7
My momma had 'em, daddy had 'em too
E  F# B7    F#      E
I was born with the blues

[Chorus]
G#7
But I'm not ashamed
Oh no friends
A7
Ain't that a lot of news
E  F#   B7         F#      E
Me and old Sonny's got the blues