Biography:
Shemekia Copeland (b Harlem, New York City, 10 April 1979) is an American blues singer.
The daughter of blues guitarist and singer Johnny Copeland, she began to pursue a singing career in earnest at age 16, when her father's health began to decline; he took Shemekia on tour as his opening act, which helped establish her name on the blues circuit.
She landed a record deal with Alligator, which issued her debut album "Turn the Heat Up!" in 1998. The record was met with enthusiastic reviews
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
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[Verse]
Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin A Emin F#7
I never win at love At love I always lose
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I keep looking for a good man And I ain't got no clue
Emin F#7
I can't find no one to love me
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I guess I'm married to the blues Married to the blues
[Verse]
Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin A Emin F#7
There's a picture by my bedside In a frame that's got a crack
Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin A G F#7
Of one of my old lovers Who ain't never comin' back
Emin F#7
He swore he'd never leave me
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Then I saw him start to pack Start to pack
[Chorus]
Emin
Oh when you're married, married to the blues
Bmin F#7
You don't get no band of gold All you get is a lonely cab ride
Bmin Emin
To a bed that's always cold When you're married to the blues
Bmin G
Forget that honeymoon All you get is lukewarm lovin'
F#7
That's over way, way too soon
[Solo]
Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin A G A Bmin
[Verse]
Bmin A Emin F#7
There's a letter in my pocket
Bmin A Emin F#7
It's all torn torn torn and frayed
Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin A G F#7
The only thing Only thing he left me When he ran Ran away
Emin F#7
Now when you're married to the blues
N.C. Bmin A Emin F#7
It gets more lonely everyday
[Outro]
Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin A Emin F#7
married to the blues Oh... All these blues
Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin A Emin F#7
I knew he would leave me He was never comin' back
Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin A Emin F#7
He left me a torn letter Then he ran away ran away
Bmin A Emin F#7
Married to the blues
Bmin A Emin F#7
Oh... All these blues
Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin
You get so lonely Lonely Lonely Lonely Married to the blues
Bmin A Emin Bmin A G A Bmin
[Verse]
Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin A Emin F#7
I never win at love At love I always lose
Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin A G F#7
I keep looking for a good man And I ain't got no clue
Emin F#7
I can't find no one to love me
N.C. Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin A G A
I guess I'm married to the blues Married to the blues
[Verse]
Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin A Emin F#7
There's a picture by my bedside In a frame that's got a crack
Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin A G F#7
Of one of my old lovers Who ain't never comin' back
Emin F#7
He swore he'd never leave me
N.C. Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin A G A
Then I saw him start to pack Start to pack
[Chorus]
Emin
Oh when you're married, married to the blues
Bmin F#7
You don't get no band of gold All you get is a lonely cab ride
Bmin Emin
To a bed that's always cold When you're married to the blues
Bmin G
Forget that honeymoon All you get is lukewarm lovin'
F#7
That's over way, way too soon
[Solo]
Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin A G A Bmin
[Verse]
Bmin A Emin F#7
There's a letter in my pocket
Bmin A Emin F#7
It's all torn torn torn and frayed
Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin A G F#7
The only thing Only thing he left me When he ran Ran away
Emin F#7
Now when you're married to the blues
N.C. Bmin A Emin F#7
It gets more lonely everyday
[Outro]
Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin A Emin F#7
married to the blues Oh... All these blues
Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin A Emin F#7
I knew he would leave me He was never comin' back
Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin A Emin F#7
He left me a torn letter Then he ran away ran away
Bmin A Emin F#7
Married to the blues
Bmin A Emin F#7
Oh... All these blues
Bmin A Emin F#7 Bmin
You get so lonely Lonely Lonely Lonely Married to the blues
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