Biography:
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band was an American blues band formed in Chicago, Il, in 1963 by harmonica player and singer Paul Butterfield. Known for combining electric Chicago blues with a rock urgency and for their pioneering jazz fusion performances and recordings, the band signed to Elektra Records after adding Mike Bloomfield as lead guitarist. Their original debut album was scrapped, then re-recorded after the addition of organist Mark Naftalin.
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I was born in Chicago at nineteen and forty-one
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I was born in Chicago at nineteen and forty-one
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Well, my father told me "Son, you had better get a gun"
[Verse 2]
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Well, my first friend went down when I was 17 years old
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Well, my first friend went down when I was 17 years old
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Well, there's one thing I can say about that boy "He gotta go"
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[Verse 3]
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Well, my second friend went down when I was 21 years of age
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Well, my second friend went down when I was 21 years of age
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Well, there's one thing I can say about that boy "He gotta pray"
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[Verse 4]
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Well, now rules are alright if there's someone left to play the game
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Well, now rules are alright if there's someone left to play the game
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All my friends are going and thing's just don't seem the same
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Oh, thing's just don't seem the same, babe
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[Outro]
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[Verse 1]
A7
I was born in Chicago at nineteen and forty-one
D7 A7
I was born in Chicago at nineteen and forty-one
E7 D7 A7
Well, my father told me "Son, you had better get a gun"
[Verse 2]
A7
Well, my first friend went down when I was 17 years old
D7 A7
Well, my first friend went down when I was 17 years old
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Well, there's one thing I can say about that boy "He gotta go"
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[Verse 3]
A7
Well, my second friend went down when I was 21 years of age
D7 A7
Well, my second friend went down when I was 21 years of age
E7 D7 A7
Well, there's one thing I can say about that boy "He gotta pray"
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
A7
Well, now rules are alright if there's someone left to play the game
D7 A7
Well, now rules are alright if there's someone left to play the game
E7 D7 A7
All my friends are going and thing's just don't seem the same
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Oh, thing's just don't seem the same, babe
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[Outro]
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