Biography:
Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an American blues singer.
Nicknamed The Empress of the Blues, Smith was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and, along with Louis Armstrong, a major influence on other jazz vocalists.
The 1900 census indicates that Bessie Smith was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in July 1892. However, the 1910 census recorded her birthday as April 15
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"Careless Love"
Traditional (lyrics as sung by Bessie)
G D G
Love, oh love, oh careless love
G D
Love, oh love, oh careless love
G C
Love, oh love, oh careless love
G D G
See what careless love has done
G D G
Love, oh love, oh careless love
G D
You've fly through my head like wine
G C
You've wrecked the life of a many poor girl
G D G
And you nearly spoiled this life of mine
G D G
Love, oh love, oh careless love
G D
In your clutches of desire
G C
You've made me break a many true vow
G D G
Then you set my soul on fire
G D G
Love, oh love, oh careless love
G D
All my happiness bereft
G C
You've filled my heart with weary old blues
G D G
Now I'm walkin', talkin' to myself
G D G
Love, oh love, oh careless love
G D
Trusted you now, it's too late
G C
You've made me throw my old friend down
G D G
That's why I sing this song of hate
G D G
Love, oh love, oh careless love
G D
Night and day, I weep and moan
G C
You brought the wrong man into this life of mine
G D G
For my sins, till judgment I'll atone
Traditional (lyrics as sung by Bessie)
G D G
Love, oh love, oh careless love
G D
Love, oh love, oh careless love
G C
Love, oh love, oh careless love
G D G
See what careless love has done
G D G
Love, oh love, oh careless love
G D
You've fly through my head like wine
G C
You've wrecked the life of a many poor girl
G D G
And you nearly spoiled this life of mine
G D G
Love, oh love, oh careless love
G D
In your clutches of desire
G C
You've made me break a many true vow
G D G
Then you set my soul on fire
G D G
Love, oh love, oh careless love
G D
All my happiness bereft
G C
You've filled my heart with weary old blues
G D G
Now I'm walkin', talkin' to myself
G D G
Love, oh love, oh careless love
G D
Trusted you now, it's too late
G C
You've made me throw my old friend down
G D G
That's why I sing this song of hate
G D G
Love, oh love, oh careless love
G D
Night and day, I weep and moan
G C
You brought the wrong man into this life of mine
G D G
For my sins, till judgment I'll atone
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