Biography:
Clyde Vernon "Sonny" Landreth (born February 1, 1951) is an American blues musician from southwest Louisiana who is especially known as a slide guitar player. He was born in Canton, Mississippi, but soon after, his family moved to Jackson, Mississippi, before settling in Lafayette, Louisiana. When he is not touring and performing, he resides in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.
Although Landreth is an extremely competent guitarist in the conventional form, he is most well-known for his slide playing.
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Most of the song is quite easy, as it's a simple 12 bar blues.
You can play just the chords, but if you listen to the record that's not all.
Sonny uses one of his techniques (no idea how it works exactly) to create an amazing sound.
Intro: Am Asus4 (repeat some times)
Am
Air Force One had a heck of a view
Dm Am
Air Force One had a heck of a view
Em Dm Am
Looking down on the patchwork of the blue tarp blues.
Am
I went walkin through the water sprung a leak in my shoes
Dm Am
I went walkin through the water sprung a leak in my shoes
Em Dm Am
that hole in my soul give me the blue tarp blues.
Dm Am
I got the blues
Dm Am
I got the blue blue tarp blues.
Slide solo over Verse Chords
Am
There's a crack in the ceiling and the system too
Dm Am
There's a crack in the ceiling and the system too
Em Dm Am
But we got full coverage of the blue tarp blues.
Dm Am
I got the blues
Dm Am
I got the blue blue tarp blues.
Solo over Verse Chords
Am Dm Am Em
No it wasn't the weather that sank me and you
Dm Am Em
It was a bad mix of politics, greed and fools
Dm Am Em
That levee of lies couldn't hold back the truth
Dm Am
We're in deep but not out of the reach
Em
Throw me something, mister.
Intro again
Am
I'm gonna fly my colors and watch for you
Dm Am
I'm gonna fly my colors and watch for you
Em Dm Am
Like a flag of hope, above the blue tarp blues
Dm Am
I got the blues
Dm Am
I got the blue blue tarp blues.
You can play just the chords, but if you listen to the record that's not all.
Sonny uses one of his techniques (no idea how it works exactly) to create an amazing sound.
Intro: Am Asus4 (repeat some times)
Am
Air Force One had a heck of a view
Dm Am
Air Force One had a heck of a view
Em Dm Am
Looking down on the patchwork of the blue tarp blues.
Am
I went walkin through the water sprung a leak in my shoes
Dm Am
I went walkin through the water sprung a leak in my shoes
Em Dm Am
that hole in my soul give me the blue tarp blues.
Dm Am
I got the blues
Dm Am
I got the blue blue tarp blues.
Slide solo over Verse Chords
Am
There's a crack in the ceiling and the system too
Dm Am
There's a crack in the ceiling and the system too
Em Dm Am
But we got full coverage of the blue tarp blues.
Dm Am
I got the blues
Dm Am
I got the blue blue tarp blues.
Solo over Verse Chords
Am Dm Am Em
No it wasn't the weather that sank me and you
Dm Am Em
It was a bad mix of politics, greed and fools
Dm Am Em
That levee of lies couldn't hold back the truth
Dm Am
We're in deep but not out of the reach
Em
Throw me something, mister.
Intro again
Am
I'm gonna fly my colors and watch for you
Dm Am
I'm gonna fly my colors and watch for you
Em Dm Am
Like a flag of hope, above the blue tarp blues
Dm Am
I got the blues
Dm Am
I got the blue blue tarp blues.
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Sonora De Llegar
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Sonora Kaliente
Sonora Palacios
Sons of Bill
Sons of Buddha
Sons Of Korah
Sons Of Life
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