Biography:
The Blues Band were formed in Britain in 1979 by Paul Jones, former lead vocalist and harmonica player with Manfred Mann in the 1960s, and vocalist/slide guitarist Dave Kelly, who had formerly played with the John Dummer Blues Band, Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker among others. Also in the band’s first line-up were bassist Gary Fletcher, Jones’s former Manfred Mann colleague, guitarist Tom McGuinness, and drummer Hughie Flint, the two latter having been the mainstay of McGuinness Flint.
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artist: The Blues Band
song: Can’t Hold On
album: Ready
This is a nice song with a few turns you don’t hear often in this genre.
[INTRO]
A / C#7 / F#m / Dm7 /
A F#m B7 E7 A Cm7 Bm7 E7
[VERSE 1]
A C#7
A man just came to call for my rent
F#m Dm7
I had to hide under the table till he knocked six times and went
A F#m
But I can’t hold on much longer
B7 E7 A Cm7 Bm7 E7
It seems like everything is down on me
[VERSE 2]
A C#7
I used to be a man of means
F#m Dm7
Now you might still find a few pennies, oh Lord, in the pocket of my jeans
A F#m
But I can’t hold on much longer
B7 E7 A D C#m7 Cm7
It seems like everything is down on me
[CHORUS]
Bm7 C#m7
Now I don’t have too many friends
Bm7 E7 A7
In fact I can’t think of any at all no no no no
Bm7 C#m7
Oh but just let me get back on my feet again
D B7/Eb E7 E9
And my long lost friends will come to call
[VERSE 3]
A C#7
Knocking on my own brother’s door
F#m7 Dm7
People,I was knocking for an hour, till I found out he don’t live there no more
A F#m
I can’t hold on much longer
B7 E7 A Cm7 Bm7 E7
It seems like everything is down on me
[HARP SOLO]
A / C#7 / F#m / Dm7 /
A F#m B7 E7 A D C#m7 Cm7
[CHORUS]
Bm7 C#m7
Now I don’t have too many friends
Bm7 E7 A7
In fact I can’t think of any at all no no no no
Bm7 C#m7
Oh but just let me get back on my feet again
D B7/Eb E7 E9
And my long lost friends will come to call
[VERSE 5]
A C#7
Knocking on my own brother’s door
F#m7 Dm7
People,I was knocking for an hour, till I found out he don’t live there no more
A F#m
I can’t hold on much longer
B7 E7 A
It seems like everything is down on me
[OUTRO]
A / F#m /
B7
I can’t hold on much longer
E7 A
Seems like everything is down on me
A / C#7 /
B7 C# D D#
I just can’t hold on much longer
E F# G G# A
Seems like everything is down on me
[END]
And below you can find the structure of the song.
(Which is what I usually look for since I'm not the singer of the band.)
[INTRO]
A / C#7 / F#m / Dm7 /
A F#m B7 E7 A Cm7 Bm7 E7
[VERSE A]
A / C#7 / F#m / Dm7 /
A F#m B7 E7 A Cm7 Bm7 E7
[VERSE B]
A / C#7 / F#m / Dm7 /
A F#m B7 E7 A D C#m7 Cm7
[CHORUS]
Bm7 / C#m7 / Bm7 E7 A7 /
Bm7 / C#m7 / D B7 E7 E9
Repeat verse A and B (harp solo over verse B).
Repeat verse A but instead of the last four bars go to the outro.
[OUTRO]
A / F#m / B7 / E7 /
A / C#m / B7,C#,D,D#,E,F#,G,G#,A
Note: The B7 in the last part of the chorus is actually B7/Eb creating a chromatic bass line to the E7.
song: Can’t Hold On
album: Ready
This is a nice song with a few turns you don’t hear often in this genre.
[INTRO]
A / C#7 / F#m / Dm7 /
A F#m B7 E7 A Cm7 Bm7 E7
[VERSE 1]
A C#7
A man just came to call for my rent
F#m Dm7
I had to hide under the table till he knocked six times and went
A F#m
But I can’t hold on much longer
B7 E7 A Cm7 Bm7 E7
It seems like everything is down on me
[VERSE 2]
A C#7
I used to be a man of means
F#m Dm7
Now you might still find a few pennies, oh Lord, in the pocket of my jeans
A F#m
But I can’t hold on much longer
B7 E7 A D C#m7 Cm7
It seems like everything is down on me
[CHORUS]
Bm7 C#m7
Now I don’t have too many friends
Bm7 E7 A7
In fact I can’t think of any at all no no no no
Bm7 C#m7
Oh but just let me get back on my feet again
D B7/Eb E7 E9
And my long lost friends will come to call
[VERSE 3]
A C#7
Knocking on my own brother’s door
F#m7 Dm7
People,I was knocking for an hour, till I found out he don’t live there no more
A F#m
I can’t hold on much longer
B7 E7 A Cm7 Bm7 E7
It seems like everything is down on me
[HARP SOLO]
A / C#7 / F#m / Dm7 /
A F#m B7 E7 A D C#m7 Cm7
[CHORUS]
Bm7 C#m7
Now I don’t have too many friends
Bm7 E7 A7
In fact I can’t think of any at all no no no no
Bm7 C#m7
Oh but just let me get back on my feet again
D B7/Eb E7 E9
And my long lost friends will come to call
[VERSE 5]
A C#7
Knocking on my own brother’s door
F#m7 Dm7
People,I was knocking for an hour, till I found out he don’t live there no more
A F#m
I can’t hold on much longer
B7 E7 A
It seems like everything is down on me
[OUTRO]
A / F#m /
B7
I can’t hold on much longer
E7 A
Seems like everything is down on me
A / C#7 /
B7 C# D D#
I just can’t hold on much longer
E F# G G# A
Seems like everything is down on me
[END]
And below you can find the structure of the song.
(Which is what I usually look for since I'm not the singer of the band.)
[INTRO]
A / C#7 / F#m / Dm7 /
A F#m B7 E7 A Cm7 Bm7 E7
[VERSE A]
A / C#7 / F#m / Dm7 /
A F#m B7 E7 A Cm7 Bm7 E7
[VERSE B]
A / C#7 / F#m / Dm7 /
A F#m B7 E7 A D C#m7 Cm7
[CHORUS]
Bm7 / C#m7 / Bm7 E7 A7 /
Bm7 / C#m7 / D B7 E7 E9
Repeat verse A and B (harp solo over verse B).
Repeat verse A but instead of the last four bars go to the outro.
[OUTRO]
A / F#m / B7 / E7 /
A / C#m / B7,C#,D,D#,E,F#,G,G#,A
Note: The B7 in the last part of the chorus is actually B7/Eb creating a chromatic bass line to the E7.
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