Biography:
The Blues Brothers are an American blues band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on Saturday Night Live. Belushi and Aykroyd, respectively in character as lead vocalist "Joliet" Jake Blues and harpist/vocalist Elwood Blues, fronted the band, which was composed of well-known and respected musicians. The band made its debut as the musical guest on the April 22, 1978, episode of Saturday Night Live.
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Messin' With The Kid
Mel London (Blues Brothers)
Key of F#m
Tempo 136
12 Bar Blues
Walk down riff (notes) 2 bars Bm
B A F# E D C# B A B
[Verse]
Bm Bm
What's this I hear There's a whole lotta talk
Bm Bm
The people say you try to quit the kid
E E Bm Bm
Hey yeah Tell me what you did
F#m
You can call it what you want
E Bm Bm
But I call it messin' with the kid
[Verse]
Bm Bm
Now the kid plays hot, And hot don't pay
Bm Bm
I say what I mean, I mean what I say
E E Bm Bm
Hey yeah Tell me what you did
F#m
You can call it what you want
E
But I call it messin' with the kid
Walk down riff (notes) 2 Bars Bm
B A F# E D C# B A B
[Guitar Solo]
Bm Bm Bm Bm E E Bm Bm F#m E Bm Bm
over 12 bar blues
[Verse]
Bm Bm
Well tell me you love me, You tell me a lie
Bm Bm
But I know I love ya baby, 'til the day I die
E E Bm Bm
Hey yeah Tell me what you did
F#m
You can call it what you want
E Bm Bm
But I call it messin' with the kid
[Interlude]
Spoken over 12 bar blues
Bm Bm Bm Bm E E Bm Bm F#m E Bm Bm
Elwood, Elwood!
Yeah?
You wanna mess with the kid?
Nah Jake, I don't wanna mess with the kid.
Yeah I know, I know that. How about you guys back here?
You wanna mess with the kid?
Any of you guys eh?
How about you people out there you wanna mess with the kid?
[Harmonica Solo]
Bm Bm Bm Bm E E Bm Bm F#m E
over 12 bar blues then last two bars
Walk down riff (notes)
B A F# E D C# B A B
[Verse]
Bm Bm
Gonna take the kid's car, Drive around town
Bm Bm
Tell everybody trying to put him down
E E Bm Bm
Hey yeah Tell me what you did
F#m
You can call it what you want
E Bm
But I call it messin' with the kid
[Outro]
Walk down riff (notes) 3 times
B A F# E D C# B A B
Mel London (Blues Brothers)
Key of F#m
Tempo 136
12 Bar Blues
Walk down riff (notes) 2 bars Bm
B A F# E D C# B A B
[Verse]
Bm Bm
What's this I hear There's a whole lotta talk
Bm Bm
The people say you try to quit the kid
E E Bm Bm
Hey yeah Tell me what you did
F#m
You can call it what you want
E Bm Bm
But I call it messin' with the kid
[Verse]
Bm Bm
Now the kid plays hot, And hot don't pay
Bm Bm
I say what I mean, I mean what I say
E E Bm Bm
Hey yeah Tell me what you did
F#m
You can call it what you want
E
But I call it messin' with the kid
Walk down riff (notes) 2 Bars Bm
B A F# E D C# B A B
[Guitar Solo]
Bm Bm Bm Bm E E Bm Bm F#m E Bm Bm
over 12 bar blues
[Verse]
Bm Bm
Well tell me you love me, You tell me a lie
Bm Bm
But I know I love ya baby, 'til the day I die
E E Bm Bm
Hey yeah Tell me what you did
F#m
You can call it what you want
E Bm Bm
But I call it messin' with the kid
[Interlude]
Spoken over 12 bar blues
Bm Bm Bm Bm E E Bm Bm F#m E Bm Bm
Elwood, Elwood!
Yeah?
You wanna mess with the kid?
Nah Jake, I don't wanna mess with the kid.
Yeah I know, I know that. How about you guys back here?
You wanna mess with the kid?
Any of you guys eh?
How about you people out there you wanna mess with the kid?
[Harmonica Solo]
Bm Bm Bm Bm E E Bm Bm F#m E
over 12 bar blues then last two bars
Walk down riff (notes)
B A F# E D C# B A B
[Verse]
Bm Bm
Gonna take the kid's car, Drive around town
Bm Bm
Tell everybody trying to put him down
E E Bm Bm
Hey yeah Tell me what you did
F#m
You can call it what you want
E Bm
But I call it messin' with the kid
[Outro]
Walk down riff (notes) 3 times
B A F# E D C# B A B
The Bohicas
The Bollock Brot (...)
The Bolshoi
The Bones
The Bones of J.R (...)
The Bootleggers
The Booze
The Boppers
The Borrachos
The BossHoss