E7   A  E7  A
E7   A  E7  A
E7   A  E7

[Verse 1]
       A           E7   A    E7
When I started to sing
                      E7   A   E7
Hear the church bells ring
                     E7     A   E7
Three chords and the truth
            B7
Donegan was king
               E7         A     E7
I said give me something
            A    Am
That I can use
                     E7     B7
Three chords and the truth
                   E7
Shot of rhythm and blues

[Verse 2]
                    E7     A    E7
When the band comes through
                     E7   A    E7
And you know what to do
                E7    A    E7
Got to play the blues
                     B7
Three chords and the truth
                 E7       A   E7
I woke up in the morning
                     A     Am
And I heard the good news
                     E7     B7
Three chords and the truth
                   E7     A   E7
Shot of rhythm and blues

[Solo]
E7   A   E7
E7   A   E7
E7   A   E7       B7
E7   A   E7
A    Am
E7   B7    E7

[Verse 3]
                     E7    A   E7
Three chords and the truth
               E7    A   E7
Got to do everything
                      E7    A   E7
When the church bells ring
            B7
Donegan was king
                      E7      A   E7
Well I woke up in the morning
                 A      Am
Before I went to school
                     E7    B7
Three chords and the truth
                   E7     A    E7
Shot of rhythm and blues

[Verse 4]
                     E7     A   E7
Three chords and the truth
                   E7    A   E7
Shot of rhythm and blues
                     E7     A  E7
Three chords and the truth
                B7
Baby that I can use
               E7      A  E7
Woke up in the morning
                     A     Am
And I heard the good news
                     E7     B7
Three chords and the truth
                   E7     A    E7
Shot of rhythm and blues

[Solo]
E7   A   E7
E7   A   E7
E7   A   E7       B7
E7   A   E7
A    Am
E7   B7    E7

[Verse 5]
                     E7     A  E7
Three chords and the truth
                E7    A  E7
Baby you got to move
                     E7    A   E7
Three chords and the truth
                B7
Got to sing the blues
                    E7      A  E7
When the feet start dancing
                       A     Am
And you got nothing to lose
                     E7    B7
Three chords and the truth
                   E7    A   E7
Shot of rhythm and blues
                     B7     A
Three chords and the truth
                   E7
Shot of rhythm and blues
                     B7     A
Three chords and the truth
                   E7
Shot of rhythm and blues
                     B7     A
Three chords and the truth
                   E7
Shot of rhythm and blues
                     B7     A
Three chords and the truth
                   E7
Shot of rhythm and blues