Mean mother blues F Major | X | - denotes measure Verses | F C | F | A7 | Bb | Bb | F (bass notes) Dm7 | Bb | C | F Chorus: C Bb | F | G | C | Bb | F (bass notes) Dm7 | Bb | C | F F C F When I got home I found my baby away A7 Bb Yeah a lil' piece of paper said she'd gone out to play Bb I know the river's done gone dry F Dm She's trapped another fly Bb C F I got nuthin' to do, but a few more words to say Chorus: C Bb I got the mean woman blues F Lord knows i'd lose G C I just can't seem to get her off my mind Bb She's an all night rockin' mother F Dm Lord knows I love her Bb C F She's leavin' me to ramble on up the line When she moved in I kissed the blues goodbye She lit my torch and left the furnace on high Lord the money that I paid For that livin', lovin', maid Now she left me here to grieve on and cry Chorus x1 If you hear my song, you know just what I mean Lord I think it's all just apart of the woman scheme If you're buyin what she sells She'll run you straight to hell Captivate your mind and pick your truths so clean Chorus x1 Bass solo/Solo CHORUS x1