Bessie Smith lyrics

(intro) C F F#dim C Am D7 F C F



[C]Bessie was [C/G#)more than [Am]just a [D7]friend of mine [F] [G]

[C]We shared the [E]good times with the [Am]bad [D7] [F]

[C]Now [C/G#]many a [Am]year has [D7]passed me by [F] [G]

[C]I still re[E]call the best [Am]thing I ever had [F] [G]



[C]I`m just goin` down the road t` see [F]Bessie

[C]Oh, See her soon [G] (riff)

[C]Goin` down the road t` see [F]Bessie [F#dim]Smith

When I [C]get [Am]there I [D7]wonder [F]what she`ll do [C] [F]



Now all the crazy things I had to try

Well I tried them all and then some

But if you`re lucky one day you find out

Where it is you`re really comin` from



I`m just goin` down the road t` see Bessie

Oh, See her soon

Goin` down the road t` see Bessie Smith

When I get there I wonder what she`ll do



Now in my day I`ve made some foolish moves

But back then, I didn`t worry `bout a thing

And now again I still wonder to myself

Was it her sweet love or the way that she could sing



I`m just goin` down the road t` see Bessie

Oh, See her soon

Goin` down the road t` see Bessie Smith

When I get there I wonder what she`ll do



There`s so much time has gone right on by

I didn`t think one could be so wrong

And then one night I was drinkin` and a-thinkin`

In the bottom of the glass I could see Bessie`s face so strong



I`m just goin` down the road t` see Bessie

Oh, See her soon

Goin` down the road t` see Bessie Smith

When I get there I wonder what she`ll do



When she sees me will she know what I`ve been through?

Will old times start to feelin` like new?

When I get there will our love still feel so true?

Yet all I have, I`ll be a-bringin` it to you

Oh Bessie, sing them old-time blues