Written by B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson
Intro: D7 G7 Dm7 G7 C Fdim C A7 G#7 G7 C C/B Dm7 G7 They heard the breeze in the trees G7M C E7 F Singing weird melodies D7 G7 C G#7 G7 And they made that the start of the blues A7 G#7 G7 C Am Dm7 And from a jail came the wail G7 C E7 F Of a down-hearted frail D7 G7 Dm7 G7 C Fdim C And they played that as part of the blues C C/B E7 Dm6 E7 From a whippoorwill, out on a hill Dm6 Bm5-/7 E7 Bm5-/7 They took a new note E7 A7 A4/7 A7 Pushed it through a horn til it was born Am7 D7 G7 Into a new note A7 G#7 G7 C Am Dm7 G7 And then they nursed it, rehearsed it G C Bm5-/7 E7 F And gave out the news D7 Dm7 G7 C Am G#7 G7 That the southland gave birth to the blues C C/B E7 Dm6 E7 From a whippoorwill, out on a hill Dm6 Bm5-/7 E7 Bm5-/7 They took a new note E7 A7 A4/7 A7 Pushed it through a horn til it was born Am7 D7 G7 Into a new note A7 G#7 G7 C Am Dm7 G7 And then they nursed it, rehearsed it, G C Bm5-/7 E7 F And gave out the news D7 Dm7 G7 G#7 G7 Gdim C Bb7 G#7 C That the southland gave birth to the blues