Sessionman's Blues

                                                           | F / F7 / | Bb7 / / / |
                                                           | F / F7 / | Bb7 / / / |
                                                           | F / F7 / | Bb / Bdim / |
                                                           | C / / / | C7 / / / |
I've got the sessionman's blues                            | F / Cm7 / | Dm / Bdim / |
I played on three albums today                             | F / Cm7 / | D / / / |
I paid a sessionman's dues                                 | G7 / / / | Bb / Bbm7 / |
I played what they told me to play                         | F / F#dim / | Gm7 / / / |
Then I climbed in my Rover 3-Litre and motored away        | Bb / Bbm7 / | Am7 / C7 / |
                                                           | Bb / / / |
     I've got the sessionman's Blues                       | Db / / / | G7 / / / |
     The squattin' in a booth alone blues                  | Dm / Db / | F / F7 / |
                                                           | Bb7 / / / |
                                                           | F / F7 / | Bb7 / / / |
                                                           | F / F7 / | Bb / Bdim / |
                                                           | C / / / | C7 / / / |
I've got the sessionman's blues                            | F / Cm7 / | Dm / Bdim / |
But I get the dots right from the start                    | F / Cm7 / | D / / / |
I drink a sessionman's booze                               | G7 / / / | Bb / Bbm7 / |
But my tenor blows what's on the chart                     | F / F#dim / | Gm7 / / / |
A single run through and I've got the whole solo by heart  | Bb / Bbm7 / | Am7 / C7 / |
                                                           | Bb / / / |
     I've got the sessionman's blues                       | Db / / / | G7 / / / |
     The squattin' in a booth alone                        | Dm / Db / |
     Isolated microphone blues                             | Am7 / C7 / | F / F7 / |
                                                           | Bb7 / / / |
                                                           | F / F7 / | Bb7 / / / |
                                                           | F / F7 / | Bb / Bdim / |
                                                           | C / / / | C7 / / / |
I've got the sessionman's blues                            | F / Cm7 / | Dm / Bdim / |
I'm booked up a lifetime ahead                             | F / Cm7 / | D / / / |
I get a sessionman's news                                  | G7 / / / | Bb / Bbm7 / |
The voice on the blower just said                          | F / F#dim / | Gm7 / / / |
They want me to work on the afternoon after I'm dead       | Bb / Bbm7 / | Am7 / C7 / |
                                                           | Bb / / / |
     I've got the sessionman's blues                       | Db / / / | G7 / / / |
     The squattin' in a booth alone                        | Dm / Db / |
     Isolated microphone                                   | Am7 / C7 / |
     Doublin' on baritone blues                            | Dm / Db / |
                                                           | F / F7 / | Bb7 / / / |
                                                           | F / F7 / | Bb7 / / / |
                                                           | F / F7 / | Bb /Bdim / |
                                                           | C / / / | Bb / Bbm / |
                                                           | F F7 Bb Bbm7 | F / / / |  

Derived story by Steve Grantham
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