The Blasters fueron una de las bandas que definieron el sonido de la escena musical de Los Angeles a principios de los ochenta, y ayudaron, sin ningún género de dudas, a mantener vivo el espíritu de la música de raíces americana en una década oscura para ese género. Sus apariciones en vivo se han convertido con el paso de los años en legendarias. Para los que no tuvieron la suerte de ser testigos de aquellos directos excepcionales,
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
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So Long, Baby, Goodbye by Dave Alvin
The Blasters, "The Blasters", Slash Records, 1981, "The Blasters Collection", Slash Records, 1990
The intro and between-verse parts are harmonica, but if you want to play them on guitar they go something like
GEm I know, I've been foolin' myself too long EmC Never right but always wrong DG Goodbye, baby, so long GEm You know, you never let this thing catch on, EmC You never let me be that strong, DG Goodbye, baby, so long C There was a cold wind blowing on the night we met, Em The leaves fell from the trees C You made a lot of promises I ain't seen yet D I ain't gonna ask you please GEm You know, none of us are gonna cry, EmC It wasn't even worth the try, DG So long, baby, goodbye C There was a cold wind blowin' on the night we met Em Windows were rolled up tight C We both asked for something we could never get D Now I'll do the thing that's right GEm We know, none of us are gonna cry EmC It wasn't even worth a try DG So long, baby, goodbye