Capo on the 6th fret.
[Verse 1]
G C G C
Catch a boat to England, baby, maybe to Spain,
G C G C
Wherever I have gone, wherever I've been and gone,
G C
Wherever I have gone
D C G
The blues are all the same.
[Verse 2]
G C G C
Send out for whisky, baby, send out for gin,
G C G C
Me and room service, honey, me and room service, babe,
G C
Me and room service
D C G
Well, we're living a life of sin
[Verse 3]
G C G C
When I'm not drinking, baby, you are on my mind,
G C G C
When I'm not sleeping, honey, when I ain't sleeping, mama,
G C
When I'm not sleeping
D C G
Well, you know you'll find me crying.
[Verse 4]
G C G C
Try another city, baby, another town,
G C G C
Wherever I have gone, wherever I've been and gone,
G C
Wherever I have gone
D C G
The blues come following down.
[Verse 5]
G C G C
Living is a gamble, baby, loving's much the same,
G C G C
Wherever I have played, wherever I throw them dice,
G C
Wherever I have played
D C G
The blues have run the game.
[Verse 6]
G C G C
Maybe tomorrow, honey, someplace down the line,
G C G C
I'll wake up older, so much older, mama,
G C
Wake up older
D C G
And I'll just stop all my trying.
[Verse 1/Outro]
G C G C
Catch a boat to England, baby, maybe to Spain,
G C G C
Wherever I have gone, wherever I've been and gone,
G C
Wherever I have gone
D C G
The blues are all the same.