Roy Orbison - Singing the Blues: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Singing the Blues" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

        E                    A
Well I never felt more like singing the blues
       E                    B         B7        A
'Cause I never thought that I'd ever lose your love,
dear
  B        B7         E
Why'd you do me this way?

Well, I never felt more like crying all night
Cos everything's wrong and nothing is right
without you
You got me singing the blues

Chorus:
          A                 E
Well the moon and stars no longer shine
      A               E
The dream is gone I thought was mine
         A                E
There's nothing left for me to do
               B
But cry over you

Well, I never felt more like runnin' away
But why should I go, 'cos I couldn't stay
without you
You got me singing the blues

Well I never felt more like singing the blues
Cos I never thought that I'd ever lose your
love, dear
Why'd you do me this way?

Well, I never felt more like crying all night
Cos everything's wrong and nothing is right
without you
You got me singing the blues

Chorus:
Well the moon and stars no longer shine
The dream is gone I thought was mine
There's nothing left for me to do
But cry over you

Well, I never felt more like runnin' away
But why should I go, 'cos I couldn't stay
without you
You got me singing the blues


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

E

Guitar chord E

B

Guitar chord B

B7

Guitar chord B7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Singing the Blues" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Singing the Blues" by Roy Orbison.