the real folk blues*

 by kanno yoko

capo 2nd chord formations: 

Em G C#m C D

Em                        G

Ai-shite-itta to nageku ni wa

[we loved a long time

C#m                           C            D

Amari ni mo toki wa sugite shimatta

crazy loving, it was too much

Em               G

Mada kokoro no hokorobi wo

the tear in my soul

C#m                   C      D

Iyasenu mama kaze ga fuite-ru

is still unhealed, exposed to the wind]

Hitotsu no me de asu o mite

[With one eye on tomorrow

Hitotsu no me de kinou mitsumete-ru

the other gazing upon yesterday

Kimi no ai no yurikagode

in the cradle of your love

Mo ichido yasuraka ni nemuretara

if i could only get back there, i could once again sleep soundly]

         PRECHORUS

         Em    A            C                       B

         Kawaita hitomi de dareka naite kure

         [I'm all out of tears, someone else cry for me]

         CHORUS

                      Em

         The real folk blues

         B              G                     C#m     

         Hontou no kanashimi ga shiritaidake

         [I just want to know real sadness

                      Em            B           G                    C#m   

         Doro no kawa ni tsukatta jinsei mo warukuwanai

         a life spent sitting in a muddy river isn't all that bad      

                     B      A    B             Em

         Ichido kiri de   owarunara

         when it ends with just one cut]

*This is the Cowboy Bebop intro version, the original song is much longer.