JJ Cale - These Blues Lyrics






A hundred miles is not too far
Unless you have to walk
Life, it seems, is like a dream
Until you have to talk

Don't wonder for a moment
If you win or lose
Just stop and stay, and watch the day
And listen to these blues

If it don't work for you, girl
Put it off your mind
If you drink anew from the well
You find the bottom line

A fancy woman told me
John, you're bound to do this
So I just stay and watch the day
And sing these lonesome blues

The blues is not a song you sing
It is a way of life
I've hung around them bar rooms, girl
Almost all my life

The men, they all are gamblers
They take all they can use
So if I find no peace of mind
I'll settle for these blues





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  1. M.... ....

    Oh yeah!!!

  2. A.... ....

    ___________________________________________
    A hundred miles is not too far
    Unless you have to walk
    Life, it seems, is like a dream
    Until you have to talk
    Don't wonder for a moment
    If you win or lose
    Just stop and stay, and watch the day
    And listen to these blues
    If it don't work for you, girl
    Put it off your mind
    If you drink anew from the well
    You find the bottom line
    A fancy woman told me
    John, you're bound to do this
    So I just stay and watch the day
    And sing these lonesome blues
    The blues is not a song you sing
    It is a way of life
    I've hung around them bar rooms, girl
    Almost all my life
    The men, they all are gamblers
    They take all they can use
    So if I find no peace of mind
    I'll settle for these blues
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  3. T.... N....

    The most sophisticated music of the 20th century!

  4. A.... L....

    ....I just stay and watch the day and sing these lonesome Blues 💙

  5. A.... L....

    SOONERNATION TILL WE DIE! RIP JJ 🎸💙 SEE YA AND LEON IN HEAVEN MY BROTHER!

  6. j.... m....

    am a happy child

  7. j.... m....

    hey kid

  8. E.... ....

    As pure as it gets.....makes me smile

  9. B.... M....

    Nothin' but smooth ...

  10. m.... u....

    please upload magnolia studio version. cant find it.

  11. K.... ....

    jazzy jay was ere 17

  12. t.... M....

    To bad that some a-hole has decided to block a lot of his music.

  13. G.... M....

    JJ Cale - These Blues

  14. C.... C....

    GREAT !!!!!!

  15. M.... ....

    electric violin ?

    M.... ....

    +MenwithHill That's Shelby Eicher playing Fiddle. (not electric) ;)

  16. p.... ....

    wonderful!

  17. p.... c....

    Tight comment Terry. Lest not forget what Neil Young said: Two greatest guitarists of all time. Cale and Hendrix.

  18. H.... M....

    Gone but not forgotten. These blues goes on

  19. P.... F....

    JJ is the best!

  20. J.... L....

    2 people are colour blind

  21. A.... ....

    It's very hard for me to imagine how music could get any better than this. This is fantastic! One of the best guitar players and songwriters in the world.

  22. I.... G....

    I really love love love this song and the blues... blues remind me the age I was in love and also the fantastic boy I was with... wwwwow!!! years and years and years ago....

  23. I.... G....

    I really love love love this song and the blues... blues remind me the age I was in love and also the fantastic boy I was with... wwwwow!!! years and years and years ago....

  24. M.... F....

    @vaderka I totaly agree with these words!!!!!

  25. C.... ....

    @zo0z3172010 I know right?! I totally agree!

  26. h.... ....

    @Erulin68 what about scooter did jj influence them ? jj is class btw

  27. E.... ....

    @Tbonetardis Knopfler was inspired by Chett Atkins. Still, don't think any musician hasn't been influenced by JJ Cale in some form or other

    E.... ....

    I always felt that dire straits is an extension to cale's music. JJ Cale and Atkins are 2 major influences on Knopfler

  28. 5.... ....

    this is so nice indeed...

  29. i.... ....

    one of my joy;s

  30. T.... W....

    @bassdrumrules lol
    well eric for sure owe him a carrier!

  31. T.... H....

    If you listen real close, you can hear Eric and Mark listening.

  32. C.... ....

    Johnny is the man !

  33. M.... ....

    GREAT JJ !
    Love all your songs !

  34. k.... f....

    i travelled the states in the late eighties and was surprised how few people had heard of jj . well i gues its their loss. anyway must pay homag eto such a great man

  35. U.... ....

    Super song and singer and musicians perfection!

  36. j.... ....

    A song coming from his latest album.
    Already a "classic".
    Swing, blues, cool guitar, good musicians...
    All the beauty of the JJ Cale's music!!!