blues lyrics
Melancholy song words
Blues lyrics are the words sung in blues music, characterized by themes of hardship, heartbreak, and longing.
The form traditionally follows a twelve-bar structure with repeated lines: Woke up this morning, found my baby gone / Woke up this morning, found my baby gone / That woman left me with nothing but this song.
The language tends toward plain speech, double entendre, and vivid imagery drawn from everyday life—trains, crossroads, the devil, whiskey.
Blues lyrics influenced rock, country, and hip-hop songwriting.
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- broken heartEmotional pain from loss
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
lonesome · whiskey · moaning · soul · juke joint · crossroads · crying · muddy · Mississippi · wailing · trouble · hard times · Chicago · harmonica · train whistle · growling · railroad · lowdown
- songwritingverse, verse-chorus, refrain, song structure, melody
- BluesB.B. King, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Buddy Guy, Howlin Wolf
- poetry typeshaiku, sonnet, limerick, ballad, ode
- poetrypoem, poems, poetry, verse, verses
- Poetry & Lyricsverse, rhyme, stanza, meter, couplet
- vocal musicsong, vocals, soprano, tenor, alto
blues lyricsinstrumental music
Music without vocals
jazz improvisation · vocalise · classical compositions · orchestral music · ambient music
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