From the recording The Ice Cream Man Review
“I Come From Chicago”
Music and Lyric by Chet Nichols (ASCAP)
Copyright 1964/2019/2022 by Chester Nichols, Jr (ASCAP) & Chet Nichols Creative Services (Magic Garage Music Division): Publisher (ASCAP)
URL: http://www.chetnichols.net
Email: chet@chetnichols.net
Email: MagicGarageMusic@protonmail.com
Email: ChetNichols@me.com
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
CHORUS
Now, I come from Chicago
That’s where we play the blues
Yes, I come from Chicago
That’s where we play the blues
People came from Mississippi
They brought Chicago the good news
VERSE 1.
Mothers and Fathers
Packed up their old Oldsmobiles
Looking for a better life
Far from the broiling delta fields
Chicago looked like paradise
Through those broken window shields
Repeat CHORUS
VERSE 2.
From the delta came the slide guitar
And, Lord, they played it right
The blues was the backbone
That kept them playing through the night
Singing about lonely moments
Money, lovers, and fights
Repeat CHORUS
BRIDGE
There’s a rumble in the alley
You can hear the blues moan
Listen to the backbeat
And the rolling undertones
Sounds like thunder beating down the doors
Makes you want to stand and scream, “More, more, more!”
Repeat CHORUS
Dedicated to the memory of Mark “The Blues Cannon” Hannon, Tom Peck, Jeff Weinstein and Wayne Welch.
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Lyrics
"I Come From Chicago"
Words and Music by Chet Nichols * Copyright 1964/2001/2015/2023 by Chester Nichols, Jr (ASCAP) & Magic Garage Music (ASCAP)
MagicGarageMusic@protonmail.com * www.chetnichols.net
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
CHORUS
Now, I come from Chicago
That's where we play the blues
Yes, I come from Chicago
That's where we play the blues
People came from Mississippi
They brought Chicago the good news
VERSE 1.
Mothers and Fathers
Packed up their old Oldsmobiles
Looking for a better life
Far from the broiling delta fields
Chicago looked like paradise
Through those broken window shields
Repeat CHORUS
VERSE 2.
From the delta came the slide guitar
And, Lord, they played it right
The blues was the backbone
That kept them playing through the night
Singing about lonely moments
Money, lovers, and fights
Repeat CHORUS
BRIDGE
There's a rumble in the alley
You can hear the blues moan
Listen to the backbeat
And the rolling undertones
Sounds like thunder beating down the doors
Makes you want to stand and scream, "More, more, more!"
Repeat CHORUS
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ALL GLOBAL RIGHTS and BEYOND ARE STRICTLY RESERVED.
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For permission requests, write to the publisher at:
MagicGarageMusic@protonmail.com
Or addressed to:
"Attention: Permissions Coordinator, (at the address below)
http://www.chetnichols.net.
More information at:
http://www.chetnichols.net
http://chetnichols.bandcamp.com
Email: MagicGarageMusic@protonmail.com
Email: MagicGarageMusic@gmail.com
Email: Chet@chetnichols.net