Flood My Room Blues
Muddy Harlan Tate
Blues
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A raw, soulful Delta Blues track built on a classic 12-bar progression, featuring gritty male vocals with blue notes and call-and-response patterns that evoke profound hardship and quiet resilience. Expressive guitar bends pierce through sparse harmonica wails and syncopated rhythms, delivering an unpolished, intimate live feel. Minimal production highlights acoustic warmth and emotional depth, capturing the yearning spirit of Deep South roots.
Lyrics
Woke up this mornin', feelin' so low Woke up this mornin', feelin' so low Heart heavy as stone, nowhere to go
Rain keeps on fallin', floodin' my room Rain keeps on fallin', floodin' my room She left with my money, sealed my doom Bills pilin' higher, can't pay my rent Bills pilin' higher, can't pay my rent Empty pockets burnin', no mercy sent
Oh, the blues got me down, but I won't break Oh, the blues got me down, but I won't break Gonna rise from this dirt, for my own sake
Memories haunt me, night after night Memories haunt me, night after night Her lyin' sweet talk, cut like a knife Walked these cold streets, searchin' for light Walked these cold streets, searchin' for light One day I'll stand tall, win this fight
Blues may surround me, but I hold on tight Blues may surround me, but I hold on tight Tomorrow's comin', gonna shine bright
Flood My Room Blues
Muddy Harlan Tate
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