"I Come From Chicago" is a classic blues-rock tune I wrote when I was 14 years old and listening to all the blues I could get. I wrote this tune as a dedication to to Muddy Waters, BB King, Howling Wolf, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Reed, Robert Johnson, Paul Butterfield, Nick Gravenites and all the Chicago and Delta Blues Greats.  It has a nice historical vibe and the lyrics celebrate the history of the blues' migration around the world. You will want to jam to this track and, maybe, get your band to play it. It is created to give every band member a chance to "solo-out to the max" and lead the band to a huge climatic crescendo ... kinda like making love! Great lyrics and some tasty licks, folks, - like home fried chicken.  Also, friends, please consider buying a music file of this song. Your contribution will help independent artists. Pretend you are buying me a cup of coffee.

I Come From Chicago

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A classic blues-rock tune that will have you dancing or grabbing your instrument to jam with. I wrote it back in the 60s and it is dedicated to Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, BB King, Jimmy Reed, Howling Wolf, Buddy Guy, Read more

A classic blues-rock tune that will have you dancing or grabbing your instrument to jam with. I wrote it back in the 60s and it is dedicated to Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, BB King, Jimmy Reed, Howling Wolf, Buddy Guy, Otis Spann and blues cats everywhere. And don't 'cha forget the ladies: Memphis Minnie, Bessie Smith, Sippie Wallace, Mamie Smith, Ma Rainey, Susan Tedeschi, Bonnie Raitt, Shemekia Copeland ....and so many more. SO? Get-it-on and sing along!

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“I Come From Chicago”

Music and Lyrics by Chester (Chet) Nichols, Jr (ASCAP)

Arranged, produced, recording, arranging, mixing, mastering, vocals and all instrumentation by Chester Nichols, Jr.

Copyrights 2024 by Chester Nichols, Jr (ASCAP) & Magic Garage Music : Publisher (ASCAP) 

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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

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 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

 

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

 

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

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

 

Dedicated to the memory of  Mark “The Blues Cannon” Hannon, Tom Peck, Jeff Weinstein and Wayne Welch.

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Chester "Chet" Nichols, Jr ... yes, he has been known to play the blues since the age of 14.

Chester "Chet" Nichols, Jr ... yes, he has been known to play the blues since the age of 14.

This was my second Gretsch guitar that I bought.  I had to sell it to go to college. Wish I still had that beauty. It was a Red Tennessean. My first was a Single Anniversary.

This was my first Muddy Waters album. I have had replacements, but still have the original. After I heard, "Got My Mojo Working", I said to myself, "I think I got to go to confession!'

When I heard BB KIng's "Live At The Regal", I played and jammed to it over and over and over. The lyrics were so honest and true and the guitar work was celestial.