Bonnie Raitt and Tracy Chapman, Gary Clark Jr, Jeff Beck and Beth Hart perform "Sweet Home Chicago" in honor of Buddy Guy at the 35th annual Kennedy Center Honors (2012)
"Sweet Home Chicago" is a blues standard first recorded by Robert Johnson in 1936. Although he is often credited as the songwriter, several songs have been identified as precedents. The song has become a popular anthem for the city of Chicago despite ambiguity in Johnson's original lyrics. Numerous artists have interpreted the song in a variety of styles.
Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer, guitarist, songwriter, and activist.
During the 1970s, Raitt released a series of roots-influenced albums that incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country. In 1989, after several years of critical acclaim but little commercial success, she had a major hit with the album Nick of Time. The following two albums, Luck of the Draw (1991) and Longing in Their Hearts (1994), were also multimillion sellers, generating several hit singles, including "Something to Talk About", "Love Sneakin' Up on You", and the ballad "I Can't Make You Love Me" (with Bruce Hornsby on piano).
Lyrics
Come on
Baby, don't you wanna go
Come on
Baby, don't you wanna go
Back to the same old place
Sweet home Chicago
One and one is two
Six and two is eight
Come on now baby
Don't make me late
Come on
Baby, don't you wanna go
Back to the same old place
We love you Chicago
Six and two is eight
Eight and two is ten
She tricks you one time
You gonna do it again
Come on
Baby, don't you wanna go
Back to the same old place
Sweet Home Chicago
Come on
Baby, don't you wanna go
Come on
Baby, don't you wanna go
Back to the same old place
Sweet home Chicago
Back to the same old place
Sweet home Chicago
Written by: ROBERT JOHNSON
Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
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