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Blue
by The Jayhawks
off the album Tommorrow the Green Grass
Intro:
A (slide)B (slide) A E (4x)
T[A]urne[B]d arou[A]nd maybe o[E]ne day
Y[A]ou'r[B]e all [A]that was t[E]here
St[Amaj7]ood by on beli[A]eving
St[Amaj7]ood by on my o[A]wn
A[A]lway[B]s thou[A]ght I was [E]someone
T[A]urne[B]d out [A]I was wron[E]g
Pre-Chorus:
Yo[C#m]u brought me thr[F#]ough
An[C#m]d you made me fe[F#]el
Chorus:
S[E]o Blue[G#]
Why d[Aii]on't you stay b[Bii]ehind
S[E]o Blue[G#]
Why d[Aii]on't you stop and l[F#]ook at what's going [F#m]down
Lick:
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End the lick w/ an open E
Verse 2:
If[A] I h[B]ad an [A]old woman[E]
Sh[A]e'd [B]never [A]sell me a [E]lie
It[A]'s h[B]ard to[A] sing with[E] someone
Wh[A]o wo[B]n't si[A]ng with yo[E]u
Gi[Amaj7]ve all of my m[A]ercy
Gi[Amaj7]ve all of my H[A]eart
Ne[A]ver [B]though[A]t that I'd[E] miss you
Th[A]at I[B]'d mis[A]s you so m[E]uch
Pre-Chorus:
Yo[C#m]u brought me thr[F#]ough
An[C#m]d you made me fe[F#]el
Chorus:
S[E]o Blue[G#]
Why d[Aii]on't you stay be[Bii]hind
S[E]o Blue[G#]
Why d[Aii]on't you stop and l[F#]ook at what's going [F#m]down
Lick:
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End the lick w/ an open E
Bridge:
All [A]my life
I st[B]ayed in line
For [A]someone I could
Show[A] the door
But [B]nothing seems to change
You [A]come back in my ar[Bii]ms
Chorus:
E G# -|
So Blue |repeat (4x)
Aii Bii |
Why don't you stay behind -|
S[E]o Blue[G#]
W[A]hy don't you stop and l[F#]ook at what's g[F#m]oing down
Lick:
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--------4---4-------2-----2----|
----4s6--------6s4-------------|
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Finish w/ a slower version of the intro.
End on a slow E.
Chord shapes:
A: xx222x
B: xx444x
E: 022100
Amaj7: xx2224
C#m: 446654
F#: 244322
G#: 466544
Aii: 577655
Bii: 799877
F#m: 244222
feel free to make any suggestions or corrections or questions or
comments.
