Performed by Michael Johnson
Tabbed by Baddguitar
Riff#1 Riff#2 Riff#3 R#4
Chorus Riff
Intro:
[C] [A] [D] [B7] [Em]
[C] [A] [D] [B7] [E]
[Verse1]
E E7 A Am (Riff1)
After you go, I can catch up on my reading
E E7 A Am (Riff2)
After you go, I'll have a lot more time for sleeping
G (Riff#3) G7/F Cmaj7 C
And when you're gone looks like things are gonna be a lot easier
Bm7 Em (R#4) Am7 Bm7 C D
Life will be a breeze, you know. I really should be glad
[Chorus]
G (Chorus Riff) Gmaj7
But I'm bluer than blue. Sadder than sad
[G7]You're the only light this empty [C]room has ever had
[G]Life without y[B7/D#]ou is [Em]gonna be...[Am]
[G]Bluer than [Am7]blue[Bm7][C][A/C#][D][B7/D#]
[Verse2]
E E7 A Am (Riff1)
After you go, I'll have a lot more room in my closet
E E7 A Am (Riff2)
After you go, I'll stay out all night long if I feel like it
G (Riff#3) G7/F Cmaj7 C
And when you're gone I can run through the house screamin'
[Bm7]And no one will ever hear m[Em]e. I real[Am7]ly sho[Bm7]uld b[C]e glad.[D]
[Chorus]
G (Chorus Riff) Gmaj7
But I'm bluer than blue. Sadder than sad
[G7]You're the only light this empty [C]room has ever had
[G]Life without y[B7/D#]ou is [Em]gonna be...[Am]
[G]Bluer than ...
[Bridge]
I don't [Am7]have to miss no [Bm7]TV shows I can [C]start my whole life [Bm7]over
Change the [Am7]numbers on my [Bm7]telephone But the [C]nights will [A/C#]sure be [D]colder.
[Chorus]
Dsus4 G (Chorus Riff) Gmaj7
But I'm bluer than blue. Sadder than sad
[G7]You're the only light this empty [C]room has ever had
[G]Life without y[B7/D#]ou is [Em]gonna be...[Am]
[G]Bluer than [Am7]blue [Bm7] [C] [A/C#] [D]Bluer [B7/D#]than [Em]blue
[Em] [Em7] [Em] [Am7] [C/D]Bluer than [G]blue
Tabbed by Baddguitar
Riff#1 Riff#2 Riff#3 R#4
|--0---3-2-0-2---|--0----0-2---|--3----------3---|--0-----------|
|--1-------------|--1--3-------|--0----------0---|--0-----------|
|--2-------------|--2----------|--0----------0---|--0-------0---|
|--2-------------|--2----------|--0------0-2-3---|--2---2h4-----|
|--0-------------|--0----------|--2--------------|--2-----------|
|----------------|-------------|--3-----3--------|--0-----------|
Chorus Riff
|--3---------------2---------------| Some Chords: G7/F: xx3003
|--0---------------0---------------| B7/D#: xx1202
|--0---------------0---------------| A/C#: x4222x
|--0------0h2--0---0------0h2--0---| C/D: xx0010
|--2---------------2---------------|
|--3---------------3---------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro:
[C] [A] [D] [B7] [Em]
|--0--3--5--3--2--5--7----|-3--------3-5-7--5--3--2--|
|--1-----2-----3-----4--7-|-5------------------------|
|--0-----2-----2-----4----|-4--------4-5-7--5--4--2--|
|--2-----2-----0-----4----|--------------------------|
|--3-----0----------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-0---0-0------------------|
[C] [A] [D] [B7] [E]
|--0--3--5--3--2--5--7--5-|-0--|
|--1-----2-----3-----4----|-0--|
|--0-----2-----2-----4----|-1--|
|--2-----2-----0-----4----|-2--|
|--3----------------------|-2--|
|-------------------------|-0--|
[Verse1]
E E7 A Am (Riff1)
After you go, I can catch up on my reading
E E7 A Am (Riff2)
After you go, I'll have a lot more time for sleeping
G (Riff#3) G7/F Cmaj7 C
And when you're gone looks like things are gonna be a lot easier
Bm7 Em (R#4) Am7 Bm7 C D
Life will be a breeze, you know. I really should be glad
[Chorus]
G (Chorus Riff) Gmaj7
But I'm bluer than blue. Sadder than sad
[G7]You're the only light this empty [C]room has ever had
[G]Life without y[B7/D#]ou is [Em]gonna be...[Am]
[G]Bluer than [Am7]blue[Bm7][C][A/C#][D][B7/D#]
[Verse2]
E E7 A Am (Riff1)
After you go, I'll have a lot more room in my closet
E E7 A Am (Riff2)
After you go, I'll stay out all night long if I feel like it
G (Riff#3) G7/F Cmaj7 C
And when you're gone I can run through the house screamin'
[Bm7]And no one will ever hear m[Em]e. I real[Am7]ly sho[Bm7]uld b[C]e glad.[D]
[Chorus]
G (Chorus Riff) Gmaj7
But I'm bluer than blue. Sadder than sad
[G7]You're the only light this empty [C]room has ever had
[G]Life without y[B7/D#]ou is [Em]gonna be...[Am]
[G]Bluer than ...
[Bridge]
I don't [Am7]have to miss no [Bm7]TV shows I can [C]start my whole life [Bm7]over
Change the [Am7]numbers on my [Bm7]telephone But the [C]nights will [A/C#]sure be [D]colder.
[Chorus]
Dsus4 G (Chorus Riff) Gmaj7
But I'm bluer than blue. Sadder than sad
[G7]You're the only light this empty [C]room has ever had
[G]Life without y[B7/D#]ou is [Em]gonna be...[Am]
[G]Bluer than [Am7]blue [Bm7] [C] [A/C#] [D]Bluer [B7/D#]than [Em]blue
[Em] [Em7] [Em] [Am7] [C/D]Bluer than [G]blue