Top of the charts in 1952.
(10th fret. Key A)
#1.
[C]Bye, bye, [G#]blues...[C]bye, bye, [A]blues.
[D]Don't cry, [G]don't sigh,
The [C]sun is shining, [G]no more [G7]pining.
[C]Just we [G#]two, [C]smiling [A]through...
[D]Don't sigh, [G]don't cry...[C]bye, bye..[G#]bye, bye [C]blues.
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/les_paul_and_mary_ford/bye_bye_blues_crd.html )
#2.
[C]Bye, bye, [G#]blues....[C]bye, bye, [A]blues.
[D]Bells ring, [G]birds sing..
[C]stop your moping, [G]keep on [G7]hoping.
[C]Bye, bye [G#]blues....[C]bye bye [A]blues.
So, [D]don't you sigh....and [G]don't you cry..
[C]Bye, [G#]bye, [C]blues.
#3.
[C]Bye, bye, [G#]blues...[C]bye, bye, [A]blues.
[D]Don't cry, [G]don't sigh,
The [C]sun is shining, [G]no more [G7]pining.
[C]Just we [G#]two, [C]smiling [A]through...
[D]Don't sigh, [G]don't cry...[C]bye, [G#]bye, [C]blues.
#4.
[C]Bye, bye, [G#]blues....[C]bye, bye, [A]blues.
[D]Bells ring, [G]birds sing..
[C]stop your moping, [G]keep on [G7]hoping.
[C]Bye, bye [G#]blues....[C]bye bye [A]blues.
So, [D]don't you sigh....and [G]don't you cry..
[C]Bye, bye...[G#]bye, bye, [C]blues.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
(10th fret. Key A)
#1.
[C]Bye, bye, [G#]blues...[C]bye, bye, [A]blues.
[D]Don't cry, [G]don't sigh,
The [C]sun is shining, [G]no more [G7]pining.
[C]Just we [G#]two, [C]smiling [A]through...
[D]Don't sigh, [G]don't cry...[C]bye, bye..[G#]bye, bye [C]blues.
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/les_paul_and_mary_ford/bye_bye_blues_crd.html )
#2.
[C]Bye, bye, [G#]blues....[C]bye, bye, [A]blues.
[D]Bells ring, [G]birds sing..
[C]stop your moping, [G]keep on [G7]hoping.
[C]Bye, bye [G#]blues....[C]bye bye [A]blues.
So, [D]don't you sigh....and [G]don't you cry..
[C]Bye, [G#]bye, [C]blues.
#3.
[C]Bye, bye, [G#]blues...[C]bye, bye, [A]blues.
[D]Don't cry, [G]don't sigh,
The [C]sun is shining, [G]no more [G7]pining.
[C]Just we [G#]two, [C]smiling [A]through...
[D]Don't sigh, [G]don't cry...[C]bye, [G#]bye, [C]blues.
#4.
[C]Bye, bye, [G#]blues....[C]bye, bye, [A]blues.
[D]Bells ring, [G]birds sing..
[C]stop your moping, [G]keep on [G7]hoping.
[C]Bye, bye [G#]blues....[C]bye bye [A]blues.
So, [D]don't you sigh....and [G]don't you cry..
[C]Bye, bye...[G#]bye, bye, [C]blues.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.