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From: jbb3607@news.uta.edu (Cap'n Jeff)
Blue
by The Jayhawks
off the album Tommorrow the Green Grass
chords and Tab by Jason Simon (Jsimon@vnet.net)
with a tiny bit of help from Jeff Blackwell (jbb3607@decster.uta.edu)
Intro:
A (slide)B (slide) A E (4x)
A B A E
Turned around maybe one day
A B A E
You're all that was there
Amaj7 A
Stood by on believing
Amaj7 A
Stood by on my own
A B A E
Always thought I was someone
A B A E
Turned out I was wrong
Pre-Chorus:
C#m F#
You brought me through
C#m F#
And you made me feel
Chorus:
E G#
So Blue
Aii Bii
Why don't you stay behind
E G#
So Blue
Aii F# F#m
Why don't you stop and look at what's going down
Lick:
----------4------------2-------
-------------------------------
--------4---4-------2-----2----
----4s6--------6s4-------------
-------------------------------
-------------------------------
** End the lick w/ an open E **
Verse 2:
A B A E
If I had an old woman
A B A E
She'd never sell me a lie
A B A E
It's hard to sing with someone
A B A E
Who won't sing with you
Amaj7 A
Give all of my mercy
Amaj7 A
Give all of my Heart
A B A E
Never thought that I'd miss you
A B A E
That I'd miss you so much
Pre-Chorus:
C#m F#
You brought me through
C#m F#
And you made me feel
Chorus:
E G#
So Blue
Aii Bii
Why don't you stay behind
E G#
So Blue
Aii F# F#m
Why don't you stop and look at what's going down
Lick:
----------4------------2-------
-------------------------------
--------4---4-------2-----2----
----4s6--------6s4-------------
-------------------------------
-------------------------------
** End the lick w/ an open E **
Bridge:
A
All my life
B
I stayed in line
A
For someone I could
A
Show the door
B
But nothing seems to change
A Bii
You come back in my arms
Chorus:
E G# -|
So Blue |repeat (4x)
Aii Bii |
Why don't you stay behind -|
E G#
So Blue
A F# F#m
Why don't you stop and look at what's going down
Lick:
----------4------------2-------
-------------------------------
--------4---4-------2-----2----
----4s6--------6s4-------------
-------------------------------
-------------------------------
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.
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 95 18:36:10 CST
From: "Ben Weiss"
Subject: Fwd: LYR CORR: CRD/TAB:"Blue" by the Jayhawks (REPOST)
Figure I'll take this opportunity to correct what I think are some
wrong lyrics, including omitting the first couple of lines. No
offense to those who originally sounded it out. (Not sure of the
chords on those missing lines; I've never been able to get the verses
to sound right.)
Ben
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jayhawks/blue_tab.html ]
On Fri, 15 Sep 1995 17:18:06 -0500,
Arabella Clauson wrote:
>Someone wanted this.....I didn't figure it out, but it was just sitting on
>my HD. Whoever requested it, your email address is not receiving
>messages.
>
>Arabella
>
>-----------------------------------
>
> Blue
> by The Jayhawks
> off the album Tommorrow the Green Grass
> chords and Tab by Jason Simon (Jsimon@vnet.net)
> with a tiny bit of help from Jeff Blackwell (jbb3607@decster.uta.edu)
>
>
>Intro:
> A (slide)B (slide) A E (4x)
>
Where have all my friends gone
They've all disappeared
> A B A E
>Turned around maybe one day
> A B A E
>You're all that was there
>
> Amaj7 A
>Stood by on believing
unbelieving
> Amaj7 A
>Stood by on my own
> A B A E
>Always thought I was someone
> A B A E
>Turned out I was wrong
>
>Pre-Chorus:
> C#m F#
>You brought me through
> C#m F#
>And you made me feel
>
>Chorus:
> E G#
>So Blue
> Aii Bii
>Why don't you stay behind
> E G#
>So Blue
> Aii F# F#m
>Why don't you stop and look at what's going down
>
>Lick:
>----------4------------2-------
>-------------------------------
>--------4---4-------2-----2----
>----4s6--------6s4-------------
>-------------------------------
>-------------------------------
>** End the lick w/ an open E **
>
>Verse 2:
> A B A E
>If I had an old woman
Lived by
> A B A E
>She'd never sell me a lie
> A B A E
>It's hard to sing with someone
> A B A E
>Who won't sing with you
> Amaj7 A
>Give all of my mercy
> Amaj7 A
>Give all of my Heart
> A B A E
>Never thought that I'd miss you
> A B A E
>That I'd miss you so much
>
>Pre-Chorus:
> C#m F#
>You brought me through
> C#m F#
>And you made me feel
>
>Chorus:
> E G#
>So Blue
> Aii Bii
>Why don't you stay behind
> E G#
>So Blue
> Aii F# F#m
>Why don't you stop and look at what's going down
>
>Lick:
>----------4------------2-------
>-------------------------------
>--------4---4-------2-----2----
>----4s6--------6s4-------------
>-------------------------------
>-------------------------------
>** End the lick w/ an open E **
>
>Bridge:
> A
>All my life
> B
>I stayed in line
> A
>For someone I could
> A
>Show the door
> B
>But nothing seems to change
> A Bii
>You come back in my arms
for more ("in my arms" is in the harmony lyrics)
>
>Chorus:
> E G# -|
>So Blue |repeat (4x)
> Aii Bii |
>Why don't you stay behind -|
>
> E G#
>So Blue
> A F# F#m
>Why don't you stop and look at what's going down
>
>Lick:
>----------4------------2-------
>-------------------------------
>--------4---4-------2-----2----
>----4s6--------6s4-------------
>-------------------------------
>-------------------------------
>
>
>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 send any questions, comments, suggestions, or corrections
>
>\____ ----- ____/ Arabella Clauson
> ( o o ) arabella@mail.utexas.edu
> \ / http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~arabella/index.html
> (_) Home of JACKOPIERCE and Todd Snider Chords
>
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