When Jonathan Coulton debuted this song at a concert in Chicago, he told the
audience he wanted to make a happy song, so he thought he'd make it about sunshine
and blue skies and call it "Blue Sunny Day". But then he noticed that the word
"blue" could have another meaning...
He wondered who would be "blue" about a sunny day. Vampires, of course, but then
he thought, no. What's more obvious than Jonathan Coulton writing another song
about a sad and/or lonely monster?
But then he was just like, "nah, it's totally a vampire".
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G13 Chord Figure
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0-2---2----------------
3-3---3----------------
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A x02220
G/B x20000
C x32010
G 3x0033
Am x02210
E 022100
F/C x33211
Bm7b5 x23231 (thumb on A string) or x20231 or x2323x
A x02220
Bm/A x04430
C#m/A x06650
D/A x07770
Dm7 xx0211
C(alt) x32013
Dm7(alt) xx0565
Amaj7 x02120
A7sus2 x05450
D xx0232
Am7 x02010
D9 xx0210
D7 xx0212
B7 x21202
Cadd9 x3203x
Bm11b5 x23230
A G/B (Lead In)
C G
Early light that burns my eyes,
Am E
A minute more the sun will rise
F/C C G13 (Figure)
And paint the bright blue sky with yellow gold
C G
I'll be dead asleep by then,
Am E
Shut up in this box again
Bm7b5 E
Until it's gone
Bm7b5 E
Outside I can hear it
A Bm/A C#m/A D/A
Birds are singing, bees are buzzing, sun shines overhead
A Bm/A C#m/A D/A A G/B
I'd be there to see it but I can't get out of bed
C Dm7 C(alt) Dm7(alt)
Since the day you left the weather always feels this way
Amaj7 A7sus2 D Bm7b5
One more blue sunny day
Verse 2
A G/B (Lead In)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jonathan_coulton/blue_sunny_tab.html ]
C G
Looking for an easy mark
Am E
I hit the Denny's after dark
F/C C G13(Figure)
To take a lonely waitress home to drink,
C G
She's sincere, but halfway through
Am E
I find I'm wishing she was you
Bm7b5 E
My blood goes cold
Bm7b5 E
I guess this date is over
A Bm/A C#m/A D/A
Several hours later I'm the only one awake
A Bm/A C#m/A D/A A G/B (Lead In)
All these streets are empty, it's just me and my mistake
C Dm7 C(alt) Dm7(alt)
One by one the stars go out as black sky turns to gray
Amaj7 A7sus2 D Bm7b5
One more blue sunny day
Bridge
Bm7b5 Amaj7
Sometimes I see how long I can wait
Am7 D9
Tempting disaster by my garden gate
Bm7b5 Amaj7
My trembling hand on the cellar door
Am7 D7 B7 E
Trying not to think of what it is I'm waiting for
Interlude
|F/C |F/C |C |Cadd9 |Dm7 |E |
|A Bm/A|C#m/A A G/B (Lead In) |
Verse 3
C G
All at once I've had enough
Am E
As if I'm made of sterner stuff
F/C C G13 (figure)
I take a breath and open up the door
C G
Dawn breaks hard and falls on me
Am E
For just one moment I can see
Bm7b5 E
The pale blue sky
Bm7b5 E
I close my eyes because
A Bm/A C#m/A D/A
The world's so bright and beautiful I have to look away
A Bm/A C#m/A D/A A G/B (Lead In)
Braced against the beauty of another perfect day
C Dm7 C(alt) Dm7(alt)
As I go to pieces and the breeze blows me away
Amaj7 A7sus2 D Bm11b5
One more blue sunny day
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