Intro:
Drum / //
Bass, palm muted. 2x
Am(5thfr) G(3rdfr)
E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-----------------0-0----|
E-------------------3-3--3-3---3---------0-|
F Am
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A----------------0-0-----------------------0-0----|
E-1-1--1-1---1------------0-0-0-0-0--0-0--------0-|
Lead guitar comes in on 2nd time. Bass continues.
Am(5thfr) G(3rdfr)
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------5vvv7vvvvv------------|
D----------------------5-7------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
F Am
E------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------3-5-----------------------3-5-------------|
E-3-5-------1vvvvv----------3-5--------5vvvvv----|
Am
Heart and soul, took con-trol, took con-trol of me-e-e.
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------5vvv-7-----|vvvv
D----------------------------5-7------------------------5-7-------------|
A---------------------------------7vvvv---------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F Am
Paid my dues, spread the news, hands a-cross the sea.
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------5----------|
G-----------------------------------------------------5\7---7--------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------5------|h7vvv
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am
Put me down, turn me 'round, turn me 'round to see.
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------5-----------------------------6p5-------|
G-----------------------5-7----5h7vvv------------------5h7-----7-----|
D---------------------7------------------------------------------7---|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F Am
Mar-bled halls, op-en doors, and some-one found the key.
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------7--------|
D-------------------------------------------------------5vvv---5-7----|vvv
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am F
And it's on-ly what you do,
E-----------------------------1----1----|
B-----------------------------2--2----2-|
G-----------------------------3---------|
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
F Am
That keeps it com-ing back on you.
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------5h7-----------|
D---------------------------------5h7-------5--------|h7vvvv
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
Am F Am(5thfr)F Am
And it's on-ly what you say,/ / that can give your-self a-way.
Am Am(5thfr)
Un-der-ground, sight and sound, hu-man sym-pho-ny-y-y.
F(5thfr) Am(7thfr)
Heard the voice, had no choice,
need-ed to be free.
E------------------5--5-----------|
B------------------5--5-----------|
G-----------------------7p5-------|
D---------------------------7p5h7-|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
Am
Fly me high, touch the sky, left the earth be-low.
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------h5-7p5---|
D--------------------------------------------------h5-7-------7-|
A---------------------------------------------7-5-7-------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/moody_blues/blue_world_tab.html ]
F Am
Heard the line, saw the sign, knew which way to go.
Am F Am
'Cause it's ea-si-er to try, than to prove it can't be done.
Am F Am
And it's ea-si-er to stay, than to turn a-round and run.
Am D F D
It's a blue world, it takes some-body
(blue, blue,world,world,world)
C D F Am C
to help some-bo-dy, ahh-ahah-ahh. It's a blue world,
D F
it's a new world.
(new world,world,world)
E----------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------13---13-15-13---13-15-----|vvvv
G----------------------------14----------14----------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
D C D F
You need some-body, to love some-bo-dy, ahh-ahah-ahh.
Am
It's a new world.
A bit of keyboard here with intro bass again.
Am
Heart and soul, took con-trol, took con-trol of me-e-e.
F Am
Paid my dues, spread the news, hands a-cross the sea.
E----------------------------------------------------8vvvv5-----|
B-----------------------------------------------------------8-5-|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
Am (Am5thfr)
Put me down, turn me 'round, turn me 'round to see.
F(5thfr) Am(7thfr)
Mar-bled halls, op-en doors,
and some-one found the key.
E--------------------------5--5-----------|
B--------------------------5--5-----------|
G-------------------------------7p5-------|
D-----------------------------------7p5h7-|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
Am F Am
'Cause it's ea-si-er to try, than to prove it can't be done.
Am F Am
And it's ea-si-er to stay, than to turn a-round and run.
Am D F
It's a blue world.
(blue blue world,world,world)
D C D F
It takes some-body, to help some-bo-dy, ahh-ahah-ahh.
F Am C D F D
It's a new world, it's a new world, it needs some-body
C D F
to love some-bo-dy, ahh-ahah-ahh.
F Am C
It's a new world,
D F
it's a blue world.
(blue blue world,world,world)
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------13--13-----13-15-13-15-13-15-|
G---------------------------------------14--14-14------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
D C D F
It takes some-body to help some-bo-dy, ahh-ahah-ahh.
F Am C
It's a blue world,
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------15>(17)(17)(17)(17)-(17)(17)(17)(17)-(17)(17)(17)(17)-|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
D F
it's a new world.
E-------------------------------------|
B-(17)(17)(17)(17)>15-15vvvvv-13vvvvv-|
G-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
D C D F
It needs some-body to love some-bo-dy, ahh-ahah-ahh.
Am
It's a blue world.
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G----------------------12vvvv--12-14-14-14-14-|
D---------12-14vvvv--14------14---------------|
A-------12---------15-------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------13-15-15-15-13-15>(17)>15-15-13----|
G---14-17-17-17-17--14--------------------------------14-|
D-17-----------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
Am
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B-15>(17)>15-15-13----13h15-13---------------------------|
G------------------14---------12h14-12-------------------|
D-------------------------------------12h14-12-----------|
A---------------------------------------------12h15-12-0-|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
Am D F D C
It's a blue world, it needs some-body to love
(blue, blue world)
D F Am Am
some-bo-dy, -aah-ahah-ahh. It's a blu-u-u-u-ue world.
Chord diagrams:
F F(5thfr) Am Am(5thfr) Am(7thfr)
133211 557565 002210 577655 x x o - - - 7th
x x - - - o
x x - o - -
x x - - o -
C D G(3rdfr)
032010 x00232 355433
E,B,G,D,A,E = guitar strings, h = hammer on, p = pull off,
\ = slide up, / = slide down, vv = vibrato.
Tabbed from: The Best of the Moody Blues. 1996
