Blue The Jayhawks
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)
T[A]urne[B]d arou[A]nd maybe o[E]ne day
Y[A]ou'r[B]e all [A]that was t[E]here
St[Amaj7]ood by on beli[A]eving
St[Amaj7]ood by on my o[A]wn
A[A]lway[B]s thou[A]ght I was [E]someone
T[A]urne[B]d out [A]I was wron[E]g
Pre-Chorus:
Yo[C#m]u brought me thr[F#]ough
An[C#m]d you made me fe[F#]el
Chorus:
S[E]o Blue[G#]
Why d[Aii]on't you stay b[Bii]ehind
S[E]o Blue[G#]
Why d[Aii]on't you stop and l[F#]ook at what's going [F#m]down
Lick:
----------4------------2------- ------------------------------- --------4---4-------2-----2---- ----4s6--------6s4------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------------
** End the lick w/ an open E **
Verse 2:
If[A] I h[B]ad an [A]old woman [E]
Sh[A]e'd [B]never [A]sell me a [E]lie
It[A]'s h[B]ard to[A] sing with[E] someone
Wh[A]o wo[B]n't si[A]ng with yo[E]u
Gi[Amaj7]ve all of my m[A]ercy
Gi[Amaj7]ve all of my H[A]eart
Ne[A]ver [B]though[A]t that I'd[E] miss you
Th[A]at I[B]'d mis[A]s you so m[E]uch
Pre-Chorus:
Yo[C#m]u brought me thr[F#]ough
An[C#m]d you made me fe[F#]el
Chorus:
S[E]o Blue[G#]
Why d[Aii]on't you stay be[Bii]hind
S[E]o Blue[G#]
Why d[Aii]on't you stop and l[F#]ook at what's going [F#m]down
Lick:
----------4------------2------- ------------------------------- --------4---4-------2-----2---- ----4s6--------6s4------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------------
** End the lick w/ an open E **
Bridge:
All [A]my life
I st[B]ayed in line
For [A]someone I could
Show[A] the door
But [B]nothing seems to change
You [A]come back in my ar[Bii]ms
Chorus:
S[E]o Blue[G#] [-] repeat (4x)
W[Aii]hy don't you stay[Bii] behind -
S[E]o Blue[G#]
W[A]hy don't you stop and l[F#]ook at what's g[F#m]oing 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
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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