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I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues

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I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues chords *
Elton John  1983 (Elton John, Davey Johnstone, Bernie Taupin)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Guess_That%27s_Why_They_Call_It_the_Blues
[Intro]
CGF
   2x
[Verse]
G
Don't wish it away
      Em7     F                 C    F C F C F C
Don't look at it's like it's forever
C               G
Between you and me
                 Bm
I could honestly say
     F                   C     F C F C F C
That things can only get better
    C          G
And while I'm away,
B7                    Em
dust out the demons inside
                C
And it won't be long
       Em         G
Before you and me run
                    Am
To the place in our hearts
F        G   C G Am G
Where we hide
[Chorus]
      C
And I guess that's why
     G           F
they call it the blues
           C
Time on my hands,
         G               F
could be time spent with you
C             G
Laughing like children,
            Am
living like lovers,
C            F                  D
rolling like thunder, under the covers
      F
And I guess that's why
     G           C    Em F
they call it the blues
[Verse]
     G
Just stare into space
Em7        F            C    F C F C F C
Picture my face in your hands
C             G
Live for each second
            Bm
Without hesitation
    F                     C  F C F C F C
And never forget I'm your man
C          G
Wait on me girl
B7         Em          G
Cry in the night if it helps
    G7        C                  G
But more than ever I simply love you
            Am   F      G   C G Am G
More than I love life itself
[Chorus]
      C
And I guess that's why
     G           F
they call it the blues
           C
Time on my hands,
         G               F
could be time spent with you
C             G
Laughing like children,
            Am
living like lovers,
C            F                  D
rolling like thunder, under the covers
      F
And I guess that's why
     G           C     C G F
they call it the blues
[Verse]
C          G
Wait on me girl
B7         Em          G
Cry in the night if it helps
    G7        C                  G
But more than ever I simply love you
            Am   F      G   C G Am G
More than I love life itself
[Chorus]
      C
And I guess that's why
     G           F
they call it the blues
           C
Time on my hands,
         G               F
could be time spent with you
C             G
Laughing like children,
            Am
living like lovers,
C            F                  D
rolling like thunder, under the covers
      F
And I guess that's why
     G           C    Em F
they call it the blues
[Outro]
      F
And I guess that's why
     G           C
they call it the blues  2x
* Alternates:
Capo III
C    A
   = 
G    E
   = 
F    D
   = 
Em7C#m7
 = 
Bm  Abm
  = 
Em  C#m
  = 
Am  F#m
  = 
D    B
   = 
B7  Ab7
  = 
G7  E7
  = 
Capo V
C    G
   = 
G    D
   = 
F    C
   = 
Em7Bm7
 = 
Bm  F#m
  = 
Em  Bm
  = 
Am  Em
  = 
D    A
   = 
B7  F#7
  = 
G7  D7
  = 
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I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues chords and lyrics

Free chords for I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues by Elton John. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues chords *
Elton John  1983 (Elton John, Davey Johnstone, Bernie Taupin)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Guess_That%27s_Why_They_Call_It_the_Blues
[Intro]
C G F 2x
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
* Alternates:
Capo III
C   = A
G   = E
F   = D
Em7 = C#m7
Bm  = Abm
Em  = C#m
Am  = F#m
D   = B
B7  = Ab7
G7  = E7
Capo V
C   = G
G   = D
F   = C
Em7 = Bm7
Bm  = F#m
Em  = Bm
Am  = Em
D   = A
B7  = F#7
G7  = D7
Set8

I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues Chords by Elton John

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