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Sky Blue And Black

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This is as close as I could come with my limited chord knowledge; if it isn't accurate
CIn the calling out to one another
Of the Amlovers up and down the strand
DmIn the sound of the waves and the cries
Of the Gseagulls circling the sand
CIn the fragments of the songs
Carried down the Amwind from some radio
DmIn the murmuring of the city in the distance
GOminous and low
CI hear the sound of a Amworld where we played
And the Dmfar too simple beauty of the Gpromises we made
AmIf you ever need Fholding
CCall my name, GI'll be there
AmIf you ever need Fholding
And no Cholding back, I'll see you Gthrough
CSky Amblue and black
Dm//music Gw/o lyrics//
CWhere the touch of the lover ends
And the Amsoul of the friend begins
There's a Dmneed to be separate and a need to be one
And a Gstruggle neither wins
CWhere you gave me the world I was in
And a Amplace I could make a stand
(And) I could Dmnever see how you doubted me
When I'd Glet go of your hand
CYeah, and AmI was much younger then
And I Dmmust have thought that I'd have known
If Gthings were going to end
AmAnd the heavens were Frolling
CLike a wheel on a Gtrack
AmAnd our sky was unFfolding
 CAnd it'll never fold Gback
CSky blue and Amblack
Dm//music Gw/o lyrics//
I'd have Amfought the world for you
(I'd have Ffought the world for you)
If I Cthought that you wantGed me to
Or put Amaside what was true or Guntrue
If I'd Cknown that's what you needed
GWhat you needed me to do
CBut the moment has Ampassed by me now
To have Dmput away my pride
And just come Gthrough for you somehow
AmIf you ever need Fholding
CCall my name, GI'll be there
AmIf you ever need Fholding
And no Cholding back, I'll see you Gthrough
CYou're the color of the sky
Reflected in each Amstore-front window pane
DmYou're the whispering and the sighing
Of my Gtires in the rain
CYou're the hidden cost and the thing that's Amlost in everything I do
DmYeah and I'll Gnever stop Clooking for you
Am//music w/o lyrics//
DmIn the sunlight and the shadows
And the Gfaces on the avenue
CThat's the way love is
AmThat's the way love is
DmThat's the way love is
GSky blue and Cblack
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Chord Transcription: Vincent J. Florio

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Sky Blue And Black

by Jackson Browne

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Chords in this song · guitar

This is as close as I could come with my limited chord knowledge; if it isn't accurate

In the calling out to one another

Of the lovers up and down the strand

In the sound of the waves and the cries

Of the seagulls circling the sand

In the fragments of the songs

Carried down the wind from some radio

In the murmuring of the city in the distance

Ominous and low

C Am

I hear the sound of a world where we played

Dm G

And the far too simple beauty of the promises we made

Am F

If you ever need holding

C G

Call my name, I'll be there

Am F

If you ever need holding

C G

And no holding back, I'll see you through

C Am

Sky blue and black

Dm G

//music w/o lyrics//

Where the touch of the lover ends

And the soul of the friend begins

There's a need to be separate and a need to be one

And a struggle neither wins

Where you gave me the world I was in

And a place I could make a stand

(And) I could never see how you doubted me

When I'd let go of your hand

C Am

Yeah, and I was much younger then

And I must have thought that I'd have known

If things were going to end

Am F

And the heavens were rolling

C G

Like a wheel on a track

Am F

And our sky was unfolding

C G

And it'll never fold back

C Am

Sky blue and black

Dm G

//music w/o lyrics//

I'd have fought the world for you

(I'd have fought the world for you)

C G

If I thought that you wanted me to

Am G

Or put aside what was true or untrue

If I'd known that's what you needed

What you needed me to do

C Am

But the moment has passed by me now

To have put away my pride

And just come through for you somehow

Am F

If you ever need holding

C G

Call my name, I'll be there

Am F

If you ever need holding

C G

And no holding back, I'll see you through

You're the color of the sky

Reflected in each store-front window pane

You're the whispering and the sighing

Of my tires in the rain

C Am

You're the hidden cost and the thing that's lost in everything I do

Dm G C

Yeah and I'll never stop looking for you

//music w/o lyrics//

In the sunlight and the shadows

And the faces on the avenue

That's the way love is

G C

Sky blue and black

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Chord Transcription: Vincent J. Florio

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