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Big Blue Sun

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1/33

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 33Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

When the Csummer clouds roll around the Gmsky
and a stDmrand of stars sparkle in the nFmight
let me tCake your worry Caugfrom you
let me C6make a world arC7ound you
let me Emlove you like noEm(b9)body ever Gtried
When the Clazy days come to lay around the Gmlake
and the Dmrays of sun run among the Fmwaves
don't you Cthink about tomoCaugrrow
don't you dC6rink a drop of sC7orrow
don't you Emlook upon the Em(b9)past or wonder Gwhy
Let it Amroll down your Gshoulder
let it Amfall on the Dmfloor
Riff 1
let it Amfall from your Gfingers
let it Amgo, let it Dmcome
Riff 2                                                C  
I'll be loving you like the summer loves the big blue sun
The big blue Gmsun
The big blue DmsunFm  
When the Csummer clouds roll around
the Gmstars in the night
and the Dmlazy days lay around
the morning Fmlight
let me Ctake your worry Caugfrom you
let me C6make a world arC7ound you
let me Emlove you like noEm(b9)body ever Gtried
let it Amroll down your sGhoulder
let it Amfall on the Dmfloor
Riff 1
let it Amfall from your Gfingers
let it Amgo, let it Dmcome
Riff 2                                                C  
I'll be loving you like the summer loves the big blue sun
The big blue Gmsun
The big blue DmsunFm  C  
Riff 1 is something like this
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|
B|--3-3-3-3--|--3-3-5-5--|--6-6-6-6--|---6---|
G|--2-2-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--|---0---|
D|--0-0-2-2--|--3-3-5-5--|--6-6-6-6--|---5---|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|
Riff 2 is something like this
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|--3-3-3-3--|--3-3-5-5--|--6-6-6-6--|---6---3---|
G|--2-2-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--|---0---0---|
D|--0-0-2-2--|--3-3-5-5--|--6-6-6-6--|---5---2---|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
e|----C0----|---Caug-0----|----C60----|----C70----|----Em0----|--Em(b9)--0----|
B|----1----|----1----|----1----|----1----|----0----|----0----|
G|----0----|----1----|----2----|----3----|----0----|----0----|
D|----2----|----2----|----2----|----2----|----2----|----3----|
A|----3----|----3----|----3----|----3----|----2----|----2----|
E|----0----|----0----|----0----|----0----|----0----|----0----|

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Big Blue Sun

by Adrian Belew

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Caug

Em(b9)

C Gm

When the summer clouds roll around the sky

Dm Fm

and a strand of stars sparkle in the night

C Caug

let me take your worry from you

C6 C7

let me make a world around you

Em Em(b9) G

let me love you like nobody ever tried

C Gm

When the lazy days come to lay around the lake

Dm Fm

and the rays of sun run among the waves

C Caug

don't you think about tomorrow

C6 C7

don't you drink a drop of sorrow

Em Em(b9) G

don't you look upon the past or wonder why

Am G

Let it roll down your shoulder

Am Dm

let it fall on the floor

Riff 1

Am G

let it fall from your fingers

Am Dm

let it go, let it come

Riff 2

I'll be loving you like the summer loves the big blue sun

The big blue sun

Dm Fm

The big blue sun

When the summer clouds roll around

the stars in the night

and the lazy days lay around

the morning light

C Caug

let me take your worry from you

C6 C7

let me make a world around you

Em Em(b9) G

let me love you like nobody ever tried

Am G

let it roll down your shoulder

Am Dm

let it fall on the floor

Riff 1

Am G

let it fall from your fingers

Am Dm

let it go, let it come

Riff 2

I'll be loving you like the summer loves the big blue sun

The big blue sun

Dm Fm C

The big blue sun

Riff 1 is something like this

e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|

B|--3-3-3-3--|--3-3-5-5--|--6-6-6-6--|---6---|

G|--2-2-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--|---0---|

D|--0-0-2-2--|--3-3-5-5--|--6-6-6-6--|---5---|

A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|

E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|

Riff 2 is something like this

e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

B|--3-3-3-3--|--3-3-5-5--|--6-6-6-6--|---6---3---|

G|--2-2-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--|---0---0---|

D|--0-0-2-2--|--3-3-5-5--|--6-6-6-6--|---5---2---|

A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

C Caug C6 C7 Em Em(b9)

e|----0----|----0----|----0----|----0----|----0----|----0----|

B|----1----|----1----|----1----|----1----|----0----|----0----|

G|----0----|----1----|----2----|----3----|----0----|----0----|

D|----2----|----2----|----2----|----2----|----2----|----3----|

A|----3----|----3----|----3----|----3----|----2----|----2----|

E|----0----|----0----|----0----|----0----|----0----|----0----|

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