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Blue Sunday

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1/14

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 14Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Bb(II) (listen to the song for the exact timing):
e|----0--------0---------------------0--------0---------------------|
B|----3----3---3----3----3-----------3----3---3----3----3-----------|
G|----3----3---3----3----3-----------3----3---3----3----3-----------|
D|----3----3---3----3----3-----------3----3---3----3----3-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro:
Bb(II) Bb(II) Bb(II) Bb(II) (x2) //    F    Fsus   F(x2)
Verse:
            Bb(II)
She took a rolled up twenty out of her pocket
    Bb(II)
and paid for my cigarettes
We where Ffriends at Fsusfirst Fsight in the 7-11 light
She saidF, "HFsusere, lFemme cover it."
And C7I rode shotgun all that night
she Bbdrove and never made a sound
CI asked if there was anything wrong
She said, Bb"Nothin' worth talkin' about."
Chorus:
It's a bFlue sundCay
Dmdown the interstBbate
Yeah, a Fblue sunCday
Dmblue with shades of Bbgray
F
Verse:
Bb(II)
Her backseat could've been a hotel
Bb(II)
I slept for a thousand years
FEvery now and then Fsusshe'd Flaugh out loud for no reason
I Fsuspretended not to hear
And C7rolled my jaket up under my head
Bband streched my body out
CCouldn't be to far in front of her daddy's blood hounds
BbBut I ain't gonna worry now
Chorus:
It's a blFue sundCay
Dmdown the interstBbate
Yeah, a Fblue sunCday
Dmblue with shades of gBbray
A bFlue sunCday
We nDmever met befBbore
It's a blGue sundCay
When it's Dmtime to leave you Bbgo
Outro: Intro (x2) and F  
Chords:
Bb(II)
e|---0---|
B|---3---|
G|---3---|
D|---3---|
A|-------|
E|-------|
C7e|---0---|
B|---1---|
G|---3---|
D|---2---|
A|---3---|
E|---0---|
Fsuse|---1---|
B|---1---|
G|---3---|
D|---3---|
A|-------|
E|-------|
Bbe|---1---|
B|---3---|
G|---3---|
D|---3---|
A|-------|
E|-------|

All chords in this song (7)

Barre (E shape)

133211

Major chord - Happy, bright sound

✕ Mute Open Press

Skill · find home

F major

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

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Blue Sunday

by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fsus

Bb(II) (listen to the song for the exact timing):

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

B|----3----3---3----3----3-----------3----3---3----3----3-----------|

G|----3----3---3----3----3-----------3----3---3----3----3-----------|

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

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

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

Intro:

Bb Bb Bb Bb F Fsus F

(II) (II) (II) (II) (x2) // (x2)

Verse:

(II)

She took a rolled up twenty out of her pocket

(II)

and paid for my cigarettes

F Fsus F

We where friends at first sight in the 7-11 light

F Fsus F

She said, "Here, lemme cover it."

And I rode shotgun all that night

she drove and never made a sound

I asked if there was anything wrong

She said, "Nothin' worth talkin' about."

Chorus:

F C

It's a blue sunday

Dm Bb

down the interstate

F C

Yeah, a blue sunday

Dm Bb

blue with shades of gray

Verse:

(II)

Her backseat could've been a hotel

(II)

I slept for a thousand years

F Fsus F

Every now and then she'd laugh out loud for no reason

Fsus

I pretended not to hear

And rolled my jaket up under my head

and streched my body out

Couldn't be to far in front of her daddy's blood hounds

But I ain't gonna worry now

Chorus:

F C

It's a blue sunday

Dm Bb

down the interstate

F C

Yeah, a blue sunday

Dm Bb

blue with shades of gray

F C

A blue sunday

Dm Bb

We never met before

G C

It's a blue sunday

Dm Bb

When it's time to leave you go

Outro: Intro (x2) and

Chords:

(II)

e|---0---|

B|---3---|

G|---3---|

D|---3---|

A|-------|

E|-------|

e|---0---|

B|---1---|

G|---3---|

D|---2---|

A|---3---|

E|---0---|

Fsus

e|---1---|

B|---1---|

G|---3---|

D|---3---|

A|-------|

E|-------|

e|---1---|

B|---3---|

G|---3---|

D|---3---|

A|-------|

E|-------|

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