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Blue Skies

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Blue Skies chords  ***
EmBlue skies, A7  
smiling at Emme A7  
Nothing but Gblue skies, 
 D7do I Gsee B7  
EmBluebirds, A7  
singing a Emsong A7  
Nothing but Gbluebirds, 
 D7all day Glong 
GNever saw the sun Cmshining so Gbright 
CmNever saw Gthings D7going so Gright 
GNoticing the days Cmhurrying Gby 
CmWhen you're in Glove, D7my how they Gfly B7  
EmBlue days A7  
All of them Emgone A7  
Nothing but Gblue skies 
 D7From now Gon 
Em A7  Em A7  G  D7 G
G Cm G  Cm G D7 G
G Cm G
Cm G D7 G B7
Em A7  Em A7  G  D7 G
EmBlue days A7  
All of them Emgone A7  
Nothing but Gblue skies 
 D7From now Gon 
I was blue, just as blue as I could be 
Ev'ry day was a cloudy day for me 
Then good luck came a-knocking at my door 
Skies were gray but they're not gray anymore 
I should care if the wind blows east or west 
I should fret if the worst looks like the best 
I should mind if they say it can't be true 
I should smile, that's exactly what I do
Capo II
  Em= Dm  
   G= F  
  D7= C7  
  B7= A7  
  A7= G7  
  Cm= Bbm  
Capo V
  Em= Bm  
   G= D  
  D7= A7  
  B7= F#7  
  A7= E7  
  Cm= Gm  

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Blue Skies

by Irving Berlin

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Bbm

F#7

Blue Skies chords ***

Em A7

Blue skies,

Em A7

smiling at me

Nothing but blue skies,

D7 G B7

do I see

Em A7

Bluebirds,

Em A7

singing a song

Nothing but bluebirds,

D7 G

all day long

G Cm G

Never saw the sun shining so bright

Cm G D7 G

Never saw things going so right

G Cm G

Noticing the days hurrying by

Cm G D7 G B7

When you're in love, my how they fly

Em A7

Blue days

Em A7

All of them gone

Nothing but blue skies

D7 G

From now on

Em A7 Em A7 G D7 G

G Cm G Cm G D7 G

G Cm G

Cm G D7 G B7

Em A7 Em A7 G D7 G

Em A7

Blue days

Em A7

All of them gone

Nothing but blue skies

D7 G

From now on

I was blue, just as blue as I could be

Ev'ry day was a cloudy day for me

Then good luck came a-knocking at my door

Skies were gray but they're not gray anymore

I should care if the wind blows east or west

I should fret if the worst looks like the best

I should mind if they say it can't be true

I should smile, that's exactly what I do

Capo II

Em Dm

G F

D7 C7

B7 A7

A7 G7

Cm Bbm

Capo V

Em Bm

G D

D7 A7

B7 F#7

A7 E7

Cm Gm

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