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Blue Melody

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Tim Buckley - Blue Afternoon
Blue Melody
Capo 1st fret
E6Well I was born a blue mEm6elody
E6A little song my mama saEm6ng to me
It was a Gmaj7blue melE6ody
Such a Gmaj7blue you've E6never seen
E6There ain't no wealth that caEm6n buy my pride
E6There ain't no pain that can Em6cleanse my soul
No just a bGmaj7lue meloE6dy
Sailing Gmaj7far awE6ay from me
AmOne summer mornin'I was rAm7aised but I don't know
AmOne summer morning I was lAm7eft but I don't know
AmOne summer morning so E6all aloEm6ne
AmLate in ev'ning I'll Am7sing in your dreaming
AmDown from the mountain Am7along with the breezes
AmSo close inside lE6ove grew smileEm6s
E6So if you hear that blue mEm6elody
E6Won't you please send it Em6home to me
It's just my Gmaj7blue melE6ody
Callin' Gmaj7far awaE6y to me

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Blue Melody

by Tim Buckley

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em6

Gmaj7

Am7

Tim Buckley - Blue Afternoon

Blue Melody

Capo 1st fret

E6 Em6

Well I was born a blue melody

E6 Em6

A little song my mama sang to me

Gmaj7 E6

It was a blue melody

Gmaj7 E6

Such a blue you've never seen

E6 Em6

There ain't no wealth that can buy my pride

E6 Em6

There ain't no pain that can cleanse my soul

Gmaj7 E6

No just a blue melody

Gmaj7 E6

Sailing far away from me

Am Am7

One summer mornin'I was raised but I don't know

Am Am7

One summer morning I was left but I don't know

Am E6 Em6

One summer morning so all alone

Am Am7

Late in ev'ning I'll sing in your dreaming

Am Am7

Down from the mountain along with the breezes

Am E6 Em6

So close inside love grew smiles

E6 Em6

So if you hear that blue melody

E6 Em6

Won't you please send it home to me

Gmaj7 E6

It's just my blue melody

Gmaj7 E6

Callin' far away to me

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