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I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues chords *
[Intro]
 C   G   F2x
[Verse]
GDon't wish it away
Don't Em7look at Fit's like it's forCeverF  C  F  C  F  C  
CBetween you and Gme
I could honestly Bmsay
That Fthings can only get CbetterF  C  F  C  F  C  
And Cwhile I'm aGway,
B7dust out the demons inEmside
And it won't be Clong
Before Emyou and me Grun
To the place in our Amhearts
FWhere we GhideC  G  Am  G  
[Chorus]
And I Cguess that's why
they Gcall it the Fblues
Time on my Chands,
could be Gtime spent with Fyou
CLaughing like Gchildren,
living like Amlovers,
Crolling like Fthunder, under the Dcovers
And I Fguess that's why
they Gcall it the CbluesEm  F  
[Verse]
Just Gstare into space
Em7Picture my Fface in your ChandsF  C  F  C  F  C  
CLive for each Gsecond
Without hesiBmtation
And Fnever forget I'm your CmanF  C  F  C  F  C  
CWait on me Ggirl
B7Cry in the Emnight if it Ghelps
But G7more than Cever I simply love Gyou
More than I Amlove Flife itGselfC  G  Am  G  
[Chorus]
And I Cguess that's why
they Gcall it the Fblues
Time on my Chands,
could be Gtime spent with Fyou
CLaughing like Gchildren,
living like Amlovers,
Crolling like Fthunder, under the Dcovers
And I Fguess that's why
they Gcall it the CbluesC  G  F  
[Verse]
CWait on me Ggirl
B7Cry in the Emnight if it Ghelps
But G7more than Cever I simply love Gyou
More than I Amlove Flife itGselfC  G  Am  G  
[Chorus]
And I Cguess that's why
they Gcall it the Fblues
Time on my Chands,
could be Gtime spent with Fyou
CLaughing like Gchildren,
living like Amlovers,
Crolling like Fthunder, under the Dcovers
And I Fguess that's why
they Gcall it the CbluesEm  F  
[Outro]
And I Fguess that's why
they Gcall it the Cblues  2x
Capo III
   C= A  
   G= E  
   F= D  
 Em7= C#m7  
  Bm= Abm  
  Em= C#m  
  Am= F#m  
   D= B  
  B7= Ab7  
  G7= E7  
Capo V
   C= G  
   G= D  
   F= C  
 Em7= Bm7  
  Bm= F#m  
  Em= Bm  
  Am= Em  
   D= A  
  B7= F#7  
  G7= D7  

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I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues

by Elton John

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

C#m7

Abm

C#m

F#m

Ab7

Bm7

F#7

I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues chords *

[Intro]

C G F

[Verse]

Don't wish it away

Em7 F C F C F C F C

Don't look at it's like it's forever

C G

Between you and me

I could honestly say

F C F C F C F C

That things can only get better

C G

And while I'm away,

B7 Em

dust out the demons inside

And it won't be long

Em G

Before you and me run

To the place in our hearts

F G C G Am G

Where we hide

[Chorus]

And I guess that's why

G F

they call it the blues

Time on my hands,

G F

could be time spent with you

C G

Laughing like children,

living like lovers,

C F D

rolling like thunder, under the covers

And I guess that's why

G C Em F

they call it the blues

[Verse]

Just stare into space

Em7 F C F C F C F C

Picture my face in your hands

C G

Live for each second

Without hesitation

F C F C F C F C

And never forget I'm your man

C G

Wait on me girl

B7 Em G

Cry in the night if it helps

G7 C G

But more than ever I simply love you

Am F G C G Am G

More than I love life itself

[Chorus]

And I guess that's why

G F

they call it the blues

Time on my hands,

G F

could be time spent with you

C G

Laughing like children,

living like lovers,

C F D

rolling like thunder, under the covers

And I guess that's why

G C C G F

they call it the blues

[Verse]

C G

Wait on me girl

B7 Em G

Cry in the night if it helps

G7 C G

But more than ever I simply love you

Am F G C G Am G

More than I love life itself

[Chorus]

And I guess that's why

G F

they call it the blues

Time on my hands,

G F

could be time spent with you

C G

Laughing like children,

living like lovers,

C F D

rolling like thunder, under the covers

And I guess that's why

G C Em F

they call it the blues

[Outro]

And I guess that's why

G C

they call it the blues 2x

Capo III

C A

G E

F D

Em7 C#m7

Bm Abm

Em C#m

Am F#m

D B

B7 Ab7

G7 E7

Capo V

C G

G D

F C

Em7 Bm7

Bm F#m

Em Bm

Am Em

D A

B7 F#7

G7 D7

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