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Truly Blue
F#There’s really nothin' the D#mmatter 
G#mI'm only shakin' the blues 
C#Only takin' the time to break in F#my new C#shoes 
There’s no need to worry 
Time is on my side
No need for me to hurry, I got no place to hide 
Chorus:
F#Truly D#mblue, G#mtruly blue 
I C#am so sad I F#don't know what to C#do C#7  
F#Truly D#mblue, G#mtruly blue 
I still F#love you, C#I truly F#do 
D#mThere’s really nothin' the matter, G#mI'm only payin' my dues 
C#I'm only playin' the game of hide and F#seekin' someone C#7new 
There’s no need to worry...
Chorus

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Truly Blue

by Mickey Newbury

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

G#m

C#7

Truly Blue

F# D#m

There’s really nothin' the matter

G#m

I'm only shakin' the blues

C# F# C#

Only takin' the time to break in my new shoes

There’s no need to worry

Time is on my side

No need for me to hurry, I got no place to hide

Chorus:

F# D#m G#m

Truly blue, truly blue

C# F# C# C#7

I am so sad I don't know what to do

F# D#m G#m

Truly blue, truly blue

F# C# F#

I still love you, I truly do

D#m G#m

There’s really nothin' the matter, I'm only payin' my dues

C# F# C#7

I'm only playin' the game of hide and seekin' someone new

There’s no need to worry...

Chorus

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